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75 from Greek and Roman Materials

1. Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898) alphabetic letter D
   Pursuing the steps of his brother, who amplified the theory of conic sections, Dinostratus is said to have made many mathematical discoveries; but he is particularly distinguished as the inventor of the quadratrix, though there is some reason for ascribing the original invention of this curve to Hippias of Elea (Proclus, Comment. in Eucl. (19.67)

2. A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith) alphabetic letter Z
   Laërt. ix. 23) or law-mending (Strabo vi. 1) of Parmenides, to the maintenance of which the citizens of Elea had pledged themselves every year by an oath (Plut. (18.20)

3. Charles Short, Charlton T. Lewis, A Latin Dictionary alphabetic letter V, entry Ve^li^a
   , Lat. Elea (v. h. v.), now Castellamare della Bruca, ; ; ; ; ; ; —Hence, (16.84)

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10 from Beazley Archive

1. Beazley Archive Pottery Database entry 42098
   ITALY, SOUTH, ELEA (13.68)

2. Beazley Archive Pottery Database entry 4540
   ITALY, SOUTH, ELEA (13.33)

3. Beazley Archive Pottery Database entry 30566
   ITALY, SOUTH, ELEA (12.99)

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