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121Tacitean studies — Tacitus is remembered first and foremost on his place as Rome s greatest historian, the equal mdash;if not the superior mdash;of Thucydides, the ancient Greeks foremost historian. Tacitean studies, however, extend far beyond the field of history …
122Oium — The orange area is the Chernyakhov culture, and the red area is the extent of the Wielbark Culture in the 3rd century. The dark pink area is Gotland and the green area is the traditional extent of Götaland. The dark blue area is the Roman Empire… …
123Alexander romance — is any of several collections of legends concerning the mythical exploits of Alexander the Great. The earliest version is in Greek, dating to the 3rd century. Several late manuscripts attribute the work to Alexander s court historian Callisthenes …
124Quintus Laberius Durus — (d. August 54 BC) was a Roman tribune who died during Julius Caesar s second expedition to Britain. Caesar describes how soon after landing in Kent, the Romans were attacked whilst building a camp by the native Britons. Before re inforcements… …
125List of illuminated Anglo-Saxon manuscripts — This is a listing of illuminated manuscripts produced between 900 and 1066 in Anglo Saxon monasteries, or by Anglo Saxon scribes or illuminators working in continental scriptoria. This list includes manuscripts in Latin and Anglo Saxon. For… …
126Suebic Kingdom of Galicia — The Suebic Kingdom of Galicia was the first kingdom to separate from the Roman Empire and mint coins. Located in Gallaecia and northern Lusitania, it was established at 410 and lasted until 584 after a century of slow decline. Smaller than the… …
127Hiempsal I — Hiempsal I, son of Micipsa and grandson of Masinissa, was a king of Numidia in the late 2nd century BC.Micipsa, on his deathbed, left his two sons, Adherbal and Hiempsal, together with his cousin, Jugurtha, joint heirs of his kingdom. But the… …
128Marpesia — from Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum For the brush footed butterfly genus, see Marpesia (butterfly). In ancient Greek and Roman legendary history, Marpesia (Greek: Μαρπησία Snatcher ; sometimes wrongly spelled Marthesia) was Queen of the Amazons… …
