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

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Cicero says (in Cat. iii. 6) that although Glaucia sent sec:et- orders to Glaucias to put both his capwas not included by the senate in their decree for tives to death, which instructions he immediately
the execution of Saturninus'and his partisans, obeyed. (Diod. xix. 52, 105.) [E. H. B.]
Marius put him to death on his own authority. GLAU'CIAS (rmavicas), a rhetorician of
(CQic. Brut. 62, pro C. Rabir. perd. 7, in Cat. i. 2, Athens, who appears to have lived in the first
Philipp. viii. 5, de Harusp. Resp. 24; Schol. Bob. century of our aera, but he is mentioned only by
in Milonian. p. 277, Orelli; App. B. C. i. 28, 32; Plutarch (Sympos. i. 10, 3, ii. 2). [L. S.]
Val. Max. ix. 7; Plut. Mar. 27, 30; Veil. Pat. GLAU'CIAS (rAauvias), a Greek physician,
ii. 12; Flor. iii. 16. ~ 4.) Cicero compares Glau- belonging to the sect of the Empirici (Galen, De
cia to the Athenian demagogue Hyperbolus (Brut. Meth. Med. ii. 7, vol. x. p. 142, Comment. in
62), and says that he was the worst of men. He Hippocr. "' Epid. VI." iii. 29, vol. xvii. pt. ii. p.
admits, however, that he was eloquent, acute, and 94), who lived after Serapion of Alexandria, and
witty. (de Or. ii. 61, 65.) An anecdote related by before Heracleides of Tarentum, and therefore proCicero (pro Rab. Post. 6. ~ 14) conveys some notion bably in the third or second century B. c. (Celsus,
of Glaucia's manner. He used to tell the plebs, DeMedic.i.Praef. p. 5.) Galen mentions him as one
when a rogatio was read to them, to mind whether of the earliest commentators on the whole of the
the words "' dictator, consul, praetor, or magister works of Hippocrates (Comment. in Hippoer. "De
equitum" occurred in the preamble. If so, the Humor." i. 24, vol. xvi. p. 196), and he also wrote
rogatio was no concern of theirs: but if they heard an alphabetical glossary on the difficult words octhe words " and whosoever after this enactment," curring in the Hippocratic collection. (Erot. Gloss.
then to look sharp, for some new fetter of law was Hippocr. p. 16, ed. Franz.) His commentaries on
going to be forged. Glaucia was the author of a Hippocrates are several times quoted and referred
law de Repetundis of which the fragments are col- to by Galen. (Comment. in Hippoer. " De Hulected by Orelli (Index Legnm, p. 269), and he in- mor." i. Praef. ii. 30, vol. xvi. pp. 1, 324, 327;
troduced a change in the form of comperendinatio. Cbmment. in Hippoer. " Epid. VI." i. Praef. ii. 65,
(Cic. in Verr. i. 9.) [W. B. D.] vol. xvii. pt. i. pp. 794, 992.) It is uncertain
GLAU'CIAS (rxavtlas). 1. King of the Illy- whether he is the person quoted by Pliny. (H. N.
rians, or rather of the Taulantians, one of the Illy- xx. 99, xxi. 102, xxii. 47, xxiv. 91.) Fabricius
rian tribes. He is first mentioned as bringing a says he was the master of Heracleides of Tarentum,
considerable force to the assistance of Cleitus, ano- and Apollonius, but for this statement the writer
ther Illyrian prince, against Alexander the Great, has not been able to find any authority. (Bibl,
B.C. 335. They were, however, both defeated, Grae. vol. xiii. p. 171, ed. Vet.) [W. A. G.]
and Cleitus forced to take refuge within the Tau- GLAU'CIAS (rmaviKas), a statuary of Aegina,
lantian territories, whither Alexander did not who made the bronze chariot and statue of Gelon,
pursue him, his attention being called elsewhere by the son of Deinomenes, afterwards tyrant of Syrathe news of the revolt of Thebes. (Arrian, i. 5, cuse, in commemoration of his victory in the cha6.) We next hear of Glaucias, nearly 20 years riot race at Olympia, 01. 73, B. C. 488. The follater, as affording an asylum to the infant Pyrrhus, lowing bronze statues at Olympia were also by
when his father Aeacides was driven out of Epeirus. Glaucias:-Philon, whose victory was recorded in
(Plut. Pyrrh. 3'; Justin. xvii. 3.) By this measure the following epigram by Simonides, the son of
he gave offence to Cassander, who sought to gain Leoprepes,possession of Epeirus for himself, and who in vain Ha-pls,pue KopK~pa, 4,[Awv 8' O'opI', e iii 8
offered Glaucias 200 talents to give up the child. rXaedcov
Not long after, the Macedonian king invaded his'13s, Kal iVKt 7rT 8' 0dAv.uLrdlas:
territories, and defeated him in battle; but though Glaucus of Carystus, the boxer, practising strokes
Glaucias bound himself by the treaty which ensued (cirKauLaX6v); and Theagenes of Thasos, who conto refrain from hostilities against the allies of Cas- quered Euthymus in boxing in 01. 75, B. C. 480
sander, he still retained Pyrrhus at his court, and, (Paus. vi. 6. ~ 2). Glaucias therefore flourished
in B.c. 307, took the opportunity, after the death B. C. 488-480 (Paus. vi. 9. ~ 3, 10. ~ 1, 11.
of Alcetas, king of Epeirus, to invade that country ~ 3). [P. S.]
with an army, and establish the young prince, GLAUTCIDES (rAavidSris), one of the chief
then 12 years old, upon the throne. (Diod. xix. men of Abydus when it was besieged by Philip V.
67; Plut. Pyrrh. 3; Justin. xvii. 3; Paus. i. 11. of Macedon, in B. c. 200, and apparently one of
~ 5.) The territories of Glaucias bordered upon the fifty elders whom the people had bound by an
those of the Greek cities, Apollonia and Epi- oath to slay the women and children and to burn
damnus; and this proximity involved him in the treasures of the city, as soon as the enemy
frequent hostilities with those states; in 312 he should have got possession of the inner wall.
even made himself master of Epidamnus, by the Glaucides, however, with some others, shrunk from
assistance of the Corcyraeans. (Diod. xix. 70, 78.) what they had undertaken, and sent the priests
The date of his death is not mentioned; but it with suppliant wreaths to make a surrender of the
appears that he was still reigning in B. C. 302, town to Philip. (Polyb. xvi. 29-34; Liv. xxxi.
when Pyrrhus repaired to his court, to be present 17.) [E. E.]
at the marriage of one of his sons. (Plut. Pyrrh. 4.)' GLAU'CIDES, a Greek statuary, one of those
2. An officer of cavalry in the service of Alex- who made "athletas, et armatos, et venatores,
ander at the battle of Gaugamela. (Arrian, iii. sacrificantesque" (Plin. H. N. xxxiv. 8. s. 19.
11.) ~ 34). [P. S.]
3. (Perhaps the same with the preceding). A GLAU'CION, a painter of Corinth, and the
follower of Cassander, whom he entrusted with the teacher of Athenion [ATHENION, No. 1]. (Plin.
charge of Roxana and her son Alexander when he H. AN. xxxv. 11. s. 40. ~ 29.) [P. S.]
confined them as prisoners in the citadel of Am- GLAUCIPPUS (rhaImcrlros), a son of the
phipolis. After the peace of B.C. 311, Cassander Athenian orator Hyperides, is said by Plutarch
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