The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Pelopidas (5th c. BC - 364 BC)
Theban general. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-4830?rskey=4ntZ9A&result=1&q=pelopidas Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelopidas Relevant locations: Lived at or near Thebes, GreeceReferences in Documents:
MS Book of the dean of Christ Church (MacGregor, ed.) 610 Caput Pelopidæ galeatum, in vitro convexo, varijs coloribus encausto pictum. Helmeted head of Pelopidas , painted in various colours, on convex glass.