A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

COLCHAS.
the king was obliged to follow his advice. But a
short time afterwards, when the Macedonian army
had actually commenced its return, Coenus died of
an illness, and was' honoured by the king with a
splendid burial. Alexander lamented his death,
but is reported to have said, that Coenus had
urged the necessity of returning so strongly, as if
he alone had been destined to see his native country again. (Arrian, Anab. i. 6, 14, 24, 29, iv.
16-18, 27, v. 16, 17, 21, 27, vi. 2-4; Curtius,
ii. 10, iii. 9, iv. 13, 16, v. 4, vi. 8, 9, viii. 1, 10,
12, 14, ix. 3; Diod. xvii. 57, 61.) [L. S.]
COERA'TADAS (Kolpara`as), a Theban, commanded some Boeotian forces under Clearchus, the
Spartan harmost at Byzantium, when that place
was besieged by the Athenians in B.c. 408. When
Clearchus crossed over to Asia to obtain money
fromn Pharnabazus, and to collect forces, he left the
command of the garrison to Helixus, a Megarian,
and Coeratadas, who were soon after compelled to
surrender themselves as prisoners when certain
parties within the town had opened the gates to
Alcibiades. [CLEARCHUS.] They were sent to
Athens, but during the disembarkation at the
Peiraeeus, Coeratadas contrived to escape in the
crowd, and made his way in safety to Deceleia.
(Xen. Hell. i. 3. ~~ 15-22; Diod. xiii. 67; Patt.
Ale. 31.) In 1. c. 400, when the Cyrean Greeks
had arrived at Byzantium, Coeratadas, who was
going about in search of employment as a general,
prevailed on them to choose him as their commander, promising to lead them into Thrace on an
expedition of much profit, and to supply thems
plentifully with provisions. It was however almost immediately discovered that he had no means
of supporting thenm for even a single day, and he
was obliged accordingly to relinquish his command.
(Xen. Anab. vii. 1. ~~ 33-41.) [E. E.]
COES (KWc's), of Mytilene, attended Dareius
Hystaspis in his Scythian expedition (see Clinton,
F. H. ii. p. 313) as commander of the Mytilenaeans, and dissuaded the king from breaking up
his bridge of boats over the Danube, and so cutting
off his own retreat. For this good counsel he was
rewarded by Dareius on his return with the tyranny of Mytilene. In B. c. 501, when the lonians
had been instigated to revolt by Aristagoras, Cols,
with several of the other tyrants, was seized by
latragoras at Myus, where the Persian fleet that
had been engaged at Naxos was lying. They
were delivered up to the people of their several
cities, and most of them were allowed to go uninjured into exile; but Coes, on the contrary, was
stoned to death by the Mytilenaeans. (Herod. iv.
97, v. 11, 37, 38.) [E. E.]
COLAENIS (KoXadis), a surname of Artemis
in the Attic demos of Myrrhinus, was derived
from a mythical king, Colaenus, who was believed
to have reigned even before the time of Cecrops.
(Paus. i. 31. ~ 3.) [L. S.]
COLAXAIS or COLAXES (KoAPcars), an
ancient king of the Scythians, a son of Targitaus,
who, according to the Scythian tradition, reigned
about 1000 years previous to the expedition of
Dareius into Scythia. (Herod. iv..5, &c.; Val.
Flace. vi. 48.) [L. S.]
COLCHAS or CO'LICHAS (KdoXas, KoA'Xas),
a petty prince of Spain, who ruled over twentyeight cities, and furnished supplies of troops to
Scipio against Mago and. Hasdrubal in B. c. 206.
(Pol. xi. 20; Liv. xxviii. 13.) In reward for his

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services, the Romans increased his dominions (Pol.
xxi. 9); but in B. c. 197 he revolted, and drew
away seventeen towns from their allegiance to
Rome. The rebellion spread widely through Spain,
but was eventually suppressed by M. Porcius Cato,
Q. Minucius Thermus, and various other commanders, in B. c. 195. (Liv. xxxiii. 21, 26, 44,
xxxiv. 8-21.) [E. E.]
CO'LIAS (KcwAtic), a surname of Aphrodite,
who had a statue on the Attic promontory of Colias.
(Paus. i. 1. ~ 4; comp. Herod. viii. 96; Schol. ad
Aristoph. Nub. 56.) Strabo (ix. p. 398) places a
sanctuary of Aphrodite Colias in the neighbourhood of Anaphlystus. [L. S.]
COLLATI'NUS, L. TARQUI'NIUS, the son
of Egerius, who was the son of Aruns, the brother
of Tarquinius Priscus. VWhen the town of Collatia
was taken by Tarquinius Priscus, Egerius was left
in command of the place (Liv. i. 38), and there
his son also resided, whence he received the surname of Collatinus. He was married to Lucretia,
and it was the rape of the latter by his cousin,
Sex. Tarquinius, that led to the dethronement of
Tarquinius Superbus, and the establishment of the
republic, B. c. 509. Collatinus and L. Junius
Brutus were the first consuls; but as the people
could not endure the rule of any of the hated race
of the Tarquins, Collatinus was persuaded by his
colleague and the other nobles to resign his office
and retire from Rome. He withdrew with all his
property to Lavinium, and P. Valerius Poplicola
was elected in his place. (Liv. i. 57-60, ii. 2;
Dionys. iv. 64, &c.; Dion Cass. Frag. 24, ed.
Reimar; Cic. de Rep. ii. 25, de Off. iii. 10.)
COLLE'GA, POMPEIUS, consul with Cornelius Priscus, A. D. 93, the year in which Agricola
died. (Tac. Agr. 44,)
COLLU'THUS (K4AAov9os). 1. A heretic,
who seems nearly to have agreed in his opinions
with the Manichaeans. He was a presbyter of
Alexandria. He was deposed by the council of
Alexandria (A. D. 324), and died before A. D. 340.
His sect lasted no long time.
2. A heretic of the Monophysite sect, who lived
at a later time. Some fragments of his writings
are preserved in the acts of the great Lateran
council, A. D. 649. (Fabric. Bibl. Graec. ix. 245,
ed. Harles.) [P. S.]
COLO'TES (KoAW/r7si), of Lampsacus, a hearer
of Epicurus, and one of the most famous of his
disciples, wrote a work to prove, " That it was impossible even to live according to the doctrines of
the other philosophers" (od' Kara T& TW dC AA\wv
4PAoo6d(wv &o'ypara ooeu U sjv em-iv). It was de-,
dicated to king Ptolemy, probably Philopator. In
refutation of it Plutarch wrote two works, a dialogue, to prove, " That it is impossible even to live
pleasantly according to Epicurus," and a work
entitled " Against Colotes." (Plut. Oper. pp. 1086
-1127.) The two works stand in the editions
in this order, which should be reversed. It may
be collected from Plutarch, that Colotes was clever,
but vain, dogmatical, and intolerant. He made
violent attacks upon Socrates, and other great philosophers. He was a great favourite with Epicurus,
who used, by way of endearment, to call him
KoAwra'pas and KoAwrdpros. It is also related
by Plutarch, that Colotes, after hearing Epicurus
discourse on the nature of things, fell on his knees
before him, and besought him to give him instruction. He hleld, that it is unworthy of the truth