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46 matches to Dio Cassius
Hearn, Lafcadio. 1850-1904. Translator; brought Japanese culture to West.
Ionian School. 6C BC. Greek philosophers. Thales. Araximanedes. Diogenes. Explained phenomena in terms of physical forces.
Joliot-Curie, Frédéric. 1900-58, and Irène. 1897-1956. Discovered Uranium fission 1934. Artificial radioactive substances.
Liber. Roman god of wine, fertility...Bacchus. = Dionysus.
Marconi, Guglielmo. 1874-1937. Italian physicist. First transatlantic radio reception 1901.
Matisse, Henri. 1869-1954. French painter in Fauvist style. Coined “cubism” 1908. Red Studio 1911.
Monteverdi, Claudio. 1567-1643. Italian composer. First opera: Orfeo 1607. L’Arianna 1608. Madrigals 1583.
Palladian. Classical Roman British architecture. 1615-35 and 1715-60. Inigo Jones. Palladio.
Palladio, Andrea. 1508-80. Italian architect. Reintroduced Roman symmetry and proportion to Venetian villas. Suspension Bridge 1550. Architecture 1570.
Pérez, Galdós. 1843-1920. Spanish writer of 46 historical novels. Episodios Nacionales.
Popov, Aleksandr. 1859-1905. Russian physicist: radio antenna.
Ruche, La. the Beehive. Montparnasse Avant-garde artist residence and studio, 1900-30. Chagall. Léger.
Sarnoff, David. 1891-1971. Russian/US radio-TV pioneer. Founded RCA 1921, NBC 1926.
Semele. Dionysus’ mother. Killed, then immortalized.
Sherwood, Robert. 1896-1955. US dramatist. Idiot’s Delight 1936.
Silenus. Son of Pan, foster father of Dionysus.
Sitter, Willem de. 1872-1934. Dutch radio astronomer. Expanding universe.
Syracuse. c734BC Corinthian colony in Sicily. 211BC Rome. 878 Arab. 1085 Norman. Sicily. Dionysius.
Vaughan Williams, Ralph. 1872-1958. English Nationalist composer of symphonies, ballads, songs. Combined folk idiom with 16C polyphony. Sea 1910. Pastoral Symphony 1922.
Cassius, Gaius. c42BC. Led assassination of Julius Caesar. Suicide.
Philippi, Battle. 42BC. Antony and Octavian beat republicans Brutus and Cassius.