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61Hellenistic Age — In the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, the period between the death of Alexander the Great (323 BC) and the conquest of Egypt by Rome (30 BC). Alexander and his successors established Greek monarchies that controlled the area from… …
62Taira Kiyomori — born 1118, Japan died March 21, 1181, Kyōto Leader of the powerful Taira family and the first member of the warrior class (samurai) to rule Japan. The Taira family had made itself useful to the imperial court quelling pirates on Japan s Inland… …
63Capua (Italy) — Capua † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Capua (CAPUANA). The city of Capua is situated in the province of Caserta, Southern Italy. Of Etruscan foundation, it was formerly known as Volturnum and was capital of Campania Felix. About 424 B.C …
64epicurean — 1. adjective a) pursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfort b) devoted to luxurious living Syn: gluttonous, hedonistic, libertine …
65The Young Man and the Swallow — (which also has the Victorian title of The spendthrift and the swallow ) is one of Aesop s Fables and is numbered 169 in the Perry Index. It is associated with the ancient proverb One swallow doesn t make a summer . The Fable A woodcut from the… …
66Maximilian II Emmanuel — (1662 1726) Maximilian II Emmanuel was born on 11 July 1662 in Munich. Known as the Blue Elector, he was the son of Elector Ferdinand Maria of Bavaria and Maria Adelaide of Savoy. He was appointed governor general of the Spanish Netherlands… …
67Herod the Great — (?73–4 BC) King of Judea 37–4 BC. On the factual record, Herod was one of the ablest and most successful rulers in Jewish history. As a reliable and stable Roman clientstate in a sensitive border region, Judea under Herod was able to expand… …
Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
68bon vivant — (bonh vee VANH) [French] A person who enjoys good food, good drink, and luxurious living; an epicure …
69ἁβροδιαίτῃ — ἁβροδίαιτα luxurious living fem dat sg (attic epic ionic) …
70champagne — [sham pān′] n. 1. Archaic any of various wines produced in Champagne, France 2. a) now, any effervescent white wine made there or elsewhere: regarded as a symbol of luxurious living b) the typical color of such wine; pale, tawny yellow or… …
