- published: 11 Oct 2012
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The Graeco-Roman name Dionysius (/ˌdaɪəˈnɪʃiəs, -ˈnɪs-, -ˈnɪʃəs, -ˈnaɪsiəs/), deriving from the name of the god Dionysus, was exceedingly common, and many ancient people, famous and otherwise, bore it. It remains a common name today in the form Dennis (Denys, Denis, Denise). The modern Greek form of the name is Dionysios or Dionysis. The Spanish form of the name is Dionisio. The Italian form of the name is Dionigi. The Italian last name, Dionisi is also derived from the name Dionysius, and Dionysus. Dionysius was the episcopal title of the primates of Malankara Church (founded by Apostle Thomas in India) from 1765 until amalgamating that title with the Catholicos of the East in 1934.
Among the persons known by the name Dionysius, or using the French version Denis, some of the more famous were:
Dionysius the Areopagite (Greek Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεοπαγίτης) was a judge of the Areopagus who, as related in the Acts of the Apostles, (Acts 17:34), was converted to Christianity by the preaching of the Apostle Paul during the Areopagus sermon. According to Dionysius of Corinth, quoted by Eusebius, this Dionysius then became the first Bishop of Athens.
In the early 6th century, a series of famous writings of a mystical nature, employing Neoplatonic language to elucidate Christian theological and mystical ideas, was ascribed to the Areopagite. They have long been recognized as pseudepigrapha, and their author is now called "Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite".
Dionysius is believed to be misidentified with the martyr of Gaul, Dionysius, the first Bishop of Paris, Saint Denis. However, this mistake by a ninth century writer is ignored and each saint is commemorated on his respective day.
Actors: Martin Pfefferkorn (actor), John Charles Meyer (actor), Josefina Mata (producer), Josefina Mata (editor), E. Talley II (composer), Marina Nacamuli (miscellaneous crew), E. Talley II (actor), Shaun Brown (actor), Sindy Nurse (actress), Tom Slot (actor), Tom Slot (composer), Alec Hahn (producer), Erica Douglas (actress), Alec Hahn (director), Alec Hahn (editor),
Plot: He is known by everybody but nobody really knows him. He finds himself in a wrong situation. His proclaimed devotees are too preoccupied with rules and bureaucracy -or simply with their jobs- to recognize him. This short film, directed by Alec Hahn, is inspired and narrated by the German poet and songwriter Goetz Widmann. It is based on the hypothetical idea of what would happen if Jesus Christ would seek asylum in a first world country. When one rigid belief confronts the other, one of them has to be ignored. The birth of hypocrisy!
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Juan Piedrahita (actor), Wanda Jackson (composer), Mariangelica Velasquez (actress), Aaron Smith (writer), Aaron Smith (director), Mariana Brancose (composer), Janik (composer), Jessica Procopio (costume designer), Robert Ellison (editor), Brenda Giraldo (actor), Emma Rojas (miscellaneous crew), Victor Lopez (actor), Felix Muniz (actor), Maybelline Leon (actress), Sam Gay (producer),
Plot: A young actress lands her first big role, playing Aphrodite in a popular Spanish soap opera, set in ancient Greece. Star struck, she falls madly in love with the lead actor who plays Ares, only to discover his off screen relationship with another co star. Aphrodite finds herself heartbroken, and as the final climatic scene of the show approaches, her real life and character's life collide.
Genres: Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance, Short,Actors: Lowell Pickett (producer), Jenny Anydots (actress), Yane Sandanski (writer), Yane Sandanski (director), Donna Hoffsetz (actress), Jeanne Jones (actress), Jill Julian (actress), Miguel Bosque (actor), G.G. Cinthio (editor), Leraulf Fleuddrjon (actor), Max Iocono (actor), Rabin Dranath (actress),
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Plot: In 73 BCE, a Thracian slave leads a revolt at a gladiatorial school run by Lentulus Batiatus. The uprising soon spreads across the Italian Peninsula involving thousand of slaves. The plan is to acquire sufficient funds to acquire ships from Silesian pirates who could then transport them to other lands from Brandisium in the south. The Roman Senator Gracchus schemes to have Marcus Publius Glabrus, Commander of the garrison of Rome, lead an army against the slaves who are living on Vesuvius. When Glabrus is defeated his mentor, Senator and General Marcus Licinius Crassus is greatly embarrassed and leads his own army against the slaves. Spartacus and the thousands of freed slaves successfully make their way to Brandisium only to find that the Silesians have abandoned them. They then turn north and must face the might of Rome.
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Genres: Drama,Actors: Otis Turner (director), James Dayton (writer), Allan Dwan (writer), Lon Chaney (actor), Frank Lloyd (actor), Herbert Rawlinson (actor), Hal Roach (actor), William Worthington (actor), Ann Little (actress), Cleo Madison (actress), Carmen Phillips (actress), Helen Wright (actress), Ruth Ann Baldwin (writer), Chandler House (actor), Edward George Bulwer-Lytton (writer),
Plot: After a prologue which shows several aerial views of the Acropolis, the story begins. The friendship of Damon, the senator, and Pythias, the soldier, is famous in Ancient Syracuse. Because the general Dionysius is infatuated with Calanthe, Pythias' sweetheart, he sends the soldier to fight the Carthaginians at the Battle of Agrigentum. Pythias returns in triumph, and then angers Dionysius even further when he defeats Aristle, the general's favorite, in a chariot race. During the wedding ceremony for Pythias and Calanthe, Dionysius has himself proclaimed sovereign while Damon is absent from the Senate. Shocked, Damon attempts to assassinate Dionysius, but he fails and is sentenced to death. In order for Damon to say goodbye to his wife and son, Pythias leaves Calanthe and takes his friend's place in prison, offering to die in Damon's place if he does not return. Despite several tests of the strength of their friendship, they remain loyal to each other and so impress Dionysius that he allows them both to go free.
Genres: Drama,I have never been so worried as I am today
I'm thinking of the way we're movin? closer to the end
There?s no turning back this time
How can we survive a crime like this?
Cause there will be nothing left
If we don't realize that soon will everything be too late
What are we heading for?
It's so hard to realize
If we don't open up our eyes
Cause it will be far too late
When our progress has ended it all
Rise up people, gather all, together we are strong!
We?re not gonna sit in silence when hell is breakin? loose
There?s no turning back this time
How can we survive a crime like this?
Cause there will be nothing left
If we don't realize that soon will everything be too late
What are we heading for?
It's so hard to realize
If we don't open up our eyes
Cause it will be far too late