Lucullan feast

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• Lucullan —    , LUCULLAN FEAST    Lucius Licinius Lucullus (c. 117 57 B.C.) had a career of accomplishments as a Roman general and statesman. He put the fleet of Mithridates to flight and enjoyed other military successes. When he governed the province of… …   Dictionary of eponyms

• feast — Synonyms and related words: High Holiday, High Holy Day, Lucullan feast, Mardi Gras, Sabbath, Saturnalia, Sunday, allay, anniversary, appease, assuage, bank holiday, banquet, bean feast, beano, birthday, blow, blowout, board, bread, bread and… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Lucullan — also Lucullian adjective Etymology: Latin lucullanus of Licinius Lucullus; from his reputation for luxurious banquets Date: 1861 lavish, luxurious < a Lucullan feast > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Lucullan — adjective Marked by lavishness and richness; sumptuous. A Lucullan feast …   Wiktionary

• banquet — Synonyms and related words: Lucullan feast, Mardi Gras, Saturnalia, bean feast, beano, blow, blowout, carnival, carouse, celebration, do, do justice to, eat heartily, eat up, fair, feast, feed, festal board, festival, festive occasion, festivity …   Moby Thesaurus

• blow — Synonyms and related words: Barnumize, Lucullan feast, accident, accomplished fact, accomplishment, ache, achievement, aching, act, acta, action, adventure, amplify, anthesis, astonishment, bafflement, bagpipe, balk, bang, banquet, bash,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• blowout — Synonyms and related words: Kaffeeklatsch, Lucullan feast, Mardi Gras, Saturnalia, backfire, ball, bang, banquet, bash, bean feast, beano, blast, blow, blowup, boom, burst, carnival, cocktail party, coffee klatch, costume party, detonation,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Gardens of Lucullus — The Gardens of Lucullus ( Horti Lucullani ) were an ancient patrician villa on the Pincian Hill on the edge of Rome; they were laid out by Lucius Licinius Lucullus about 60 BCE. The Villa Borghese gardens still cover 17 acres (69,000 m²) of green …   Wikipedia