dio
From LSJ
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dĭo: or -ōn, ōnis, m., = Δίων.
I A brother-in-law of the elder Dionysius, of Syracuse, the pupil and friend of Plato. His life was written by Nepos and Plutarch; cf. also Cic Tusc. 5, 35; id. de Or. 3, 34; Jornand. 2, 92.—
II An Academic philosopher, Cic. Ac. 2, 4, 12.—
III A Stoic philosopher, Cic. Leg. 3, 5 fin. dub. (al. Diogenes).—
Dio Halaesinus, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 10 al.
