INDEX
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Cicero, Marcus Tullius and Miller, Walter
Phaedra, daughter of Minos, wife of Theseus and stepmother of Hippolytus (q.v.), iii, 94.
Phaëthon, his story, iii, 94.
Phalaris, tyrant of Agrigentum (6th century), type of inhuman cruelty, ii, 26; iii, 29, 32; slain in an uprising of his people, ii, 26; typical of Caesar.
Phalerum, a deme of Attica on the bay of Phalerum, i, 3; ii, 60.
Pherae, a town of south-eastern Thessaly, the home of Admetus; of Jason, i, 108; of Alexander, ii, 25.
Philip, conqueror, king of Macedon (359-336), educated at Thebes, cultured, i, 90; wise, ii, 48; eloquent, tactful and firm in discipline, ii, 53.
Philip, the younger, son of Antigonus (q.v.), ii, 48.
Philippus, Lucius Marcius, orator second only to Crassus and Antonius, i, 108; statesman, ii, 59; as tribune (104), proposed agrarian reforms, ii, 73; dishonest policy toward the Asiatic states, iii, 87.
Philippus, Quintus Marcius, father of preceding, consul (186 and 169), ii, 59; iii, 87.
Philosophers, why righteous, i, 28; attitude toward civic duty, i, 28; as teachers, i, 155.
Philosophy, the study of, i, 1-4; theoretical speculation, i, 153; meaning, ii, 5; spirit of, ii, 7; as a discipline, ii, 4; worth while, ii, 5 fg.; why Cicero turned to it, ii, 2-8; iii, 1-6.
Phintias, the friend of Damon (q.v.) iii, 45.
Phoenissae, the Phoenician Women, a tragedy of Euripides dealing with the war of the Seven against Thebes, iii, 82.
Picenum, state of north-east Italy, on the Adriatic, iii, 74.
Pinthia, Marcus Lutatius, unknown, iii, 77.
Piraeus, the great, landlocked harbour of Athens, about five miles from the city, iii, 46.
Piso; Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi, so surnamed for his integrity; author and statesman; tribune (149); law against extortion, ii, 75; consul (133).
Plaetorian Law, enacted (192), iii, 61.
Plataea, the heroic little city at the foot of Mount Cithaeron in Boeotia; alone with Athens at Marathon (490); the scene of the final defeat of the Persians in Hellas (479), i, 61.
Plato (429-347), pupil and friend of Socrates, profound philosopher and brilliant author, i, 22, 63; ideal statesman, i, 85, 87; might have been a great orator, i, 4; founder of the Academy (q.v.); a great teacher, i, 155; often quoted by Cicero, i, 15 22, 28, 63, 64, 85, 87; iii, 38, 39.
Plautus, Titus Maccius (254-184), the greatest of Rome's comic poets; rich in wit, i, 104.
Po, the great river of Cisalpine Gaul, iii, 88.
Poeni; see Carthaginians.
Polybius, of Megalopolis (204-122), president of the Achaean League, detained at Rome in the house of Aemilius Paulus; friend of Scipio Aemilianus and Laelius; author of a history of Rome, iii, 113.
Pompey; Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (106-48), warrior, i, 76; (ii, 20;) politician, the enemy of Caesar, the idol of Cicero, ii, 2; conquered the pirates, Sertorians, Mithradates, Judaea, i, 78; triumvir; married Julia, iii, 82; adorned Rome with great buildings, ii, 60; magnificent shows, ii, 57; defeated at Pharsalus (48), ii, 45.
Pompey; Quintus Pompeius Rufus, consul (141); as commander in the war with Numantia (140) made the unfortunate peace, iii, 109.
Pompey, Sextus, cousin of Pompey the Great, Stoic, scholar, geometrician, i, 19.
Pomponius, Marcus, tribune (363); accuser of Lucius Manlius, iii, 112.
Pontius, Gaius, the Samnite general, victor at the Caudine Forks (321), ii, 75; faithlessly treated, defeated (292), and executed in Rome.
Poor, services to the, ii, 61 fg.; their gratitude, ii, 63, 69-71.
Popilius [Marcus Popilius Laenas, as consul (172) campaigning in Liguria, i, 36].
Popular esteem, a means to glory, ii, 31; how gained, ii, 44 fg.
Posidonius, of Apamea (135-51), a Stoic, disciple of Panaetius at Athens, iii, 8; established a school at Rhodes where Cicero studied under him; later he lived with Cicero in Rome; author of many works, i, 159; iii, 10.
Postumius; Spurius Postumius Albinus, defeated in his second consulship (321) at the Caudine Forks, iii, 109.
Prodicus, of Ceos (fifth century), a respected sophist; his "Choice of Hercules," i, 118.
Profession; see Vocation.
Promises, non-fulfilment sometimes a duty, i, 32; iii, 92-95; sacred though given to an enemy, i, 39-40.
Property, private, how obtained, i, 92; rights of, i, 21; ii, 73-79, 85; iii, 53; public, rights of, i, 21, 51.
Propriety, defined, i, 96; its relations to the Cardinal Virtues, i, 93-100; poetic, i, 97; moral, i, 98-99; conduct in accord with personal endowment, i, 110-117; in choosing a career, i, 115-121; in outward appearance, i, 130; in inward self-control, i, 131-132; in speech, i, 132 fg.; in the home, i, 138-140.
Propylaea, the magnificent gateway to the Acropolis of Athens, built (437-431) by Pericles and Mnesicles at a cost of £500,000, ii, 60.