Lysias
Americannoun
noun
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Joseph Mike Lysias, of the Support Group to Repatriates and Refugees in Haiti, said the social, political and economic situation in the country has disproportionately impacted women.
From Washington Post ● May 12, 2022
“I’m bracing myself for a good few queries about the very prominent copy of the speeches of the ancient Athenian orator Lysias, standing out on my own shelves.”
From The Guardian ● Apr. 15, 2020
Well, be it so; hence, bear him to his dungeon; Lysias, we here commit him to thy charge.
From The Prince of Parthia A Tragedy by Montrose Jonas Moses
Such was the eloquence of Lysias among the Athenians, and of Calvus among the Romans.
From Essays by David Hume
Even binding a Roman citizen was unlawful, and for doing this Claudius Lysias was liable to be punished.
From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Lady Mary Ross
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