loak and the gown, but not
the philosopher.'

CHAPTER 9. _Hippias of Elis_, one of the early sophists (middle of the
fifth century B.C.); cp. Plat. Hipp. Min. 368 B.

_the reciter's wand._ It was the custom in Greece for a reciter to
hold in his hand a wand or [Greek: rhabdos].

_Severianus_, proconsul of Africa between 161 and 169 A.D., as is
shown by the words _the two Caesars_, M. Aurelius and L. Verus.

CHAPTER 10. _The Sun._ The passage quoted is from some unknown
tragedy, perhaps a Phoenissae, cp. Eur. Phoen. 1.

_Mercury._ Those born under Mercury had a 'mercurial' disposition,
those under Mars a 'martial' temper (cp. _ignita_).

_other divine influences that lie midway._ Cp. note on Apologia, chap.
43.

CHAPTER 11. _darnel._ The quotation is from Vergil, Georgic i. 154.
Cp. also Ecl. v. 37.

CHAPTER 14. _Crates._ Cp. Florida 22, and Apologia, chap. 22.

CHAPTER 15. _Polycrates_, floruit circa 530 B.C.

_Pythagoras._ See note on Apologia, chap. 4.

_Pherecydes._ See note on Apologia, ch. 27.

_Anaximander_, an Ionian philosopher, born 610 B.C.

_Epimenides._ See note on Apologia, chap. 27.

_Creophylus_, an early epic poet, reputed author of the 'Capture of
Oechalia', which he was said to have received from Homer as the dowry
of the latter's daughter.

_Leodamas._ Nothing is known of this Leodamas. Apuleius may have made
a slip and written Leodamas for Hermodamas, who is mentioned by Diog.
Laert. viii. 2, as the descendant of Creophylus.

CHAPTER 16. _Philemon_ was a writer of the 'new', not the 'middle' comedy.

_'farewell' and 'applaud'._ Cp. the well-known epitaph:--'iam mea
peracta, mox vestra agetur fabula: valete et plaudite.'

_Aemilianus Strabo_ was _consul suffectus_ in 156 A.D. See
Prosopographia imp. Rom. part 3. nr. 674, p. 275.

_while breath still_, &c., from Vergil, Aeneid iv. 336.

_priesthood_ of the province of Africa. See Introduction, p. 12.

CHAPTER 17. _Scipio Orfitus_, proconsul of Africa, 163, 4 A.D. See
Prosopographia imp. Rom. part 1, nr. 1184, p. 464.

_Orpheus to woods_, &c., from Vergil, Eclogue vii. 56.

CHAPTER 18. _the tragic poet._ Unknown.

_Plautus._ Truculentus, prologue 1-3.

_no rose without a thorn._ The Latin is _ubi uber, ibi tuber_.
Wherever you get rich soil, there you will find pignuts.

_the council of Africa_ was theoretically an association for the
worship of the imperial house. It had some political importance,
however, inasmuch as i