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Triumvirate
Triumvirate , in ancient Rome, ruling board or commission of three men. Triumvirates were common in the Roman republic. The First Triumvirate was the alliance of Julius Caesar , Pompey , and Marcus Licinius Crassus formed in 60 BC This was not strictly a triumvirate, since the alliance had no ... Read more
Antony
Antony or Marc Antony, Lat. Marcus Antonius, c.83 BC-30 BC, Roman politican and soldier. He was of a distinguished family; his mother was a relative of Julius Caesar . Antony was notorious from his youth for riotous living, but even his enemies admitted his courage. Antony and Caesar ... Read more
Marcus Terentius Varro
Marcus Terentius Varro 116 BC-27? BC, Roman man of letters. Known as the most erudite man and the most prolific writer of his times, Varro is estimated to have written about 620 volumes. He served as Pompey's legate in Spain and fought at Pharsalus, but was reconciled with Caesar, who made him dire... Read more
Augustus
Augustus , 63 BC-AD 14, first Roman emperor, a grandson of the sister of Julius Caesar . Named at first Caius Octavius, he became on adoption by the Julian gens (44 BC) Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus (Octavian); Augustus was a title of honor granted (27 BC) by the senate. The Second Triumvira... Read more
Boer Wars
Boer Wars (or South African Wars, Anglo-Boer Wars, First and Second Wars of Freedom) (1880–81; 1899–1902) Wars fought between Britain and Transvaal and between Britain and Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The first arose from the British annexation of the Transvaal in 1877 and the ... Read more
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-82, American poet, b. Portland, Maine, grad. Bowdoin College, 1825. He wrote some of the most popular poems in American literature, in which he created a new body of romantic American legends. Descended from an established New England family, after college he spent t... Read more
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar (Caius Julius Caesar), 100? BC-44 BC, Roman statesman and general. Rise to Power Although he was born into the Julian gens, one of the oldest patrician families in Rome, Caesar was always a member of the democratic or popular party. He benefited from the patronage of his unc... Read more
Cicero
Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) or Tully, 106 BC-43 BC, greatest Roman orator, famous also as a politician and a philosopher. Life Cicero studied law and philosophy at Rome, Athens, and Rhodes. His political posts included those of curule aedile (69 BC), praetor (66 BC), and consul (... Read more
Artur da Costa e Silva
Artur da Costa e Silva , 1902-69, president of Brazil (1967-69). An army general, he participated in the 1964 coup that deposed President João Goulart . He served as war minister (1964-66) under President Humberto Castelo Branco and succeeded him in office. As president, he rejected the ca... Read more
Lev Borisovich Kamenev
Lev Borisovich Kamenev , 1883-1936, Soviet Communist leader. His original name was Rosenfeld. He joined (1901) the Social Democratic party and sided with the Bolshevik wing when the party split (1903). Banished (1915) to Siberia for his revolutionary activities, he returned after the February Revolu... Read more

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Triumvirate
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Triumvirate , in ancient Rome, ruling...commission of three men. Triumvirates were common in the Roman republic. The First Triumvirate was the alliance of Julius...This was not strictly a triumvirate, since the alliance had...pursue the Gallic Wars . The Second Triumvirate was legally...
Julius Caesar
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...BC, Clodius and Caesar's second wife, Pompeia, were involved...above suspicion." The First Triumvirate Having served in Farther Spain...coalition, known as the First Triumvirate, made up of Pompey, commander...in Parthia ended the First Triumvirate and set Pompey and Caesar...
Marcus Licinius Crassus Dives
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...politician and member of the First Triumvirate, for which he provided financial...unrest they caused. First Triumvirate When Pompey returned and found...the formation of the First Triumvirate and the election of Julius...consulship together for the second time in 55. Thereafter all...
Grigori Evseevich Zinoviev
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...s absence. Gradually, a triumvirate, consisting of Zinoviev...emergence and maintenance of the triumvirate is to be principally explained...this throughout the party; second, all three members were strongly...threatened the interests of the triumvirate, it tended to function cohesively...
Mark Antony
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...returned to Italy as Caesar's second in command. In 45 Caesar designated...besmirch the cause's image. Second Triumvirate With the death of Caesar, Antony...result was the formation of the second triumvirate of Antony, Octavian...
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Crassus form the dictatorial First Triumvirate. Cicero refused offers to become...part) various supporters of the Triumvirate. In 51 Cicero was sent off to...much-loved daughter Tullia. Second Triumvirate Cicero was not involved in the...
Antony
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...conspirators and drove them from the city. The Second Triumvirate When Octavian (later Augustus ), Caesar's adopted...arranged with Antony and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus the Second Triumvirate, with Antony receiving Asia as his command. In...
Augustus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...title of honor granted (27 BC) by the senate. The Second Triumvirate When Octavius was a youth, Caesar took a great...alliance with Antony and Lepidus (d. 13 BC) as the Second Triumvirate. Having proscribed the enemies of the triumvirate...
Livia
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...fought for the Republic against the Second Triumvirate (Lepidus, Marc Antony, and Octavian...out between the members of the Second Triumvirate. That journey too...was six months pregnant with his second son — to Octavian. Octavian...
Tirso de Molina
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Calder ó n as a member of the triumvirate of foremost 17th-century Spanish dramatists...Little Faith ), his position in the triumvirate remains debatable. Don Juan El burlador...tradition, and fantasy, especially in the second play, Amazons en Ias Indias (Amazons...

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triumvirate
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...power, in particular ( the First Triumvirate ) the unofficial coalition of...and Crassus in 60 bc and ( the Second Triumvirate ) a coalition formed by Antony...in relation to each other: a triumvirate of three former executive vice...
Mark Antony
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...forces of the consuls and Octavian. He was then reconciled with Octavian, and together with Lepidus they formed the Second Triumvirate, disposed of enemies including Cicero and defeated the ‘Liberators’, Brutus and Cassius...
Kamenev, Lev Borisovich
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...the Duma to oppose World War I. In 1917 he presided over the Second All-Russian Congress of Soviets. On LENIN's death in 1924 Kamenev, ZINOVIEV , and STALIN formed a triumvirate to exclude Kamenev's brother-in-law, TROTSKY , from power...
Caesar, (Gaius) Julius
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...with POMPEY and CRASSUS , the so-called ‘First Triumvirate’; as consul in 59 he obtained the provinces of...Britain. He refused to surrender command until he had secured a second consulship for 48 BC, which would render him immune from...
Boer Wars
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Wars , Anglo-Boer Wars , First and Second Wars of Freedom ) (1880–...Joubert, and PRETORIUS took power as a triumvirate. British disasters at the battles of...who granted self-government. The second Boer war (1899–1902) was...
Harris, John
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...a fellow of the Royal Society in April 1696 and served as second secretary of that organization in 1709. He is reported to...History of Kent (London, 1719); and A Letter to the Fatal Triumvirate [J. Friend, R. Mead, and S. Cade] (London, 1719...

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DC's Anti-Gun Triumvirate of Tyranny Standing in the Way of Progressive Self-Defense Reform Should Resign, Says CCRKBA
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 5/22/2005; 581 words ; ...constitute an anti-right to self-defense triumvirate of tyranny. Their opposition to elimination...country represents." Snyder said the triumvirate of tyranny is fighting public opinion...a stalwart defender of the individual Second Amendment civil right to keep and bear...
Standards, assessment, accountability: the tangled triumvirate.
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'CasePac' triumvirate.
Magazine article from: Software Magazine; 2/1/1989; ; 700+ words ; 'CASEPAC' TRIUMVIRATE What do an impatient user community at a major IBM account, Indian...150 persons or 20% of the workforce. And the recently-announced second quarter results had the company losing $444,000, primarily due...
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Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 4/27/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...request, he will be keeping a paternal eye on the new coaching triumvirate of Hugh Campbell, Sean Lineen and Shade Munro. Campbell...a changed code - do very much better at the lineout in the second test, but they went on to establish a worldwide reputation...
Scoring triumvirate: Wilt, Baylor, Kobe
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 1/14/2006; 700+ words ; ...occurrences the outcome is determined by free throws. A wonderful triumvirate -- Baylor, Chamberlain and Bryant -- divided by the years...games. Seventh at 35.6 is Rick Barry in 1966-67, his second season with the Warriors. Bryant's current average, 34...
The unholy triumvirate: water, energy, and cash flows. (Cover Story).
Magazine article from: Whole Earth; 12/22/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...from flows of cash. Water, energy, and cash--an unholy triumvirate, a thoroughly interdependent, patterned, topsy-turvy...water'). Boiler water for power plants and factories is the second largest US user of water after agriculture. Shortages of...
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Rugby Union: Welsh triumvirate exceed expectation
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/30/2000; ; 404 words ; ENGLISH CLUB rugby owes its latest success to a triumvirate of Welshmen. The English National Divisions XV which won...side were put together from players in what was the old Second Division and, from an England point of view, it has shown...
The change triumvirate.(Comment)
Magazine article from: Plant Engineering; 8/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...frequent conference speaker, now happily retired--for the second time. Bill has a disarming, kind of a "good ol' boy...that so many change initiatives fail? If we use Maggard's triumvirate, we might be inclined to say that the business and technology...
Denver-based E&P Triumvirate Posts Big Second Quarter.(Western Gas Resources, Forest Oil, and Tom Brown)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily; 8/10/2001; 700+ words ; Denver-based E&P Triumvirate Posts Big Second Quarter Profits Three Rocky Mountain...and Tom Brown -- saw their second- quarter earnings climb Thursday...revenue of $641.8 million in second- quarter 2000. Gas sales volumes...