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

796 LO'CHEIA. LOLLIA.
which were very often reprinted; that of Ascensius, in childbed, occurs as a surname of Artemis. (Plut.
fol. Par. 1510, 1513, 1516, 1530, 1533; that of Sylnpos. iii. 10; Orph. fIymn. 35. 3.) [L. S.]:Aldus, Venet. 5 tom. 8vo., 1518-1533, including LOCRUS (Aocpd6s). 1. A son of Physcius and
Florus, and a Latin translation of Polybius by grandson of Amphictyon, became by Cabya the
Perotto; that of Frobenius, fol. Basel, 1531, con- father of Locrus, the mythical ancestor of the
taining for the first time the five books discovered Ozolian Locrians (Plut. Quaest. Graec. 15). -Acby Grynaeus and the chronology of Glareanus, re- cording to some the wife of the former Locrus was
printed in 1535, with: the addition of the notes of called Cambyse or Protogeneia (Pind. 01. ix. 86
Rhenanus and Gelenius; that of Gryphius, Lugd. Eustath. ad Horn. p. 277).
4 vol. 8vo., 1542, with the notes- of Valla, Rhe- 2. A son of Zeus and Maera, the daughter of
hanus, Gelenius, and Glareanus, reprinted at Paris, the-Argive king Proetus anrd Antaia. He is said to:1543, with the addition of the notes of Antonius have assisted Zethus and Amphion in the building
Sabellicus;- that of Manutius, fol. Venet. 1;555, of Thebes (Eustath. ad Horn. p. 1688). [L. S.]
1566, 1572, 1592, with the epitomes and scholia LOCRUS (Aoicpds), a Parian statuary, of unof Sigonius; and that of Gruterus, fol. Francf. known date, whose statue of Athena, in the temple
1608, 8vo. 1619, fol. 1628, 8vo. 1659. A new of Ares, at Athens, is mentioned by Pausanias (i.
era commences -with researches of Gronovius, who 8. ~ 5). [P. S.]
-first placed the text upon a satisfactory basis by LOCUSTA, or, more correctly, LUCUSTA (see
the collation of- a vast number of MSS. His Heinrich, ad Juv. vol. ii. p. 62), a woman celelabours appear under their best form in the editions brated for her skill in concocting poisons. She
printed by Daniel Elzevir, 3 vols. 1665, 1679, was employed by Agrippina in poisoning the emforming part of the Variorum Classics in 8vo. The peror Claudius, and by Nero for despatching Bri,
edition of Jo. Clericus, 10 vols. 8vo. Amst. 1710, tannicus. (Tac. Ann. xii. 66, xiii. 15; Suet. Ner.
tcontaininig'the supplements of Freinsheimius entire, 33; Dion Cass. lx. 34; Juv. i. 71, with Schol.)
and of Crevier, 6 vols.: 4to., Paris, 1735-41, are Suetonius says (Nero, 33) that the poison which
by no means destitute of value: the latter especially she administered being too slow, Nero impatiently'has always been very popular; the notes have been struck her with his own hand, and forced her to
frequently reprinted. It was reserved, however, prepare a stronger draught in his presence, which
for Drakenborch to follow out what Gronovius had killed Britannicus instantaneously. She was reso well begun, and his most elaborate edition, pub- warded by Nero with ample estates; but under
-ished at Leyden, in 7 vols. 4to. 1738-46, is still the emperor Galba she was executed with other
considered the standard. This admirable per- malefactors of Nero's reign. (Dion Cass. lxiv.
formancej in addition to a text revised with uncom- 3.) [W. T.]
mon care and judgment, comprehends everything LOE'MIUS (AotfLos), the deliverer from plague
valuable contributed by previous scholars, and (AoiLy's), was-a surname of Apollo at Lindus in:%rms a most ample: storehouse of learning. Since Rhodes. (Macrob. Sat. i. 17.) [L. S.]
that period little has been done for Livy; for the LO'GBASIS (Adyaorts), a citizen of Selga in
editions:ofStroth and Diring, Goth. 1796-1819,of Pamphylia. When Selga was attacked by Gar —
Ruperti, Gitting.: 1807-1809, and of Bekker and syeris, the general of Achaeus, in B. c. 218, LogRaschig, Lips. 1829, cannot be regarded as possess- basis, as having been guardian to Achaeus's wife
ing any particular weight. A new recension, re- Laodice, was deputed by his countrymen to treat
cently commenced by Alchefski, Berol. 8vo. 1841 with the enemy, and used the opportunity to make
-1843, and carried as far as the end of the first a treacherous agreement for the surrender of the
decade, promises to be very valuable. The edition of city. His design, however, was detected on the
Drakenborch, together with the excellent Comnmenta- very eve of its completion, and his fellow-citizens
tinesde Fontibus Historiarum T. Livii of Lachmann, burst into his house, and slew him, together with
4to. GJtting. 1822-1828, will supply everything his sons and the enemy's soldiers who were secreted
that can be desired for general illustration. To there. (Pol. v. 74-76.) [E. E.]
these we may perhaps add the -commentary of LO'LLIA. 1. The wife of A. Gabinius, deRuperti, which, although frequently verbose upon bauched by Caesar (Suet. Cues. 50), was probably a
What is easy and altogether silent upon what is daughter of M. Lollius Palicanus, tribune of the
difficult, contains much matter useful to a student. plebs B. C. 71. She may be the same as the Lollia
A long list of dissertations on various isolated topics whom Cicero (ad Farn. ix. 22. ~ 4) speaks of as a
connected with Livy, will be found in Schweiger's woman of bad character.
Handb ch der Classic/iec Bibliogriaphie, 8vo. Leip- 2. LOLLIA PAULL1NA, the granddaughter of
zig, 1832, and in the Grundriss der Classicl/en M. Lollius [LOLLIus No. 5], and heiress of his
Bibliographie of Wagner, Breslau, 1840. immense wealth, the spoil of the provinces. (Plin.
- The quaint old translation of Philemon Holland, H. N. ix. 35. s. 58.) Pliny describes the jewels
fol. Lond. 1600, 1659, is far superior to the loose which she wore in her hair, round her neck, arms
weak paraphrase of Baker. The version published and fingers, as worth forty millions of sesterces.
by John-Hayes (Lond. 1744-1745, 6 vols. 8vo), She was married to C. Memmius Regulus; but on
professing to be executed -by several hands, and the report of her grandmother's beauty, the emanother which appeared anonymously- (fol. Lond. peror Caligula sent for her, divorced her from her
1686), embrace the supplements of Freinsheim as husband, and married her, but soon divorced her
well as the text of Livy. [W: R.] again. (Suet. Calig. 25; Dion Cass. lix. 12.)
LI'VIUS ANDRONICUS. [ANDRONICUS, After Claudius had put to death his'wife Messalina,
Vol. I. p. 175, b.] Lollia was one of the candidates for the vacancy;
LOBON (Aoclwv), of iArgos, the author of a work but her more successful rival, Agrippina, easily obon poets, mentioned by Diogenes Lairtins (i. 34, tained from Claudius a sentence of banishment
11X2)... -against her, and; then sent a. tribune to murder
-LOCIHEIA (tAoX~iy), the protectress of women. her. (Tac. Awn.- xii. 1; Suet. Claud, 26;: Dion