296,
pretender
against Demetrius; but in B.
William Smith - 1844 - Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities - c
Graec.
heroes. Anticlus is on the point of betraying the rol. vii. p. 62. )
[P. S. )
whole scheme by speaking aloud, but Ulysses claps TRYPHON (Tpúpwv), artiste 1. An eminent
his hands over his mouth, and holds them so tight engraver of precious stones, whose beryl, engraved
that he smothers him. Athene appears and sends with a figure of the sea-nymph Galene, is men-
Helen home again. This scene is the only part of tioned in an epigram by Addaeus (No. 6, Brunck,
the poem which has much merite A somewhat Anal. vol. ii. p. 242), who appears to have lived in
lengthy, though otherwise tolerably good description the time of Alexander the Great and his successors,
of the scenes which ensued upon the sack and There is a very celebrated gem by him in the col-
destruction of the city, is followed by a meagre lection of the Duke of Marlborough, representing
notice of some of the chief special incidents. the reconciliation of Eros and Psyche (Bracci, ii.
The poem of Tryphiodorus was first published 114), of which there are several copies ; one of
in connection with those of Quintus Smyrnaeus the best of these is in the Museum at Naples (Vis-
and Coluthus. A separate edition, accompanied conti, Op. Var. vol. ü. p. 192, No. 114). There is
by a Latin translation in verse, was published by also a carnelian, engraved with a figure of Eros
F. Jamot (Paris, 1557). Frischlin and Rhodomann riding on a lion, bearing the inscription TPTON,
published a critical edition with Latin versions in in the Museum of the Hague (De Jonge, Notice, p.
prose and metre. (Frankfurt, 1588. ) An improved 148, No. 16); and another gem, mentioned by
edition of Triphiodorus was published by J. Merrick Raspe (Catal. de Tassie, No. 15454), with the in-
(Oxford, 1741), in which several omissions were scription TPTOON ENOIEI. His name also occurs
supplied from fresh MSS. Merrick also published on another gem, in the Museum of the Hague (De
an English translation and a treatise on Tryphio- Jonge, p. 151, No. 12 ; Caylus, Recueil, v. pl. liii.
dorus (Oxford, 1739). The edition of Bandini, No. 5, p. 148); but in this case the inscription is
(Forence 1765) contained a collection of the certainly a modern forgery. (R. Rochette, Lettre
various readings of two new MSS. He did little à M. Schorn, pp. 157, 158. )
for the text however. His critical apparatus was 2. An architect, of Alexandria, who flourished
applied to that object by Thomas Northmore in his in the time of Demetrius Poliorcetes, and distin-
edition of the poet (Cambridge 1791, London, guished himself in the defence of Apollonia, by the
1804). A splendid folio edition was printed by invention of an ingenious plan of countermining.
Bodoni at Parma in 1796. An equally imposing (Vitruv. . 22. 8. 16. & 10, Schneider. ) [P. S. ]
edition, and one more correct, was published by TRYPHON (Tpúpwr). 1. A surgeon, who
Tauchnitz (Leipzig 1808) under the superintend- lived at Rome shortly before the time of Celsus,
ence of G. H. Schaefer. A critical edition with that is, probably in the first century B. C. (Cels.
the notes of Merrick, Schaefer, and others, and De Med. vi. 5, vii, 1. pp. 117, 137. ) As Celsus
some of his own, was published by F. A. Wernicke calls him “Tryphon pater," there would seem to
(Leipzig 1819). ' Besides the Latin and English have been another medical man of the same name,
translations, there is one in German by B. Thiersch. who lived somewhat later. This is perhaps also
(Suidas, s. v. ; Fabric. Bibl. Graec. vol. i. p. 526 ; implied by Galen when he speaks of Tpúows 8
Schöll, Gesch, der Griechischen Litteratur, vol. iii. åpxaîos (De Compos. Medicam. sec. Loc. vii. 3.
p. 73, &c. )
[C. P. M. ) vol. xii. p. 843), who may perhaps be the same
TRYPHON (Tpúowv), literary. 1. Of Alex- person as the “ Tryphon pater" of Celsus, and who
andria, the son of Ammonius, a grammarian and is certainly the surgeon quoted by Scribonius
poet, lived before and during the reign of Augustus Largus (De Compos Medicam. c. 69. § 201. p. 227.
(Suid. s. v. ). A long list of his works, in almost Cf. Gal. De Compos. Medicam. seo. Gen. iv. 13. vol.
every department of grammar, is given by Suidas, and xiii. p. 745) and apparently his tutor (ibid. c. xliv.
an account of several of them, which exist in MS. , $ 175. p. 222), and perhaps also the physician
will be found in Fabricius (Bibl. Graec. vol. vi. p. mentioned by Caelius Aurelianus (De Morb. Chron.
351, comp. pp. 165, 192, 319, 321, 381, and vol. i. 4. p. 323). Tryphon, the native of Gortyna in
i. p. 526).
Crete, who is quoted by Galen (De Compos. Medi-
2. The son of Hermes, the author of an epigram cam. sec. Loc. ix. 2. rol. xiii. pp. 246, 253) is also
in the Greek Anthology, on the sudden death of perhaps the same person ; but the writer on gym-
the harp-player Terpes, who was killed in the nastics, mentioned by Galen (Ad Thrasyb. de Medic
.
Scias of Sparta, by having a fig thrown into his et Gymnast
. c. 47. vol v. p. 898) probably lived
open mouth. There is a passage of Suidas (s. v. earlier.
2. The physician introduced by Plutarch as one
certain that the Terpes of the epigram is no other of the speakers in his Symposiaca (iii. 1. & 2, 3 ;
than the celebrated Terpander, and that the epi- 2. § 1, 2), if he was a real personage, lived in the
gram refers to a traditional account of his death, in first century after Christ. (W. A. G. ]
which, as in similar stories of the end of other TRYPHON, DIO'DOTUS (Alódotos / Tpú
poets, even the manner of his decease was made awr), a usurper of the throne of Syria during the
symbolical of the sweetness of his compositions. reign of Demetrius II. Nicator. After the death
Respecting Tryphon himself we have no further of Alexander Balas in B. c. 146, Tryphon first
information. (Brunck, Anal. vol. ii. p. 451 ; set up Antiochus, the infant son of Balas, as a
Jacobs, Anth. Graec. vol. iii. p. 157, vol. x. p.
296, pretender against Demetrius; but in B. c. 142 ha
vol. xiii. p. 963. )
murdered Antiochus and reigned as king himself.
u.
,
## p. 1179 (#1195) ##########################################
TRYPHONINUS.
1179
TUBERO.
TRYPHOY.
e DIODOR US Tryphos, Vol I. p. 1017
, h
ryphon tbe Jew, whose name appears i
well-known dialogue, hardly falls within
w of this work. All the partenan r
time which are necessary for understanding
and they are very few, will be found i
De itsell (See also Facnic. Bill Grace
62)
[P. S)
HON (Tputer), artista 1. As ezzen
f precious stones, whose beryl
, engraved
re of the manymph Galese, s 29-
TOKPATOPOL
TPV ANOS
TUZLADE
1
1
epigram by Addiens (Na 6, Brecke
LR 242), who appears to bare fred in
Verander the Great and bus k3
ery celebrated gern by bin in the corner
Duke of Mariborough, represents
Ition of Eros and Parche Bracci
, i
ich there are several copies ; ete
se is in the Museum at Naples
: vol. ii. p. 192, Na 114) Tieres
2, engraved with a figaro. Es
Le bearing the inscription TPT02
of the Hague (De Jonge, Nitz, p.
and another rem, Dertiated by
• Tassie, No, 15454), sh te is
IN EOIEL. His name also as
in the Museum of the Hasze (Die
0. 12; Carlus, Recanal. pl
but in this case the inscripting i
forgery. (R. Raclette, La
157, 158. )
of Alexandria, who ioristal
metrius Poliorcetes, and so
he defence of Apolonia, by 22
renious plan of counter
6. $ 10, Schneider. ) (P. S
rowy). 1. A sanat, she
ly before the time of les
he first century & G (les
Tryphon was defeated and put to death by Antio tit. 3. a. 78. $ 4) speaks of giving his opinion in the
chus Sidetes, the brother of Demetrius, in B. c. 139, auditorium,” which may be that of Papinian.
after a reign of three years. For details and autho- Tryphoninus appears to have studied Cicero's
rities, see DEMETRIUS II. , p. 967.
writings : he quotes the oration Pro Cluentio
(Dig. 48. tit. 19. B. 39). Tryphoninus was in the
Consilium of Severus at the same time with Messius
and Papinian (Dig. 49. tit. 14. s. 50).
He was
the author of twenty-one Libri Disputationum, from
which there are seventy-nine excerpts in the
Digest ; and he also wrote notes on Cervidius
Scaevola.
(G. L. )
TU'BERO, AELIUS. 1. P. AELIUS TU-
BERO, was elected plebeian aedilo B. C. 202, but
resigned his office, together with his colleaguo
COIN OF TRYPHON, KING OF SYRIA.
L. Laetorius, because there had been some fault in
the auspices at their election. He was praetor the
TRYPHON, SA'LVIUS, one of the leaders of following year, B. c. 201, when he obtained Sicily
the revolted slaves in Sicily, had been accustomed as bis province. In B. c. 189 he was one of the
to play on the flute in the orgies of the women, and ten commissioners sent into Asia after the con-
was supposed to have a knowledge of divination, for quest of Antiochus ; and in B. C. 177 he was again
which reason he was elected king by the slaves in elected praetor. (Liv. xxx, 39, 40, xxxvii. 55,
B. c. 103. He displayed considerable abilities, and xli. 8. )
in a short time collected an army of 20,000 foot and 2. Q. Aelius TUBERO, tribune of the plebs
2000 horse, with which he laid siege to Morgan- B. C. 194, proposed a plebiscitum, in accordance
tina, a strong city in Sicily. The propraetor with a decree of the senate, for founding two Latin
P. Licinius Nerva obtained possession of the camp colonies in southern Italy; one among the Bruttii,
of the slaves by surprise, but was afterwards de- and the other in the territory of Thurii. He was
feated by Salvius. After this victory Salvius appointed one of the three commissioners for the
assumed all the pomp of royalty. He administered foundation of the latter colony. (Liv. xxxiv. 53,
justice in the toga praetexta, surrounded himself xxxv. 9. )
with lictors, and took the surname of Tryphon, 3. Q. AELIUS TUBERO, the son-in-law of L.
probably because it had been borne by Diodotus, Aemilius Paulus, served under the latter in his war
the usurper of the Syrian throne. He chose the against Perseus, king of Macedonia. After Per-
strong fortress of Triocala as the seat of his new seus had been taken prisoner, he was committed
kingdom ; and his power was still further strength by Aemilius to the custody of Tubero. This
ened by the submission of Athenion, who had Tubero, like the rest of his family, was so poor
been elected leader of the slaves in the western that he had not an ounce of silver plate, till his
part of the island. The insurrection had now as father-in-law gave him five pounds of plate from
sumed such a formidable aspect, that the senate the spoils of the Macedonian monarch. (Liv. xlv.
sent the propraetor L. Licinius Lucullus into Sicily, 7, 8; Val. Max. iv. 4. & 9; Plin. H. N. xxxiii. 11;
in the following year (B. c. 102) with a force of Plut. Aemil. Paul. 28. )
17,000 men, the greater part of which were regu- 4. Q. AELIUS TUBERO, the son of No. 3, the
lar Roman or Italian troops. Tryphon, however, jurist. See below TUBERO, jurists, No. 1.
did not hesitate to meet this force in the open 5. L. Aelius TUBERO, an intimate friend of
field. Athenion, whom he had first thrown into Cicero. He was a relation and a schoolfellow of
prison through jealousy, but had afterwards re- the orator, had served with him in the Marsic
leased, fought under him with the greatest bravery, war, and had afterwards served under his brother
and was severely wounded in the battle. The Quintus as legate in Asia. It is uncertain in what
slaves were defeated with great slaughter, and way he was related to Cicero. The Scholiast on
Tryphon was obliged to take refuge in Triocala the oration for Ligarius says (pp. 415, 417, ed.
But Lucullus, whether from incapacity or treachery, Orelli) that Tubero married the soror of Cicero.
failed in taking the place, and returned to Rome We know that Cicero had not a sister; but the
without effecting any thing more. Lucullus was brother of the orator's father may have had a
succeeded by C. Servilius ; and on the death of daughter, who was married to l'ubero ; and hence
Tryphon, about the same time, the kingdom of the we may understand soror to signify in this passage,
slaves devolved upon Athenion, who was not sub- as it frequently does, a first cousin, and not a
dued till B. c. 101. (Diod. Eclog. ex lib. XXXVI. sister. (Drumann, Geschichte Roms, vol. vi. p. 273. )
p. 533, foll. ed. Wess. ; Flor. iii. 19. )
On the breaking out of the civil war, Tubero, who
TRYPHONI'NUS, CLAU’DIÚS, a Roman had espoused the Pompeian party, received from
jurist, wrote under the united reign of Septimius the senate the province of Africa ; but as Atius
Severus, and his son Antoninus Caracalla (Dig. 48. Varus and Q. Ligarius, who likewise belonged
tit. 19. s. 39); and he survived Severus, who died to the aristocratical party, would not surrender it
A. D. 212, for he speaks of " Imperator noster cum to him, he passed over to Pompey in Greece. He
Divo Severo patre suo ”. (Dig. 27. tit. 1. s. 44). was afterwards ‘pardoned by Caesar and returned
There is extant a rescript of Antoninus (A. D. 213) with his son Quintus to Rome. (Cic. pro Lig. 4,
addressed to Claudius Tryphoninus, which declares 7, 8, ad Q. Fr. i. 1. & 3, pro Planc. 41. ) Tubero
that a legacy left by Cornelia Salvia to the “ uni- cultivated literature and philosophy. He wrote a
Fersitas” of the Jews in Antioch could not be sued history (Cic. ad Q. Fr. 1. c. ), and the philosopher
for (Cod. 1. tit. 9. e. 1). It is probable that this Aenesidemus dedicated to him his work on the
rescript was addressed to Tryphoninus in the ca- sceptical philosophy of Pyrrhon. (Phot.
heroes. Anticlus is on the point of betraying the rol. vii. p. 62. )
[P. S. )
whole scheme by speaking aloud, but Ulysses claps TRYPHON (Tpúpwv), artiste 1. An eminent
his hands over his mouth, and holds them so tight engraver of precious stones, whose beryl, engraved
that he smothers him. Athene appears and sends with a figure of the sea-nymph Galene, is men-
Helen home again. This scene is the only part of tioned in an epigram by Addaeus (No. 6, Brunck,
the poem which has much merite A somewhat Anal. vol. ii. p. 242), who appears to have lived in
lengthy, though otherwise tolerably good description the time of Alexander the Great and his successors,
of the scenes which ensued upon the sack and There is a very celebrated gem by him in the col-
destruction of the city, is followed by a meagre lection of the Duke of Marlborough, representing
notice of some of the chief special incidents. the reconciliation of Eros and Psyche (Bracci, ii.
The poem of Tryphiodorus was first published 114), of which there are several copies ; one of
in connection with those of Quintus Smyrnaeus the best of these is in the Museum at Naples (Vis-
and Coluthus. A separate edition, accompanied conti, Op. Var. vol. ü. p. 192, No. 114). There is
by a Latin translation in verse, was published by also a carnelian, engraved with a figure of Eros
F. Jamot (Paris, 1557). Frischlin and Rhodomann riding on a lion, bearing the inscription TPTON,
published a critical edition with Latin versions in in the Museum of the Hague (De Jonge, Notice, p.
prose and metre. (Frankfurt, 1588. ) An improved 148, No. 16); and another gem, mentioned by
edition of Triphiodorus was published by J. Merrick Raspe (Catal. de Tassie, No. 15454), with the in-
(Oxford, 1741), in which several omissions were scription TPTOON ENOIEI. His name also occurs
supplied from fresh MSS. Merrick also published on another gem, in the Museum of the Hague (De
an English translation and a treatise on Tryphio- Jonge, p. 151, No. 12 ; Caylus, Recueil, v. pl. liii.
dorus (Oxford, 1739). The edition of Bandini, No. 5, p. 148); but in this case the inscription is
(Forence 1765) contained a collection of the certainly a modern forgery. (R. Rochette, Lettre
various readings of two new MSS. He did little à M. Schorn, pp. 157, 158. )
for the text however. His critical apparatus was 2. An architect, of Alexandria, who flourished
applied to that object by Thomas Northmore in his in the time of Demetrius Poliorcetes, and distin-
edition of the poet (Cambridge 1791, London, guished himself in the defence of Apollonia, by the
1804). A splendid folio edition was printed by invention of an ingenious plan of countermining.
Bodoni at Parma in 1796. An equally imposing (Vitruv. . 22. 8. 16. & 10, Schneider. ) [P. S. ]
edition, and one more correct, was published by TRYPHON (Tpúpwr). 1. A surgeon, who
Tauchnitz (Leipzig 1808) under the superintend- lived at Rome shortly before the time of Celsus,
ence of G. H. Schaefer. A critical edition with that is, probably in the first century B. C. (Cels.
the notes of Merrick, Schaefer, and others, and De Med. vi. 5, vii, 1. pp. 117, 137. ) As Celsus
some of his own, was published by F. A. Wernicke calls him “Tryphon pater," there would seem to
(Leipzig 1819). ' Besides the Latin and English have been another medical man of the same name,
translations, there is one in German by B. Thiersch. who lived somewhat later. This is perhaps also
(Suidas, s. v. ; Fabric. Bibl. Graec. vol. i. p. 526 ; implied by Galen when he speaks of Tpúows 8
Schöll, Gesch, der Griechischen Litteratur, vol. iii. åpxaîos (De Compos. Medicam. sec. Loc. vii. 3.
p. 73, &c. )
[C. P. M. ) vol. xii. p. 843), who may perhaps be the same
TRYPHON (Tpúowv), literary. 1. Of Alex- person as the “ Tryphon pater" of Celsus, and who
andria, the son of Ammonius, a grammarian and is certainly the surgeon quoted by Scribonius
poet, lived before and during the reign of Augustus Largus (De Compos Medicam. c. 69. § 201. p. 227.
(Suid. s. v. ). A long list of his works, in almost Cf. Gal. De Compos. Medicam. seo. Gen. iv. 13. vol.
every department of grammar, is given by Suidas, and xiii. p. 745) and apparently his tutor (ibid. c. xliv.
an account of several of them, which exist in MS. , $ 175. p. 222), and perhaps also the physician
will be found in Fabricius (Bibl. Graec. vol. vi. p. mentioned by Caelius Aurelianus (De Morb. Chron.
351, comp. pp. 165, 192, 319, 321, 381, and vol. i. 4. p. 323). Tryphon, the native of Gortyna in
i. p. 526).
Crete, who is quoted by Galen (De Compos. Medi-
2. The son of Hermes, the author of an epigram cam. sec. Loc. ix. 2. rol. xiii. pp. 246, 253) is also
in the Greek Anthology, on the sudden death of perhaps the same person ; but the writer on gym-
the harp-player Terpes, who was killed in the nastics, mentioned by Galen (Ad Thrasyb. de Medic
.
Scias of Sparta, by having a fig thrown into his et Gymnast
. c. 47. vol v. p. 898) probably lived
open mouth. There is a passage of Suidas (s. v. earlier.
2. The physician introduced by Plutarch as one
certain that the Terpes of the epigram is no other of the speakers in his Symposiaca (iii. 1. & 2, 3 ;
than the celebrated Terpander, and that the epi- 2. § 1, 2), if he was a real personage, lived in the
gram refers to a traditional account of his death, in first century after Christ. (W. A. G. ]
which, as in similar stories of the end of other TRYPHON, DIO'DOTUS (Alódotos / Tpú
poets, even the manner of his decease was made awr), a usurper of the throne of Syria during the
symbolical of the sweetness of his compositions. reign of Demetrius II. Nicator. After the death
Respecting Tryphon himself we have no further of Alexander Balas in B. c. 146, Tryphon first
information. (Brunck, Anal. vol. ii. p. 451 ; set up Antiochus, the infant son of Balas, as a
Jacobs, Anth. Graec. vol. iii. p. 157, vol. x. p.
296, pretender against Demetrius; but in B. c. 142 ha
vol. xiii. p. 963. )
murdered Antiochus and reigned as king himself.
u.
,
## p. 1179 (#1195) ##########################################
TRYPHONINUS.
1179
TUBERO.
TRYPHOY.
e DIODOR US Tryphos, Vol I. p. 1017
, h
ryphon tbe Jew, whose name appears i
well-known dialogue, hardly falls within
w of this work. All the partenan r
time which are necessary for understanding
and they are very few, will be found i
De itsell (See also Facnic. Bill Grace
62)
[P. S)
HON (Tputer), artista 1. As ezzen
f precious stones, whose beryl
, engraved
re of the manymph Galese, s 29-
TOKPATOPOL
TPV ANOS
TUZLADE
1
1
epigram by Addiens (Na 6, Brecke
LR 242), who appears to bare fred in
Verander the Great and bus k3
ery celebrated gern by bin in the corner
Duke of Mariborough, represents
Ition of Eros and Parche Bracci
, i
ich there are several copies ; ete
se is in the Museum at Naples
: vol. ii. p. 192, Na 114) Tieres
2, engraved with a figaro. Es
Le bearing the inscription TPT02
of the Hague (De Jonge, Nitz, p.
and another rem, Dertiated by
• Tassie, No, 15454), sh te is
IN EOIEL. His name also as
in the Museum of the Hasze (Die
0. 12; Carlus, Recanal. pl
but in this case the inscripting i
forgery. (R. Raclette, La
157, 158. )
of Alexandria, who ioristal
metrius Poliorcetes, and so
he defence of Apolonia, by 22
renious plan of counter
6. $ 10, Schneider. ) (P. S
rowy). 1. A sanat, she
ly before the time of les
he first century & G (les
Tryphon was defeated and put to death by Antio tit. 3. a. 78. $ 4) speaks of giving his opinion in the
chus Sidetes, the brother of Demetrius, in B. c. 139, auditorium,” which may be that of Papinian.
after a reign of three years. For details and autho- Tryphoninus appears to have studied Cicero's
rities, see DEMETRIUS II. , p. 967.
writings : he quotes the oration Pro Cluentio
(Dig. 48. tit. 19. B. 39). Tryphoninus was in the
Consilium of Severus at the same time with Messius
and Papinian (Dig. 49. tit. 14. s. 50).
He was
the author of twenty-one Libri Disputationum, from
which there are seventy-nine excerpts in the
Digest ; and he also wrote notes on Cervidius
Scaevola.
(G. L. )
TU'BERO, AELIUS. 1. P. AELIUS TU-
BERO, was elected plebeian aedilo B. C. 202, but
resigned his office, together with his colleaguo
COIN OF TRYPHON, KING OF SYRIA.
L. Laetorius, because there had been some fault in
the auspices at their election. He was praetor the
TRYPHON, SA'LVIUS, one of the leaders of following year, B. c. 201, when he obtained Sicily
the revolted slaves in Sicily, had been accustomed as bis province. In B. c. 189 he was one of the
to play on the flute in the orgies of the women, and ten commissioners sent into Asia after the con-
was supposed to have a knowledge of divination, for quest of Antiochus ; and in B. C. 177 he was again
which reason he was elected king by the slaves in elected praetor. (Liv. xxx, 39, 40, xxxvii. 55,
B. c. 103. He displayed considerable abilities, and xli. 8. )
in a short time collected an army of 20,000 foot and 2. Q. Aelius TUBERO, tribune of the plebs
2000 horse, with which he laid siege to Morgan- B. C. 194, proposed a plebiscitum, in accordance
tina, a strong city in Sicily. The propraetor with a decree of the senate, for founding two Latin
P. Licinius Nerva obtained possession of the camp colonies in southern Italy; one among the Bruttii,
of the slaves by surprise, but was afterwards de- and the other in the territory of Thurii. He was
feated by Salvius. After this victory Salvius appointed one of the three commissioners for the
assumed all the pomp of royalty. He administered foundation of the latter colony. (Liv. xxxiv. 53,
justice in the toga praetexta, surrounded himself xxxv. 9. )
with lictors, and took the surname of Tryphon, 3. Q. AELIUS TUBERO, the son-in-law of L.
probably because it had been borne by Diodotus, Aemilius Paulus, served under the latter in his war
the usurper of the Syrian throne. He chose the against Perseus, king of Macedonia. After Per-
strong fortress of Triocala as the seat of his new seus had been taken prisoner, he was committed
kingdom ; and his power was still further strength by Aemilius to the custody of Tubero. This
ened by the submission of Athenion, who had Tubero, like the rest of his family, was so poor
been elected leader of the slaves in the western that he had not an ounce of silver plate, till his
part of the island. The insurrection had now as father-in-law gave him five pounds of plate from
sumed such a formidable aspect, that the senate the spoils of the Macedonian monarch. (Liv. xlv.
sent the propraetor L. Licinius Lucullus into Sicily, 7, 8; Val. Max. iv. 4. & 9; Plin. H. N. xxxiii. 11;
in the following year (B. c. 102) with a force of Plut. Aemil. Paul. 28. )
17,000 men, the greater part of which were regu- 4. Q. AELIUS TUBERO, the son of No. 3, the
lar Roman or Italian troops. Tryphon, however, jurist. See below TUBERO, jurists, No. 1.
did not hesitate to meet this force in the open 5. L. Aelius TUBERO, an intimate friend of
field. Athenion, whom he had first thrown into Cicero. He was a relation and a schoolfellow of
prison through jealousy, but had afterwards re- the orator, had served with him in the Marsic
leased, fought under him with the greatest bravery, war, and had afterwards served under his brother
and was severely wounded in the battle. The Quintus as legate in Asia. It is uncertain in what
slaves were defeated with great slaughter, and way he was related to Cicero. The Scholiast on
Tryphon was obliged to take refuge in Triocala the oration for Ligarius says (pp. 415, 417, ed.
But Lucullus, whether from incapacity or treachery, Orelli) that Tubero married the soror of Cicero.
failed in taking the place, and returned to Rome We know that Cicero had not a sister; but the
without effecting any thing more. Lucullus was brother of the orator's father may have had a
succeeded by C. Servilius ; and on the death of daughter, who was married to l'ubero ; and hence
Tryphon, about the same time, the kingdom of the we may understand soror to signify in this passage,
slaves devolved upon Athenion, who was not sub- as it frequently does, a first cousin, and not a
dued till B. c. 101. (Diod. Eclog. ex lib. XXXVI. sister. (Drumann, Geschichte Roms, vol. vi. p. 273. )
p. 533, foll. ed. Wess. ; Flor. iii. 19. )
On the breaking out of the civil war, Tubero, who
TRYPHONI'NUS, CLAU’DIÚS, a Roman had espoused the Pompeian party, received from
jurist, wrote under the united reign of Septimius the senate the province of Africa ; but as Atius
Severus, and his son Antoninus Caracalla (Dig. 48. Varus and Q. Ligarius, who likewise belonged
tit. 19. s. 39); and he survived Severus, who died to the aristocratical party, would not surrender it
A. D. 212, for he speaks of " Imperator noster cum to him, he passed over to Pompey in Greece. He
Divo Severo patre suo ”. (Dig. 27. tit. 1. s. 44). was afterwards ‘pardoned by Caesar and returned
There is extant a rescript of Antoninus (A. D. 213) with his son Quintus to Rome. (Cic. pro Lig. 4,
addressed to Claudius Tryphoninus, which declares 7, 8, ad Q. Fr. i. 1. & 3, pro Planc. 41. ) Tubero
that a legacy left by Cornelia Salvia to the “ uni- cultivated literature and philosophy. He wrote a
Fersitas” of the Jews in Antioch could not be sued history (Cic. ad Q. Fr. 1. c. ), and the philosopher
for (Cod. 1. tit. 9. e. 1). It is probable that this Aenesidemus dedicated to him his work on the
rescript was addressed to Tryphoninus in the ca- sceptical philosophy of Pyrrhon. (Phot.
