Demetrius, The proper name of diuers Greekes: one, a king of Macedonie, was of so goodly starure, excellent fauour and beautie, that no painter or caruer mought truely connterfeite him. For it seemed, there were in his visage both terriblenesse and mercie, grauitie and gentlenesse, wherewith was ioyned a princely maiestic. Hee was in time of creation of all kings moste pleasannt: when greate affaires were in hand, hee surmonnted all other in studie, diligence, and wisedome, He had his father and mother in wonderfull reuerence, Norwithstanding he was much noied of incontinencie, hee was full of prowesse and valiant: he deliuered Greece from Ptolomeus tyrannie, and vanquished hun on the sea. He also subdued Athens, and all the conntrey of Bœotia, with the citie of Thebes. He had warre at one time with Ptolomeus King of Aegipt, Lyslmachus King of Asla, Seleuchus King of Syria, and Pyrrhus the King of Epirus, and oftentimes vanquished their armies: But in conclusion, beeyng vanquished by Selen-chus, he was also by him committed to an honourable prison, that is to saye, kept in a towne of Syria, called Cheronesus, where he had appointed vnto him faire Palaces, pleasaunt Drchards, and Gardens, and the company of such as he ltsted: where, with ydlenesse and excesse of voinptuous pleasure, he fell ficke, and died of the age of 64. yeares.Demetrius Phalerius, A noble Philosopher and Oratour, disciple to Theophrastus, of whome Tullie saith: hee was asubtile disputer, but no vehement Oratour, yet was he sweete and delectable. For his excelient vertues he gouerned the Atheniens tenne yeares. And because he had greatly enciched the Citie of Athens in yearely reuenues, and adorned it with commodfons buslding, the people in the honour of him did set vp 300. and 60. of his Images made in mettall. But afterward being absent, by the meanes of certaine cunious persons, the people condenmed hym to dye, and also pulted downe his Images, some they broke, some they solde, onely one was kept whole in the Castell, whereof Demetrius hearing, saide: yet haue they not plucked downe the vertue, for which they did set vp their Images. This man caused Ptolomeus King of Aegipt, to make his greate Librarie, and to sende to the Iewes to haue their lawes and prophecies translated into Greeke, who sent vnto him of euerie tribe, twelue greate learned men, who dyd accomplishe his desire, and are called Septuaginca interpretes, although there were of them ltri. persõs. He was afore the incarnation of Chrsste 277. yeres.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
Dēmētrĭus, ii, m., *dhmh/trios, the name of several Greeks, among whom the most celebrated are, I. Demetrius Poliorcetes, son of Antigonus, and king of Macedonia, Cic. Off. 2, 7 fin.; Just. 15, 1 sq.; 16, 1 sq.—II. Demetrius Phalereus, a famous orator, a pupil of Theophrastus, Cic. Brut. 9; id. de Or. 2, 23; id. Or. 27 et saep.—III. Demetrius Magnes, a contemporary of Cicero, and author of a work, peri\ o(monoi/as, Cic. Att. 8, 11 fin.—IV. Demetrius Pharius, king of Illyria, Liv. 22, 33, 3.—V. Demetrius Soter, son of Antiochus the Great, Just. 34, 3, 8.—VI.The name of a singer, Hor. S. 1, 10, 79.—VII.A noted cynic, Tac. H. 1, 16; 4, 34; Sen. Ben. 7, 1.—VIII.A comic actor, Juv. 3, 99; Quint. 11, 3, 138.— Also, IX.The title of a comedy by Turpilius, Non. 322, 18; v. Rib. Com. Fr. p. 87 sq.