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24 matches to Amon
Amon. Horned Egyptian deity. Greek =Zeus.
Brady, Diamond Jim. 1856-1917. US millionaire speculator.
Cabrera, Ramón. 1806-87. Spanish Carlist leader.
Cagliorosto. 1743-95. Italian charlatan in Louis XIV court. Diamond Necklace Affair.
Damon and Pythias. Syracuse true friends. Damon pledged his life for Pythias’, awaiting execution.
De La Tour, George. 1593-1652. French Caravaggist painter. Cheater with the Ace of Diamonds.
De Valéra, Eamon. 1882-1975. US/Irish mathematician. Led Easter Uprising. Led Sinn Fein, 1917-26. Founded Fianna Fáil 1926. Prime Minister of Irish Free State, 1931~59. President 59-73.
Diadochi, Wars of. 321-281BC. Partition of Empire among Alexander’s generals.
Diamond Necklace Affair. 1785. Necklace bought for Marie Antionette; not paid for. French Revolution.
Ezzelino III da Ramono. 1194-1259. Cruel ruler of northern Italy. Subject of Dante’s Inferno.
Fianna Fáil. 1926-. Irish political party vs 1921 treaty. De Valera.
Gallicanism. 13-19C. French Catholic independence from papal authority. Conciliarism vs Ultramontanism.
Kierkegaard, Sören. 1813-55. Danish founder of Existentialism. Either-Or 1843. Fear and Trembling 1843. Influenced Heidegger. Individual must consciously choose among life’s alternatives.
Kyrle Society. 1875. Founded by Hill sisters to develop taste for literature and music among London poor.
Layamon. c1200. English poet. First mention of King Arthur, Lear, Merlin.
Lazear, Jesse. 1866-1900. Linked mosquito with yellow fever, 1900, of which he died. Reed. Agramonte.
Miramon, Miguel. 1832-67. Mexican general. Grand Marshal to Maximilian.
Nader Shah. 1688-1747. Severe ruler of Persia 1736-. Conquered Turks and northern India. Took Koh-i-noor diamond, Peacock Throne.
Narvaez, Ramon. 1800-68. Spanish general supporting Isabella II vs Carlists. Prime Minister 1844-66.
Olympics, Modern. 1896 Athens. 1900 Paris. 1904 St. Louis. 1908 London. 1912 Stockholm. 1920 Antwerp. Summer: 1924 Paris. 1928 Amsterdam. 1932 Los Angeles. 1936 Berlin. 1948 London. 1952 Helsinki. 1956 Melbourne. 1960 Rome. 1964 Tokyo. 1968 Mexico City. 1972 Munich. 1976 Montreal. 1980 Moscow. 1984 Los Angeles. 1988 Seoul. 1992 Barcelona. 1996 Atlanta. 2000 Sydney. 2004 Athens. 2008 Beijing. Winter: 1924 Chamonix. 1928 St Moritz. 1932 Lake Placid. 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen. 1948 St Moritz. 1952 Oslo. 1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo. 1960 Squaw Valley. 1964 Innsbruck. 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo. 1976 Innsbruck. 1980 Lake Placid. 1984 Sarajevo. 1988 Calgary. 1992 Albertville. 1994 Lillehammer. 1998 Nagano. 2002 Salt Lake City. 2006 Torino. Olympia.
Pérez de Ayala, Ramón. 1880-1962. Spanish writer. Balarmino and Apolonio.
Rohan, Prince de. 1734-1803. French cardinal duped in Diamond Necklace Affair.
Seven Gods of Luck. Japanese. 16C-. Bishamon, Daikoku, Ebisu, Fukurokuju, Hotei, Jurojin, Benten.
Ultramontanism. 15-19C. Roman Catholic movement for papal authority. Gallicanism.