Word: roman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...unexploded shells did shatter a fragile optimism in Britain and Ireland that serious negotiations to settle the 25-year conflict in Northern Ireland were about to begin. Major players in the Roman Catholic-vs.- Protestant struggle had been talking peace since last December, when British Prime Minister John Major and his Irish counterpart Albert Reynolds issued their Downing Street Declaration affirming that both countries would abide by any settlement democratically agreed upon by the people of Ireland, north and south...
...Forum Affair. Through March 22. The Hasty Pudding's 146th production. Set in the decadence of Ancient Rome and the passion-drenched sands of Egypt, the show features love, death and lust for power as the throne of the Roman Emperor, Pompey Circumstance, hangs in the balance. Hasty Pudding Theatre, 8 p.m. $20, $28. Tickets are available at the Hasty Pudding box office...
...ECAC, only one team has locked up an NCAA bid going into this weekend--that would be Harvard. Even with a major collapse at home against eight-seeded Cornell (and we're talking one of Roman Empire proportions, here), the Crimson would almost surely be in without any trouble...
...Forum Affair. Through March 22. The Hasty Pudding's 146th production. Set in the decadence of Ancient Rome and the Passion-drenched sands of Egypt, the show feature love, death and lust for power as the throne of the Roman Emperor, Pompey Circumstance, hangs in the balance. Hasty Pudding Theatre, 8 p.m. $20, $28. Tickets are available at the Hasty Pudding box office...
...book, he manages to override the Roman model. Bennett suggests a superior truth about the American character: Americans do not care so much about differences in culture or even in color (despite much rancid history under that heading) as they care about character as it is expressed in behavior. The American challenge now is not to pay homage to every cultural variation and appease every ethnic sensitivity, but rather to encourage universally accepted ideals of behavior: self-discipline, compassion, responsibility, friendship, work, courage, perseverance, honesty, loyalty and faith...