Word: roman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...would be no auction this week of the private property of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, or any such event. Writing a sonnet in 1895, "On the Sale by Auction" of John Keats' love letters to Fanny Brawne, Wilde compared the "brawlers of the auction mart" to the Roman soldiers who tossed dice for the garments of Jesus...
...British Museum has also questioned HUAM's acquisition of an Anglo-Roman head displayed in the same exhibit because of the piece's questionable origins. However, the British Museum has not taken formal action in the matter...
...succulent pieces of the "Tequila Lime Crawfish" resembled the Holy Roman Empire, since its taste hinted that it contained neither tequila, nor lime, nor fish. But fans of fettucine will be pleased with the generous portion...
Following in the footsteps of Memorial Church, St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church--which neighbors the river Houses--has started ringing its bells every fifteen minutes from 9 a.m. until...
...Cambridge resident reported that between Jan. 20 and Feb. 1 at 11 a.m., a bronze 15" by 15" bust, possibly of a female Roman, was stolen from her rear yard at 23 Hawthorne...