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Tuesday, May 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 2 / Ordinary 7
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Bible Encyclopedias

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Search Results: "titus-oates

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Bereni`ce
a jewish widow, daughter of herod agrippa, with whom titus was fascinated, and whom he would have taken to wife, had not the roman populace protested, from their anti-jewish prejudice, against it. the name was a common one among egyptian as well as jewish princesses.
Colise`um
a magnificent amphitheatre in rome, begun under vespasian and finished under titus; it rose from the area by 80 tiers of seats, and could contain 80,000 spectators; it was here the gladiators fought with wild beasts, and also the early christians.
Domitian
Roman emperor, son of Vespasian, brother of Titus, whom he succeeded in 81, the last of the twelve Cæsars; exceeded the expectations of every one
Josephus, Flavius
Jewish historian, born at Jerusalem, of royal and priestly lineage; was a man of eminent ability and scholarly accomplishments, distinguished no less
Martial
A Latin poet, born at Bilbilis, in Spain; went to Rome, stayed there, favoured of the emperors Titus and Domitian, for 35 years, and then returned to
Popish Plot
an imaginary plot devised by titus oates (q. v .) on the part of the roman catholics in charles ii.'s reign; in the alleged connection a number of innocent people lost their lives.
Temple, the
Of Jerusalem, a building constructed on the same plan and for the same purpose as the Tabernacle (q. v .), only of larger dimensions, more substantial
 
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