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81Lentulus — Lentulus, the name of a Roman patrician family of the Cornelian gens, derived from lentes (lentils), which its oldest members were fond of cultivating (according to Pliny, Nat. Hist. xviii. 3, 10). The word Lentulitas ( Lentulism ; cf. Appietas)… …
82Thayer Academy — Infobox Secondary school name = Thayer Academy established = 1877 headmaster = Ted Koskores city = Braintree state = Massachusetts country = USA campus = Suburban type = private co educational faculty:student = 6.5:1 students = 670 grades = 6–12… …
83Cornificius — Quintus Cornificius was a Roman author of a work on rhetorical figures, and perhaps of a general treatise (ars, or techne) on the art of rhetoric[1]. Contents 1 Auctor ad Herennium 1.1 Cicero s De inventione 2 …
84Lawrence of Aquilegia — (Lorenzo di Aquileia) was a thirteenth century Italian canon and teacher. He is best known for his treatises on the ars dictaminis the medieval art of letter writing. Lawrence’s major works found inspiration in Ciceronian rhetoric but introduced… …
85Otium — Otium, a Latin abstract term, has a variety of meanings, including leisure time in which a person can enjoy eating, playing, resting, contemplation and academic endeavors. It sometimes, but not always, relates to a time in a person s retirement… …
86Early African Church — The name Early African Church is given to the Christian communities inhabiting the region known politically as Roman Africa, and comprised geographically within the following limits, namely: the Mediterranean littoral between Cyrenaica on the… …
87Rhetoric of science — is a body of scholarly literature exploring the notion that the practice of scientific inquiry is a rhetorical activity. It emerged from a number of disciplines during the late twentieth century, including the disciplines of sociology, history,… …
88Nicholas of Clémanges — Mathieu Nicolas Poillevillain de Clémanges (or Clamanges) (born in Champagne c. 1360, died in Paris between 1434 and 1440) was a French humanist and theologian. He made his studies in the Collège de Navarre, University of Paris, and in 1380… …
89Writing style — is the manner in which a writer addresses a matter in prose, a manner which reveals the writer s personality, or voice. It is particularly evident in the choices the writer makes in syntactical structures, diction, and figures of thought. The… …
90Conrad of Leonberg — Conrad of Leonberg, or Leontorius, was a German Cistercian monk and Humanist scholar. Biography Cornad was born at Leonberg in Swabia in 1460. He took vows at the Cistercian monastery of Maulbronn in the Neckar district, which, unlike most other… …
