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Armenia   Reference library

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History

...of Armenia in Relation with the World Trade of the Ancient Times (in Russian). Yerevan, 1954. Masih, Joseph R. , and Robert O. Krikorian . Armenia at the Crossroads . 1999. Perrin, B. , trans. Plutarch's Lives . 11 vols. Cambridge, Mass., and London, 1950. Book 19.4, “Demetrius and Antony.” Walker, Christopher J. Armenia: The Survival of a Nation . 2d ed., rev. New York, 1990. Eduard...

International Olympic Committee   Quick reference

A Dictionary of Sports Studies

...graphic detail on the corruption scandals related in particular to the winning of the bid to host the Winter Games by Salt Lake City, and the responses that forced Samaranch and the IOC to introduce reforms. In its first 119 years there were just nine presidents of the IOC: Demetrius Vikelas of Greece, 1894–6 ; Baron Pierre de Coubertin of France, 1896–1925 ; Count Henri de Baillet-Latour of Belgium, 1925–42 ; Sigfrid Edström from Sweden, 1946–52 ; Avery Brundage of the USA, 1952–72 ; Michael Morris , Lord Killanin , from Ireland, 1972–80 ;...

Policy Practice   Reference library

Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)

...N. L. (1991). Policy-practice in social work: Models and issues . Journal of Social Work Education , 27, 241–250. Zubrzycki, J. , & McArthur, M. (2004). Preparing social work students for policy practice: An Australian example . Social Work Education , 23(4), 451–464. Demetrius S....

Ipsos, battle of (301 bc)   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to Military History

...allied phalanx and Demetrius' victorious cavalry. Horses were notoriously frightened of elephants and, after rallying, Demetrius' command was unable to approach the centre of the battlefield and influence events there. Seleucus harassed the Antigonid phalanx, possibly with horse archers, and in time large numbers defected to the allies. Finally, Antigonus was killed by a javelin and his army collapsed. The battle's outcome was decisive, Seleucus becoming leader of Syria and Mesopotamia, Ptolemy king of Egypt. Stephen Nutt Diodorus , 20. 113–21. 2. Plutarch...

Darby, Ken (13 May 1909)   Reference library

Ross Care

The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)

...1951; Meet Me After the Show, 1951; With a Song in My Heart, 1952; Rancho Notorious, 1952; Tonight We Sing, 1953; Call Me Madam, 1953; The Girl Next Door, 1953; The Robe, 1953; How to Marry a Millionaire, 1954; River of No Return, 1954; Three Coins in the Fountain, 1954, Demetrius and the Gladiators, 1954; The Egyptian, 1954; There's No Business Like Show Business, 1954; Prince Valiant, 1954; A Man Called Peter, 1955; Daddy Long Legs, 1955; The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing, 1955; Seven Cities of Gold, 1955; The King and I, 1956; Love Me Tender, 1956; Bus...

Waxman [Wachsmann], Franz (24 Dec 1906)   Reference library

Brendan G. Carroll

The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)

... 1947 ; The Unsuspected, 1947 ; Sorry, Wrong Number, 1948 ; Johnny Holiday, 1949 ; Dark City, 1950 ; Sunset Boulevard, 1950 ; The Blue Veil, 1951 ; A Place in the Sun, 1951 ; Red Mountain, 1951 ; My Cousin Rachel, 1952 ; I, the Jury, 1953 ; Man on a Tightrop, 1953 ; Demetrius and the Gladiators, 1954 ; Prince Valiant, 1954 ; Rear Window, 1954 ; Mister Roberts, 1955 ; The Silver Chalice, 1955 ; Back from Eternity, 1956 ; Crime in the Streets, 1956 ; Miracle in the Rain, 1956 ; Peyton Place, 1957 ; Sayonara, 1957 ; The Spirit of St Louis, ...

Political Leadership   Reference library

Saana Svärd, Rachel Havrelock, Gillian Ramsey, Kristina Milnor, Susan E. Hylen, and Robert M. Royalty Jr.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Gender Studies

...and historiography of him as well as developing iconographies for themselves. Alexandrine masculinity was rooted in physical vigor and demonstrated by courageous and successful warfare, enthusiasm for hunting, and bodily attractiveness—at least ideally, and Demetrius Poliorcetes (“the Besieger”) and Demetrius Kalos (“the Fair”) were famous for their handsome looks, and other successors copied Alexander’s famous anastolē (“cowlick”) hairstyle. This was matched by a charismatic heroic temperament schooled in magnanimity, justice, and honor. Alexander himself...

Siege Warfare   Reference library

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology

...out. Examples of narrative siege descriptions by Byzantine authors include Prokopios on the Gothic siege of Rome (537/38), in which the Goths used four siege towers; Agathias on Narses’ siege of Cumae (552/53), with a description of a sapping operation; the Miracles of St. Demetrius on the Avaro-Slav siege of Thessalonike (possibly 586 or or 597 ) describing what are presumably trebuchets, as well as rams and siege sheds; John Kameniates on the Arab siege of Thessalonike (904), with siege towers on ships; and Anna Komnene on the Norman siege of...

Male-Female Sexuality   Reference library

Rhiannon Graybill, Giulia Sissa, Bradford A. Kirkegaard, Yii-Jan Lin, Tirzah Meacham, and Kathy L. Gaca

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Gender Studies

... subentry New Testament ; Marriage and Divorce, subentry Greek World ; Masculinity and Femininity, subentry Greek World ; Sexuality ; and Sexual Transgression, subentry Greek World .] Bibliography Primary Works Aristotle . Poetics; Longinus: On the Sublime; Demetrius: On Style . Edited and translated by D. A. Russell et al. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1995. Euripides . Fabulae . Vol. 1: Cyclops, Alcestis, Medea, Heraclidae, Hippolytus, Andromacha, Hecuba . Edited and translated by J. Diggle . Oxford...

Social Interaction   Reference library

Philip Jones, James N. Hoke, Karri L. Whipple, Gary Gilbert, and Kathleen Gallagher Elkins

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Gender Studies

...194–226, 137; CIJ 1443 ; 2 Macc 1.10 ; Ag. Ap. 2.64; J.W. 1.175; b. Sanh. 25b ). In the late Ptolemaic period, one Onias served as secretary or scribe in the royal court ( CPJ 137). In Alexandria, Alexander, the brother of Philo, and Demetrius served as alabarch or customs superintendent ( Ant. 19.276; 20.100, 147), while other Jews served as river guardians ( Ag. Ap. 2.64; J.W. 1.175; b. Sanh. 25b ). In first century Cyrene c.e. , Eleazar, the son of Jason, was one of the city’s nomophulakes , and thus among those responsible for the...

Byzantine Empire   Reference library

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology

...by DietherRoderich Reinsch . Corpus Fontium Historiae Byzantinae 22. Berlin and New York: de Gruyter, 1983. Kritoboulos, Michael . History of Mehmed the Conqueror . Translated by Charles T. Riggs . Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1954. Kydones, Demetrios . Démétrius Cydonius: Correspondance . Edited by Raymond J. Loenertz . Vatican City: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1956–1960. Lampros, Spyridēn P. , ed. Vrachea chronika . Athens, Greece: Grapheion Dēmosieumatēn Akadēmias Athēnēn, 1932. Manuel II Palaiologos . The Letters of Manuel II...

Crusades   Reference library

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology

...the medieval period. During the battle, Kerbogha does appear to have made a number of tactical mistakes; however, the key factor seems to have been the zealous momentum of the Christian assault, during which contemporaries claimed that they were supported by Saint George, Saint Demetrius, and Saint Mercurius. With this victory, the road to the Levant lay open and the Christian armies moved south. Although there had been friction among the crusade leadership during the siege, the battle stood as testament to the commanders’ ability to work together at a time of...

Sports Crime and Popular Culture   Reference library

Nic Groombridge

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Crime, Media, and Popular Culture

...how sport engages prisoners—and viewers—but normally rehabilitation is shown by the presence of the kindly (but naive?) warden. Prison Ball ( Moriarty, 2004 ) documents the importance of basketball to prisoners and to the prisons themselves, but Hooked: The Legend of Demetrius Hook Mitchell ( O’Neill & Skolnik, 2003 ) records the prodigious feats of “Hook” on the basketball court, in demonstration trick shots (over people or objects while dunking), and initially on the street. Much of the film was recorded in prison but features friends from...