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
The next year Lysias advanced from Antioch, the Syrian capital, with a force of sixty-five thousand.
From Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) by Various
Claudius Lysias saw that the only hope of stopping the uproar, was to take St. Paul out of sight of the enraged multitude.
From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary
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 Ross, Lady Mary
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