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African contemporaries, or the stiff affectation, attacked by Masinissa on his march, and narrowly
vulgar finery, and empty pomposity, of the Graeco- escaped falling into his hands. He, however, obItalian rhetoricians. He was unquestionably also tained from Syphax a large auxiliary force, with
a man of extensive erudition; and much curious which he joined his guardian Mezetulus, but their
and valuable information concerning ancient super- combined armies were defeated by Masinissa, and
stition and ancient philosophy may be gathered they themselves fled to Syphax for refuge. From
from his pages, in which are preserved many quo- thence they were induced by the conqueror to
tations from lost- works of interest and importance. return, and Lacumaces was received at the court
HIis merits as a theologian are more questionable. of Masinissa with the honours due to his royal
It is almost certain that he became a convert late birth. (Liv. xxix. 29, 30.) [E. H. B.]
in life: he probably did not receive instruction LACY'DES (Aarcvisrs). 1. A native of Cyrene,
from a judicious teacher, nor fully comprehend all the son of Alexander. In his youth he was poor,
that he had learned. His expressions relative to but remarkable for his industry, as well as for his
the nature of Christ, his view of the redemption, affable and engaging manners. He removed to
his picture of the day of judgment, his predictions Athens, and attached himself to the New Acaconcerning the millennium, the unsuspecting con- demy, according to a silly story quoted by Eusebius
fidence with which he quotes such authorities as (Pqraep. Evang. xiv. 7) from Numenius, because
the Sibylline oracles and Hermes Trismegistus, the the facility with which his servants robbed' him
line of argument adopted in the De Ira Dei, his without being detected, convinced him that no reremarks on the immortality of the soul and on early liance could be placed on the evidence of the senses.
death, may be given as a few examples out of many He was a disciple of Arcesilaus, and succeeded
which might be adduced of erroneous doctrines, of him as president of the school, over which he prerash and unwarrantable conclusions, of unsound sided for 26 years. The place where his instructions
criticism, of reasoning rhetorical but not logical, of were delivered was a garden, named- the AaKco6ezo
superficial investigation, and false induction. The provided for the purpose by his friend Attalus
charge of a leaning towards Manicheism and Anti- Philometor king of Pergamus. This alteration in
Trinitarian opinions seems altogether unfounded.'the locality of the school seems at least to have
The Editio Princeps of Lactantius is one of the contributed to the rise of the name of the New
earliest specimens of the typographical art in ex- Academy. Before his death Lacydes resigned his
istence, having been printed at the monastery of place to Telecles and Evander of Phocis, a thing
Subiaco in 1465 by Sweynheym and Pannartz; a which no philosopher had ever done before him.
second and a third impression by the same printers He died in B. c. 24 1, according to Diogenes Laertius
appeared at Rome in 1468 and 1470, the last (iv. ~ 60; comp. Aelian, V. H. ii. 41; Athen. x.
under the editorial inspection of Andrew, bishop of p. 438. a.), from the effects of excessive drinking.
Aleria. The great popularity of this author, and According to Eusebius (Praep. Ev. xiv. 7), he was
the multitude of MSS. dispersed over Europe, gave so frugal, in other respects at least, that he was
rise to a multitude of editions, of which the most styled d oirCOVOpKOds.' In his philosophical tenets
notable are that of Gallaeus, Lug. Bat. 1660, he followed Arcesilaus closely. Cicero (Acad. ii. 6),
forming one of the series of Variorum Classics, in speaking of the latter, says: "cujus primo non
8vo.; that of C. Cellarius, Lips. 8vo. 1698; that admodum probata ratio, quanquam floruit quum
of Walchius, Lips. 8vo. 1715; that of Heumann, acumine ingenii tum admirabili quodam lepore
Gotting. 8vo. 1736; that of Biinemann, Lips. 8vo. dicendi proxime a Lacyde solo retenta est." Suidas
17391; and that of Le Brun and Lenglet du (s. v. AaK.) mentions writings of his under the
Fresnoy, Paris, 2 vols. 4to. 1748. general name of 6dekooqpa or 7rep1 da'Ews. (Diog.
(Hieronym. de Viris Ill. 79, 80; Chronic. Euseb. Laert. iv. 59-61.)
ad ann. cccxviii., Comment. in Eccles. c. 10, Com- 2. A peripatetic philosopher, mentioned by
ment. in Eplhes. c. 4, Ad Paulin. Epist.; Lactant. Aelian (Hist. An. vii. 41), and Pliny (H. V. x. 22).
Divin. Instit. i. 1. ~ 8, v. 2. ~ S, iii. 13. ~ 12; Nothing is recorded of him but that he had a pet
Schrickh, Kirchengeschit. vol. v. p. 232; Sch6ne- goose which never left him either by day or by
mann, Bibliotheca Patrunr Lat. vol. i. ~ 2; Bihr, night. [C. P. M.]
Gesch. der Romisch. Litterat. Snppl. Band. 1~ Ab- LADAMAS, artist. [MOSCHION.]
theil. ~ 9, 2e Abtheil. ~ 38-46.) [W. R.] LADAS (Adcas). I. A celebrated runner, a
LACTANS, LACTURNUS, and LACTUR- native of Laconia. He gained the victory at
CIA, Roman divinities, who were believed to pro- Olympia in the VAJLXos, and expired soon after.
tect the young fruits of the field. (Serv. ad Aen. There was a monument to his memory on the
i. 315;- August. De Civ. Dei, iv. 3.) Some believe banks of the Eurotas. In Arcadia, on one of
that Lactans and Lacturcia are mere surnames the roads leading to Orchomenus, was a stadium,
of Ops, and that Lacturnus is a surname of Sa- called the stadium of Ladas, where he used to
turnus. (Hartung, Die Relig. der Rdrm. vol. ii. pp. practise. There was' a famous statue of him by
129, 132.) [L. S.] Myron, in the temple of Apollo Lycius at Argos,
LACTU'CA, a surname of M. Valerius Maxi- and another statue in the temple of Aphrodite
mus, consul, B. C. 456. [MAXIMUS.] Nicephorus. (Paus. ii. 19. ~ 7, iii. 21, ~ 1, viii. 12,
LACTUCI'NUS, a surname of M. Valerius ~ 3.) His swiftness became proverbial among the
Maximus, consular tribune,'B. c. 398 and 395. Romans. (Catull. Iv. 25;Auctor ad Herenn. iv. 3;
[MAXIMUS.] Juv. xiii. 97; Mart. ii. 86. 8, x. 100. 5.)
LACUMACES, a Numidian, the younger son 2. A native of Aegium in Achaea, who gained
of Oesalces, king of the Massylians, was placed on a victory in the foot race at Olympia, in the 125th
the throne while a mere child by Mezetulus, who Olympiad, B. C. 280. (Paus. iii. 21. ~ 1, x. 23,
had overthrown his brother Capusa. On the land- ~ 14.) [C. P.M.]
ing of Masinissa in Africa, Lacumaces repaired to LADO'GENES or LADO'NIS (Aalwyev7s or
the court of Syphax to solicit assistance, but was Aaecvis), a name by which the poets sometimes