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LEONNATUS, a distinguished general under Alexander the Great.

Lucilla, daughter of M. Aurelius, and wife of Verus, whom she

survived.

MAeCENAS, a trusted adviser of Augustus, and a munificent patron

of wits and literary men.

Maximus, Claudius, a Stoic philosopher.

Menippus, a Cynic philosopher.

Meteores, ta metewrologika, "high philosophy," used specially of

astronomy and natural philosophy, which were bound up with other

speculations.

Middle Comedy, something midway between the Old and New Comedy.

See Comedy, Ancient, and New Comedy.

Middle things, Book 7, XXV. The Stoics divided all things into

virtue, vice, and indifferent things; but as "indifferent" they

regarded most of those things which the world regards as good or

bad, such as wealth or poverty. Of these, some were "to be

desired," some "to be rejected."

Muses, the nine deities who presided over various kinds of poesy,

music, etc. Their leader was Apollo, one of whose titles is

Musegetes, the Leader of the Muses.

NERVES, strings.