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Brill´s New Pauly is the English edition of the authoritative Der Neue Pauly, published by Verlag J.B. Metzler since 1996. The encyclopaedic coverage and high academic standard of the work, the interdisciplinary and contemporary approach and clear and accessible presentation have made the New Pauly the unrivalled modern reference work for the ancient world. The section on Antiquity of Brill´s New Pauly are devoted to Greco-Roman antiquity and cover more than two thousand years of history, ranging from the second millennium BC to early medieval Europe. Special emphasis is given to the interaction between Greco-Roman culture on the one hand, and Semitic, Celtic, Germanic, and Slavonic culture, and ancient Judaism, Christianity, and Islam on the other hand. The section on the Classical Tradition is uniquely concerned with the long and influential aftermath of antiquity and the process of continuous reinterpretation and revaluation of the ancient heritage, including the history of classical scholarship. Brill´s New Pauly presents the current state of traditional and new areas of research and brings together specialist knowledge from leading scholars from all over the world. Many entries are elucidated with maps and illustrations and the English edition will include updated bibliographic references.
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Brill´s New Pauly is the English edition of the authoritative Der Neue Pauly, published by Verlag J.B. Metzler since 1996. The encyclopaedic coverage and high academic standard of the work, the interdisciplinary and contemporary approach and clear and accessible presentation have made the New Pauly the unrivalled modern reference work for the ancient world. The section on Antiquity of Brill´s New Pauly are devoted to Greco-Roman antiquity and cover more than two thousand years of history, ranging from the second millennium BC to early medieval Europe. Special emphasis is given to the interaction between Greco-Roman culture on the one hand, and Semitic, Celtic, Germanic, and Slavonic culture, and ancient Judaism, Christianity, and Islam on the other hand. The section on the Classical Tradition is uniquely concerned with the long and influential aftermath of antiquity and the process of continuous reinterpretation and revaluation of the ancient heritage, including the history of classical scholarship. Brill´s New Pauly presents the current state of traditional and new areas of research and brings together specialist knowledge from leading scholars from all over the world. Many entries are elucidated with maps and illustrations and the English edition will include updated bibliographic references.
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Daphnephoria
(388 words)
[German version] (Δαφνηφορία;
Daphnēphoría). A ritual carried out everywhere Apollo bore the epithet
daphnēphóros (‘branch wearer’) (e.g. IG IX 2, 1027). Only the Theban ritual has been verified; the sources are Pindar, Proclus and Pausanias, who each deal with a different stage in the process. The most detailed description is by Proclus, who explains the daphnephoric ode sung by a girls' chorus (Photius 321a-321b). The ritual is supposed to have been held on an enneaeteric basis (every ninth year). A
paîs amphithalḗs (‘child flourishing on both sides’) led the procession; behind him his closest male relative carried a log from an olive tree (κωπώ) dressed in women's garments, and after him came the actual Daphnephoros, who held the laurel. He wore his hair loose, and wore a robe that reached to the ground and special shoes; he was followed by the girls' chorus. The procession led to the sanctuaries of Apollo Ismenios and Galaxios. This version probably has its origins in the 4th cent. BC. Pindar (1; fr. 94b) describes a boy whose father leads the procession and whose sister leads the chorus. The sister carries the laurel in this version (l. 8). Pausanias simply mentions that every year a boy from a good family and of excellent appearance was ordained …
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Daphnephorikon
(259 words)
[German version] (δαφνηφορικόν;
daphnēphorikón). A song sung by maidens at the Daphnephoria, a festival for Apollo Ismenios in Thebes (Paus. 9,10,4). Proclus (Phot. 321a34) reports
daphnēphoriká as part of Pindar's Partheneia; the Suda s.v. Πίνδαρος counts
daphnēphoriká amongst the 17 books (in addition to the Partheneia). POxy. 4,659 (1904) = Pind. fr. 94b Snell-Maehler provides us with a substantial fragment of a
daphnēphorikón. The poem was written in honour of Agasicles, the grandson of an Aeoladas (l. 9), to whom fr. 94a is obviously addressed. Pagon…
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Daphnis
(540 words)
(Δάφνις;
Dáphnis). [German version] [1] Mythical cowherd Mythical cowherd of Sicilian tradition, son of Hermes (Stesich. fr. 102 PMG = Ael. VH 10.18; Timaeus, FGrH 566 F 83; Diod. Sic. 4,84,2). He died still a youth because of an unfortunate love affair with a nymph and was honoured with ritual mourning songs typical of those for Adonis (Theoc. 1,64ff.; 7,73ff.). In bucolic poetry he served as the ideal for the a…
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Daphnoides
(136 words)
[German version] (δαφνοειδές or χαμαιδάφνη;
daphnoeidés or
chamaidáphnē). The name used for two types of daphne in the texts of Dioscorides (4,146 [1. 288 = 2. 444] and 4,147 [1. 289f.= 2. 444]), for
Daphne laureola L. or
alpina L. from the
Thymelaecea genus with evergreen leaves similar to laurel. When drunk, an infusion of these leaves was said to have emetic, expectorant and diuretic properties and also to promote menstruation. They were also distinguished from the varieties with leaves similar to the olive tree such as
camelaiva (Dioscorides 4,171 [1. 320] = 4,169 [2. 464]…
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Daphnus
(113 words)
[German version] (Δαφνοῦς;
Daphnoûs). Port of the Locri Epicnemidii (Str. 9,3,17; Plin. HN. 4,27), today known as Agios Konstantinos, situated on the coastal plain of Longus on the Euboean Gulf. From the time of the first Sacred War (
c. 590 BC) the entire coastal strip belonged to the Phocians (Scyl. 61; Str. 9,3,1), who secured an access to the Aegean Sea via D. After the third Sacred War D. was returned to Locris in 346 BC. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 426 BC (Str. 1,3,20).…
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Dara
(222 words)
[German version] [1] City in Parthia This item can be found on the following maps: Graeco-Bactria | Graeco-Bactria | Hellenistic states City in the mountain region of Apavortene in Parthia. According to Pompeius Trogus (Iust. 41,5,2-4), this place was distinguished by its strategic and geographical merits (Plin. HN 6,46) and was founded by the Parthian king Arsaces [1] I. As the region is mentioned elsewhere (as
Apauarktikene, Isid. by Charax, 1,13, and
Partautikene/
Artakana Ptol. 6,5), but not the city, it is assumed that the settlement diminished in im…
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Daras
(191 words)
[German version] [1] River which rises in the Upper Atlas River which rises in the Upper Atlas (Δύρις;
Dýris), flows through the region to the south of the Anti-Atlas mountains and into the Atlantic Ocean, today known as Oued Dra. Other forms of the name:
Dyris, Vitr. De arch. 8,2,6;
Darat, Plin. HN 5,9; Δάραδος or Δάρας;
Dárados or
Dáras, Ptol. 4,6,6; 9; 14;
Dara…
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Dardae
(116 words)
[German version] (Δάρδαι;
Dárdai). A people in north-west India,
Darada in Old Indo-Aryan, today known as the Dards and resident in the region known as Dardistan on the upper reaches of the Indus. Hdt. 3, 102ff. places them in the region below the sources of the Indus where the Δαράδραι (
Darádrai) mentioned by Ptol. 7,1,4 are also to be found. Also mentioned by Plin. HN 6,67 and 11,111 (
Dardae, probably following Megasthenes), Dionys. Per. 1138, Steph. Byz. i.a. According to Megasthenes (F 23b bei Str. 15,1,44), the Δέρδαι (
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Dardani
(391 words)
(Δάρδανοι;
Dárdanoi). [German version] [5] Powerful Illyrian tribal group in the south-western part of Moesia superior, strongly influenced by Thrace, particularly in the east of the region. The region was within the sphere of influence of the Macedonians, who gained control over Dardania in
c. 335 BC. However, the D. continued to strive for a certain degree of independence. In 284 BC they were united under the rule of one king and waged prolonged wars against the Macedonians. In 229 the D. defeated Demetrius II, who died soon after his d…
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Dardanidae
(283 words)
[German version] (Δαρδανίδαι;
Dardanídai). Descendants of the Trojan progenitor Dardanus, who produced the Trojan ruling dynasty. The genealogy of the D., save their heroines, is recounted by Aeneas in the Illiad (Hom. Il. 20,215ff.): The son of Dardanus, the king of Dardania on Ida, is Erichthonius, whose son is Tros. Tros's three sons are Ilus, Assaracus and Ganymede. The last is abducted by Zeus's eagle to serve the gods as a cup-bearer (Hom. Il. 5,265f.). Ilus founds Ilium (Conon narr. 12; Str. 13,1,25), his tomb is suppos…
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Dardanus
(1,277 words)
(Δάρδανος;
Dárdanos). [German version] [1] Son of Zeus Son of Zeus, who of all his mortal sons loved this one the most (Hom. Il. 20,215; 304), and either a mortal mother or the Atlantid Electra/Elektryone (Hes. fr. 177/80 MW; Hellanic. FGrH 4 F 23). Eponymous hero of the Dardani, who lived on Mt Ida, and in Homer are linked with the Trojans and frequently synonymous with them. D. is the progenitor of the Trojan ruling dynasty. Possibly mentioned in the
Ilioupersis, he originates from Arcadia, where he is supposed to have been born in a cave (Ilioupersis fr. 1 PEG I; Str. 8,3,19; Varro in Serv. Aen. 3,167) and is married to Pallas's daughter Chryse. She bore D. two sons, Deimas and Idaeus; Chryse also brought him as dowry two Palladia from Zeus and the sanctuaries later known as the ‘Samothracian sanctuaries’. Zeus is also supposed to have given D. the statue of Dionysus Aisymnetes created by Hephaistus (Paus. 7,19,6). A great fl…
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Dareikos
(318 words)
[German version] (δαρεικός, δαρικός, δαριχός,
dareikós,
darikós,
darichós). Greek name, deriving from Darius I, (Hdt. 4,166; 7,28f.; Thuc. 8,28) for the generally bean-shaped gold coins (στατήρ,
statḗr) of the Great King of Persia. The occasionally used terms
dareikoi Philippeioi and
argypoi dareikoi are incorrect. The first coins, minted in
c. 515 BC and the same weight as the
kroiseios (
c. 8.05g), which did not replace the latter until 30 years after the fall of the Lydian Empire, show a symbolic representation of the Persian king on the obverse ─ kneeling and shooting a bow. On later common coins this figure carries a lance in the right hand and towards the end of the 5th cent. BC, he is depicted with a dagger (the name τοξότης;
toxótēs derives from this). The reverse side has an oblong depression, generally not subdivided. Soon after introduction, the weight was increased to
c. 8.35g (= 1 shekel = 1/60 mina), thereby putting them in a 1:13 1/3 weight ratio with the silver coins (
siglos), with 20
sigloi to a
dareikos. The fineness was 98. Lesser denominations of the
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Dares
(240 words)
(Δάρης;
Dárēs). [German version] [1] Trojan priest of Hephaistus Trojan priest of Hephaistus, whose sons Phegeus and Idaeus start the battle against Diomedes. Whilst the former is killed by Diomedes, Idaeus is rescued by Hephaistus (Hom. Il. 5,9-26). Bloch, René (Berne) …
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Dargamanes
(115 words)
[German version] A river in Bactria, which rises in the Paraponisus and supposedly joins the Ochus to the west of the Zariaspes (Balhāb), and then flows together with the Ochus into the Oxus ( Araxes [2]). In fact there were two different rivers called Ochus, confused by Ptolemy: the Zariaspes (Balḫāb) and the Harērud. The former must be the one referred to here, which joins the Oxus, as the D. or Qunduz river (Arabic Nahr al-Ḍarġm̄) flows into the latter. Ptolemy (or his predecessor Marinus) ma…
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Dargoidus
(61 words)
[German version] River in Bactria, which rises in the Parapanisus and flows northwards to join the Oxus ( Araxes [2]) east of the Zariaspes, and which used to supply the region of Choana (today known as Qunduz) with water. Brentjes, Burchard (Berlin) Duchesne-Guillemin, Jacques (Liege) Bibliography W. Henning, Surkh Kotal, in: BSO(A)S, 1956, 366f. Id., The Bactrian inscription, in: BSO(A)S, 1960, 47-55.
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Darioritum
(82 words)
[German version] Principal city of the Veneti in the Gallia Lugdunensis, today known as Vannes, on the Gulf of Morbihan. Documentary evidence: Ptol. 2,8,6; Tab. Peut. (
Dartoritum); Not. Galliarum 3,8 (
civitas Venetum). A prosperous city during the Roman imperial period, D. was protected by a city wall during the troubled times of the 3rd cent., a wall which, as indicated by the remains, only enclosed part of D. Inscription.: CIL 13, 3140f. Lafond, Yves (Boc…
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Darius
(855 words)
(Ancient Persian
Dārayava(h)uš, ‘Guardian of Good’, Greek Δαρεῖος < Δαρειαῖος;
Dareîos <
Dareiaîos). The name of various Persian kings and princes [3]. D., the Mede (Dan. 9) cannot be identified historically. [German version] [1] D. I. Son of Hystaspes Son of Hystaspes, grandson of Arsames [1], from the Achaemenid family ( Achaemenids), became king (522 BC) [1], after banding together with six accomplices from the country's most influential families and overthrowing the usurper Gaumata. During the first year of his reign, D. had …
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Darius Crater
(159 words)
[German version] Apulian voluted crater from Canosa (found in 1851) in Naples (NM, Inv. 81947 [H 3,253], H 130cm, [1]), known as the eponymous work of the Darius Painter named after it. The main face has the crown council of Darius in the centre [1] I., with paymasters and tribute bearers below and Athena with Hellas before Zeus and Apate before Asia above. Archaeological study interprets this as a representation of the victories of Alexander' [4] the Great in Persia or an echo of contemporary …
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Dark Ages
(1,639 words)
[German version] [1] (1200-800 BC) (1200-800 BC) Deger-Jalkotzy, Sigrid (Salzburg) [German version] A. Definition Since the end of the 19th cent., the term Dark Ages (DA), coined by English speaking scholars, characterizes the time from the decline of the Mycenaean palaces
c. 1200 to the beginning of the ‘Homeric Period’, i.e. the early archaic period of Greece in the 8th cent. BC. Archaeologically, the DA comprise the following periods: Late Helladic (LH) III C = Mycenaean III C (12th and early 11th cent.), sub-Mycenaean (early to mid…
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Dascusa
(138 words)
[German version] (Δασκοῦσα;
Daskoûsa). City and fortress on the Euphrates limes in Cappadocia (strategia Melitene) on the border to
Armenia minor (Plin. HN 5,84; 6,27; Oros. 1,2,23; Ptol. 5,6,19; 21 erroneously distinguishes D. and Dagusa), later counted as part of
Armenia II, on the Satala-Melitene road (It. Ant. 209,3), located near Ağın, Elazığ. In the 4th cent., the
Ala Auriana is stationed there (Not. Dign. Or. 38,22). Fortified settlement hill and late-antique fortress (Pağnık Öreni) [1; 2; 3]. The military camp was established in AD 80/82 [4]. Strobel, Karl (Kl…
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Dascylium
(605 words)
(Δασκύλειον, Δασκύλιον;
Daskýleion,
Daskýlion). [German version] [1] City in Bithynia City in Bithynia, member of the Delian League, whose name is thought to be contained in the place name Eşkel Liman (today Esence) on the coast of the Propontis west of Apamea Myrleia (Plin. HN 5,143; Steph. Byz. s.v.
Brýllion). Drew-Bear, Thomas (Lyon) Bakir-Akbasoglu, Tomris (Izmir) [German version] [2] Settlement on the south-east shore of Lake Daskylitis This item can be found on the following maps: Achaemenids | Xenophon | Diadochi and Epigoni | Alexander | H…
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Dascylus
(133 words)
(Δάσκυλος;
Dáskylos). [German version] [1] Son of Tantalus and Anthemoisia Son of Tantalus and Anthemoisia, father of Lycus, king of the Mariandyni in Bithynia (schol. Apoll. Rhod. 2,724; 752). D. or his son Lycus amiably received Heracles as a guest during his travels when he was searching for Hippolyte's belt. In return, Hercules helped them to subjugate the neighbouring peoples (Apoll. Rhod. 2,775-791; Apollod. 2,100).…
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Dasius
(188 words)
Messapic name in Lat. form (Schulze, 39, 44; ThlL Onom. s.v. D.). Respected bearers of that name in Apulia (in particular from Arpi and Sala) were still anti-Roman during the Second Punic War. Strothmann, Meret (Bochum) [German version] [1] Commander of Clastidium against Hannibal D. from Brundisium, in 218 BC commander of the allied occupation forces of Clastidium with large Roman stores which he betrayed to Hannibal…
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Dassaretia
(203 words)
[German version] Region in southern Illyricum near the western border of Macedonia (Liv. 42,36,9; cf. Plin. HN 3,145; 4,3; Mela 2,55; Str. 7,5,7; 5,12; Steph. Byz. s.v. D.) between the kingdoms of the Illyrians and the Macedonians, from the
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Dasumius
(232 words)
[German version] [1] see Domitius [II 25] Reputedly testator in the will handed down by CIL VI 10229; a new fragment (AE 1976, 77 = AE 1978, 16) shows that this is not the case [1]. Cf. Domitius, [II 25]. Eck, Werner (Cologne) Bibliography
1 W. Eck, Zum neuen Fragment des sogenannten
Testamentum Dasumii, in: ZPE 30, 1978, 277ff. [German version] [2] (L.D.) Hadrianus Procos. Asiae c. 106/7 AD Probably from Cordoba;
cos. suff in 93,
proconsul Asiae c. 106/107 [1; 2; 3]. Presumably related to Dasumia [2]. Eck, Werner (Cologne) Bibliography
1 Vidman FO2, 44, 85
2 W. Eck, in: Chiron 12, 1982, 43
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Datames
(141 words)
(Hypocoristic of Old Persian *
Datamithra-). Son of the Carian Kamisares, satrap of southern Cappadocia, and a Paphlagonian princess, served at the court of Artaxerxes [2] II and took part in the Cadusian war. After his father's death, D. became satrap of southern Cappadocia. His power grew until he finally administered the whole of Cappadocia for the Persians. He distinguished himself during the subjugation of Paphlagonia and Cataonia and was named as the commander of the army assembled against Egy…
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Dataphernes
(70 words)
[German version] (Old Persian *
Datafarnah-). Sogdian who, together with Spitamenes, handed Bessus over to Alexander the Great (329 BC); took part in the uprising against Alexander until the Dahae handed him over to Alexander as a prisoner (328/7 BC). Sources: Arr. Anab. 4,1,5; 4,17,7; Curt. 7,5,21; 8,3,1-16. Kuhrt, Amélie (London) Sancisi-Weerdenburg, Helen (Utrecht) Bibliography F. Holt, Alexander the Great and Bactria, 1989, 52, 65 …
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Datianus
(127 words)
[German version] Friend of Libanius (Lib. Ep. 409; 441 and
passim). Initially, he was
notarius (Lib. Or. 42,24f.), served under Constantine [1] the Great, was later an adviser of Constantius II (Lib. Ep. 114; 490). He became
patricius and in AD 358
consul. As
comes, in 346, he attempted to persuade Athanasius to return to Alexandria (Athan.…
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Datis
(41 words)
[German version] (Δάτις;
Dátis). Tragedian from Thoricus, son of Carcinus (Aristoph. Pax 289ff. with schol. R V; see also TrGF 21); D. is perhaps a nickname for Xenocles (TrGF 33), see also [1. 283-285]. …
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Daton
(45 words)
[German version] (Δάτον, Δάτος;
Dáton,
Dátos). Thracian region north-east of the Pangaeum mountains; here we find the Thasian mining colony of Crenides which was conquered
c. 356 BC by Philip II and was absorbed into the newly founded Philippi. Errington, Robert Malcolm (Marburg/Lahn)
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Daulis, Daulia
(256 words)
[German version] This item can be found on the following maps: Macedonia, Macedones (Δαυλίς
, Δαυλία;
Daulís,
Daulía). City in eastern Phocis,
c. 1 km south of modern Davleia. Its location on one of the foothills of the Parnassus made access to it naturally difficult and gave it strategic importance because both the narrow pass b…
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Daunia
(323 words)
[German version] (Δαυνία;
Daunía). The region of D. roughly coincides with the northern part of today's Apulia; eventually incorporated into the
regio II (Plin. HN 3,103), its extent however cannot be defined easily. In view of the importance of rivers for ancient geography, it can be assumed that the border in the north was the Fortore (Fertor in Ptol. 3,1,14), and the Ofanto (
Aufidus at Plin. HN 3,103-105) in the south (Hor. Sat. 2,1,34f.: at
Venusia as a border city; cf. also Mela 2,66; Str. 6,3,8; Pol. 3,88). In contrast to the historically unimpo…
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Daunian vases
(251 words)
[German version] Pottery type found among the Italic peoples who inhabited the area of modern provinces around Bari and Foggia, with local production sites particularly in Ordona and Canosa. From their early phase (around 700 BC), the vessels display a geometric ornamentation independent of the Greek range of subjects, which is applied in red and brown to black…
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Daunus
(175 words)
(Δαῦνος;
Daûnos). [German version] [1] Eponymous hero of the Daunians Hero who gave his name to the Daunians ( Daunia); son of Lycaon. Of Illyrian origin (Fest. p. 69), he immigrated to Italy together with his brothers Iapyx and Peuketios. There they expelled the native Ausonians and founded three kingdoms: Messapia, Peuketia and Daunia, which together are called Iapygia (Nik. fr. 47 = Anton. lib. 31). When Diomedes comes to …
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David
(1,100 words)
[German version] [1] King David In the biblical tradition, the figure of D. appears as a singer and musician (1 Sam 16,23), as a talented fighter (1 Sam 17; 30; cf. also his life as an irregular soldier in 1 Sam 22,1-5; 23) and finally as king of Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem (2 Sam 2,-5,10), who also subjugates the neighbouring states of Aram, Moab and Edom [1] as well as Ammon (cf. 2 Sam. 8; 10; 12,26-31). His dynasty is promised eternal royal rule by god (cf. the so-called Nathan's prophecy 2 Sam.…
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Day-labourers
(393 words)
[German version] were among the wage-earners (μισθωτοί/
misthōtoí; Lat.
mercenarii,
operarii) and supplemented the regular workforce when there was a need for additional, usually heavy, labour. In Athens they gathered at the Κολωνὸς μίσθιος/
Kolōnòs místhios. They received wages (μισθός/
misthós: Hom. Il. 21,445; Lat.
merces) or sometimes grain (σῖτος/
sîtos, Lat.
frumentum; Ration). Although there are not very many references to day-labourers in the agricultural sector, their work was of considerable importance, particularly at harvest time (Hom…
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Dea Augusta Vocontiorum
(89 words)
[German version] This item can be found on the following maps: Christianity | City of the Vocontii in Gallia Narbonensis, one of the two religious centres with
lucus Augusti (Luc-en-Diois), today called Die. Ruins: Water pipes/channels, necropoleis (NE and NW), baths, bridges,
villae inside and outside the walls. Inscriptions (CIL 12, 1556-1560; 1563) attest to the existence of temples (Jupiter, Cybele and Attis, Dea Augusta Andarta). Inscr.: CIL 12, 1554-1696. Lafond, Yves (Bochum) Bibliography Grenier, 1, 1931, 557-560; 4, 1960, 106-111 …
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Dead, cult of the
(3,539 words)
[German version] I. Mesopotamia The cult of the dead in Mesopotamia is documented in written as well as archaeological sources. In the written sources, the term
kispum is used for the act of supplying the dead with food and drink (monthly or bimonthly). An important part of the ritual was the ‘calling of the name’ [3. 163] ─
kispum thus served to ensure not only the existence but also the identity of the dead in the Underworld. In the absence of the cult of the dead, the Underworld changed into a dark, inhospitable place. The living also had an inter…
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Dead Sea (textual finds)
(3,321 words)
What is referred to as the textual finds of the Dead Sea (DS, Asphaltitis limne) is the library of MSS that were found at locations on the DS, including Ketef Jericho, Qumrān (= Q), Ḫirbat al-Mird, Wādī n-Nār, Wādī l-Ġuwair, Wādī l-Murabbaa (= WM), Wādī Sudair, Naḥal Ḥever (= NḤ), Naḥal Mišmȧr, Naḥal Ṣeelim and the Masada (= M), as well as in the Wādī d-Dāliya (= WD) located between Samaria and Jericho. A complete list of all the texts can be found in [3, vol. 39]. [German version] I. Wādī d-Dāliya With the exception of WDSP 38 (Greek), the
Wadi ed-Daliyeh Samaritan Papyri (= WDSP) were …
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