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Often appears with: marriage and betrothal · forms of government · diplomacy and embassies · trade, markets, and merchants · tezcuco banquet · second triumvirate settlement · ritual gift exchange · proscription lists · pompey vs. senate · philumena's return · parents and children · offerings to the gods
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“So Henry and all his barons, who were much aweary of campaigning, turned their faces towards Constantinople; and he left at Adrianople, among the Greeks, a man of his named Peter of Radinghem, with ten knights.” Geoffroi de Villehardouin, Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the C · observation
Menelaus tells Telemachus that marrying Helen makes him a son-in-law of Zeus, then they exchange gifts of horses and a silver-gold mixing bowl while Penelope’s household continues hosting guests.
a West wind that sings softly from the sea, and gives fresh life to all men. This will happen to you because you have married Helen, and are Jove’s son-in-law.’ “As he spoke he dived under the waves, whereon I turned back to the ships with my companions, and my heart was clouded with care as I went along. When we reached the ships we got supper ready, for night was falling, and camped down upon the beach. When the c…
On returning to Italy, Pompey asks the senate to delay the consular election so he can support Piso, but Cato blocks him; Pompey then tries to secure marriage alliances and is criticized for bribing votes.
to Rome with far greater forces than he disbanded; insomuch that if he had designed any movement or innovation in the State, he might have done it without his army. Now, because the law permitted no commander to enter into the city before his triumph, he sent to the senate, entreating them as a favor to him to prorogue the election of consuls, that thus he might be able to attend and give countenance to Piso, one of…
A three-day conference with Caesar and Lepidus divides the empire, then they settle scores by proscriptions: Cicero is executed, Caesar’s and Antony’s enemies are killed, and further bloodshed and alliance by marriage follow.
six legions which he left in garrison under the command of Varius, one of his familiar friends and boon companions, whom they used to call by the nickname of Cotylon. Caesar, perceiving that Cicero's wishes were for liberty, had ceased to pay any further regard to him, and was now employing the mediation of his friends to come to a good understanding with Antony. They both met together with Lepidus in a small islan…
An envoy from Boniface of Montferrat proposes his daughter’s marriage to Emperor Henry, who orders the marriage confirmed, while Henry campaigns through Adrianople toward Wallachia and destroys cities including Aquilo.
PROJECTED MARRIAGE BETWEEN THE EMPEROR AND THE DAUGHTER OF BONIFACE—THE CRUSADERS RAVAGE THE LANDS OF JOHANNIZZA Then came to the camp, as envoy, a baron, Otho of La Roche by name, belonging to the Marquis Boniface of Montferrat. He came to speak of a marriage that had been spoken of aforetime between the daughter of Boniface, the Marquis of Montferrat, and the Emperor Henry; and brought tidings that the lady had co…
In Mexico, Garay is astonished by the towns and palace; Cortés and allies plan governance and a marriage between Cortés’ young natural daughter and Garay’s son, while Garay discusses New Spain’s conquest with Narváez.
Tezcuco a banquet was prepared in his honour, and when he had approached to within a short distance of Mexico, Cortes went out to meet him, accompanied by several officers. Garay was not a little astonished when he beheld the many large towns, and at length the city of Mexico itself. Cortes gave him his own new palace to live in, and immediately began to converse with him about the posture of his affairs, and to del…
In Athens, Phidippus yields to family pressure while Laches urges him to send Philumena back, arguing her “sickness” should not be blamed and that she will have attended his house soon.
*Enter PHIDIPPUS.* PHID. (*to PHILUMENA within*). Although, Philumena, I know my pow'r To force you to comply with my commands; Yet yielding to paternal tenderness, I e'en give way, nor cross your humor. LACH. See, Phidippus in good time! I'll learn from him The cause of this.-- (*Going up to him.*) Phidippus, though I own Myself indulgent to my family, Yet my complacency and easiness Runs not to that extreme, that…