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The Works of Lucian translated by H.W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler, four volumes (Oxford University Press, 1905) Selections. Chattering Courtesans and Other Sardonic Sketches translated by Keith Sidwell (Penguin Classics, 2004) Selected Dialogues translated by C. D. N. Costa (Oxford World's Classics, 2006) On the Syrian Goddess, Jane Lightfoot ...
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Between 1921 and 1926, the family interests were restructured so that the Australian company, Davis Gelatine (Australia) Pty Ltd, became the holding company, with subsidiary companies in New Zealand, South Africa and Canada, all under the name Davis Gelatine. George Davis was Managing Director of the company. [1]
A True Story (Ancient Greek: Ἀληθῆ διηγήματα, Alēthē diēgēmata; Latin: Vera Historia or Latin: Verae Historiae), also translated as True History, is a long novella or short novel [1] written in the second century AD by the Syrian author Lucian of Samosata. [2]
Toxaris or Friendship (Greek: Τόξαρις ἢ Φιλία) is a dialogue-style work by the Ancient Syrian [1] novelist Lucian. [2] The text is thought to have been written around 163 AD in Asia. The text is set up as a conversation between an Athenian , Mnesippus, and a Scythian friend, Toxaris.
National Oil Proprietary Limited was created—with capital of £500,000—as a special purpose vehicle, by George Francis Davis of Davis Gelatine, to build and operate the new oil shale operation. [5] [6] This company received financial support from the Commonwealth of Australia and New South Wales governments.
In Honduras, the business-lending arm of the World Bank aligned itself with a key player in a land dispute that has left more than 130 people dead, including Gregorio Chávez, a preacher who went out to tend his garden one day and didn’t come back. In the last decade, the International Finance Corp.’s lending and influence has soared, even as it has embraced financing methods that shield ...
The Lover of Lies, also known as The Doubter or Philopseudes (Greek: Φιλοψευδὴς ἢ Ἀπιστῶν), is a frame story written by the Syrian [1] satirist Lucian of Samosata. It is written in the Attic dialect of ancient Greek. It is primarily a work of satire making fun of people who believe in the supernatural. [2]