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1170 NESTORTUS. and he was also seen in the painting of Polygnotus in the Lesche at Delphi. (Paus. iv. 31 [L. S.] NESTOR (Neo-rojp). 1. Of Laranda in Lycia according to Suidas, in Lycaonia accordin He lived in the reign of the emperor Severus, between A. D. 194 and 211. He is mention infer from Stephanus Byzantinus (s. v. 'Tcrracr-Trou) that he wrote a poem called 'AAe Alexander," to which Suidas probably refers. Suidas also mentions that he was the fathe as we learn from Eustathius in the prooemium to the Odyssey, wrote an Odyssey AetTr throughout. Similarly, Nestor, we learn from Suidas, wrote the Iliad, omitting in each b in the first book, the letter a, in the second, the letter /3, and so on with the rest. He wro Mera,uop<&j<rers. Four fragments of his writings are inserted in the Antho-logia Gra fourth of these epigrams has point, and rebukes men for attempting poetry who are unsk into the proverb of Erasmus, Equitandi peritus ne canas. (Fabric. Bibl. Graec. vol. i. p Jacobs, Anfh. Graec. vol. iii. p. 54, vol. xiii. p. 921 ; Suid. Steph. //. <?e.) 2. A stoical philosopher of Tarsus. (Strab. xiv. p. 674.) 3. An academic philosopher, preceptor of Mar- cellus, son of Octavia. Marcellus died B Clinton, F. H. vol. iii. pp. 237, 548.) [W. M. G.} NESTORIDES (Neo-ropiSrjs), a patronymic employed to designate Antilochus, the so xxiii. 353), and Peisis- tratus, also the son of Nestor (Od. iii. 36, 482, &c.). [L. S.]

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NESTORIUfc, a celebrated Haeresiarch of the fifth century, was born, according to So (Haeret. Fabul. Compend. iv. 12), at Germanicia, a city in the northern extremity of Sy Marcellinus (Chronicon) speaks of him as a native of Antioch, and Cassian is understo that he was baptized at Antioch ; but the passage in Cassian is obscure, and the statemen Marcellinus. He was apparently of humble birth. Cyril (HomiL iv. de Divers, p. 357; Op speaks of him as being " lifted out of the dunghill," a reference apparently to Ps. cxiii. 7 language which could be applied only to one of obscure origin, even by so unscrupulou who was disposed to the opinions of Nestorius, and who cannot be suspected of any pe could not discover either the place of his education or the extent of his acquirements ; a sessing any other qualifications for the patriarchate, than a good voice and a fluent utter ei/AaAos), indicates that his early education was as defective as his birth was obscure. A fixed his abode at Antioch, and having received here some instruction, was ordained pre NESTORIUS. set himself to gain popularity, and succeeded : his fluency as a preacher attracted admira garb, and studious habits excited reverence. So great and general was the respect enterta appointed patriarch of Constantinople, the appointment was hailed with general approv according to the authority of Socrates. Liberatus places his consecration on the 1st of A (Oriens Christian., vol. i. col. 215) observes to be more consistent with the usage of th coincided that year with Sunday, on which day the patriarchs were usually consecrated. Nestorius in A.M. 5923, Alex. era, which corresponds with A. D. 430 or 431 ; but his ch this part of his work. Nestorius was consecrated rather more than three months after the He gave immediately on his appointment an indication of the violent and intolerant cou thus publicly addressed the emperor Theodosius the Younger (Socrat. H. E. vii. 29) : "P and I will in return bestow heaven on you. Join me in putting away the heretics, and I w Persians." The bigotry of some was pleased with the declaration, but wiser auditors list gave of his violent and boastful temper. His deeds were answerable to his words. The A they privately met for worship: on the fifth day from his ordination he attempted to dest chose rather to set it on fire themselves ; and when the spreading conflagration had exci Socrates (ibid.), but without stating in what way, to revenge the injury. The Novatians [ of Asia were also persecuted by him ; the former, according to Socrates (ibid.), from his bishop ; the latter, so far as appears, from mere intolerance. These persecutions led to tu which many persons lost their lives. The followers of Macedonius, too, [MACEDONIUS, into outrage, and this was made the occasion of further oppression. But while he was thus persecuting others, he was raising up enemies against himself by least in appearance, with the orthodox views and tendencies of the age. He had brought also a presbyter of that city, and in his administration of the patriarchate made him his c him his Syn-cellus, or personal attendant. Both Nestorius and Anastasius appear to have Antioch, to distinguish carefully between the divine and human natures attributed to Ch reaction occasioned by the opposite opinion of the Apollina-rists. [APOLLINARIS, No. 2] course disapproved of the practice of some persons at Constantinople who called the V God." Against the expression Anastasius objected in a public discourse, which, accordin

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