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Metellus

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Metellus , ancient Roman family of the plebeian gens Caecilia. Lucius Caecilius Metellus, d. c.221 BC, consul (251 BC), fought in the First Punic War. He was pontifex maximus (from 243) and was said to have been blinded (241) in rescuing the Palladium from the burning temple of Vesta. Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, d. 115 BC, the grandson of Lucius Caecilius Metellus, was an important general in the final conquest of Greece (146). He was consul in 143 and defeated the Celtiberians in N Spain. As censor (131) he proposed that marriage be made compulsory for Roman men, to increase... Read more
Saturninus
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... violently opposed to the senatorial party and allied himself with Marius to procure the banishment of Metellus Numidicus (see under Metellus , family), the passage of a grain law, and the establishment of new colonies in Sicily, Achaia, and Macedonia ... Read more
Caius Marius
The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ... patrician Sylla ( Robert C. Maywood) and Metellus ( Thomas Archer), both of whom had helped ... the end, however, after Caius has slain Metellus and Sylla's army is at Rome's gates ... Marius's son, Granius (Mr. Smith), for Metellus's daughter, Metella ( Mrs. Rowbotham ... Read more

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Pace helped players change: Wilson Metellus and Diddly Weche were always in trouble, but after they transferred to Pace, they found a way to succeed.
Miami Herald (Miami, FL); 2/9/2007; Erwin, Judy; 378 words ; ... has him more excited than he has been in years. Wilson Metellus and Diddly Weche are the two wrestlers Pelegri credits ... But, thanks to Pelegri and the staff at Pace, Weche and Metellus are on the right track. Currently boasting GPA's above ... wrestlers. The environment here has made all the difference, ... Read more
HIGH SCHOOL STAR DIES IN CRASH
The Boston Globe; 5/11/2001; Mac Daniel, GLOBE STAFF; 771 words ; Stevenson Metellus, a West Roxbury High School basketball ... witnessed by many of his friends and peers. Metellus, 18, was alone in the car and traveling ... horrible," he said. The car, a gift from Metellus's Haitian-born father, had sat outside ... Read more
Police: West Roxbury senior speeding to school.(News)
The Boston Herald; 5/11/2001; Heslam, Jessica; 504 words ; ... slammed into a tree. Stevenson Steve Metellus, an 18-year-old senior, was driving 76 ... just like him, said 14-year-old Johnson Metellus. He was popular and could talk to the girls and stuff. Metellus, whose parents are from Haiti, also had ... Read more
FATAL CRASH LEAVES GRIEF, DISBELIEF AT HIGH SCHOOL
The Boston Globe; 5/12/2001; Thanassis Cambanis, Globe Staff Correspondent; 478 words ; ... Roxbury High School senior Stevenson Metellus ran high at the school yesterday, his ... recalled Kerby St. Fleur, another of Metellus's close friends. Without thinking, St ... Charles just yards away from the tree that Metellus' car had slammed into on Thursday. Youth ... Read more
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World Literature Today; 1/1/2001; Wylie, Hal; 416 words ; Jean Metellus, La vie en partage. Pads. Desclee de ... NEUROLINGUIST living in France, Jean Metellus is known for novels divided neatly into ... Exploring the yin and yang of life, Metellus constructs his story around several polarizations ... Read more
EDITORIAL: The Miami Herald recommends: OUR OPINION: FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 2, NONPARTISAN.(Editorial)
Miami Herald (Miami, Florida); 8/23/2006; 334 words ; ... central Miami-Dade district. The challengers are Gepsie M. Metellus, 46, director of the Haitian Neighborhood Center, Sant ... him to office. He is the best choice in this race. Ms. Metellus' community activism and previous experience as liaison ... Carey-Shuler make her an attractive candidate. But Ms ... . Read more
Cooking up a storm in the job market
The Journal Record; 8/8/2001; 760 words ; ... took notes as his instructor, Johnathan Metellus, stood at the front of a room lecturing ... easily spread from one place to another. Metellus stressed the importance of good hygiene ... them an opportunity to help themselves," Metellus said. The free class teaches students ... Read more
Edison H.S. grad earns technology scholarship
New York Amsterdam News; 1/24/2001; Harris, Bob; 184 words ; Harris, Bob New York Amsterdam News 01-24-2001 Edison H.S. grad ... technology scholarship Sam Metellus, a June 2000 electrical installation ... Technology (NYIT) by ConEdison. Metellus was set on this career path ... at Edison. Merten helped Metellus join "Project Pathways ... union member. ConEd will pay ... Read more
Lost in exile: the class of '48
The Independent - London; 3/31/1996; ROBIN BUSS; 568 words ; ... birth, and now an exile in France, Jean Metellus is a neurologist and a member of the ... iti's vanished native population. But Jean Metellus manages to maintain a balance between ... and oppressive version of negritude. Metellus allows Louis Vortex to put the arguments ... Read more
AFTER HAITI, WORKING AND STUDYING FOR A BETTER LIFE
The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 8/21/1994; ELIZABETH LLORENTE, Staff Writer; 787 words ; ... Editions -- Sunday It's 1 a.m. as Lavie Metellus and dozens of other Haitian immigrants ... Falls. For most of the next nine hours, Metellus will be on his feet, methodically washing ... America. "Haiti is where my heart is," said Metellus, one of hundreds of Haitian men who have ... Read more

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