Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
NAUMACHY
naumachy, naumachia
(noun) a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
naumachy (plural naumachies)
(obsolete) A place built to stage a mock sea-battle, or the show performed therein. [17th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Nau"ma*chy, n. Etym: [L. naumachia, Gr.
1. A naval battle; esp., a mock sea fight.
2. (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: A show or spectacle representing a sea fight; also, a place for such exhibitions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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