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and was trained in a monastery on the confines of from the way in which he is mentioned by Pliny
Pontus and Paphlagonia. About A. D. 961, he (I. N. xxxv. 10. s. 36. $ 23), to have been a
was sent by the abbot of his monastery on a mis- younger contemporary or successor of Apelles
sionary tour. In the course of it he visited Crete, | Pliny says that in beauty few could compare with
recently freed from the Saracens, and reclaimed the him; but it must have been that meretricious kind
inhabitants to Christianity. He was employed of beauty, into which the fiuished grace of Apelles
4. D. 981 to intercede with the Bulgarians, who might easily be degraded by an imitation, for
were making inroads into the Grecian empire, and Polemon numbered him among the mopvoypápor.
died, about A. D. 998. lle was canonised, his (Athen. xiii
. p. 567, b. ) * In apparent contradiction
name being in the calendar of both the Greek and to this judynient are the words of Pliny (l. . . ):
Latin churches, on the 26th of November. From “ Cothurnus ei et gravitas artis. " But Sillig pro-
his liſe, written originally in Greek, and translated poses to amend the passage by altering the punc-
by Sirmondus, Baronius (Annales, vol. x. ) has tuation, thus : " Annumerutur his et Nicophuncs,
extracted the account of numerous miracles per- elegans et concinnus, ita ut vennstate ei puuci compu-
formed by him. Two treatises against the Ar- rentur : cothurnus ei et gruvitus artis multum a
menians ascribed to him (Cave speaks doubtfully of Zeuxide et Apelle abest. " A simpler, and perhaps
the last), are printed, in Greek and Latin, by equally satisfactory explanation is, that this is one
Cotelerius (Not. ad Patres Apostol. pp. 152, 237). of the many examples of Pliny's want of the power
Besides these, other unpublished works of Nicon of discrimination.
(P. S. ]
are mentioned. (Fabric. Bill. Gracc. vol. x. p. 299, NICOPHON and NICOPIIRON (Nikopov,
vul. xi. p. 275 ; Cave, Hist. Lit. vol. ii. p. 103. ) Nekoopwv). The former is undoubtedly the correct
3. A monk of Rhaethus in Palestine. Under orthography ; Suidas is the only authority for the
the reign of Constantine Ducas, about A. D. 1060, latter. He mentions the name four times (s. vv.
instigated, it is said, by the fear lest the Saracens | Νικόφρων, αράχνη, σέρφος, κοιμίσαι. ), in the two
should in their conquests obliterate the records of tirst of which he calls him Nikóopww, but every
the Christian faith, he compiled a work entitled, where else, both by him and others, Nikopwv is the
Πανδέκτης των ερμηνειών των θείων εντολών του name given. lle was the son of Theron, an Athe-
Kuplov. It consists of two books, and sixty-three nian, and a contemporary of Aristophanes at the
chapters, containing extracts from the Scriptures, close of his career. Athenaeus (iii. 126, e. ) states
the ecclesiastical canons, the fathers, and other that he belonged to the old, but he seems rather to
ecclesiastical documents, besides the civil law. have belonged to the middle comedy. 1. We learn
Except some extracts given by Cotelerius (Monu- from the argument to the Plutus 111. of Aristophanes
ment. Eccles. Graec. ), no part has been published. that he competed for the prize with four others,
Fabricius (Bibl. Graec. vol. xi. p. 275, &c. ) gives B. C. 388, Aristophanes exhibiting the second
an account of the sources from which Nicon has edition of his Plutus, and Nicophon a play called
drawn his extracts, as well as of other writings | Adwvis, of which no fragments remain, and which is
attributed to him.
[W. M. G. ] nowhere else mentioned. 2. Suidas (s. v. Nikompwr)
NICON (Nirwr), an architect and geometrician and Eudocia alone mention another play of his, 'EE
of Pergamus in Mysia, the father of the physician adov ávicv. Besides these, he wrote other four plays,
Galen. (Suid. s. v. ráninnus; Joann. Tzetz. Chil
. which are more frequently mentioned. 3. 'Aopo-
xii. 9. ) He himself superintended the early edu- δίτης γοναί (Suid. s. υυ. Νικόφρων, αράχνη, σέρφος;
cation of his son, by whom he is highly praised in Pollux, x. 156 ; Schol. ad Aristoph. Ares, 82,
several places, not only for his knowledge of 1283). 4. Tavoupa (Suid. s. vv. Nik. , kompisar ;
astronomy, grammar, arithmetic, and various other Athen. vii. p. 323, b. ; Pollux, vii. 33). 5. Xeipo-
branches of philosophy, but also for his patience, páotopes (Athen. iii. p. 126, e. ix. p. 389, a. ;
justice, benevolence, and other virtues. (Galen, Schol. ad Aristoph. Ares, 1550). Suidas calls
De Dignosc. et Cur. Animi Morb. c. 8, vol. v. this play 'Eyxelpoydotopes. Meineke, on the
p. 41, &c. , De Prob. et Pran. Aliment. Succ. c. 1, anthority of the Etym. M. p. 367, 32, gives to
vol. vi. p. 755, &c. , De Ord. Libror, suor. vol. Nicophon three lines quoted by Athenaeus (xiv. [.
xix. p. 59. ) He died when his son was in his 645, b. ) from a play bearing the name of Xeipoyáo.
twentieth year, A. D. 149, 150. (l. c. vol. vi. p. Topes, which had before been given to Nicochares,
756. )
(W. A. G. ) and in this he is followed by Dindorf. 6. Eelprives
NICON (Nirwr), a physician, mentioned by (Suid. ; Athen. iii. p. 80, b. vi. p. 269, e. ix. p. 368,
Cicero, B. C. 45 (ad Fam. vii. 20), the tutor of b. ). Besides these references there are others of
Sextus Fadius, and the author of a work Tepi less importance, collected by Meineke. No more
Noa voazías, De Educitate.
than about twenty-seven lines of his writings re-
He is perhaps the person quoted by Celsus (De main ; and from these, we can only say, as to his
;
Medic. v. 18. § 26, p. 87), and called in some merits as a comic writer, that he seems to have
editions Micon.
[W. A. G. ] possessed no small fund of humour. (Meineke,
NICO'PHANES (Nikopávns), a native of Me- Frag. Poet. Comic. vol. i. p. 256, &c. vol. ii. p. 818,
galopolis. He was a man of distinction, and was &c. ; Clinton, F. H. vol. ii. p. 101. ) (W. M. G. )
connected with Aratus by the rites of hospitality. NICO'STHENES. J. A Greek painter, of
In accordance with a secret agreement entered whom we only know that he was the teacher of
into with Aratus, Nicophanes and Cercidas induced Theodorus of Samos, and of Stadieus. (Plin.
the Megalopolitans to send an embassy to the con- H. N. xxxv. 11. s. 40. § 42. ) 2. A vase painter,
gress of the Achaeans, to induce them to join them
in seeking for assistance from Antigonus. They A similar, or rather worse character is given
were themselves deputed for this object, in which by Plutarch (De Aud. Poet. p. 18. b. ) of a painter
they were successful, B. c. 225. (Polyb. ii. 48, Chaerephanes, who is not elsewhere mentioned, and
&c. )
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NICOSTRATUS.
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several works of whose have been recently dis- 4. An Athenian, against whom Demosthenes
covered. (Raoul-Rochette, Lettre à M. Schorn, wrote a speech for Apollodorus, who charges him
[P. S. ) with a good deal of ingratitude and unneighbourly
NICO'STRATE (Nikóotpatn). 1. [CAMENAE. ) conduct. Nothing more is known of him than
2. Wife of Oebalus, and mother of Hippocoon. the incidents mentioned in the speech itself, which
(Schol. ad Eurip. Or. 447; OEBALUS. ] [L. S. ] are not worth detailing here.
NICO'STRATUS (N. kootpatos), a son of Me- 5. An Athenian, who died away from Attica,
nelaus by the slave Pieris. (Paus. iii
. 18. $ 7, 19. leaving some property; for one of the parties in a
& 9. ) According to others (Apollod. iii. 11. $ 1), -law-suit about which Isacus wrote the speech, llepl
he was a son of Menelaus by Helena. [L. S. ] του Νικοστράτου κλήρου.
NICO'STRATUS (Nikóotpatus), historical. 6. An Argive, who, according to Diodorus (xvi.
1. An Athenian general
, the son of Diitrephes. 44), was not only possessed of uncommon strength
We first hear of him in B. c. 427. The struggle and courage, but was equally distinguished for his
between the oligarchical and democratical parties in prudence and discretion both in the council and in
Corcyra had commenced, when Nicostratus arrived the field. In battle he wore a lion's skin and
from Naupactus with twelve ships and a body of carried a club in imitation of Hercules. He con-
500 Messenians. Through his mediation a com- ducted a body of 3000 Argives to the assistance
pact was entered into between the contending of the Persian king, Ochus, for his expedition
parties, and a defensive and offensive alliance with against Egypt; the king having specially requested
the Athenians was formed. As Nicostratus was that the Argives would send him at the head of
about to depart the leaders of the commonalty such troops as they could furnish. Nicostratus
persuaded him to leave five of his vessels, pro seems to have taken a conspicuous part in the
mising to man five for himn instead. On board military operations of the king. (Diod. xvi. 48. )
these they attempted to place their enemies, but Plutarch (Apophth. p. 192. a. , de Vit. Pud. p. 535)
the latter fled for refuge to the temple of the records a saying of his in reply to Archidamus,
Dioscuri. Nicostratus strove to allay their fears, king of Sparta, who promised him a large sum of
but to no purpose.
About 400 of the party took money and any Spartan woman whom he might
refuge in the temple of Here, and were thence choose as a wife to induce him to deliver up to him
carried over to the island of Płychia. A few days a fortress of which he had the command.
afterwards, before the Athenians had departed, the 7. An officer in the service of Alexander the
Peloponnesian fleet under Alcidas and Brasidas Great. He was one of those who joined with
arrived. The democratical party were thrown into Sostratus in entering into a conspiracy to assassi-
consternation. The Athenian squadron set out in nate Alexander in revenge for an insult offered to
good order to meet the enemy, and skilfully sus Hermolaus. The conspiracy, happily, miscarried.
tained the attack of thirty-three vessels of the (Curt. viii. 6. $ 9, &c. )
Peloponnesian fleet ; and Nicostratus was begin- 8. A native of Trichone, in Aetolia, who is
ning to repeat the manoeuvres of Phormio, which spoken of inore than once by Polybius as having,
had been attended with such success off Naupactus, in conjunction with a man named Lattabus, in
when the remaining part of the fleet, having routed violation of treaties and in time of peace, made an
the Corcyraeans, advanced against the Athenians, outrageous attack upon the congress of the Pam-
who were compelled to retire. (Thuc. iii. 75, &c. ) boeotians. (Polyb. iv. 3, ix. 34. )
In B. c. 424, Nicostratus was one of the colleagues 9. A Rhodian, who commanded a vessel in the
of Nicias in the expedition in which Cythera was naval battle with Philip off Chios, B. C. 201. In
taken. (Thuc. iv. 53, &c. ) He was one of the B. C. 168 he was one of the ambassadors sent by
Athenians who took the oaths to the year's truce the Rhodians to L. Aemilius and to Perseus.
concluded between Sparta and Athens (Thuc. iv. (Polyb. xvi. 5, xxix, 4. )
119); and later in the same year was the colleague 10. Praetor of the Achaean league in B. C. 197.
of Nicias in the expedition to Chalcidice (Nicias). He was present at the meeting held at Mycenae,
(Thuc. iv. 129, 130). In B. C. 418, Nicostratus at the invitation of Nabis, at wbich Flamininus
and Laches led a body of 1000 heavy-armed soldiers and Attalus were also present. On the part of
and 300 cavalry to Argos, accompanied by Alci- the Achaeans he entered into a truce for four
biades as ambassador. The Athenian troops, months with Nabis. (Liv. xxxii. 39, 40. ) Later
accompanied by the allies of Argos, proceeded to in the same year, being at Sicyon with a body of
attack Orchomenos, which made no resistance. troops, by a skilfully devised stratagem he inflicted
From Orchomenos, having been joined by the a severe defeat on the forces of Philip, stationed
Argives, the combined forces proceeded against at Corinth under the command of Androsthenes
Tegea. Agis marched to protect the place, and in [ANDROSTHENES), while they were ravaging the
the battle which ensued near Mantineia Nico- lands of Pellene, Sicyon, and Phlius. (Liv. xxxiji.
stratus and his colleague were both slain. (Thuc. 14, 15. )
v.