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Junius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Junius was the pseudonym of a writer who contributed a series of letters to the London Public Advertiser, from January 21, 1769 to January 21, 1772. Junius fought for the return to power of Chatham, who had recovered and was not on good terms with his successors. Junius was wholly destitute of insight, and of the power to disentangle, define and advocate principles. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Junius

Julia Caesaris - Open Encyclopedia Julia Caesaris is the name of all women in the Julii Caesarii patrician family (to which, for instance Julius Caesar and Augustus belonged), since feminine names were their father's gens and cognomen declined in the female form. Julia Caesaris, known in the sources as Julia Antonia to distinguish her from the previous, was the wife of Marcus Antonius Creticus and mother of Gaius, Lucius and Marcus Antonius, the triumvir. Julia Caesaris was the wife of Gaius Marius and paternal aunt of Julius Caesar. open-encyclopedia.com /Julia_Caesaris   (881 words)

CLAUDIUS - LoveToKnow Article on CLAUDIUS The gens contained a patrician and a plebeian family; the chief representatives of the former were the Pulchri, of the latter the Marcelli (see MARcELLUS). Claudius was of a distinctly religious turn of mind, as is shown by the interest he took in sacred buildings (the temple at Eleusis, the sanctuary of Amphiaraus at Oropus) - He wrote a work on augury, the first book of which he dedicated to Cicero. One of his clients, Marcus Claudius, swore that she was the child of a slave belonging to him, and had been stolen by the childless wife of the centurion. www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CL/CLAUDIUS.htm   (1920 words)

Claudius (gens) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The gens Claudia was one of the oldest families in ancient Rome, and for centuries its members were regularly leaders of the city and empire. Claudius Salmasius is "Claude Saumaise" Latinized, as was formerly common for European scholars. Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla (herself a Claudian Nero through her father Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus) was adopted by Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (see Julio-Claudian dynasty). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Claudius_(gens)   (462 words)

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 789 (v. 2) The cognomens in this gens are denter, drusus, libo, macatus, and salinator. Augustus left Livia and Tiberius as his heirs; and by his testament adopted her into the Julia gens, in consequence of which she received the name of Julia Augusta. These young men were the children of Julia by her marriage with Agrippa; and being the grandchildren of Augustus, they presented, as long as they lived, an insuperable obstacle to the accession of Tiberius, the son of-Livia. ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/1897.html   (902 words)

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 642 (v. 2) JULIA GENS, one of the most ancient pa­trician gentes at Rome, the members of which attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the republic. Several coins of Julia are extant: she is repre­ sented on the obverse of the one annexed with the legend ivlia avgvsta titi avgvsti p. Julia died of abortion, caused by her uncle Domitian, with whom she lived in criminal intercourse. ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/1750.html   (792 words)

Claudius I - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Claudius I Claudius was dominated by his third wife, Messalina, whom he ultimately had executed for adultery, and he may have been poisoned by his fourth wife, Agrippina the Younger, the mother of Claudius's step-son and successor, Nero. Claudius was believed to have been weak and easily led by his wives and his senior freedmen, who served as his principal secretaries. Lame, and suffering from a speech impediment, Claudius was frequently the object of ridicule. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Claudius%20I   (260 words)

Claudius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Although Claudius had no intention of becoming Emperor, shortly after the Senate confirmed his status he embarked on several ambitious projects, one of which was the expansion of the Roman harbor near Ostia which would become the harbor city of Portus. Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Drusus (August 1, 10 BC–October 13, 54), originally known as Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus, was the fourth Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from January 24, 41 to his death in 54. According to Suetonius, Claudius Drusus had just been betrothed to Junilla, the daughter of Sejanus, when he choked to death on a pear he had thrown into the air and caught in his mouth. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Claudius   (898 words)

Claudius (gens) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The gens Claudia was one of the oldest families in ancient Rome, and for centuries its members were regularly leaders of the city and empire. Claudia (and Clodia) were the forms used by women. A plebian offshoot of this family was created when a Publius Claudius Pulcher had himself adopted by a plebian (for political reasons) and was thereafter known as Publius Clodius; his sister Clodia also adopted this vulgar spelling. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Claudius_(gens)   (462 words)

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 679 (v. 3) junius rusti­ cus, appointed in the reign of Tiberius, a. junius pvusticus, probably a son of No. 3, and grandson of No. 2, was one of the teachers of the emperor M. Aurelius, and the most distinguished Stoic philosopher of his time. He was a contemporary of Claudius and Nero, but we know nothing of the extent of his work, except that it related at all events the history of the latter emperor. ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/3013.html   (462 words)

BRUTUS - LoveToKnow Article on BRUTUS Lucius JuNIus BRUTUS, one of the first two consuls, 509 B.C. According to the legends, his mother was the sister of Tarquinius Superbus, the last of the Roman kings, and his father and his elder brother had been put to death by the reigning family in order to get possession of his wealth. Junius, the younger, owed his safety to his reputed dullness of intellect (whence his surname), which character, however, he had only assumed for prudential reasons (Dion., Halic. xi, B.C. VI., M4imcus JUNIUS BRUTUS (85, according to some, 79 or 7842 B.c.), Soil of a father of the same name and of Servilia, half-sister of Cato of Utica, is the most famous of the name, and is the real hero of Shakespeares Julius Caesar. www.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BR/BRUTUS.htm   (462 words)

Gens (emulator) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gens can also record what buttons are pressed and slow the gameplay down so it is used in making of tool-assisted speedruns. However, on Gens at least, this is not as smooth a process as one would hope; a common problem is that on either PC, the other player appears to be a few seconds behind (lag); this may result in them appearing to attack non-existent enemies for example. Gens also supports running Sega CD and Sega 32X games if provided with the respective BIOSs, which are not provided with the emulator. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gens_(emulator)   (462 words)

Claudius (gens) The gens Claudia was one of the oldest families ancient Rome and for centuries its members were leaders of the city and empire. Clodius was a" plebeian " spelling used by some members of gens while Claudia (and Clodia) were the forms used by women. Appius Claudius Pulcher consul 54 BC Marcus Claudius Marcellus consul 51 BC Gaius Claudius Marcellus consul 51 BC Appius Claudius Pulcher consul 38 BC Marcus Claudius Marcellus Aeserninus consul 22 BC Nero Claudius Drusus consul 9 BC Tiberius Claudius Nero father of the Tiberius www.freeglossary.com /Claudius_(gens)   (665 words)

Gnaeus Papirius Carbo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A member of the plebeian Carbos of the gens Papiria, and nephew of Gaius Papirius Carbo (consul of 120), he was a strong supporter of the Marian party, and took part in the blockade of Rome (87 BC). In 85 BC he was chosen by Cinna as his colleague in the consulship, and extensive preparations were made for carrying on war in Greece against Sulla, who had announced his intention of returning to Italy. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gnaeus_Papirius_Carbo   (665 words)

CHAP. XXXIX. Confederate Correspondence. Gen. Hays moved quietly to within 200 yards of their work, when our guns ceased firing, and he charged through an abatis of brushwood, and captured the work, taking six rifled pieces, two of which were at once turned upon and dispersed the columns that the enemy were endeavoring to form to recapture it. Gen. Johnson stated in reply to this order, that after forming his line of battle this side of the wooded hill in question, he had sent a reconnoitering party to the hill, with orders to report as to the position of the enemy in reference to it. Gen. Early recommends him for captain of cavalry, he being desirous of entering that branch of the service, for which he is eminently qualified. www.vcdh.virginia.edu /xml_docs/valley_or/chambersburg/12744440.xml   (665 words)

Claudius (gens) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The gens Claudia was one of the oldest families in ancient Rome, and for centuries its members were regularly leaders of the city and empire. However, the Neros joined the gens Julia when Tiberius Claudius Nero, the son of another Ti. Gaius Claudius Marcellus (consul 49 BC) was married to Augustus' sister Octavia and their son was married to Augustus' daughter, Julia. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Claudius_(gens)   (462 words)

Wikipedia free encyclopedia Augustus was a scion of the gens Julia (the Julian family), one of the most ancient patrician clans of Rome, while Tiberius was a scion of the gens Claudia, only slightly less ancient than the Julians. Their three immediate successors were all descended both from the gens Claudia, through Tiberius' brother Nero Claudius Drusus, and from gens Julia, either through Julia Caesaris, Augustus' daughter from his first marriage ( Caligula and Nero), or through Augustus' sister Octavia ( Claudius). Procopius, a Cilician maternal cousin of Julian, had been considered a likely heir to his cousin but was never designated as such. recipes.paellaman.com /encyclopedia.php?title=Roman_Empire   (462 words)

Gens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In ancient Rome, the gens (pl. gentes) was a term used to refer to a clan, or group of families, that shared a common name (the nomen) and a belief in a common ancestor. Nevertheless, the relationships of the gentes was a major factor in politics; members of the same gens were "family", and therefore frequently (though not always) political allies. In the Roman naming convention, the second name was the name of the gens to which the person belonged. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gens   (462 words)

Roman Gentes A Gens name can form the basis for a number of different names, which can be the names of persons, places, or things. For example, the name of the Gens Antonia can form the names Antonia, Antonius, Antoninus, Antonina, Antoninia, Antoninianus, or Antoniniana. The masculine form is created by changing the ending letter "a" to "us" in most cases. antonineimperium.org /roman_gentes.htm   (462 words)

Musei The name of Assignano probably derives from "Gens Asinia": there is an ancient tradition, confirmed in documents which date back to the XVI century of terracotta and stone work. It seems that the name Piedicolle came from the "gens romana", who were called Pedia. It is a fresco, brought here and integrated with temper, fact that seems to confirm the vocal tradition that wants the Majesty (said Madonna of St. Martin) coming from an aedicule, that rose along the actual street of the Convent, from which it was removed. www.coloridellumbria.org /lefrazioni67.html   (462 words)

Cassius. Who is Cassius? What is Cassius? Where is Cassius? Definition of Cassius. Meaning of Cassius. Gaius Cassius Longinus, was prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar. Brutus was successful against Octavian, but Cassius, defeated by Mark Antony, gave up all for lost, and ordered his freedman to slay him. He was lamented by Brutus as "the Last of the Romans," and buried at Thasos. www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Cassius   (462 words)

AUGUSTUS - LoveToKnow Article on AUGUSTUS Brutus and Cassius tli ~re defeated, and fell at the battle of Phiippi. War soon broke ai it between the victors, the chief incident of which was the 0 Ige and capture by famine of Perusia, and the alleged sacrifice w three hundred of- its defenders by the young Caesar at the ti tar of his uncle. The inheritance was a perilous one; his mother re id others would have dissuaded him from accepting it, but he, cc infident in his abilities, declared at once that he would under- as ke its obligations, and discharge the sums bequeathed by the n ctator to the Roman people. 98.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AU/AUGUSTUS.htm   (462 words)

Cassius Dante speaks of Cassius as having "sinewy arms", though it is possible he is thinking of another Cassius, as the one of Shakespeare's play is described as having a "lean and hungry look" the marked man distrusts. Gaius Cassius Longinus was the prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar. Cassius is also mentioned in Dante's Divina Comedia. www.kiwipedia.com /en/cassius.html   (462 words)

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 117 (v. 3) The gens, how­ever, was of still higher antiquity than this, and is referred by tradition to the kingly period. The most ancient family was that of Mugillanus, and the first member of the gens who obtained the consulship was L. Pa­pirius Mugillanus, in b. We learn from the same authority that the patrician Papirii belonged to the minores gentes, and that they were divided into the families of crassus, cursor, maso, and mugillanus ; and that the plebeian Papirii consisted of the families of carbo, paetus, and turdus. ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/2451.html   (462 words)

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 658 (v. 2) [torquata.] JU'NIA GENS, one of the most celebrated of the Roman gentes, was in all probability originally patrician, as we can hardly conceive that the first consul, L. Junius Brutus, connected as he was with the family of the Tarquins, could have been a plebeian, although the latter hypothesis is main­tained by Niebuhr. JUNIUS, 1.Q. junius, one of the tribunes of the plebs in b. junius was stationed with a force by the 'consul, Ap. ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/1766.html   (462 words)

CHAP. XXXIX. Confederate Correspondence. After driving in the enemy's skirmishers, the advance line was halted by Gen. Ramseur, who commanded the right brigade, to enable him to report to me certain important facts (for statement of which I refer to his report) he had discovered as to the nature of the ground and of the defenses. At Greencastle, the orders of Gen. Lee, regulating the conduct of troops and officers of all departments while in the enemy's country, were received, but they had in substance been anticipated by orders first from division and then from corps headquarters. From this date, Gen. Jenkins was directly under the orders of the lieutenant-general in effect, as the latter was thenceforth constantly with the advance guard of infantry. www.vcdh.virginia.edu /xml_docs/valley_or/chambersburg/12744547.xml   (462 words)

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