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  • ...Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'', ed. by M.C. Howatson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref> He was an equestrian who socialized with the ...Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'', ed. by M.C. Howatson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref> He received a Roman education in law, but in
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  • ...''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', ed. by John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007)</ref> At some later point, Virgil became part of th
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  • ...forddnb.com/view/article/10804 Glasse , Hannah (bap. 1708, d. 1770)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed June 27, 2013.</ref> Glasse wa
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  • ...nb.com.proxy.wm.edu/view/article/22761 Price, Richard (1723–1791)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed September 26, 2013.</ref> He w
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  • ...and natural philosopher]," in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed November 6, 2013.</ref> After graduatin
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  • ...ith, Oliver (1728?–1774)]," ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed 6 Oct 2013.</ref> After an unsuccessful
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  • ...ord: Oxford University Press, 2001), 249.</ref> Instead of graduating from Oxford, Sandys opted to travel from France to Egypt and Turkey, documenting his ex ...//www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/24651 Sandys, George (1578–1644)]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed October 2, 2013.</ref> Sandys
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  • ...emporary authors have written about his life.<ref>"Lucrē'tius” in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature''.</ref><br/> ...t to the poet inspiration and to Rome peace."<ref>"Lucrē'tius” in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature''.</ref>
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  • ...Quinti'lian]" in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref> Quintilian possibly received all his educati ...uary 26,2014.</ref> on LibraryThing suggests the 1693 edition published at Oxford, noting "This is the only quarto edition in ESTC [''The English Short Title
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  • ...865 Ly'sias]" in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref> He was born to [[wikipedia:Cephalus#Historic ...3-e-1323 Lysias]" in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref> They were expelled in 413 BCE as Athenian sy
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  • ...which was a list drawn up of the ten best Attic (Athenian) orators.<ref>''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', s.v. "[http://www.oxfordreference.com. ...od, Hermes, as a rebellious gesture against the Sicilian expedition.<ref>''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', s.v. "[http://www.oxfordreference.com.
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  • ...der (bap. 1732, d. 1794),”] ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004), accessed October 10, 2013. All biographical inform ...ent of the Law, and a Bachelor of Physic. He was bred at the University of Oxford; where having taken no less than three degrees, he looks down on many learn
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  • ...raphy'', accessed October 7, 2013]</ref> was master of Magdalen College at Oxford University from 1549 to 1568.<ref>DeWitt T. Starnes, "Thomas Cooper's ''The
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  • ...iew/article/30245 Yorke, Philip, first earl of Hardwicke (1690–1764)]" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed September 7, 2013.</ref> Regar
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  • ...1732)]," rev. S. J. Skedd in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed October 17, 2013.</ref>
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  • ...1554–1600)],” in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed October 3, 2013.</ref> at a time when t
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  • ...Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'', ed. by M.C. Howatson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref> He likely moved to Thrace in 545 BCE with ot ...''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', ed. by John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).]</ref> Anacreon used various techniques in his wri
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  • ...eorge (bap. 1721, d. 1796)]," ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed March 28, 2014.</ref> He intended his w
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  • ...Sir William Blackstone was elected to the Vinerian Chair of English Law at Oxford University, the first law professorship in the English-speaking world. Amer
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  • ...roxy.wm.edu/view/article/29564 Williams, William Peere (1664/5–1736)]" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', accessed September 7, 2013. Subsequent
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