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Porcia (c. 73 BC – June 43 BC), [2] [3] occasionally spelled Portia, especially in 18th-century English literature, [4] was a Roman woman who lived in the 1st century BC. She was the daughter of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (Cato the Younger) and his first wife Atilia.
Portia de Rossi was born Amanda Lee Rogers in Horsham, Victoria, Australia, [6] the daughter of Margaret, a medical receptionist, and Barry Rogers. [7] Her father died when she was just nine years old. [8] She grew up in Grovedale, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, and modelled for print and some TV commercials as a child. In 1988, at age 15, she ...
Portia is a female protagonist in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare. In creating her character, Shakespeare drew from the historical figure of Porcia [ 1 ] — the daughter of Cato the Younger — as well as several parts of the Bible .
The actress opened up about her decision to quit acting 18 months ago and how she ended up on season five of 'Arrested Development.'
The gens Porcia, rarely written Portia, was a plebeian family at Ancient Rome. Its members first appear in history during the third century BC. The first of the gens to achieve the consulship was Marcus Porcius Cato in 195 BC, and from then until imperial times, the Porcii regularly occupied the highest offices of the Roman state. [2]
The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Porsha Williams is mourning her “dear baby cousin.” Porsha, 43, took to Instagram on Sunday, August 11, to announce the death of her cousin, Yolanda ...
Bassanio reasons through his choices and decides to choose the casket of lead because it is a humble choice. When he opens the casket, he finds the portrait of Portia inside and realizes he has chosen correctly. Portia also gives Bassanio a ring that she says if he loses it, their love will be doomed.
The tragic story of Judith Barsi, a promising young actress whose life was cut short at the age of 10, continues to resonate deeply even decades after her death.