The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Megalesia — /meg euh lee zheuh, sheuh, see euh/, n. (sometimes used with a pl. v.) an ancient Roman festival in honor of the Magna Mater. Also called Megalesian Games. [ < L, short for megalesia (ludi) Megalesian (games), deriv. of Megale the great ( < Gk),… … Universalium
Megalesia — /meg euh lee zheuh, sheuh, see euh/, n. (sometimes used with a pl. v.) an ancient Roman festival in honor of the Magna Mater. Also called Megalesian Games. [ < L, short for megalesia (ludi) Megalesian (games), deriv. of Megale the great ( < … Useful english dictionary
166 BC — NOTOC EventsBy placeeleucid Empire* The Seleucid king Antiochus IV mounts a campaign against the Parthians who are threatening his empire in the east. He leaves his chancellor, Lysias, with responsibility for the government of southern Syria and… … Wikipedia
Cybele — This article is about the Anatolian Earth Goddess. For other uses of Magna Mater, see Magna Mater (disambiguation). For other uses of Cybele, see Cybele (disambiguation). Full faced Luvian rock carving of the Phrygian Cybele in Mount Sipylus… … Wikipedia
aedile — aedileship, n. aedilitian /eed l ish euhn/, adj. /ee duyl/, n. Rom. Hist. one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc. Also, edile. [1570 80; < L aedilis, equiv. to aedi (s. of aedes; see AEDICULE) +… … Universalium
Meg|a|le|sian Games — «MEHG uh LEE zhuhn», a festival in ancient Rome with a stately procession, feasting, and performances in the theater, held in April in honor of the goddess Rhea. ╂[< Latin Megalēsia(lūdī) Megalesian games < Greek mégas, megálou great] … Useful english dictionary
