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Dionysius the Elder Dionysius the Elder
Dionysius the Elder c.430-367 BC, tyrant of Syracuse. Of humble origin, he entered politics as a supporter of the poorer classes. Having prompted (400 BC) a measure to elect truly democratic generals, he secured for himself one of these generalships. His next move was to arouse distrust of his... Read more
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paedophilia The sexual interest of adults in children has been of recent years a subject vociferously discussed, and one which arouses very strong feelings. The image of the ‘dirty old men’ lingering around children's playgrounds and trying to lure little girls with sweeties, as the... Read more
Liberal Imperialists Liberal Imperialists
Liberal Imperialists were a faction of the Liberal Party around 1900, who disagreed with their leaders' lukewarm line over the Boer War. Their leaders were Rosebery, Grey, and Haldane. At one time they threatened to secede formally, but did not, partly because of Rosebery's dithering. That was... Read more
Aristophanes Aristophanes
Aristophanes , c.448 BC-c.388 BC, Greek playwright, Athenian comic poet, greatest of the ancient writers of comedy . His plays, the only full extant samples of the Greek Old Comedy, mix political, social, and literary satire. The direct attack on persons, the severity of invective, and the... Read more
Cid Cid
Cid or Cid Campeador [Span.,=lord conqueror], d. 1099, Spanish soldier and national hero, whose real name was Rodrigo (or Ruy) Díaz de Vivar. Under Ferdinand I and Sancho II of Castile he distinguished himself while fighting against the Moors, but Alfonso VI distrusted him and banished... Read more
Sir William Vernon Harcourt Sir William Vernon Harcourt
Harcourt, Sir William Vernon (1827–1904). Liberal politician. Harcourt probably regarded himself as a failure. He was a brilliant lawyer, politician, and polemicist, who rose to be home secretary (1880–5) and chancellor of the Exchequer (1886, 1892–5), and expected to succeed... Read more
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Sigismondo Malatesta Sigismondo Malatesta
Malatesta, Sigismondo (b Rimini, 1417; d Rimini, 9 Oct. 1468). Italian nobleman, ruler of Rimini from 1432 until his death. A brilliant and totally unscrupulous condottiere, he is the archetype of the megalomaniac, paganizing tyrant once thought to be characteristic of the Italian Renaissance. His... Read more

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