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3 days ago · Hadrian (/ ˈ h eɪ d r i ən /, HAY-dree-ən; Latin: Publius Aelius Hadrianus [(h)adriˈjaːnus]; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian was born in Italica, close to modern Seville in Spain, an Italic settlement in Hispania Baetica; his branch of the Aelia gens, the Aeli Hadriani, came from the town of Hadria in eastern Italy.
- Townley Hadrian
A bust of Hadrian (r. 117 – 138 AD), the second-century...
- Domitia Paulina
Mother of Hadrian. Domitia Paulina or Paullina, Domitia...
- Hispania Baetica
Roman Temple of Cordoba (1st century AD) Emperor Trajan...
- Antinoöpolis
Antinoöpolis (also Antinoopolis, Antinoë, Antinopolis;...
- Vibia Sabina
Early life. After her father's death in 84, Sabina and her...
- Temple of Venus and Roma
The Temple of Venus and Roma (Latin: Templum Veneris et...
- Townley Hadrian
3 days ago · Malcolm X. Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam (NOI) until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the ...
4 hours ago · Biography. Erasmus's almost 70 years can be divided into quarters. First was his medieval Dutch childhood, ending with his being orphaned and impoverished; second, his struggling years as a canon (a kind of semi-monk), a clerk, a priest, a failing and sickly university student, a would-be poet, and a tutor;
- Counsellor to Charles V. (hon.)
2 days ago · Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), [1] known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced," [2] with William Faulkner calling him "the father of American literature ." [3] His novels include The Adventures of Tom ...
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- American Realism
- from 1863
6 days ago · A record 578,374 people entered the ballot for a place in the 2024 London Marathon. There was a record total of more than 48,600 finishers last year and there are 65,725 people registered to run ...
3 days ago · Antonín Dvořák. Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( / d ( ə) ˈvɔːrʒɑːk, - ʒæk / d (ə-)VOR-zha (h)k; Czech: [antoˈɲiːn ˈlɛopold dvoˈr̝aːk] ⓘ; 8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czech composer. Dvořák frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia, following the Romantic-era ...
5 days ago · Idle Thoughts, while waiting for Sailfest, NFL training camps and for fireworks shows to be banned for life: • Dr. Idle, Dr. I to his close friends, salutes Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander ...
