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Pastoral Epistles
(Encyclopedia)Pastoral Epistles: name for the New Testament letters of Timothy and Titus. ...Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia)Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of, 1621–83, English statesman. In the English civil war he supported the crown until 1644 but then joined the parliamentarians. He was made a member of ...Berenice, b. c.a.d. 28, Jewish princess
(Encyclopedia)Berenice, b. c.a.d. 28, Jewish princess; daughter of Herod Agrippa I (see under Herod). A very beautiful woman, she was often involved in intrigue. After her first husband died, she was married to her...Domitian
(Encyclopedia)Domitian (Titus Flavius Domitianus) dōmĭshˈən [key], a.d. 51–a.d. 96, Roman emperor (a.d. 81–a.d. 96), son of Vespasian. Although intended as the heir to his older brother, Titus, he was given...Flavian
(Encyclopedia)Flavian flāˈvēən [key], ancient Roman gens. The name was applied especially to three Roman emperors, Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian. ...Cowley, Malcolm
(Encyclopedia)Cowley, Malcolm kouˈlē [key], 1898–1989, American critic and poet, b. Belsano, Pa., grad. Harvard, 1920. He lived abroad in the 1920s and knew many writers of the “lost generation,” about whom...Vespasian
(Encyclopedia)Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) vĕspāˈzhən [key], a.d. 9–a.d. 79, Roman emperor (a.d. 69–a.d. 79), founder of the Flavian dynasty. The son of a poor family, he made his way in the army b...Artemas
(Encyclopedia)Artemas ärˈtĭməs [key], companion of Paul, mentioned in his Letter to Titus. ...James II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
(Encyclopedia)James II, 1633–1701, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1685–88); second son of Charles I, brother and successor of Charles II. James made an effort to restore himself by landing in Irel...Calpurnius
(Encyclopedia)Calpurnius (Titus Calpurnius Siculus) kălpûrˈnēəs [key], fl. 1st cent. a.d., Roman poet. His Eclogues (seven pastorals) imitate Vergil with grace and charm. ...Browse by Subject
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