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21 Sicanius
Sĭcāni, ōrum, m., = Sikanoi, a very ancient people of Italy on the Tiber, a portion of whom afterwards migrated to Sicily, Verg. A. 5, 293; 7, 795; 11, 317; Sil. 14, 34. —Hence,A.Sĭcānus (scanned Sīcănŭs, in analogy with the Greek, Sil. 10, 314; 14, 258:* 1. 2.Sīcānŭs,
Aus. Griph. 46), a, um, adj., = Sikanos.Poet., Siculian, Sicilian:B.fluctus,
Verg. E. 10, 4:portus,
id. A. 5, 24:fines,
id. ib. 11, 317:montes,
Ov. H. 15, 57:Aetna,
Hor. Epod. 17, 32:pubes,
Sil. 10, 314:gens,
id. 14, 258:medimna,
Aus. Griph. 46.—Sīcănĭus, a, um, adj., = Sikanios, Sicanian; poet. for Siculian, Sicilian:2.latus,
Verg. A. 8, 416:harena,
Ov. M. 15, 279:fretum,
Val. Fl. 2, 29:urbes,
Luc. 3, 59:populi,
id. 3, 179:apes,
Mart. 2, 46, 2; 11, 9, 8.—As subst.: Sī-cănĭa, ae, f., = Sikania, the island of Sicily, Ov. M. 5, 464; 5, 495; 13, 724; cf.:* C.Sicilia, Sicania, a Thucydide dicta,
Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 86.— -
22 Sicanus
Sĭcāni, ōrum, m., = Sikanoi, a very ancient people of Italy on the Tiber, a portion of whom afterwards migrated to Sicily, Verg. A. 5, 293; 7, 795; 11, 317; Sil. 14, 34. —Hence,A.Sĭcānus (scanned Sīcănŭs, in analogy with the Greek, Sil. 10, 314; 14, 258:* 1. 2.Sīcānŭs,
Aus. Griph. 46), a, um, adj., = Sikanos.Poet., Siculian, Sicilian:B.fluctus,
Verg. E. 10, 4:portus,
id. A. 5, 24:fines,
id. ib. 11, 317:montes,
Ov. H. 15, 57:Aetna,
Hor. Epod. 17, 32:pubes,
Sil. 10, 314:gens,
id. 14, 258:medimna,
Aus. Griph. 46.—Sīcănĭus, a, um, adj., = Sikanios, Sicanian; poet. for Siculian, Sicilian:2.latus,
Verg. A. 8, 416:harena,
Ov. M. 15, 279:fretum,
Val. Fl. 2, 29:urbes,
Luc. 3, 59:populi,
id. 3, 179:apes,
Mart. 2, 46, 2; 11, 9, 8.—As subst.: Sī-cănĭa, ae, f., = Sikania, the island of Sicily, Ov. M. 5, 464; 5, 495; 13, 724; cf.:* C.Sicilia, Sicania, a Thucydide dicta,
Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 86.— -
23 Zanclaeus
Zanclē, ēs, f., = Zanklê, an older name of the city of Messana ( Messina), in Sicily, Ov. M. 14, 5; 15, 290; Sil. 1, 662.—Hence,A. B. -
24 Zancle
Zanclē, ēs, f., = Zanklê, an older name of the city of Messana ( Messina), in Sicily, Ov. M. 14, 5; 15, 290; Sil. 1, 662.—Hence,A. B. -
25 Zancleius
Zanclē, ēs, f., = Zanklê, an older name of the city of Messana ( Messina), in Sicily, Ov. M. 14, 5; 15, 290; Sil. 1, 662.—Hence,A. B. -
26 Ennenses
Henna, less correctly Enna, ae, f., = Henna, a city of great antiquity in the centre of Sicily, with a famous temple of Ceres: it was from here that Pluto carried off Proserpine; now Castro Giovanni, Mel. 2, 7, 16; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107 sq.; Ov. F. 4, 422; 455; 462; Hyg. F. 146.—II.Derivv.A.Hennensis ( Enn-), e, adj., of or belonging to Henna:B.Ceres,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 107 sq. — Subst.: Hen-nenses ( Enn-), ium, m. plur., the inhabitants of Henna, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 106; Liv. 24, 39; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.—Hennaeus ( Enn-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Henna, Hennean:moenia,
i. e. Henna, Ov. M. 5, 385:virgo rapta,
Sil. 14, 245; cf. id. 1, 93. -
27 Henna
Henna, less correctly Enna, ae, f., = Henna, a city of great antiquity in the centre of Sicily, with a famous temple of Ceres: it was from here that Pluto carried off Proserpine; now Castro Giovanni, Mel. 2, 7, 16; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107 sq.; Ov. F. 4, 422; 455; 462; Hyg. F. 146.—II.Derivv.A.Hennensis ( Enn-), e, adj., of or belonging to Henna:B.Ceres,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 107 sq. — Subst.: Hen-nenses ( Enn-), ium, m. plur., the inhabitants of Henna, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 106; Liv. 24, 39; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.—Hennaeus ( Enn-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Henna, Hennean:moenia,
i. e. Henna, Ov. M. 5, 385:virgo rapta,
Sil. 14, 245; cf. id. 1, 93. -
28 Hennaeus
Henna, less correctly Enna, ae, f., = Henna, a city of great antiquity in the centre of Sicily, with a famous temple of Ceres: it was from here that Pluto carried off Proserpine; now Castro Giovanni, Mel. 2, 7, 16; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107 sq.; Ov. F. 4, 422; 455; 462; Hyg. F. 146.—II.Derivv.A.Hennensis ( Enn-), e, adj., of or belonging to Henna:B.Ceres,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 107 sq. — Subst.: Hen-nenses ( Enn-), ium, m. plur., the inhabitants of Henna, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 106; Liv. 24, 39; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.—Hennaeus ( Enn-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Henna, Hennean:moenia,
i. e. Henna, Ov. M. 5, 385:virgo rapta,
Sil. 14, 245; cf. id. 1, 93. -
29 Hennenses
Henna, less correctly Enna, ae, f., = Henna, a city of great antiquity in the centre of Sicily, with a famous temple of Ceres: it was from here that Pluto carried off Proserpine; now Castro Giovanni, Mel. 2, 7, 16; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107 sq.; Ov. F. 4, 422; 455; 462; Hyg. F. 146.—II.Derivv.A.Hennensis ( Enn-), e, adj., of or belonging to Henna:B.Ceres,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 107 sq. — Subst.: Hen-nenses ( Enn-), ium, m. plur., the inhabitants of Henna, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 106; Liv. 24, 39; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.—Hennaeus ( Enn-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Henna, Hennean:moenia,
i. e. Henna, Ov. M. 5, 385:virgo rapta,
Sil. 14, 245; cf. id. 1, 93. -
30 Hennensis
Henna, less correctly Enna, ae, f., = Henna, a city of great antiquity in the centre of Sicily, with a famous temple of Ceres: it was from here that Pluto carried off Proserpine; now Castro Giovanni, Mel. 2, 7, 16; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107 sq.; Ov. F. 4, 422; 455; 462; Hyg. F. 146.—II.Derivv.A.Hennensis ( Enn-), e, adj., of or belonging to Henna:B.Ceres,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 107 sq. — Subst.: Hen-nenses ( Enn-), ium, m. plur., the inhabitants of Henna, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 106; Liv. 24, 39; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.—Hennaeus ( Enn-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Henna, Hennean:moenia,
i. e. Henna, Ov. M. 5, 385:virgo rapta,
Sil. 14, 245; cf. id. 1, 93. -
31 Nisus
1.nīsus, a, um, Part., from nitor.2.nīsus, ūs, m. [nitor], a pressing or resting upon or against, a pressure; a striving, exertion, labor, effort (mostly poet.; nixus in good prose, v. h. v.): pedetentim et sedato nisu, a tread, step, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 48:3.pinnarum nisus inanis,
a flight, Lucr. 6, 834; so,insolitos docuere nisus,
Hor. C. 4, 4, 8:hic dea se primum rapido pulcherrima nisu Sistit,
Verg. A. 11, 852:stat gravis Entellus nisuque immotus eodem, etc.,
in the same posture, id. ib. 5, 437: hunc stirps Oceani maturis nisibus Aethra Edidit, pains, throes, labor of parturition (v. 2. nixus), Ov. F. 5, 171.—In prose:tamquam nisus evomentis adjuvaret,
retchings, Tac. A. 12, 67:uti prospectus nisusque per saxa facilius foret,
Sall. J. 94, 1 Dietsch:quae dubia nisu videbantur,
id. ib. 94, 2 Dietsch:non pervenit nisu sed impetu,
Quint. 8, 4, 9; 1, 12, 10.Nīsus, i, m., = NisosI.A king of Megara, father of Scylla, who, in order to gain the love of Minos, cut off her father's purple hair, on which the safety of his kingdom depended, whereupon Nisus was changed into a sparrow-hawk, and Scylla into the bird ciris, Verg. G. 1, 404 sq.; Ov. M. 8, 8 sqq.; v. Scylla.—B.Hence,1.Nī-saeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan:2.et vos Nisaei, naufraga monstra, canes,
i. e. Scylla, the daughter of Phorcus, Ov. F. 4, 500; cf. id. A. A. 1, 331.—Nīsēis, ĭdis, f., the daughter of Nisus, Scylla (q. v.), confounded with the daughter of Phorcus:3.praeterita cautus Niseide navita gaudet,
Ov. R. Am. 737.—Nī-sēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan: per mare caeruleum trahitur Niseia virgo, Verg. Cir. 390; Ov. M. 8, 35.—4.Nīsĭas, ădis, f., Nisæan, i. e. Megarian: Nisiades matres Nisiadesque nurus, of Megaris, in Sicily (a colony of Megara, in Greece), Ov. H. 15, 54.—II.Son of Hyrtacus and friend of Euryalus, Verg. A. 5, 294; 9, 176 sq. -
32 nisus
1.nīsus, a, um, Part., from nitor.2.nīsus, ūs, m. [nitor], a pressing or resting upon or against, a pressure; a striving, exertion, labor, effort (mostly poet.; nixus in good prose, v. h. v.): pedetentim et sedato nisu, a tread, step, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 48:3.pinnarum nisus inanis,
a flight, Lucr. 6, 834; so,insolitos docuere nisus,
Hor. C. 4, 4, 8:hic dea se primum rapido pulcherrima nisu Sistit,
Verg. A. 11, 852:stat gravis Entellus nisuque immotus eodem, etc.,
in the same posture, id. ib. 5, 437: hunc stirps Oceani maturis nisibus Aethra Edidit, pains, throes, labor of parturition (v. 2. nixus), Ov. F. 5, 171.—In prose:tamquam nisus evomentis adjuvaret,
retchings, Tac. A. 12, 67:uti prospectus nisusque per saxa facilius foret,
Sall. J. 94, 1 Dietsch:quae dubia nisu videbantur,
id. ib. 94, 2 Dietsch:non pervenit nisu sed impetu,
Quint. 8, 4, 9; 1, 12, 10.Nīsus, i, m., = NisosI.A king of Megara, father of Scylla, who, in order to gain the love of Minos, cut off her father's purple hair, on which the safety of his kingdom depended, whereupon Nisus was changed into a sparrow-hawk, and Scylla into the bird ciris, Verg. G. 1, 404 sq.; Ov. M. 8, 8 sqq.; v. Scylla.—B.Hence,1.Nī-saeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan:2.et vos Nisaei, naufraga monstra, canes,
i. e. Scylla, the daughter of Phorcus, Ov. F. 4, 500; cf. id. A. A. 1, 331.—Nīsēis, ĭdis, f., the daughter of Nisus, Scylla (q. v.), confounded with the daughter of Phorcus:3.praeterita cautus Niseide navita gaudet,
Ov. R. Am. 737.—Nī-sēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan: per mare caeruleum trahitur Niseia virgo, Verg. Cir. 390; Ov. M. 8, 35.—4.Nīsĭas, ădis, f., Nisæan, i. e. Megarian: Nisiades matres Nisiadesque nurus, of Megaris, in Sicily (a colony of Megara, in Greece), Ov. H. 15, 54.—II.Son of Hyrtacus and friend of Euryalus, Verg. A. 5, 294; 9, 176 sq. -
33 Verres
1.verres, is (collat. form of the nom. sing. verris, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 8), m. [Sanscr. root varsh-, to rain, wet; whence vrshabha, bull; cf. ersê, dew], a male swine, boar-pig (syn.:2.aper, porcus),
Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 21; Col. 7, 9, 7; Hor. C. 3, 22, 7.— Transf., contemptuously, of a man, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 67.Verres, is, m., the surname of the prœtor C. Cornelius, notorious for his bad government of Sicily; hence,A.Verrĭ-us, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Verres, Verrian:2.lex,
that originated with him, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 49, § 117.—Subst.: Verrĭa, ōrum, n. (i. e. solennia), a festival appointed by Verres, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 52; 2, 2, 46, § 114; 2, 2, 63, § 154; 2, 4, 10, § 24; 2, 4, 67, § 151.—B.Verrīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Verres, Verrine: jus Verrinum, i. e. the mode of administering justice practised by Verres (in a sarcastic pun alluding to verrinum jus, pork-broth), Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 121.—2.Subst.: Verrī-nae, ārum, f. (i. e. actiones); among grammarians, the orations of Cicero against Verres, Prisc. and Non. in mult. locc. (by Cic. himself called Accusatio). -
34 verres
1.verres, is (collat. form of the nom. sing. verris, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 8), m. [Sanscr. root varsh-, to rain, wet; whence vrshabha, bull; cf. ersê, dew], a male swine, boar-pig (syn.:2.aper, porcus),
Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 21; Col. 7, 9, 7; Hor. C. 3, 22, 7.— Transf., contemptuously, of a man, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 67.Verres, is, m., the surname of the prœtor C. Cornelius, notorious for his bad government of Sicily; hence,A.Verrĭ-us, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Verres, Verrian:2.lex,
that originated with him, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 49, § 117.—Subst.: Verrĭa, ōrum, n. (i. e. solennia), a festival appointed by Verres, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 52; 2, 2, 46, § 114; 2, 2, 63, § 154; 2, 4, 10, § 24; 2, 4, 67, § 151.—B.Verrīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Verres, Verrine: jus Verrinum, i. e. the mode of administering justice practised by Verres (in a sarcastic pun alluding to verrinum jus, pork-broth), Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 121.—2.Subst.: Verrī-nae, ārum, f. (i. e. actiones); among grammarians, the orations of Cicero against Verres, Prisc. and Non. in mult. locc. (by Cic. himself called Accusatio). -
35 Verria
1.verres, is (collat. form of the nom. sing. verris, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 8), m. [Sanscr. root varsh-, to rain, wet; whence vrshabha, bull; cf. ersê, dew], a male swine, boar-pig (syn.:2.aper, porcus),
Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 21; Col. 7, 9, 7; Hor. C. 3, 22, 7.— Transf., contemptuously, of a man, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 67.Verres, is, m., the surname of the prœtor C. Cornelius, notorious for his bad government of Sicily; hence,A.Verrĭ-us, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Verres, Verrian:2.lex,
that originated with him, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 49, § 117.—Subst.: Verrĭa, ōrum, n. (i. e. solennia), a festival appointed by Verres, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 52; 2, 2, 46, § 114; 2, 2, 63, § 154; 2, 4, 10, § 24; 2, 4, 67, § 151.—B.Verrīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Verres, Verrine: jus Verrinum, i. e. the mode of administering justice practised by Verres (in a sarcastic pun alluding to verrinum jus, pork-broth), Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 121.—2.Subst.: Verrī-nae, ārum, f. (i. e. actiones); among grammarians, the orations of Cicero against Verres, Prisc. and Non. in mult. locc. (by Cic. himself called Accusatio). -
36 Verrinae
1.verres, is (collat. form of the nom. sing. verris, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 8), m. [Sanscr. root varsh-, to rain, wet; whence vrshabha, bull; cf. ersê, dew], a male swine, boar-pig (syn.:2.aper, porcus),
Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 21; Col. 7, 9, 7; Hor. C. 3, 22, 7.— Transf., contemptuously, of a man, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 67.Verres, is, m., the surname of the prœtor C. Cornelius, notorious for his bad government of Sicily; hence,A.Verrĭ-us, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Verres, Verrian:2.lex,
that originated with him, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 49, § 117.—Subst.: Verrĭa, ōrum, n. (i. e. solennia), a festival appointed by Verres, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 52; 2, 2, 46, § 114; 2, 2, 63, § 154; 2, 4, 10, § 24; 2, 4, 67, § 151.—B.Verrīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Verres, Verrine: jus Verrinum, i. e. the mode of administering justice practised by Verres (in a sarcastic pun alluding to verrinum jus, pork-broth), Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 121.—2.Subst.: Verrī-nae, ārum, f. (i. e. actiones); among grammarians, the orations of Cicero against Verres, Prisc. and Non. in mult. locc. (by Cic. himself called Accusatio). -
37 Verrinus
1.verres, is (collat. form of the nom. sing. verris, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 8), m. [Sanscr. root varsh-, to rain, wet; whence vrshabha, bull; cf. ersê, dew], a male swine, boar-pig (syn.:2.aper, porcus),
Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 21; Col. 7, 9, 7; Hor. C. 3, 22, 7.— Transf., contemptuously, of a man, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 67.Verres, is, m., the surname of the prœtor C. Cornelius, notorious for his bad government of Sicily; hence,A.Verrĭ-us, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Verres, Verrian:2.lex,
that originated with him, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 49, § 117.—Subst.: Verrĭa, ōrum, n. (i. e. solennia), a festival appointed by Verres, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 52; 2, 2, 46, § 114; 2, 2, 63, § 154; 2, 4, 10, § 24; 2, 4, 67, § 151.—B.Verrīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Verres, Verrine: jus Verrinum, i. e. the mode of administering justice practised by Verres (in a sarcastic pun alluding to verrinum jus, pork-broth), Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 121.—2.Subst.: Verrī-nae, ārum, f. (i. e. actiones); among grammarians, the orations of Cicero against Verres, Prisc. and Non. in mult. locc. (by Cic. himself called Accusatio). -
38 verris
1.verres, is (collat. form of the nom. sing. verris, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 8), m. [Sanscr. root varsh-, to rain, wet; whence vrshabha, bull; cf. ersê, dew], a male swine, boar-pig (syn.:2.aper, porcus),
Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 21; Col. 7, 9, 7; Hor. C. 3, 22, 7.— Transf., contemptuously, of a man, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 67.Verres, is, m., the surname of the prœtor C. Cornelius, notorious for his bad government of Sicily; hence,A.Verrĭ-us, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Verres, Verrian:2.lex,
that originated with him, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 49, § 117.—Subst.: Verrĭa, ōrum, n. (i. e. solennia), a festival appointed by Verres, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 52; 2, 2, 46, § 114; 2, 2, 63, § 154; 2, 4, 10, § 24; 2, 4, 67, § 151.—B.Verrīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Verres, Verrine: jus Verrinum, i. e. the mode of administering justice practised by Verres (in a sarcastic pun alluding to verrinum jus, pork-broth), Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 46, § 121.—2.Subst.: Verrī-nae, ārum, f. (i. e. actiones); among grammarians, the orations of Cicero against Verres, Prisc. and Non. in mult. locc. (by Cic. himself called Accusatio). -
39 Alesinus
Hălēsa ( Halaesa and Alēsa), ae, f., = Halaisa, a town on the northern coast of Sicily, on the river Halesus, now ruins near the village Iusa, Sil. 14, 218; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 7, § 19; 2, 2, 75, § 185.—II.Deriv. Hălēsīnus ( Halaes- and Alēs-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Halesa:civitas,
Cic. Fam. 13, 32, 1:Dio,
of Halesa, id. Verr. 2, 2, 7, § 19; 2, 3, 73.— Subst.: Hă-lēsīni, ōrum, m. plur., the inhabitants of Halesa, Halesines, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91. -
40 Apollonia
Ăpollōnĭa, ae, f., = Apollônia.I.The name of several celebrated towns.A.In Ætolia, Liv. 28, 8, 9.—B.In Crete, Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59.—C.In Thrace, on the Pontus Euxinus, Plin. 34, 7, 18, § 39; 4, 11, 18, § 42; Mel. 2, 2.—D.In Macedonia, Liv. 45, 28; Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 37.—E.In Illyria, Cic. Phil. 11, 11; Caes. B. C. 3, 12; Plin. 3, 23, 26, § 145.—F.In Cyrenaica, Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 31; Mel. 1, 8 al.—II.Derivv.A.Ăpollōnĭātes, ae, a native of Apollonia (in Crete):B.Diogenes Apolloniates,
Cic. N. D. 1, 12, 29.— Plur.: Ăpollōnĭātae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Apollonia (in Caria), Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 109;in Illyria,
Cic. Pis. 35, 86; Liv. 33, 3, 10; Plin. 2, 106, 110, § 238.—Ăpollōnĭātes, ium, plur. m., the inhabitants of Apollonia (in Illyrĭa), Caes. B. C. 3, 12; Liv. 24, 40, 10; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 100.—C.Ăpollōnĭensis, e, adj., belonging to Apollonia, Apollonian:D.civitas (in Sicily),
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43.— Plur.: Ăpollōnĭenses, ium, m., its inhabitants, Just. 9, 2.—Ăpollōnĭātĭcus, a, um, adj., the same: bitumen, dug in the neighborhood of Apollonia (in Epirus), Plin. 35, 15, 51, § 178.
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Mafia — The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian criminal secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid 19th century in Sicily. An offshoot emerged on the East Coast of the United States and in Australia [… … Wikipedia
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Kemal Reis — (c. 1451 ndash; 1511) was a Turkish privateer and Ottoman admiral. He was also the paternal uncle of the famous Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis who accompanied him in most of his important naval expeditions. Background and early career … Wikipedia
