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(Encyclopedia) oratory, the art of swaying an audience by eloquent speech. In ancient Greece and Rome oratory was included under the term rhetoric, which meant the art of composing as well as…Blocked Shots
Blocked Shots ClGmNoAvgAdonal Foyle, ColgateJr.281806.4Lorenzo Coleman, Tennessee TechSr.281344.8Richard Lugo, St. Francis (N.Y.)Fr.281254.5Jerome James, Florida A&MJr.271194.4Kelvin Cato…Brewer's: Carthaginem esse Delendam
(censeo) were the words with which Cato the Elder concluded every speech in the Roman senate. More usually quoted “Delenda est Carthago.” They are now proverbial, and mean, “That which…Brewer's: Haruspex
(pl. harus' pices). Persons who interpreted the will of the gods by inspecting the entrails of animals offered in sacrifice (old Latin, haruga, a victim; specio, I inspect). Cato said, “I…Brewer's: Back-stair Influence
Private or unrecognised influence. It was customary to build royal palaces with a staircase for state visitors, and another for those who sought the sovereign upon private matters. If any…Brewer's: Cui bono?
Who is benefited thereby? To whom is it a gain? The more usual meaning attached to the words is, What good will it do? For what good purpose? It was the question of Judge Cassius. (See…Brewer's: Dramatic Unities
(The three). One catastrophe, one locality, one day. These are Aristotle's rules for tragedy, and the French plays strictly follow them. The French have added a fourth, one style. Hence…Brewer's: Punic Faith
Treachery, violation of faith. “Punic faith” is about equal to “Spanish honesty.” The Puni (a corruption of Poeni) were accused by the Romans of breaking faith with them, a most…Brewer's: Ultimus Romanorum
So Horace Walpole was preposterously called. (1717-1797.) (See Last Of The Romans.) Carlyle so called Dr. Johnson, but he might, with greater propriety, be termed “the last of the Catos…Sports and the Number 13
A handful of athletes who dared to wear the infamous number Athletes Who Have Worn No. 13: NFL Danny Kanell - Atlanta Kurt Warner - St. Louis NHL Bill Guerin - Boston Valeri…Trending
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