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Antonius   /æntˈoʊniəs/   Listen
Antonius

noun
1.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC).  Synonyms: Anthony, Antony, Marcus Antonius, Mark Anthony, Mark Antony.



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"Antonius" Quotes from Famous Books



... Pior, Piammon, Piambo; who are all mentioned by ecclesiastical [440]writers as natives of that country. This article is sometimes expressed Pa; as in the name of Pachomius, an abbot in Egypt, mentioned by [441]Gennadius. A priest named Paapis is to be found in the Excerpta from Antonius [442]Diogenes in Photius. There were particular rites, styled Pamylia Sacra, from [443]Pamyles, an antient Egyptian Deity. We may infer from Hesychius that they were very obscene: [Greek: Paamules, Aiguptios Theos Priapodes.] Hades, and Pi-Ades, was a common title of the Sun: ...
— A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. • Jacob Bryant

... uno Deo negotium est conscientis nostris, saith Calvin.(95) Over our souls and consciences, nemini quicquam juris nisi Deo, saith Tilen.(96) From Jerome's distinction, that a king praeest nolentibus but a bishop volentibus, Marcus Antonius de Dominis well concludeth: Volentibus gregi praeesso, excludit omnem jurisdictionem et potestatem imperativam ac coactivam et solam significat directivam, ubi, viz., in libertate subditi est et parere et non parere, ita ut ...
— The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) • George Gillespie

... soon as he heard the account of the tribune Antonius, who was in command of the army in the interior of Dacia, before he was able to ascertain the real truth of everything, brought the emperor a plain statement of what had ...
— The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus • Ammianus Marcellinus

... with the letters, I.O.L. The next page, or the verso of the title page, exhibits the dedication of Blasius Lancilotus, extending to the upper part of the third page. On this very same page occurs the poem by Ludovicus Vopiscus, addressed to Joannes Antonius Riscius, comprising five very beautiful distichs. The remaining part of the third page is finished off with the word, 'Finis,' while the fourth page is entirely blank. The text of Apicius commences with the fifth, as mentioned above, and from now on the leaves ...
— Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome • Apicius

... Calabrian, and as early as 1552 was professor of medicine at Perugia. In 1576 his manuscript on the reform of the calendar was presented to the Roman Curia by his brother, Antonius. The manuscript was not printed and ...
— A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II) • Augustus De Morgan

... 20,000 men in Italy, but they were not half-armed, and the newly-returned proconsul, Metellus, made head against him; while the other consul, Caius Antonius, was recalled from Macedonia with his army. As he was a friend of Catilina, he did not choose to fight with him, and gave up the command to his lieutenant, by whom the wretch was defeated and slain. His head was cut off and sent ...
— Young Folks' History of Rome • Charlotte Mary Yonge



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