MISTRAL

a north-west wind w often blows in winter on the Medite ranean coast of France. It is very col and ii and sometimes very violent. A'TES (a-tes), one of the gre: ones of old who just mi ed the rank of s Alex ender or a Caesar. ae of Pontus, | Asia Minor, from about 120 to 63 B.c., t bad repeated contests with the Romaz until subdued by Pompey. To avo i falling into the hands of the Romans } poisoned himself. He is said to hay spoken 22 languages. [s. 215]