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Epicharis logo #10101) Ancient Roman woman
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Epicharis

Epicharis logo #21000[Pisonian conspirator] Epicharis (d. 65) was an Ancient Roman freedwoman of bad repute and a member of the Pisonian conspiracy against the emperor Nero. According to Polyaenus she was the mistress of a brother of Seneca, and it may be that through this connection she became acquainted with the plot of the conspirators, though Tacitus says t...
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Epicharis

Epicharis logo #21000[bee] The genus Epicharis contains fewer than 40 species of large apid bees occurring in the Neotropics (from Mexico to Argentina), most of which possess adaptations for carrying floral oils rather than (or in addition to) pollen or nectar. The floral oils are typically gathered from plants of the family Malpighiaceae, though other plants m...
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Epicharis

Epicharis logo #21000[martyr] Epicharis is the name of two Christian martyrs. ==250== His feast day is 9 January (the day of her martyrdom) in the Roman Catholic Church. Born in Africa, and becoming a bishop, he was martyred in 250 with Felix, Jucundus, Secundus, Vitalis, and seven other companions. An Epictetus, a bishop, was recorded by St. Cyprian. Note: Thi...
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