Dēmētrĭus, ii, m., Δημήτριος, 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, περὶ ὁμονοίας, 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.