LASCARIS

lăsˈkərĭs, family name of the Greek emperors of Nicaea (see Nicaea, empire of). The empire was founded in 1204 by Theodore I, a son-in-law of Alexius III (Alexius Angelus). Theodore I was succeeded (1222) by his son-in-law, John III (John Ducas Vatatzes). John's son Theodore II (1254–58) assumed the family name Lascaris. He was succeeded by his son John IV, who was forced (1259) to share his throne with Michael VIII, founder of the Palaeologus dynasty. John was deposed in 1261.

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The Classical Heritage in France
Book by Gerald Sandy; Brill, 2002
Subjects: France--Civilization--Greek Influences, France--Civilization--Roman Influences
...eastern humanists, see A.F. Villemain, Lascaris, ou les Crrecs au XV siecle (Paris...manuscript was known at least to Janus Lascaris by the end of the year 1501, since he...brought from Paris by him and Ianus Lascaris for me to print, as Aldus said in his...
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Memoirs of the Crusades
Book by Villehardouin, Jean De Joinville, Frank Marzials; J. M. Dent & Sons, 1908
Subjects: Crusades--Fourth, 1202-1204, Crusades--Seventh, 1248-1250, Istanbul (Turkey)--History, Latin Empire, 1204-1261--1204-1261, Louis--Ix--King Of France--1214-1270
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The Classical Heritage and Its Beneficiaries
Book by R. R. Bolgar; Cambridge University Press, 1958
Subjects: Civilization, Western--History
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The Dawn of the French Renaissance
Book by Arthur Augustus Tilley; The University Press, 1918
Subjects: Art, Renaissance, Art--France--History, France--History--House Of Valois, 1328-1589, French Literature--16th Century--History And Criticism, Renaissance--France, Renaissance--Italy
...Janus Lascaris 257 Erasmus and Greek...p. 126, l. 28. For Manuel Chrysoloras read Constantine Lascaris. p. 145, l. 8. For Ambierle read Ambierle. p...
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Vol. 7
Book by Edward Gibbon, J. B. Bury; Methuen, 1900
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History, Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D
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journal articles on: Lascaris  - 18 results

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In the Shadow of Christ? on the Use of the Word "Victim" for Those Affected by Crime
Journal article by Jan Van Dijk; Criminal Justice Ethics, Vol. 27, 2008
Subjects: Authors--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Authors--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Crime victims--Etymology, Criminal procedure--Social aspects, Fletcher, George P.--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Fletcher, George P.--Conferences, meetings and seminars, Victims of crimes--Etymology, Writers--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Writers--Conferences, meetings and seminars
...Protestant theology. According to Andre Lascaris, a contemporary Dutch Catholic theologian...the Crucifixion is interpreted by Andre Lascaris as a psychologically inspired response...refrain from retaliation. For example, Lascaris appeals to victims of crime to follow...
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Homer in the French Renaissance*
Journal article by Philip Ford; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 59, 2006
Subjects: Homer (Greek poet)--Criticism and interpretation, Homer (Greek poet)--Works, Renaissance--Analysis
...contacts with the Byzantine scholar Janus Lascaris (1445-1534). (6) In the early days, would-be...were not published until 1517 by Janus Lascaris, this Greek scholar and friend of Bude...Danes. Danes had learnt Greek under Janus Lascaris before becoming a pupil of Guillaume...
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Greece Restored: Greece and the Greek War of Independence in French Romantic Historiography 1821-1830
Journal article by Michael Glencross; Journal of European Studies, Vol. 27, 1997
Subjects: Greece--History, Greek history, Historiography--Analysis, Romanticism--Criticism and interpretation
...published in 1825, was a companion piece to Lascaris, an historical novella which depicted...in 1543.(18) Villemains main theme in Lascaris is the translatio studii, the transmission...17. Chants populaires, cxliv. 18. Lascaris, ou les Grecs du quinzieme siecle, suivi...
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Byzantine Scholars in Renaissance Italy: Cardinal Bessarion and Other Emigres. Selected Essays
Journal article by Christian Forstel; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 52, 1999
Subjects: Books--Reviews
...in Italia del Quattrocento." In a famous letter Constantine Lascaris, one of the great Greek teachers of the second half of the...this failure partially explains the bitterness of Bessarion, Lascaris, and other Greeks living in Italy. These observations, however...
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Theological Exegesis and Aquinas's Treatise "Against the Greeks"
Journal article by Mark D. Jordan; Church History, Vol. 56, 1987
Subjects: Church History
...consecration, he had been asked by the emperor Theodore Lascaris (1254-1258) to provide a list of the Latin positions on disputed...presented it to the emperor. This list then formed the basis of Lascariss De processione Spiritus Sancti oratio abologetica. 6 When...
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Living in the Shadow of History
Magazine article by Chris Hellier; The Middle East, October 1993
Subjects: Iznik, Turkey--Historic sites
...followed the sacking of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204, Theodore Lascaris sought refuge in the city where he founded the short lived Nicaean kingdom. Lascaris added a second set of walls to the already heavily fortified city but even...
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Malta's Masterpieces - Constructed by the Knights Who Originally Aided Sick Pilgrims to the Holy Land, the City of Valletta on the Mediterranean Island of Malta Survives as a Testament to Its Builders
Magazine article by Claire Hopley; World and I, Vol. 16, January 2001
Subjects: Cities and towns--Malta, Malta--Description and travel
...the Great Siege, these grim days form one of the twin pillars of Maltas heroic history. They are best appreciated from the Lascaris War Rooms. Deep inside the fortifications, these dark rooms are set up as they were in the 1940s, when officers spent the night...
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Sport
Magazine article by Jason Cowley; New Statesman, Vol. 132, January 13, 2003
Subjects: Cricket, Cricket players
...FORSMAN BODENFORS (GOTHENBURG) (47=) SAATCHI SAATCHI (HONG KONG) (-) SPRINGER JACOBY (HAMBURG) (22=) 15 TBWA HUNT LASCARIS (JOHANNESBURG) (27=) 16= MOTHER (LONDON) (12=) TANDEM 0DB (MADRID) (16=) 18= ALMAP/BBDO (SAO PAULO) (19=) ARNOLD WORLDWIDE...


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A Museum of Rotating Chiefs
Newspaper article by Joanna Shaw-Eagle; The Washington Times, November 10, 2001
Subjects: Holladay, Wilhelmina
...longtime associates at the museum is Carol Lascaris, president of the board of trustees. Mrs. Lascaris says they met at an antiques show when...have asked about women artists." Mrs. Lascaris convenes the board once a month. She calls...
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Feed Back; Flash Back
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), May 19, 2007
...Nottingham in 2007? If so, contact: The secretary, Lascaris (Malta) Association, Four Winds, Rock Lane, Ludlow. SY8 1SF. Or email: Lascaris Malta@aol.com. Or look at the web site www.lascaris assoc.britanianet.co.uk for further details. William...
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Valentino Fans Stay Faithful
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 14, 2007
...M.A. Brickfield. "They are so perfectly proportioned and look equally good on small women, too," added the diminutive Carol Lascaris. "I treasure my Valentinos." Host Peter Marx said Saks Jandel sponsored the cocktails-show-and-brunch benefit in appreciation...
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Turning Spotlight on Wolf Trap's Anniversary Bash
Newspaper article by Laura Outerbridge; The Washington Times, June 12, 1996
Subjects: Ross, Diana, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
...The outdoor fund-raising event also marked what would have been Catherine Filene Shouses 100th birthday, explained Carol Lascaris, the gala chairwoman, who looked pretty divine herself in a strapless pink-and-black gown. "Our dinner is Kays birthday party...
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`Good Time to Be with Friends'
Newspaper article by Ann Geracimos, Kevin Chaffee; The Washington Times, September 24, 2001
Subjects: Wolf Trap
...everyone," said interior designer Carol Lascaris, one of many guests whose determination...that it closes down the arts," Mrs. Lascaris added as friends admired her chic burgundy...Clockwise from left: Mollie Ottina and Carol Lascaris were among the glamorously gowned guests...
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encyclopedia articles on: Lascaris  - 7 results

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Lascaris, Constantine
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LASCARIS, CONSTANTINE kon st nten las k ris, d. 1501?, Greek grammarian. After the fall of Constantinople, Lascaris went to Italy and in Milan obtained the patronage of Francesco...the Renaissance in Italy. His brother, Andreas Joannes Lascaris or Janus Lascaris, c.1445 1535, taught Greek in Florence...
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Lascaris
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LASCARIS las k ris, family name of the Greek emperors of Nicaea (see Nicaea, empire of ). The empire was founded in 1204 by...1222) by his son-in-law, John III (John Ducas Vatatzes). Johns son Theodore II (1254 58) assumed the family name Lascaris. He was succeeded by his son John IV , who was forced (1259) to share his throne with Michael VIII, founder of the Palaeologus...
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Theodore II , Byzantine Emperor of Nicaea
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
THEODORE II , Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (Theodore Lascaris), 1222 58, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (1254 58), son and successor of John III. He fought the Bulgarians and temporarily regained...
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John IV , Byzantine Emperor of Nicaea
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JOHN IV , Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (John Lascaris)las k ris, b. c.1250, d. after 1273, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (1258 61), son and successor (under a regency) of Theodore II...
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Theodore I , Byzantine Emperor of Nicaea
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
THEODORE I , Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (Theodore Lascaris), d. 1222, Byzantine emperor of Nicaea (1204 22), son-in-law of the Byzantine emperor Alexius III. He escaped from Constantinople...
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