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  2. Claudius Aelianus - Wikipedia

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    Imaginary likeness of Aelian from a 1610 edition of the Varia Historia. Claudius Aelianus (Ancient Greek: Κλαύδιος Αἰλιανός, Greek transliteration Kláudios Ailianós; [1] c. 175 – c. 235 AD), commonly Aelian (/ ˈ iː l i ən /), born at Praeneste, was a Roman author and teacher of rhetoric who flourished under Septimius Severus and probably outlived Elagabalus, who died in ...

  3. Bears in antiquity - Wikipedia

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    Aelian, after establishing that the bear was a mother who had lost her children because of hunters, details the toil and pain of being "weighed down with milk" and the "relief" the bear felt when giving suck to Atalanta. [Historical Miscellany 13. 1]. [15] Zeus also is recorded to have been suckled by bears when brought to Crete.

  4. Nigel Wilson (classicist) - Wikipedia

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    Other Greek literary works he edited are the scholia to Aristophanes' Knights (with D. Melvyn Jones, 1969) and Acharnians (1975), an anthology of Byzantine prose (1971), Basil the Great's Address to Young Men (1975), Menander Rhetor's treatise (with D. A. Russell, 1981), Aelian's Historical Miscellany (1997) and Pietro Bembo's Oration in ...

  5. Aelian - Wikipedia

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    Aelian or Aelianus may refer to: . Aelianus Tacticus, 2nd-century Greek military writer in Rome; Casperius Aelianus (13–98 AD), Praetorian Prefect, executed by Trajan; Claudius Aelianus, Roman writer of De Natura Animalium, teacher and historian of the 3rd century, who wrote in Greek

  6. Archaeologists uncover ‘lost’ home depicted in the Bayeux ...

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    The Bayeux Tapestry is a fascinating slice of history, both visual and textual,” she said in an email. “The Battle of Hastings and the resultant Norman Conquest is seen as a key turning point ...

  7. Aelia gens - Wikipedia

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    Under the empire the Aelian name became still more celebrated. It was the name of the emperor Hadrian, and consequently of the Antonines, whom he adopted. A number of landmarks built by Hadrian also bear the name Aelius. The Pons Aelius is a bridge in Rome, now known as the Ponte Sant'Angelo.

  8. 13 Collectible Toys From the ’60s That Are Still Valuable

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    This action figure came out in 1967, and to this day, she makes the perfect addition to a well-rounded G.I. Joe collection. 3. 1960s Hot Wheels Redlines. vni vd vc / ebay. Sold for: $4,000.

  9. Mortgage rates fall to a two-month low, but buyers are still ...

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    Those figures don’t include fees or points, and rates in some parts of the country may be higher or lower than the national average. Last week, the 30-year-fixed averaged 6.87%.