Galli

He took the glass with his left hand, and the sight of the terrible scars recalled Galli to the former subject of conversation.

The Gadfly 1912

Romans called Galli or Gauls, one of the great races of the old stock which has always been finding its way westward into Europe, and they had their home north of the Alps, but they were always pressing on and on, and had long since made settlements in northern Italy.

Young Folks' History of Rome Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862

In former times, when these provinces were little known, as being barbarous, they were considered to be divided into three races: [55] namely, the Celtæ, the same who are also called Galli; the Aquitani, and the Belgæ: all differing from each other in language, manners, and laws.

The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens Ammianus Marcellinus 1851

When the bridge was completed the army crossed the river and as they were marching along the bank they were met by the "Galli" or priests of the Mater Magna from Pessinus with their insignia, who prophesied in mystic and oracular verses that the goddess was granting the Romans safety and victory in the war and the sovereignty of the country in which they were.

The History of Rome, Vol. V 1905

His men were already approaching the walls when they were met by a body of hierophants known as "Galli" in their priestly robes who announced that they were the ministers of Mater Dea, the mother of the gods, and it was at her command that they had come to pray the Romans to spare the city and its walls.

The History of Rome, Vol. V 1905

She's sore at me for taking Miss Throckmorton to Mam 'Galli's the other night.

Jane Cable George Barr McCutcheon 1897

“But such a one, O Metrodorus, is not a gentleman, but a servile and dissolute person, and deserves to be scourged, not with that whip which is for free-born persons, but with that scourge made with ankle-bones, with which those eunuch sacrificers called Galli were wont to be chastised, when they failed of performing their duty in the ceremonies and sacrifices of the Goddess Cybele, the great Mother of the Gods.

Essays and Miscellanies 2004

[9] "Galli," says Martyr, in a letter more remarkable for strength of expression than elegance of Latinity, "furunt, saeviunt, internecionem nostris minantur, putantque id sibi fere facillimum.

The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 William Hickling Prescott 1827

But four years ago, Francesco Galli Zugaro saw an opportunity.

Take Me to the River Andrew McCarthy 2011

Aqua Expeditions Francesco Galli Zugaro's Aqua is a steel-hulled riverboat, which Peruvian designer Jordi Puig reconfigured to contain 12 guest cabins with floor-to-ceiling windows, cherry-wood floors and slate-clad bathrooms.

Water, Wildlife & a King-Sized Bed 2011