Mĕnippus
Mĕnippus, i, m., = Μένιππος. A Cynic philosopher famous for his bitter sarcasms, whence Varro gave to his satires the name of Menippeae, Cic. Ac. 1, 2, 8; Gell. 2, 18, 7; Macr. S. 1, 11, 42; 1, 7, 12; Arn. 6, 207. — A great Asiatic orator in the time of Cicero, from Stratonice, Cic. Brut. 91, 315.
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mĕnippus
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menippus
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Mĕnippus, i, m., = Μένιππος. A Cynic philosopher famous for his bitter sarcasms, whence Varro gave to his satires the name of Menippeae, Cic. Ac. 1, 2, 8; Gell. 2, 18, 7; Macr. S. 1, 11, 42; 1, 7, 12; Arn. 6, 207. — A great Asiatic orator in the time of Cicero, from Stratonice, Cic. Brut. 91, 315.
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