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Alypius or Alypios (both: əlĭp`ēəs), fl. c.360, Greek author of Introduction to Music, chief source of modern knowledge of Greek musical notation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Or, in a classic case, Augustine picking up the codex of
Romans and reading it in the garden of Alypius. Saint Augustine noted sadly how eagerly
people were drawn to view mangled corpses, and how easily his noble and
good friend Alypius was first persuaded by peer pressure to go the
Coliseum and once there, became addicted to the murderous displays of
gladiatorial combat. |
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