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Calendar year
Year 169 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philippus and Caepio (or, less frequently
169_BC
Calendar year
Bithynia, Greek astronomer and mathematician (b. c. 169 BC) Wikimedia Commons has media related to 100 BC. Hung, Hing Ming (2020). The Magnificent Emperor
100_BC
Macedonian victory over Rome
took place in 169 BC that resulted in Macedonian victory. Before the battle of 169 BC there was another battle in the year 171 BC or 170 BC in the same
Battle_of_Uskana_(169_BC)
Roman politician and general
After his first consulship in 177 BC, he was assigned to Sardinia and on his return triumphed for the second time. In 169 BC, he was elected to the censorship
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus (consul 177 BC)
Tiberius_Sempronius_Gracchus_(consul_177_BC)
Decade
This article concerns the period 169 BC – 160 BC. Macedonian forces led by Perseus of Macedon trap a Roman army led by Consul Quintus Marcius Phillipus
160s_BC
(195/185 BC — 159 BC), comic dramatist: The Brothers, The Girl from Andros, Eunuchus, The Self-Tormentor Quintus Ennius (239 BC — c. 169 BC), poet Marcus
Ancient_literature
168 BCE siege
Eucratideia was a five-month-long siege of the city that occurred in around 169 BC. Demetrius II, a descendant of Euthydemus, besieged the usurper Eucratides
Siege_of_Eucratideia
War between Rome and Macedonia, 171–168 BC
The Third Macedonian War (171–168 BC) was a war fought between the Roman Republic and King Perseus of Macedon. In 179 BC, King Philip V of Macedon died and
Third_Macedonian_War
Chinese Han dynasty military general and politician
Zhou Bo (周勃; died c.169 BC), posthumously known as Marquis Wu of Jiang (绛武侯), was a Chinese official who served as a chancellor of the early Han dynasty
Zhou_Bo
Ancient Roman circus in Rome
enlarged at enormous expense to fit the entire space. A venatio held there in 169 BC, one of several in the 2nd century, employed "63 leopards and 40 bears and
Circus_Maximus
Ancient Roman law
Lex Voconia (The Voconian Law) was a law established in ancient Rome in 169 BC. Introduced by Quintus Voconius Saxa with support from Cato the Elder, Voconius
Lex_Voconia
Type of artillery relying on a twisting force to launch projectiles
engines that had existed since at least the beginning of the 4th century BC, most notably the gastraphetes in Heron of Alexandria's Belopoeica that was
Torsion_siege_engine
Wars in the Mediterranean, 229–168 BC
Messene in 214 BC. In 171 BC, the Illyrian king Gentius of the Labeatae was allied with the Romans against the Macedonians. But in 169 BC he changed sides
Illyrian_Wars
Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)
dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) was an imperial dynasty of China established by Liu Bang, and preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and the
Han_dynasty
Ancient Roman family
203 BC. Gnaeus Servilius Cn. f. Cn. n. Caepio, consul in 203 BC, during the Second Punic War. Gnaeus Servilius Cn. f. Cn. n. Caepio, consul in 169 BC. Quintus
Servilia_gens
Ancient tragedy
Ennius' last play, performed at the Ludi Apollinares between 6 and 13 July 169 BC, immediately before his death, according to Cicero. Ten fragments of the
Thyestes_(Ennius)
6th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt
BC. The kingdom was governed by regents: his mother until her death in 178 or 177 BC and then two of her associates, Eulaeus and Lenaeus, until 169 BC
Ptolemy_VI_Philometor
(169–164 BC, 144–132/131 BC, 126–116 BC) Cleopatra III, Queen (142–131 BC, 127–101 BC) Ptolemy IX Lathyros, Pharaoh (116–110 BC, 110–109 BC, 88–81 BC)
List of state leaders in the 2nd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_2nd_century_BC
Chinese essayist, poet and politician (c. 200–169 BCE)
Jia Yi (Wade–Giles: Chia I; c. 200 – 169 BCE) was a Chinese essayist, poet and politician of the Western Han dynasty, best known as one of the earliest
Jia_Yi
Ancient European weapons
sources the most important and abundant writings are those of Ennius (239 -169 BC), a Roman poet of Messapian origin. Weapons of all sorts were also placed
Illyrian_weaponry
Type of building in classical and church architecture
179 BC, and the Basilica Sempronia in 169 BC. In the Republic two types of basilica were built across Italy in the mid-2nd to early 1st centuries BC: either
Basilica
Ancient Roman civic basilica in the Roman Forum
the weight and finished in stucco. The Basilica Sempronia was built in 169 BC by Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, a Roman political figure who was chosen
Basilica_Sempronia
Roman writer and poet (c. 239 – c. 169 BC)
Quintus Ennius (Latin: [ˈkᶣiːnt̪ʊs̺ ˈɛnːiʊs̺]; c. 239 – c. 169 BC) was a writer and poet who lived during the Roman Republic. He is often considered the
Ennius
Roman Consul in 162 BC
192 BC, was chosen pontifex in 172 BC when still a young man, and in 169 BC was sent with two others as commissioners into Macedonia. In 167 BC he was
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 162 BC)
Gnaeus_Domitius_Ahenobarbus_(consul_162_BC)
Roman politician and general (died 162 BC)
Gnaeus Octavius (died 162 BC) was a Roman politician and general who served as consul in 165 BC and was the builder of the Porticus Octavia. Octavius
Gnaeus Octavius (consul 165 BC)
Gnaeus_Octavius_(consul_165_BC)
Region of Italy
169 BC 1,500 more colonising families were sent by Rome to Aquileia. In 148 BC the Via Postumia was completed connecting Aquileia to Genoa. In 131 BC
Veneto
Aspect of Chinese military history
order like "a person hanging upside down", as the statesman Jia Yi (d. 169 BC) puts it. These sentiments manifested themselves in the Han court in the
History of the Great Wall of China
History_of_the_Great_Wall_of_China
Plator (? –169 BC) the Illyrian was brother to King Gentius, the last Illyrian king of the Ardiaean State. Plator may have been killed because he wanted
Plator
Historical Chinese kingdom
Liang, 179 BC – 169 BC; Liu Wu (劉武), Prince Xiao (孝) of Liang, 169 BC – 144 BC; Liu Mai (劉買), Prince Gong (恭) of Liang, 144 BC – 137 BC; Liu Xiang (劉襄)
Liang_Kingdom
Roman statesman. The son of the consul of 203 BC, Gnaeus Servilius Caepio, he also served as consul in 169 BC alongside Quintus Marcius Philippus. He had
Gnaeus Servilius Caepio (consul 169 BC)
Gnaeus_Servilius_Caepio_(consul_169_BC)
Illyrian King
Dardanian king Monunius II. In 171 BC, Gentius was allied with the Romans against the Macedonians, but in 169 BC he changed sides and allied himself
Gentius
Comune in Apulia, Italy
mathematician Cloe Elmo (1910–1962), opera singer Quintus Ennius (c. 239–169 BC), Roman writer and poet Vito Fazzi (1851–1918), physician and hospital founder
Lecce
Hellenistic state in West Asia (312–63 BC)
more likely that they knew the risks but took them anyway. A rebellion in 169 BC during Antiochus III's campaign in Egypt demonstrates that these "risks"
Seleucid_Empire
Roman senator, general and jurist
Publius Mucius Scaevola (fl. 179–169 BC) was a Roman politician and general. In 179 BC, as praetor urbanus, he was charged with investigating cases of
Publius Mucius Scaevola (consul 175 BC)
Publius_Mucius_Scaevola_(consul_175_BC)
Roman consul (166 BC)
ˈɡæləs/) was a general, statesman and orator of the Roman Republic. In 169 BC, he served as praetor urbanus. Under Lucius Aemilius Paulus, his intimate
Gaius_Sulpicius_Gallus
Topics referred to by the same term
Scaevola (consul 175 BC) (fl. 179–169 BC), received a triumph over the Ligurians Publius Mucius Scaevola (consul 133 BC) (c. 176 BC – 115 BC), son of the above
Publius_Mucius_Scaevola
Roman consul 162 BC
Macedonian War. In 169 BC, Lentulus, whilst serving as aedile, was the first to present African animals to the Roman Games. In 168 BC, after the victorious
Publius Cornelius Lentulus (consul 162 BC)
Publius_Cornelius_Lentulus_(consul_162_BC)
248/247 BC M[alichus]? مالك, Mālik Mentioned by Posidippus of Pella c. 169 BC Aretas I الحارث, Al-Ḥāriṯ or الحارثة, Al-Ḥāriṯa 120/110 to 96 BC Aretas
List_of_Nabataean_kings
200-154 BC) Chia Yi (or Jia Yi or Chia I), (201-169 BC)[a][d] Chrysippus, (279-207 BC)[b][c][d] Cicero, (106 BC-43 BC)[a][b][c][d] Cleanthes, (301-232 BC)[d]
List of philosophers born in the centuries BC
List_of_philosophers_born_in_the_centuries_BC
Conflict between the Seleucid Empire and the Ptolemaic Kingdom
Egypt were occupied by a foreign army (surely the Seleucids) in October 169 BC. However, this occupation was unacceptable to the people of Alexandria who
Syrian_Wars
Island in Greece
graces soon evaporated in the wake of the Third Macedonian War (171–168 BC). In 169 BC, during the war against Perseus, Rhodes sent Agepolis as ambassador
Rhodes
Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt
185 BC – 116/115 BC) was Queen consort of Ptolemaic Egypt from 175 to 170 BC as wife of Ptolemy VI Philometor, and then Queen regnant since 170 BC as co-ruler
Cleopatra_II
Chinese writer and government official (c.200–154 BC)
of both Han Chinese and Xiongnu military tactics. In a written work of 169 BC, he advocated a systematic policy to populate and defend frontier zones
Chao_Cuo
nomadic people that dominated the ancient eastern Eurasian steppes from 209 BC to 89 AD. The Xiongnu settled down in northern China during the late 3rd century
Timeline_of_the_Xiongnu
Region in Anatolia
BC), Greek astronomer and mathematician Asclepiades of Bithynia (c. 169 BC – c. 100 BC), Greek physician Antinous (2nd century), Catamite and eromenos of
Bithynia
Forlì Italy 187 BC Regium Lepidi Reggio Emilia Italy 181 BC Aquileia Aquileia Italy 169 BC Colonia Patricia Corduba Córdoba Spain 138 BC Valentia Edetanorum
List of cities founded by the Romans
List_of_cities_founded_by_the_Romans
(195 BC) – War against Nabis Siege of Eucratideia (169 BC) Siege of Carthage (149–146 BC) by Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Siege of Numantia (134–133 BC) by
List_of_sieges
Well-preserved ancient body found in China
Xin Zhui (Chinese: 辛追; [ɕín ʈʂwéɪ]; c. 217 BC – 169 or 168 BC), also known as Lady Dai or the Marchioness of Dai, was a Chinese noblewoman. She was the
Xin_Zhui
dynasty (206 BC–220 AD) of Imperial China. Chu-Han Contention (207 BC–202 BC) Han dynasty, 190 BC - kingdoms in red, commanderies in black 154 BC - Rebellion
Timeline_of_the_Han_dynasty
served as praetor in 169 BC, Roman consul in 162 BC, and again as consul in 156 BC. Upon being elected to the praetorship in 169 BC, Figulus received command
Gaius Marcius Figulus (consul 162 BC)
Gaius_Marcius_Figulus_(consul_162_BC)
Roman consul in 155 BC, pontifex maximus and princeps senatus
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum (c. 206 BC – c. 141 BC) was a politician of the Roman Republic. Born into the illustrious family of the Cornelii
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum
Publius_Cornelius_Scipio_Nasica_Corculum
Period of eastern Mediterranean history from 323 to 30 BC
198 BC and the Temple was repaired and provided with money and tribute. Antiochus IV Epiphanes sacked Jerusalem and looted the Temple in 169 BC after
Hellenistic_period
Book of the Bible
The Book of Daniel is a 2nd-century BC biblical apocalypse with a 6th-century BC setting. It is ostensibly a narrative detailing the experiences and prophetic
Book_of_Daniel
p. 317) or more precisely: May 12, 1274 BC based on Ramesses' commonly accepted accession date in 1279 BC. "Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald
List_of_battles_before_301
Poetry of the Latin language
verse is substantially the same as for classical Latin verse. Ennius (239 – 169 BC), virtually a contemporary of Livius, introduced the traditional meter of
Latin_poetry
the mouths of men." — Ennius, writer and poet of the Roman Republic (c. 169 BC); lines dictated to be engraved on his memorial. Only fragments of his works
List_of_last_words
Gorge in northern Thessaly, Greece
large; accordingly, the Greeks retreated. During the Third Macedonian War in 169 BC, the Romans broke through Perseus of Macedon's defences here and later defeated
Vale_of_Tempe
Dion. 323 BC Death of Alexander the Great. 219 BC Dion was destroyed by the Aetolian League. Philip V of Macedon had the city rebuilt. 169 BC The Romans
History of Pieria (regional unit)
History_of_Pieria_(regional_unit)
Conflicts between the Han Empire and the Xiongnu (133 BC – 89 AD)
the Frontiers and Protect the Borders that he presented to the throne in 169 BC, Chao compared the relative strengths of Xiongnu and Han battle tactics
Han–Xiongnu_wars
Ancient Roman formal dress
Roman troops with togas and heavy cloaks. In the Macedonian campaign of 169 BC, the army was sent 6,000 togas and 30,000 tunics. From at least the mid-Republic
Toga
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
father-loving goddess'; 70/69 BC – 10 or 12 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic
Cleopatra
Roman senator
and moved on to fight the Ligurians, recovering the town of Mutina. In 169 BC, he was elected censor with Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, his former co-consul
Gaius Claudius Pulcher (consul 177 BC)
Gaius_Claudius_Pulcher_(consul_177_BC)
Country in West Asia
Arabs based south of Edom, managed to establish an independent kingdom in 169 BC by exploiting the struggle between the two Greek powers. The Nabataean Kingdom
Jordan
2nd-century BC Greek official
his countrymen as ambassador to the consul Quintus Marcius Philippus in 169 BC, in the war with Perseus of Macedon, and had an interview with him near
Agepolis
Confederation of ancient Greek city-states (280–146 BC)
172–171 BC Archon of Aegeira 170–169 BC (Polybius was Hipparch) Menalkidas of Sparta 151–150 BC Diaeos of Megalopolis 150–149 BC Damokritos 149–148 BC Diaeos
Achaean_League
Aetolian general
for peace. In 169, he was denounced to the Romans by Lyciscus as one of their enemies. He joined Perseus of Macedon the same year. In 169 BC, during the
Archedemus_of_Aetolia
8th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt
government. The Sixth Syrian War broke out shortly after this, probably in early 169 BC. Ptolemy VIII probably remained in Alexandria, while the Ptolemaic army
Ptolemy_VIII_Physcon
King of Jiangdu
Wu's biography) of Han Shu . The month corresponds to 19 Jan to 17 Feb 128 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar. Han Zhaoqi (韩兆琦) (2010). "House of the Five
Liu_Fei,_Prince_of_Jiangdu
Roman magistrate and census administrator
575–535 BC. After the abolition of the monarchy and the founding of the Republic in 509 BC, the consuls had responsibility for the census until 443 BC. In
Roman_censor
Ancient geopolitical region of Anatolia (Turkey)
that king Eumenes of Pergamon had stirred up the Lycians against them. In 169 BC, during the Third Macedonian War, the relationship between Rome and Rhodes
Lycia
Latin language in the period before 70 BC
Maccius Plautus (c. 254–184 BC), dramatist, composer of comedies Quintus Ennius (239 – c. 169 BC), poet Marcus Pacuvius (c. 220–130 BC), tragic dramatist, poet
Old_Latin
Quintus Marcius L. f. Q. n. Philippus (born c. 229 BC), was a Roman consul in 186 BC and again in 169 BC. During his first consulship, he aided his co-consul
Quintus Marcius Philippus (consul 186 BC)
Quintus_Marcius_Philippus_(consul_186_BC)
Imperial cult in Hellenistic Egypt
Philology. Vol. 22, 1927, pp. 162–169. S. R. K. Glanville, T. C. Skeat: Eponymous Priesthoods of Alexandria from 211 B.C. In: The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology
Ptolemaic cult of Alexander the Great
Ptolemaic_cult_of_Alexander_the_Great
God in Greek mythology
is distinguished from the gloomier Hades. The Roman poet Ennius (ca. 239–169 BC), the leading figure in the Hellenization of Latin literature, considered
Pluto_(mythology)
against Ptolemy VI Philometor, and defend his conduct in waging war upon him, 169 BC. The same three ambassadors seem to have been sent again after Antiochus
Heracleides_(ambassador)
Illyrian king from c. 176 BC to 167 BC
Gentius in 169 BC. Since the dynastic marriage relations seem not to have brought an alliance between the two Illyrian States, in 168 BC Gentius allied
Monunius (Dardanian chieftain)
Monunius_(Dardanian_chieftain)
to the Romans, when Perseus resolved to declare war against the latter, 169 BC, and received in consequence magnificent rewards from the Roman Senate.
Onesimus_(son_of_Python)
Ancient Roman family
in 169, he had the conduct of the war in Macedonia. He was censor in 164. Quintus Marcius Q. f. L. n. Philippus, son of the consul in 186 and 169 BC, served
Marcia_gens
City in Andalusia, Spain
[citation needed] Córdoba was conquered by the Romans in 206 BC.[citation needed] In 169 BC, Roman consul Marcus Claudius Marcellus, the grandson of Marcus
Córdoba,_Spain
Ancient Roman brothers known for their social reforms
had been consul 177 and 163 BC as well as censor in 169 BC. He had triumphed twice in 178 and 175 BC. Their mother was Cornelia, the daughter of the renowned
Gracchi_brothers
(187–180 BC) Huaiyang (淮陽（ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄧㄤˊ）) (187–180 BC, 176–169 BC, 155–154 BC, 63 BC–AD 9) Langya (琅邪（ㄌㄤˊ ㄧㄚˊ）) (181–179 BC) Jichuan (濟川（ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄢ）) (181–180 BC, 144–138
List_of_dynasties
2nd century BC Roman general and statesman
Servilius Caepio (consul in 169 BC) - hence the adoptive cognomen Servilianus. He was consul of the Roman Republic in 142 BC together with Lucius Caecilius
Quintus Fabius Maximus Servilianus
Quintus_Fabius_Maximus_Servilianus
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Via Flavia would link Aquileia to Pula.[citation needed] Meanwhile, in 169 BC, 1,500 more Latin colonists with their families, led by the triumvirate
Aquileia
Series of conflicts in the 5th century BC
involving various Greek city-states and the Achaemenid Empire from 499 BC to 449 BC. The precipitating collision between the fractious political world of
Greco-Persian_Wars
Legal institution of ancient Rome
property by will to those excluded from inheriting. The lex Voconia in 169 BC for example did not allow women to be appointed as an heir of Romans listed
Fideicommissum
Topics referred to by the same term
Siege of Alexandria (169 BC), during the Syrian Wars Siege of Alexandria (47 BC), during Caesar's Civil War Battle of Alexandria (30 BC), fought between Roman
Battle_of_Alexandria
Son of Heracles in Greek mythology
in Troas wrote a Mysians. The Roman poets Ennius (c. 239–169 BC), and Accius (170–c. 86 BC) also wrote plays called Telephus. Telephus was considered
Telephus
Ancient Roman festival
praetextae, a category of Roman drama. Ennius (239–169 BC) had Thyestes performed as part of this festival in 169 BC. The Ludi Apollinares received less funding
Ludi_Apollinares
Roman politician, soldier and writer (234–149 BC)
prescribed a limit to the number of guests at an entertainment, and in 169 BC the lex Voconia, one of the provisions of which was intended to limit the
Cato_the_Elder
King of the Seleucid Empire from 175 to 170 BC
Heliodorus and kept his nephew in the shadow. The young Antiochus died in 170/169 BC (145 SE), possibly on the orders of Antiochus IV. Some dates in the article
Antiochus (son of Seleucus IV)
Antiochus_(son_of_Seleucus_IV)
First-century BC Roman history by Livy
is a monumental history of ancient Rome, written in Latin between 27 and 9 BC by the Roman historian Titus Livius, better known in English as "Livy". The
History_of_Rome_(Livy)
Community in Greece
ancient settlement Herakleion was situated near the present town Platamon. In 169 BC. the Romans took their military camp on the plain between Herakleion and
Platamon
Jing. Peng Yue (r. 202–197 BC), a Han general Liu Hui (r. 196–181 BC), son of Emperor Gao Liu Yi, Prince Huai (r. 178–169 BC), 2nd son of Emperor Wen Liu
Liang_(realm)
Calendar year
Year 168 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Macedonicus and Crassus (or, less frequently
168_BC
Roman province in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula
Its capital was Colonia Patricia Corduba (modern day Córdoba), founded in 169 BC. Fortune smiled on rich Baetica, which was Baetica Felix, and a dynamic
Hispania_Baetica
High priest of Mars in ancient Rome
242 BC), c. 244 BC. Marcus Aemilius Regillus, d. 204 BC. Tiberius Veturius Philo, his successor in 204 BC. Publius Quinctilius Varus, d. 169 BC. Lucius
Flamen_Martialis
Archaeological site in Greece
In the year 219 BC, the city was destroyed by the Aitolians. Philipp V had the city rebuilt immediately. The Romans took the city 169 BC. Gradually, Roman
Archaeological_Park_of_Dion
Village in Acarnania, Greece
Social War in 218 BC, he marched along the Achelous and on to Stratos where he unsuccessfully challenged the citizens to fight. In 169 BC, Stratos invited
Stratos,_Greece
Imperial Chinese army
had no way of using them because they were too short for their bows. In 169 BC, Chao Cuo observed that by using the crossbow, it was possible to overcome
Military_of_the_Han_dynasty
Army of Macedon under the Antigonids
Chios (201 BC) Battle of Lade (201 BC) Battle of the Aous (198 BC) Battle of Cynoscephalae Battle of Callinicus Battle of Uskana (169 BC) Siege of Aiginion
Antigonid_Macedonian_army
169 BC
169 BC
Boy/Male
English Latin
Derived from the Roman clan name Fabius; a name given several Roman emperors and 16 saints.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English, Old French brachet, denoting a type of hound. The word was also used as a term of abuse.Captain Richard Brackett (1610–c. 1691) came to Boston, MA, in about 1629, and moved to Braintree, MA, in 1641.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Pennington.Edward Penington, born in 1667 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire1, England, was appointed surveyor-general of the province of PA in 1698 and accompanied William Penn to Philadelphia.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Marshburn.Edward Mashburn came from London to Onslow Co., NC, in 1698.
Boy/Male
English Latin
Derived from the Roman clan name Fabius; a name given several Roman emperors and 16 saints.
Boy/Male
English Latin
Derived from the Roman clan name Fabius; a name given several Roman emperors and 16 saints.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Col. Thomas Cresap (1694–1790), Maryland surveyor, was born in 1694 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England, and came to MD in 1710.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Indian, Latin
Understanding; Derived from the Roman Clan Name Fabius; A Name Given Several Roman Emperors and 16 Saints; Man of Wisdom
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Latin
Understanding; Derived from the Roman Clan Name Fabius; A Name Given Several Roman Emperors and 16 Saints
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Bertram.A Bertrand from La Rochelle, France, is documented in Cap Rouge, Quebec, in 1666; another, from the Saintonge region, is documented in Charlesbourg in 1685. A bearer of the name from Normandy was recorded with the secondary surname Saint Arnaud in Batiscan in 1697. Another is documented from the Poitou region in 1697, and one from Guyenne is recorded in Laprairie, Quebec, in 1699 with the secondary surnames Raymond and Toulouse.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; possibly a variant of Dollard. The name was in VA by 1698.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Godfrey Dearborn (baptized September 24, 1603 in Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England) came to North America in 1639 and settled in Hampton, NH, where he died on February 4, 1686.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the village of Brattle, near Ashford in Kent.Thomas Brattle (c.1624–83) was reckoned, at the time of his death, to be the wealthiest man in New England. His son, also called Thomas Brattle (1658–1713), treasurer of Harvard College from 1693 to 1713, was a man noted for his rationality and humanism, which included opposition to the Salem withccraft trials of 1692.
Surname or Lastname
English or Scottish
English or Scottish : unexplained. Compare Peavy.Edward Peavey is mentioned in the records of Portsmouth, NH, in 1691, as well as Abell, Nathaniel, Joseph, William, and Peter Peavey (probably his sons).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Francis Bushnell came to New Haven, CT, in 1639, and was a founder of Guilford, CT.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, Latin
Bean Grower; Derived from the Roman Clan Name Fabius; A Name Given Several Roman Emperors and 16 Saints
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Andrews.William Andrus came to Boston in 1635 and moved to New Haven in 1639, where he died in 1676.
Boy/Male
English American Latin Shakespearean Swedish
Derived from the Roman clan name Fabius; a name given several Roman emperors and 16 saints.
Girl/Female
British, English
This Name was Invented by British Poet Richard Lovelace whose Poem of this Name was Published in 1649; From Luciana
Boy/Male
English Latin
Derived from the Roman clan name Fabius; a name given several Roman emperors and 16 saints.
169 BC
169 BC
Girl/Female
Indian
Luck Related
Girl/Female
Tamil
Noblel, Harmony
Boy/Male
Hindu
Friend of land
Boy/Male
English
rules by the spear.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Yatiyasa | யாதியாஸா
Silver
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Warrior's Estate
Girl/Female
Muslim
Praiseworthy
Boy/Male
Indian
Honor of the state
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Muslim
Slavery of Love
Male
Native American
Native American Miwok name TUPI means "to pull up."
169 BC
169 BC
169 BC
169 BC
169 BC
n.
A symbol for nineteen units, as 19 or xix.
n.
A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, //159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany.
n.
A transitional sound in speech which is produced by the changing of the mouth organs from one definite position to another, and with gradual change in the most frequent cases; as in passing from the begining to the end of a regular diphthong, or from vowel to consonant or consonant to vowel in a syllable, or from one component to the other of a double or diphthongal consonant (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 19, 161, 162). Also (by Bell and others), the vanish (or brief final element) or the brief initial element, in a class of diphthongal vowels, or the brief final or initial part of some consonants (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 18, 97, 191).
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One of the Asmonean family. The Asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 b. c.
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An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
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Of or pertaining to Socrates, the Grecian sage and teacher. (b. c. 469-399), or to his manner of teaching and philosophizing.
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The eleventh month of the French republican calendar, -- commencing July 19, and ending August 17. See the Note under Vendemiaire.
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Specifically, the form of government established on the death of Charles I., in 1649, which existed under Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard, ending with the abdication of the latter in 1659.
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Same as Base, n., 19.
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The immovable union of two joints of a crinoidal arm. T () the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, //262-264, and also //153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180.
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Uttered, as an element of speech, without tone, or proper vocal sound; voiceless; unintonated; nonvocal; atonic; whispered; aspirated; sharp; hard, as f, p, s, etc.; -- opposed to sonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, //169, 179, 180.
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The twelfth month of the French republican calendar; -- commencing August 18, and ending September 16. See Vendemiaire.
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The eight month of the French republican calendar. It began April 20, and ended May 19. See Vendemiare.
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See Fit a song. G () G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.
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One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b. 1560, d. 1609).
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The name given later times to the Asmonaeans, a family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the reign of Antiochus IV., 168-161 B. C., which led to a period of freedom for Israel.
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Equal in intensity or degree; as, the relations between 6 and 12, and 8 and 16, are cointense.
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A coin [In sense (b) properly crown piece.] See Crown, 19.
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A symbol representing sixteen units, as 16, or xvi.
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A measure of length, being 16/ feet; a rod, pole, or perch.