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  1. Essai Sur les Propriétés de la Nouvelle Cissoïde,: Et sur les rapports de cette courbe, tant avec la cissoïde de dioclès, qu'avec un grand nombre d'autres courbes (French Edition) by Rallier, 2009-04-27
  2. Diocles of Carystus: A Collection of the Fragments With Translation and Commentary (Studies in Ancient Medicine) by Philip J. Van Der Eijk, 2001-08-01
  3. The Number One A-Z Family Health Adviser by Diocles, 1996-04
  4. Home Medical Encyclopaedia (Paperfronts) by Diocles, 1989-11-14
  5. Lusitania: Viriathus, Lusitanian Language, Lusitanian War, Audax, Ditalcus and Minurus, Gaius Appuleius Diocles, Cornelius Bocchus
  6. The home medical encyclopedia (Paperfront series) by Diocles, 1965
  7. Cissoid of Diocles
  8. Diocles of Carystus: An entry from Gale's <i>Science and Its Times</i> by Evelyn B. Kelly, 2001
  9. Date de Naissance Inconnue (Ve Siècle Av. J.-C.): Hippocrate, Sophocle, Empédocle, Marcus Furius Camillus, Alcibiade, Dioclès, Mélissos (French Edition)
  10. Ancient Euboeans: Isaeus, Lycophron, Callias of Chalcis, Euphraeus, Diocles of Carystus, Euphorion of Chalcis, Charidemus
  11. Diocles: An entry from Gale's <i>Science and Its Times</i> by Judson Knight, 2001
  12. Essai Sur Les Propriétés De La Nouvelle Cissoïde: Et Sur Les Rapports De Cette Courbe, Tant Avec La Cissoïde De Dioclès, Qu'Avec Un Grand Nombre D'Autres Courbes (French Edition) by Rallier, 2009-12-31
  13. Date de Décès Inconnue (Ive Siècle Av. J.-C.): Hippocrate, Thucydide, Dioclès, Publius Cornelius Rufinus, Platon le Comique, Cléarque (French Edition)
  14. Meneur: Aurige de Delphes, Cocher, Postillon, Ratuména, Crescens, Gaius Appuleius Diocles, Publius Aelius Gutta Calpurnianus (French Edition)

61. Cissoid Of Diocles (1.0.2)
Motion on the Cissoid of diocles.
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62. I4017: Beltsa ( - )
34 2000. diocles. Bassanus Magnus. _ Priamus _ _ Helenus I_ _ diocles _ _ INDEX
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  • 63. The Walls Of Astyanax
    brother. Are you listening to me? Pay attention! diocles again. Your voice his mouth. diocles cuffed him on the ear. Grumbling
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    Chapter 4
    Time passed slowly at first, too slowly for Avicenna to shake the loss of his father completely. The ache of repressed sorrow within him began to take its toll as he matured. Though there were still those in the house that remembered him as a sweet young boy, the bitterness he nourished within made that innocence all but disappear.
    He grew tall and strong, lean and agile as his father had been. However, his colors- cinnamon auburn hair, rare green eyes, remained very much like his mother. Along with them he retained a few of her less-redeeming personality traits.
    "Cenna! Stop your daydreaming and pay attention!"
    His father had been dead and gone for two years. Avicenna was now sixteen, tall and lean like his father, but with the fairer skin and thick, rusty locks of his mother. He also had inherited her rare green eyes.
    Life had gone on. His mother still lived and blossomed in the open, sunlit portico gardens where she walked and spoke to her maidservants in haughty, shrill tones. There seemed little left in her life now to cause her pretty face to scowl; she was always smiling nowadays.
    Avicenna, not long after his father's funeral, had seen her with a strange man who had offered her comfort. This man was his father's brother, who had lived further south than Philip had ever been on the isle of Crete where he had made Knossos his home.

    64. The Quality Of Mercy
    diocles tossed and turned restlessly in the moonlit room and the godlightly touched his churning thoughts; he was dreaming of Apollo.
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    The Quality of Mercy
    Strife stood silently, gazing down at the fitfully sleeping mortal. Diocles tossed and turned restlessly in the moonlit room and the god lightly touched his churning thoughts; he was dreaming of Apollo. Strife lay down on the bed and sighed, regretfully twirling one of the man's long, dark curls around a finger. He only trusted a few of his followers to actually help him achieve his godly aims, and fewer still were allowed to know the reasons why he asked them to do what they did. With an unintelligible mumble the mortal rolled onto his back and Strife lowered his head to look at the strong profile. He had known as Diocles matured that the man longed more and more for glory and recognition, chafing at the secretive nature of Strife's work. Strife had expected to eventually lose him to one of the more glamorous gods. What he hadn't expected was that Diocles would betray him. To be fair, Apollo had played dirty, choosing one of Strife's most trusted servants and capitalizing on the mortal's love of music to win his confidence. Strife hadn't realized Apollo was that interested in what he was doing. The god smirked at the image of Diocles, dark and slender, being fucked by the shining golden god, and the pillow talk that followed. His smile widened; too bad the secrets Apollo's efforts had bought were practically worthless. Fully aware of the mortal's restlessness, Strife had long since cut Diocles off from any real information. Strife leaned over and blew lightly in the man's ear and watched as he jerked awake, panicking as he caught sight of the god lying beside him.

    65. Lucian-eunuch.htm
    Many competitors took part in the funeral games of the deceased, but two of themin particular were the most favoured to win, the aged diocles (you know the
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    Return to Born Eunuchs Library LUCIAN OF SAMOSATA THE EUNUCH
    [Translation from Lucian; with an English translation, by A.M. Harmon. In eight volumes. Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press; London, W. Heinemann, 1947-1957, volume 5, pp. 331-345. Translation amended by me.]
    THE EUNUCH
    PAMPHILUS Where have you been, Lycinus, and what are you laughing at, I should like to know, as you come? Of course, you are always in a good humour, but this appears to me to be something out of the ordinary, as you cannot restrain your laughter over it. LYCINUS I have been in the Agora, I'd have you know, Pamphilus; and I shall make you share my laughter at once if you let me tell you what sort of case has been tried in my presence, between philosophers wrangling with each other. PAMPHILUS Well, what you have already said is laughable, in all truth, that followers of philosophy should have it out with one another at law, when they ought, even if it should be something of importance, to settle their complaints peaceably among themselves. LYCINUS Indeed, you blessed simpleton! Peaceably! They! Why, they came together at full tilt and flung whole cartloads of abuse upon each other, shouting and straining their lungs enough to split them!

    66. Philip Van Der Eijk
    Review. 52 (in press). van der Eijk, PJ (2001) diocles of Carystus. A Review.51, pp. 244245. van der Eijk, PJ (2000) diocles of Carystus. A
    http://historical-studies.ncl.ac.uk/people/philip_van_der_eijk/
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    • Teaching / Research Interests: Ancient medicine and science
    List of publications
    • Geschichte der Medizingeschichtsschreibung. van der Eijk, P.J. (2002) 'Aristotle on cognition in sleep', in Wiedemann, T. and Dowden, K. (eds.) Sleep in Antiquity. Proceedings of the 1999 Midlands Classical Seminar, c. 10 pp. (in press). van der Eijk, P.J. (2002) 'Review of: Duminil, M.P. (ed.), Hippocrate. Plaies etc', Mnemosyne. 55 (in press). The Classical Review. 52 (in press). van der Eijk, P.J. (2001) Diocles of Carystus. A Collection of the Fragments with Translation and Commentary. Vol. 2: Commentary. Leiden: Brill (Studies in Ancient Medicine 23), xlii + 489 pp. van der Eijk, P.J. (2001) Aristoteles. Over melancholie. Groningen: Historische Uitgeverij, 42 pp. van der Eijk, P.J. (2001) 'La storiografia delle scienze e la tradizione dossografica', in Petruccioli, S. (ed.) Storia della Scienza.

    67. List Of Publications
    (Chapter). Publications from 2001 van der Eijk, PJ (2001) diocles of Carystus. (Book). Publications from 2000 van der Eijk, PJ (2000) diocles of Carystus.
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    Publications from 2003
    • Isis. Baltimore, London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002, (in press). (Review) Studies in Ancient Medicine. vol. 18. Leiden: Brill, 1998, Bulletin of the History of Medicine (in press). (Review)

    Publications from 2002
    • Geschichte der Medizingeschichtsschreibung. (Chapter) van der Eijk, P.J. (2002) 'Aristotle on cognition in sleep', in Wiedemann, T. and Dowden, K. (eds.) Sleep in Antiquity. Proceedings of the 1999 Midlands Classical Seminar, c. 10 pp. (in press). (Chapter) The Classical Review. 52 (in press). (Review) van der Eijk, P.J. (2002) 'Review of: Duminil, M.P. (ed.), Hippocrate. Plaies etc', Mnemosyne. 55 (in press). (Review) Leiden: Brill. pp 331-374. (Chapter) Wisse, J. (2002) 'De oratore: Rhetoric, Philosophy, and the Making of the Ideal Orator', in May, J.M. Leiden: Brill. pp 375-400. (Chapter)

    Publications from 2001
    • van der Eijk, P.J. (2001)

    68. Diocles
    Tangent of the Cissoid of diocles. r = sin ? tan ?. Sorry, thispage requires a Javacompatible web browser. diocles.gsp.
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    Tangent of the Cissoid of Diocles r = sin £c tan £c
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    69. Recent Articles In St Andrews Archive: How Do We Know About Greekmathematicians?
    help to date others. As an example we examine how the dates of dioclesgiven in this archive have been determined. First let us
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    70. Informations Généalogiques
    Translate this page de WISIGOTHIE, N Famille Mariage avant 405 Conjoint de COLOGNE, Blésinde SexeFéminin Naissance vers 385 Parents Père de COLOGNE, diocles Enfant(s
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    Sexe: Masculin
    Naissance : vers 505
    Parents
    Famille: Mariage: avant 530
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    Enfant(s) de SOISSONS, Mummolin ou Gondolfus
    d'ANGOULEME, Maurilion Sexe: Masculin
    Naissance : vers 510
    Famille: Conjoint: de THURINGE, N...
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    de COLOGNE, Marcomir Sexe: Masculin Naissance : vers 370 Parents de COLOGNE, Chlodio Ier d'ALEMANIE, Blesinde Famille: Mariage: vers 394 Conjoint: de LOMBARDIE, Hildegonde Naissance : vers 375 Parents de TOXANDRIE, Richimir N..., Ascyla Enfant(s) de COLOGNE, Hildegonde
    Sexe: Masculin Naissance : vers 640 Parents N..., Gleisnod Famille: Mariage: avant 665 Conjoint: Naissance : vers 645 Parents de SALZBOURG, Robert Enfant(s) de BAVIERE, Willigarde de BAVIERE, Theudebert
    de SALZBOURG, Robert Sexe: Masculin Naissance : vers 620 Parents Famille: Mariage: avant 645 Conjoint: Naissance : vers 625 Enfant(s)
    Sexe: Masculin Naissance : vers 595 Famille: Enfant(s) de SALZBOURG, Robert
    de WESSEX, Eoffa Sexe: Masculin Naissance : vers 715 Parents de WESSEX, Eoppa Famille: Enfant(s) de WESSEX, Ealhmund

    71. Diocletianus
    Murhan tultua ilmi ja armeijan kokoonnuttua selvittämään tilannetta diocles, keisarinhenkivartioston ratsumiesten päällikkö, otti aloitteen käsiinsä.
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    72. Roman Emperors - DIR Numerian
    The premature discovery of the body led to a military assembly in which the commanderof the imperial bodyguard, Valerius diocles accused Aper of having
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    Virtual Catalog of Roman Coins An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors DIR Atlas
    Numerianus (283-284 A.D.)
    William Leadbetter
    Edith Cowan University The younger son of the Emperor Carus , he was proclaimed Caesar soon after his father's accession to power in the Fall of 282. Like his elder brother Carinus, he took the titles nobilissimus Caesar and princeps iuventutis He was manifestly the junior of the two Caesars. Carinus held an ordinary consulship in 283 with his father and was promoted to the rank of Augustus; Numerian remained with his father in the junior office. In an endeavour further to bolster his new dynasty, Carus arranged a match between Numerian and the (unnamed) daughter of the Praetorian Prefect, (Flavius?) Aper. When Carus left for Persia early in 283, he took both Numerian and Aper with him and after the sudden death of Carus later in that year, it may have been Aper who arranged the orderly acclamation of Numerian as Augustus. Numerian was left with the task of leading the army back from Persia. His father's sudden death had put an end to the campaign and there is no evidence that there was any formal closure of hostilities. Negotiations with Persia conducted early in his reign by Diocletian may instead reflect this.

    73. Who Was Who In Roman Times: Data On Persons
    Philosopher (andauthor) Sex Male, Synonym(s) diocles of Magnesia. No parents found....... Data on Persons. diocles Lived 75? BC ?
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    74. Dizionario Dell'Opera
    Translate this page 1690. Personaggi Charinus, diocles, Maximinian, Cosroe, Aper, Niger,Camurius, Geta, Aurelia, Cassana, Delphia, Drusilla. Masque
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    75. I3994: Hawise De Keveliok Of CHESTER ( - )
    HTML created by GED2HTML v3.1a (8/20/97) on Thu Nov 18 180016 1999.diocles. DEATH 300 BC. Father HELENUS Family 1 +Bassanus MAGNUS.
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    Hawise de Keveliok of CHESTER
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    Lord of Raby Maldred FITZDOLFIN
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  • 76. Spalato: Information
    Even today as you pass along the south promenade of the Palace, you canfeel diocles’ spirit. If we have to thank diocles to this TOWN, St.
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    77. Devinettes
    Translate this page Sujet 1 Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry - trouvé par diocles le samedi11 août Sujet 2 Linné - trouvé par diocles le mardi 21 août Sujet 3
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    78. Electronic Antiquities Volume III, Number 1
    Chapter 6, Medicine from Lyceum to Museum , deals largely with Aristotleand diocles, concluding with a sketch of Praxagoras of Cos.
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    Greek Rational Medicine: Philosophy from Alcmaeon to the Alexandrians
    by James Longrigg London and New York: Routledge, 1993. Pp. ix, 296. US$59.95 ISBN 0-415-02594X Reviewed by: Mark Timmins, Dept. of Classics, University of Toronto, Ontariio, Canada. Longrigg's main theme is the inter-relation between philosophy and nascent medical theory; from a consideration of pre-rational views of medical matters in early classical Greece down to the striking discoveries of early Hellenistic Alexandria. He proceeds chronologically, offering an overview of the parallel and sequential developments in the philosophers' and physicians' theories and demonstrates that the influences moved in both directions. The range of authors and topics which Longrigg handles is impressive as is evident in the outline below. The chapter titles are informative, the first six being balanced pairs, the seventh a unit by itself: Chapter 1, " Pre-rational and irrational medicine in Greece and neighbouring cultures", is the first of two sketching the climate of thought against which the medical genre of writing developed. In this chapter Longrigg discusses the classical Greeks' popular belief in supernatural causation and cure of diseases. He also argues against the view that the Egyptians and Babylonians preceded the Greeks in the development of rational medicine. By contrast he emphasises the originality of the Hippocratic conception of disease as "a natural process, a disturbance of the equilibrium of the constituents of the body" (14). He concludes by challenging modern theories about the origin of the Hippocratic tradition out of the Asclepian healing cult and the nature of the Hippocratics' professional association.

    79. I12031: Diocles (King Of Sicambri) (____ - ____)
    diocles (King of Sicambri). . TITLE King of Sicambri; DEATH300 BC. Father Helenus I Family 1 +Bassanus. INDEX. HOME HTML
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  • 80. Canaveral National Seashore - Titusville, Florida - Sea-Beans - Dioclea
    It honors diocles of Carystos, who had such a great knowledge of plants that onlythe famous Hippocrates could be said to have known more among the ancients.
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    WHAT'S IN A NAME?
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    Because the beautiful Dioclea seeds are rarely found, in comparison to our other sea-beans, they are also rare discussed. They have more than their share of interesting stories to tell however. Take their common name, "sea purse" - they can't be used to hold anything, but if held with the hilum (the thin line along one edge) pointing up, the look like a lady's handbag, with the hilum being the zipper. (See figure below.) Another common name is "saddle bean" and if the seed is held with the hilum pointed downward the seed usually looks like a saddle. Don't be disappointed it doesn't look like the oversized and elaborate western cowboy saddle, because the British came up with this name, an so it calls to mind their more understated English riding saddle. (See figure below.) The scientific genus name Dioclea , also tells a story. It honors Diocles of Carystos, who had such a great knowledge of plants that only the famous Hippocrates could be said to have known more among the ancients. Naming plants after scientists is a common form of honoring their work in botany.

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