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Word: aurelian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...flabby, 45-year-old Farouk symbolized the gross results of a classically misspent life. Last week he died as he had lived - gorging himself on fine food with a willowy blonde at his side. The end came in Rome's Ile de France restaurant on the ancient Aurelian Way near Vatican City. Accompanied by blonde Anna Maria Gatti, 28, Farouk dined at midnight on oysters, roast lamb, cake and fruit. At 1:30 in the morning, as he enjoyed a postprandial cigar, Farouk said he felt faint, clutched at his throat and fell forward on the table. An ambulance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Egypt: A Tale of Two Autocrats | 3/26/1965 | See Source »

...dead men. Trotsky, who appeared three times, was killed in 1940 by the agents of Joseph Stalin, who in turn appeared eight times before he died in 1953. The ninth cover story offered this epitaph: "He might have boasted in the words of the Roman song honoring Emperor Aurelian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher: Feb. 21, 1964 | 2/21/1964 | See Source »

Trouble that can be shot with a cam era is Kroscenko's business. A three-block stretch of the Via Veneto, cascading from the Aurelian Wall to the U.S. embassy, is his favorite hunting ground. Here, in the glittering array of hotels, smart shops and open-air cafes, throng Kroscenko's picturesque prey. He is a paparazzo* one of a ravenous wolf pack of freelance photographers who stalk big names for a living and fire with flash guns at point-blank range...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Paparazzi on the Prowl | 4/14/1961 | See Source »

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