(SehfU,  vol.  7,  p.  85.)  — X.  A  native  of  Coinlanti-
nople,  eommcmly  sumamed  flU  PatritTck,  for  drsiinc-
tion'  sake.  He  was  at  Arst  a  notary,  and  afterward
imperial  aecretary,  which  latter' station  he  ^nrited  far
a  convent,  bot  was  sub^nently  elevated  to  tbe  are
of  Byutntium,  A.D.  BOB.  Aa  one  of  the  defeDders  of
the  worship  of  images,  he  was,  in  815,  compelkd  to
uke  refuge  in  a  monastery,  where  be  ended  bis  days,
A.D.  8S8.  He  has  left  behind  him  two  works:  I.  A
Chronicle  or  Cbtonographkal  Abridgment  rX/wM-
commancing  with  Adam  and  carried  dosrn  to
the  period  5f  Iha  autiMr*a  own  death,  at,  taihcr,  bom-
what  fiuther,  abicfr  it  waa  ceatintted  by  an  anonymaua
writer  :  f .  An  Hisioriesl  Compcnd,  loripfa  arvT^m^,
embracing  the  events  that  occurred  from  A.D.  BOS  la
770.  The  latest  edition  of  tbe  Givek  leil  of  lb*
Chronicle  is  that  of  Credner.  Gie*sm,  183t.  4io.  It
waa  also  given  in  DindorPa  edition  of  Syrtcelloa.  SeM.,
18%9.  The  Ivteat  edition  of  the  Compend  ia  ihat  of
Petaviua  (Pelan),  Pari*,  IMS.  (S^rUff,  IH
Gr.,  vol.  6,  p.  370,  >«ff  )

Nicas  or  Nicar,  now  the  Iftcktr,  a  river  of  Ger-
many, falling  into  the  Rhine  ti  the  modem  town  of
Manheim.  (.4mm  MareeR.,  38,  S.— Cfaa.,  dm.,
8,  335.— Per/e.  Man.  Oerm.  Hi**..  I.  981.)

NictiATva,  a  phvaician  mentioned  ht  Dlaataridaa
(fVw/.,  lib.  l.p.  3,  (d.  5;prfl7.)ason«er^Mlowci*
of  Aaelepiadea,  ai^  who  attended  particularly  to  nat»-
rianedin.  NmofhnliTitiKarMBam,bathiBpi«-
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•cnptioaa  tre  Mfanl  tiiaea  taemkHMd  Gdea  {Op.,
ti.  vol.  IS,  p.  '634 ;  val.  11^'  p.  96,  »8,  110,

ItO.  &e. ;  vol.  14,  p.  197),  lod  ooco  Irf  Pli^  (33,
St).  We  loan  tnm  Cati««  Aonlianns  {Mori.  Ckron.,
L  2.  e-  6)  tbat  h»  vnote  ibo  on  eatalcny:  H«  floor
Mwd  sboal  40  B.C.  (Bmcyet.  V:  Kmnel.,  toI.  18,
p.  S07.)

Nicrria,  I.  EnganiauM,.  aathm  of  one  of  tbe  poor-
aK  of  ibe  Greek  ramancss  that  hare  comedown  to  na.
