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Arius
Arius , c.256-336, Libyan theologian, founder of the Arian heresy. A parish priest in Alexandria, he advanced the doctrine famous as Arianism and was excommunicated locally (321). He was declared orthodox in Asia Minor, where he had fled (323), but he was anathematized by the Council of Nicaea (se...
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Diogenes
Diogenes , c.412-323 BC, Greek Cynic philosopher; pupil of Antisthenes. He was born in Sinope and lived in Athens. He taught that the virtuous life is the simple life, and he dramatically discarded conventional comforts, living in a tub. He is said to have thrown away his last utensil, a cup, when h...
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Peripatetics
Peripatetics [Gr.,=walking about; from Aristotle's manner in teaching], the followers of Aristotle. Theophrastus , friend of Aristotle and cofounder with him of the Peripatetic school of philosophy, succeeded him as its head (323 BC) and did much to bring it into favor. Strato of Lampsacus was the...
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Antipater
Antipater , d. 319 BC, Macedonian general. He was one of the ablest and most trusted lieutenants of Philip II and was a friend and supporter of Alexander the Great . When Alexander went on his Asian campaign, Antipater was left as regent (334-323 BC) in Macedon. He resisted the attempt of Olympia...
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Auray
Auray , town (1990 pop. 10,323), Morbihan dept., NW France, in Brittany, on the Auray River estuary. Oysters are bred, food is canned, and furniture is manufactured. Nearby the decisive battle of the War of the Breton Succession took place (1364). On the Champ des Martyrs, also near Auray, some 80...
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King's Lynn
King's Lynn town (1991 pop. 37,323), Norfolk, E England, on the Great Ouse River near its influx into The Wash, an inlet of the North Sea. Its large harbor serves foreign as well as coastal trade and is the base for a fishing fleet. A farm market, King's Lynn is a center for fertilizer production, ...
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Lamía
Lamía , city (1991 pop. 44,084), capital of Fthiótis prefecture, E central Greece. It is a transportation hub and an agricultural center. Founded about the 5th cent. BC, it was the chief city of the small region of Malis and developed as an ally of Athens. It gave its name to the Lamia...
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Simonstown
Simonstown , town (1991 pop. 58,323), Western Cape, SW South Africa, on False Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a seaside resort and a station of the South African navy; industry centers around ship construction and repair. There is also a fishing industry, and fish oil is processed. Simonsto...
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Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou or Chengchow , city (1994 est. pop. 1,323,700), capital of Henan prov., E central China. An important railroad center, the city is at the junction of the Longhai (east-west) and the Beijing-Guangzhou (north-south) railroads. The textile center of Henan prov., and a flourishing industri...
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Diadochi
Diadochi [Gr.,=successors], the Macedonian generals and administrators who succeeded Alexander the Great . Alexander's empire, the largest that the world had known to that time, was quickly built. At his death in 323 BC it disintegrated even more quickly. Alexander's more important followers, late...
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