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  • Dioxippus knew very well that precious talk of the epiglottis, but says, that when we feed, the moist parts are about that separated from the dry, and the first are carried down the windpipe, the other down the weasand; and that the windpipe receives no parts of the food, but the stomach, together with the dry parts, receives some portion of the liquids.

    Essays and Miscellanies 2004

  • Dioxippus knew very well that precious talk of the epiglottis, but says, that when we feed, the moist parts are about that separated from the dry, and the first are carried down the windpipe, the other down the weasand; and that the windpipe receives no parts of the food, but the stomach, together with the dry parts, receives some portion of the liquids.

    Symposiacs 2004

  • Hippocrates, Philistion, and Dioxippus the disciple of Hippocrates; and of the poets, Euripides, Aleaeus, Eupolis, and Eratosthenes, who all say that the drink passes through the lungs.

    Essays and Miscellanies 2004

  • Caeneus slays Ortygius; Turnus victorious Caeneus; Turnus Itys and Clonius, Dioxippus, and Promolus, and Sagaris, and Idas where he stood in front of the turret top; Capys

    The Aeneid of Virgil 70 BC-19 BC Virgil

  • Diogenes saw Dioxippus, a victor at Olympia, driving up in his chariot and unable to take his eyes off a handsome woman who was watching the procession, but still turning round and casting sheep's eyes at her, he said, "See you yon athlete straining his neck to look at a girl?"

    Plutarch's Morals 46-120? Plutarch

  • Diogenes one day heard a herald publish that Dioxippus had conquered men at the Olympic games.

    Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906

  • Roused by the breathless messenger, the Athenian commander-in-chief and Dioxippus the prefect of the cohort of mercenaries mustered their soldiers in the forum and ordered the trumpets to sound the alarm from the citadel so that all might know that the enemy was at hand.

    The History of Rome, Vol. IV 1905

  • After forming their line inside the gate, the Athenians, together with the detachment which Attalus had left and Dioxippus 'cohort, sallied forth.

    The History of Rome, Vol. IV 1905

  • The history of it is literally epic; look up Dioxippus.

    Vegas Pop Blog 2009

  • The history of it is literally epic; look up Dioxippus.

    Vegas Pop Blog 2009

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