Other Figures — Minor Figures

362 figures from Plutarch's Lives who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Hiempsal

king · first appears Caius Marius

• Caius Marius · with Young Marius “Hiempsal, king of Numidia, dubious of what he should determine to do, treated young Marius and those that were with him very honorably”
• Pompey · with Pompey “his kingdom was given to Hiempsal”

King Iarbas

king · first appears Pompey

• Pompey · enemies with Pompey “King Iarbas, likewise, a confederate and auxiliary of Domitius, was taken prisoner”

Menas

pirate · first appears Antony

• Antony · employer: Pompey “with his ships, under the command of Menas, the pirate”

Sthenis

leader of the people · first appears Pompey

• Pompey · with Pompey “Sthenis, the leader of the people there, craving liberty of speech, told him, that what he was about to do was not at all consistent with justice”
• Pompey · with Pompey “whereupon Pompey being much taken with the frank speech and noble spirit of the man, first forgave his crime”

Varro

philosopher and historian · first appears Romulus

• Romulus · with Tarrutius “to him Varro propounded to cast Romulus's nativity,”
• Caesar · employer: Pompey “Afranius and Varro, Pompey's lieutenants”

Ariovistus

king · first appears Caesar

• Caesar · enemies with Caesar “His second war was in defense of the Gauls against the Germans, though some time before he had made Ariovistus, their king, recognized at Rome as an ally”

Caius Crassinius

Caesar's captain · first appears Caesar

• Caesar · employer: Caesar “Caesar called him by his name, and said, ”

Vergentorix

general · first appears Caesar

• Caesar · enemies with Caesar “the general who had the supreme command in war was Vergentorix”

Aeacus

king · first appears Theseus

• Theseus · with Sciron “father-in-law to Aeacus”
• Alexander · with Alexander “and from Aeacus by Neoptolemus on the mother's side”

Aristander

soothsayer · first appears Alexander

• Alexander · pupil: Alexander “Aristander of Telmessus, considering how unusual it was to seal up anything that was empty, assured him the meaning of his dream was, that the queen was with child of a boy”

Cratesipolis

wife of Alexander son of Polysperchon · first appears Demetrius

• Demetrius · courtship with Demetrius Poliorcetes “Cratesipolis, the wife of Alexander son of Polysperchon, who was famous for her beauty, was well disposed to see him”
• Demetrius · married with Alexander “Cratesipolis, the wife of Alexander son of Polysperchon”