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Apr 2, 2024 · Pliny the Younger (born 61/62 ce, Comum [Italy]—died c. 113, Bithynia, Asia Minor [now in Turkey]) was a Roman author and administrator who left a collection of private letters that intimately illustrated public and private life in the heyday of the Roman Empire. Born into a wealthy family and adopted by his uncle, Pliny the Elder, Pliny ...
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Apr 11, 2024 · Rich Juzwiak. Rich Juzwiak is a senior writer for Jezebel. He has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, Gawker, and previously gave advice in the web series Pot Psychology. Twitter.
Apr 17, 2024 · Janusz KorczakHis life, his achievements. In the year 1878 – it might have been a year later as the father was not known for looking after his paperwork in time – Janusz Korczak, whose name was actually Henryk Goldszmit, was born in Warsaw. And everything was in order. His family was Jewish but highly assimilated, of excellent repute in the ...
1 day ago · Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous city in the European ...
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Apr 8, 2024 · Role In: Punic Wars. Third Punic War. Scipio Africanus the Younger (born 185/184 bc —died 129 bc, Rome) was a Roman general famed both for his exploits during the Third Punic War (149–146 bc) and for his subjugation of Spain (134–133 bc ). He received the name Africanus and celebrated a triumph in Rome after his destruction of Carthage ...
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16 hours ago · Carl Linnaeus [a] (23 May 1707 [note 1] – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, [3] [b] was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy ". [4] Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is ...
Apr 16, 2024 · Janusz. Meaning God is gracious. Gender Boy. Religion Christianity. Origin Polish. Lucky Number 1. Syllables Two. Length 1 word, 6 letters, 2 vowels, 4 consonants. Type Medium length and easy to pronounce.
