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5th-century Byzantine Greek historian and diplomat
was at three o’clock; Priscus entered the house bearing gifts to Attila's wife; her name was Kreka and she had three sons. Priscus and the embassy of Eastern
Priscus
Fifth King of Rome
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (Classical Latin pronunciation: [tarˈkʷɪniʊs ˈpriːskʊs]; also known as Tarquin the Elder or Tarquin I) was the legendary fifth
Lucius_Tarquinius_Priscus
Extinct species of mammal
Europe, Bison priscus priscus from the late Middle Pleistocene spanning from Western Europe to Siberia, and the Late Pleistocene Bison priscus mediator. There
Steppe_bison
Roman poet (c. 20 BC – 21 AD)
Clutorius Priscus (c. 20 BC – 21 AD) was a Roman poet. Priscus was paid an honorarium by the Roman Emperor Tiberius to produce a panegyric for his nephew
Clutorius_Priscus
Name of several Catholic saints and martyrs
Priscus is one of several Catholic saints and martyrs. In the 1921 Benedictine Book of Saints there are seven figures named Priscus mentioned. There are
Priscus_(saint)
Topics referred to by the same term
People so named include: Priscus (410s/420s–after 472), Eastern Roman diplomat and Greek historian and rhetorician Priscus Attalus (died after 416),
Priscus_(disambiguation)
Brother of Roman Emperor Philip the Arab
emperor. As his brother and trusted ally, Priscus remained in the East, while Philip travelled to Rome. Priscus held supreme power in the Eastern provinces
Gaius_Julius_Priscus
Roman philosopher
Priscus of Epirus (Greek: Πρίσκος; c. 305 – c. 395 AD), also known as Priscus the Thesprotian (Greek: Πρίσκος ὁ Θεσπρωτὸς) and Priscus the Molossian (Greek:
Priscus_of_Epirus
Roman gladiator
historical Priscus and Verus match. In the program, they were at the time both slaves having developed their skills through the gladiatorial process; Priscus from
Priscus_(gladiator)
Extinct species of giant monitor lizard
Megalania (Varanus priscus) is an extinct species of giant monitor lizard, part of the megafaunal assemblage that inhabited Australia during the Pleistocene
Megalania
Ruler of the Hunnic Empire from 434 to 453
189. ISBN 978-0-06-270056-8. "Priscus at the court of Attila". ucalgary.ca. Haas, Christopher. "Embassy to Attila: Priscus of Panium". Villanova University
Attila
1st century AD Roman philosopher and statesman
death in the reign of Domitian. Helvidius Priscus is known to have two children by Fannia: a son, Helvidius Priscus, later suffect consul, who was banished
Helvidius_Priscus
Roman Senator, notable for having the longest recorded name in ancient Rome
Niger Claudius Fuscus Saxa Amyntianus Sosius Priscus (often shortened to Quintus Pompeius Senecio Sosius Priscus . . .) (fl. 2nd century) was a Roman senator
Quintus Pompeius Senecio Sosius Priscus
Quintus_Pompeius_Senecio_Sosius_Priscus
Extinct human species
transprimigenius mousteriensis Farrer, 1908 H. mousteriensis hauseri Klaatsch 1909 H. priscus Krause, 1909 H. chapellensis von Buttel-Reepen, 1911 H. calpicus Keith
Neanderthal
2nd century Roman senator, general and consul
Marcus Statius Priscus Licinius Italicus (M. Statius M. f. Cl. Priscus Licinius Italicus) was a Roman senator and general active during the reigns of
Marcus_Statius_Priscus
Australian judoka, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial arts fighter
Greco Roman Wrestling Champion. Priscus Fogagnolo represented Australia for Judo at the 2010 Judo World Championships Priscus Fogagnolo started his mixed
Priscus_Fogagnolo
Roman politician, soldier and writer (234–149 BC)
said by Plutarch that at first he was known by the additional cognomen Priscus, but was afterwards called Cato—a word (from Latin catus) indicating 'common
Cato_the_Elder
Extinct nomadic people in Eurasia (4th–6th centuries)
sources for the size of Attila's domain is given by the Roman historian Priscus. Priscus refers to Attila ruling as far as the islands in the "ocean" (Ὠκεανός)
Huns
Roman usurper in 409–10 and 414-15
Priscus Attalus (Greek: Πρίσκος Άτταλος, died after 416) was twice Roman usurper (in 409–10 and in 414–5), against Emperor Honorius, with Visigothic support
Priscus_Attalus
Middle and Late Pleistocene paleosubspecies of the dhole
greater size, which closely approached that of the gray wolf. Cuon alpinus priscus Thenius 1954 was the first member of genus Cuon to be identified in Europe
European_dhole
Byzantine siege of the Sasanians in Caesarea
of Priscus and displeasure of Heraclius, as it was widely assumed that the Sasanians are irrevocably trapped. Heraclius had decided to visit Priscus' camp
Siege_of_Caesarea_(611–612)
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
certain from at least four specimens, assigned to H. priscus (CM 572), H. utterbacki (=H. priscus; CM 879), H. delfsi (CMNH 10380), and H. sp. (MWC 8028)
Haplocanthosaurus
Byzantine military officer
The Avars departed for their country, while Priscus disbanded his army and returned to Constantinople. Priscus disappears for the next few years, as he fell
Priscus_(magister_militum)
Disputed extinct subspecies of brown bear
The steppe brown bear (Ursus arctos priscus) is a disputed extinct subspecies of brown bear that lived in Eurasia during either the Pleistocene or the
Steppe_brown_bear
Extinct genus of snakes
methodology as Head and colleagues on the Pleistocene monitor lizard Varanus priscus (megalania), comparing it to the extant Komodo dragon. Sniderman calculates
Titanoboa
Late 1st/early 2nd century Roman senator, suffect consul and governor
province before becoming a consul, but none is known for Priscus. After serving as suffect consul, Priscus was admitted to the collegia of the Septemviri epulonum
Lucius_Neratius_Priscus
1st century Roman senator and consul
other hand, Novius and Priscus clearly belong together." It is possible that Junius Novius Priscus was the son of Novius Priscus, a friend of Seneca the
Decimus_Junius_Novius_Priscus
Aulus Larcius Priscus was a Roman senator and general who held several posts in the emperor's service. His career is unusual in that Priscus held a very
Aulus_Larcius_Priscus
Ancient Roman family
Gemini. Publius Servilius Priscus Structus, consul in 495 BC, defeated the Sabines and the Aurunci. Quintus Servilius (Priscus Structus), magister equitum
Servilia_gens
Extinct genus of mammals
4 m (4.6 ft). The genus consists of three species of which Megalotragus priscus survived until the early Holocene 7.500 C14yBP. With a distance between
Megalotragus
Genus of reptiles
in the case of the Komodo dragon, though the extinct megalania (Varanus priscus) may have reached lengths of more than 7 m (23 ft). Most monitor species
Monitor_lizard
Romanian-American scientist
John C. Priscu (Romanian: Prișcu; born 20 September 1952, Las Vegas, Nevada), is a Romanian-American scientist who is the current Professor of Ecology
John_Charles_Priscu
either the Gaius Tarquitius Priscus who served under Sertorius in the 80s BC, or a son or grandson of the Tarquitius Priscus who was his legate in 72 BC
Tarquitius_Priscus
Family in ancient Rome
Marcellus Octavius Publius Cluvius Rufus, consul suffectus in AD 80. Marius Priscus, proconsul of Africa in AD 100, during the reign of Trajan, accused of
Maria_gens
Chief magistrate of the Roman Kingdom
made to the hereditary principle until after the fifth king Tarquinius Priscus. Consequently, some have assumed that the Tarquins' attempt to institute
King_of_Rome
Wife of Attila
Hereka was the wife of Attila. She was described by Eastern Roman diplomat Priscus in his account of his stay at Attila's court in 448 or 449 AD. She and
Kreka
Roman emperor from 244 to 249
name of Philip's mother is unknown, he did have a brother, Gaius Julius Priscus, an equestrian and a member of the Praetorian Guard under Gordian III (238–244)
Philip_the_Arab
Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-03. "Priscu Stream". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey
List_of_rivers_of_Antarctica
Extinct genus of trilobites
average length of 1.5 inches (3.8 cm). Fossils of the trilobite Ampyx priscus, dating back about 480 million years ago, have been recently described
Ampyx_(trilobite)
Roman games held in 80CE
groups. One fight, between the gladiators Verus and Priscus, was recorded by Martial: While Priscus continued to draw out the contest, and Verus likewise
Inaugural games of the Colosseum
Inaugural_games_of_the_Colosseum
Ancient Roman family
plebeian family at ancient Rome, usually associated with Lucius Tarquinius Priscus and Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the fifth and seventh Kings of Rome. Most
Tarquinia_gens
2nd century Roman senator, consul and governor
Pompeius Sosius Priscus was a Roman senator active in the mid-second century AD, who held a number of offices in the emperor's service. Priscus served as ordinary
Quintus Pompeius Sosius Priscus
Quintus_Pompeius_Sosius_Priscus
Priscus was a bishop of Lyon who exercised his office from 573 to sometime between 585 and 589. Priscus succeeded Nizier of Lyon in 573. While his predecessor
Priscus_of_Lyon
2nd century Roman senator, consul and governor
with Lucius Sergius Paullus as his colleague. Priscus is known only from non-literary sources. Priscus has his origins in Pisa; not only were both the
Lucius Venuleius Apronianus Octavius Priscus
Lucius_Venuleius_Apronianus_Octavius_Priscus
Roman consul in 196 AD
Messalla Thrasea Priscus (died c. 212) was a Roman senator active during the reigns of Commodus and Septimius Severus. Thrasea Priscus was a member of
Lucius Valerius Messalla Thrasea Priscus
Lucius_Valerius_Messalla_Thrasea_Priscus
Western Roman emperor from 425 to 455
Heather, pp. 17–18 Heather, p. 18 Bury, p. 299 Priscus 2015, pp. 125–127. Priscus 2015, p. 128. Priscus 2015, p. 129. Bury, pp. 323–324 Bury, pp. 324–325
Valentinian_III
Extinct genus of marsupials
Palaeopotorous priscus is a fossil species of diprotodont marsupial, known from specimens obtained in central Australia. The animal was similar to the
Palaeopotorous
Seventh and last king of Rome
Tarquinius Priscus, but modern historians believe that to be impossible under the traditional chronology, indicating either he was Priscus' grandson or
Lucius_Tarquinius_Superbus
Species of mammal
Praeovibos priscus. It is closely related to the living muskox (Ovibos moschatus), and is placed as a part of the same tribe Ovibovini. Praeovibos priscus was
Praeovibos
1964 novel by Gore Vidal
Christianity. In his first letter to Priscus, Libanius proposes to write a biography of Julian; eventually, Priscus agrees to send a manuscript written
Julian_(novel)
Extinct genus of dinosaurs
Chasmosaurus (/ˌkæzmoʊˈsɔːrəs/ KAZ-moh-SOR-əs) is a genus of ceratopsid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period in North America. Its given name means
Chasmosaurus
Species of mammal
Tapirus priscus is an extinct species of tapirid in the genus Tapirus that lived in Europe during the Late Miocene subepoch. On the basis of the similarity
Tapirus_priscus
Campaign in Avar-Byzantine wars
further action; Thus Priscus assumed command over both armies. Unwilling at first to leave the city without Comentiolus, Priscus was soon forced to appear
Battles_of_Viminacium
Tanzanian politician and businessman
Priscus Jacob Tarimo (born in Kilimanjaro) is a Tanzanian businessman and politician who was a former Ward Councillor for Kilimanjaro ward and presently
Priscus_Tarimo
King of Rome from c. 640 to 616 BC
would likely take the throne. A member of Ancus' court, Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, ensured that Ancus' sons would be out of Rome so he could put together
Ancus_Marcius
Period of Roman history (c. 753 – c. 509 BC)
king, marking the end of Rome's Latin–Sabine kings. Lucius Tarquinius Priscus was the fifth king of Rome and the first of Etruscan birth. After immigrating
Roman_Kingdom
3rd-century bishop of Nocera in Italy
Priscus was the Italian bishop Saint Pontius Anicius Meropius Paolinus. In his book Carme or Carmen, vol. XIX, he writes of the cult of San Priscus being
Priscus_of_Nocera
6th & 5th century BC wars between Rome and the Sabines
6th century BC, during the reign of Rome's fifth king Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, the Sabines attacked Rome. Tarquinius had been preparing to construct
Roman–Sabine_wars
Stoic philosopher, Roman emperor from 161 to 180
incompetence is Nepos's likely predecessor, M. Statius Priscus. A military man and consul for 159, Priscus probably looked on the office as little more than
Marcus_Aurelius
Genus of mammals
Formation and the Alcobaça Formation of Portugal. The type species Dryolestes priscus is present in stratigraphic zones 2, 5, and 6. Prehistoric mammal List
Dryolestes
1st/2nd century AD Roman senator and jurist
Javolenus Priscus was a Roman senator and jurist who flourished during the Flavian dynasty. Many of his judgments are quoted in the Digest. Priscus served
Gaius Octavius Tidius Tossianus Lucius Javolenus Priscus
Gaius_Octavius_Tidius_Tossianus_Lucius_Javolenus_Priscus
Extinct species of gastropod
as Cirsochilus priscus by A. G. Beu and P. A. Maxwell in 1990. This, or its alternative representation Cirsochilus (Cirsochilus) priscus, are the currently
Cirsochilus_priscus
Clade of iguanodont dinosaurs
node-based clade: the group consisting of the last common ancestor of Rhabdodon priscus and Muttaburrasaurus langdoni, and all its descendants. Within the clade
Rhabdodontomorpha
Roman statesman and senator who was consul in 495 BC
the son of Publius Servilius Priscus Structus is himself considered the father of the future consul Servilius Spurius Priscus in 476 BC and the grandfather
Publius Servilius Priscus Structus (consul 495 BC)
Publius_Servilius_Priscus_Structus_(consul_495_BC)
Extinct genus of reptiles
species and the type species is A. priscus, named in 1830 and described in 2020. The holotype of Aeolodon priscus was found in the Mörnsheim Formation
Aeolodon
2nd century AD Roman rhetorician and advocate
suffect consul for the nundinium of July–August 142 with Gaius Laberius Priscus as his colleague. Emperor Antoninus Pius appointed him tutor to his adopted
Marcus_Cornelius_Fronto
Extinct genus of stegosaurian dinosaurs
(Calvados), Normandy, France. The material was later named Stegosaurus priscus (“ancient roofed lizard”) by Baron Franz Nopcsa in 1911 and Lexovisaurus
Loricatosaurus
Roman imperial usurper (died c. 251)
Titus Julius Priscus was a mid-3rd-century Roman usurper. He was the governor of Thrace, and proclaimed himself Emperor in opposition to Emperor Decius
Titus_Julius_Priscus
Battle between the Fidenates and Rome
Servilius Priscus Structus Fidenas. Following an incident earlier in 435 BC in which Fidenates entered Roman territory and ravaged it, Priscus was appointed
Capture_of_Fidenae_(435_BC)
father of Roman Emperor Philip the Arab and Philip's brother Gaius Julius Priscus. He was deified by his son. Scholar Pat Southern writes that this deification
Julius_Marinus
King of Rome from c. 578 to 535 BC
servile origins and later marriage to a daughter of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Rome's first Etruscan king, who was assassinated in 579 BC. The constitutional
Servius_Tullius
Wikipedia set index article
and Priscus in the Hippodrome. The images of the reigning imperial couple belonged there by tradition, but the latter two implied that Priscus was the
Domentzia
Late 2nd century Roman senator and consul
as his colleague. Falco was the son of Quintus Pompeius Senecio Sosius Priscus, a patrician and consul in 149; Edward Champlin hypothesizes that his mother
Quintus_Pompeius_Sosius_Falco
Species of lizard
komodoensis). Morphological considerations suggest that the megalania (V. priscus) was also a member of the group. Monitors apparently colonized Australasia
Varanus_salvadorii
Calendar year
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scipio and Priscus (or, less frequently, year 902 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 149 for
AD_149
Attila the Hun wife
*Krēmhild, the name of Ildico's later legendary version. According to Priscus, Attila died after the feast celebrating their marriage in 453 AD, in which
Ildico
Series of conflicts in 568–626
make camp on the northern bank of the Danube, however Priscus instead retired to Odessos. Priscus' retreat allowed for a new Slav incursion in late 593/594
Avar–Byzantine_wars
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
Philostratus Phlegon of Tralles Photius Plutarch Polyaenus Polybius Porphyrius Priscus Procopius Simplicius of Cilicia Sozomen Stephanus Byzantinus Strabo Themistius
Julius_Caesar
Extinct species of mammal
ultimate ancestor of all American bison species, the steppe bison (Bison priscus), first entered northwest North America (Eastern Beringia, comprising Alaska
Bison_occidentalis
Hun manager and steward
Attila's chief towns (where, according to Priscus, the Hunnish king had built one of his biggest abodes). When Priscus visited the court of Attila, he also
Adamis
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
Philostratus Phlegon of Tralles Photius Plutarch Polyaenus Polybius Porphyrius Priscus Procopius Simplicius of Cilicia Sozomen Stephanus Byzantinus Strabo Themistius
Byzantine_Empire
Genus of ornithopod dinosaurs
specific name to priscus. The approval of this petition by the ICZN in 1988 conserved and formalized the binomen Rhabdodon priscus for the type species
Rhabdodon
Species of gastropod
Bahiensis priscus is an extinct species of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the family Cyclodontinidae
Bahiensis_priscus
Ancient Roman noblewoman of 1st century CE
commissioned a memoir in praise of Helvidius Priscus. Domitian also ordered the execution of the younger Helvidius Priscus, Fannia's stepson. Once more, the women
Arria_the_Younger
Sister of emperor Valentinian III
ISBN 978-1476682358. Priscus (2014). "Exerpts on Foreigner's Embassies to the Romans by Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos". The Fragmentary History of Priscus. Merchantville
Justa_Grata_Honoria
Genus of mammals
Subfamily Dorudontinae. In 1852, Joseph Leidy had erected Pontogeneus priscus based on the centrum of a single cervical vertebra in the collections of
Pontogeneus
Species of fly
Ceratodacus priscus is a species of prehistoric fly, which probably belongs in the family Tephritidae. It is known from a single male fossil, preserved
Ceratodacus_priscus
Chief of the Scirii
Byzantine Empire in 448/9. Priscus knew this Edekon personally. They travelled together from Constantinople to Attila, and Priscus reported subsequent discussions
Edeko
Capital and largest city of Italy
kings: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Tullus Hostilius, Ancus Marcius, Tarquinius Priscus, Servius Tullius and Lucius Tarquinius Superbus. In 509 BC, the Romans
Rome
Extinct species of snake
Corallus priscus is an extinct species of tree boa which lived during the Early Eocene of Brazil, South America. Fossils of the snake were found in the
Corallus_priscus
Extinct genus of mammals
(Matthew and Cook, 1909) (type) †Aepycamelus major (Leidy, 1886) †Aepycamelus priscus (Matthew and Cook, 1909) †Aepycamelus procerus (Matthew and Cook, 1909)
Aepycamelus
Third son of Attila and last known ruler of the Huns
with his brother Dengizich, but in separate divisions in separate lands. Priscus, during his stay at Attila's court in AD 448 or 449, recorded a personal
Ernak
Roman augur
mythology, Attus Navius was a famous augur during the reign of Tarquinius Priscus. When Tarquinius desired to increase the number of the equestrian centuries
Attus_Navius
Roman emperor from AD 54 to 68
Eugenius Western Empire 395–476 Honorius Constantine III (w. Constans II) Priscus Attalus Constantius III Joannes Valentinian III Petronius Maximus Avitus
Nero
Western Roman emperor from 457 to 461
of Empress Eudoxia and her daughters (pp. 46–48). Priscus, fr. 36.1; Hydatius, Chron., p. 32. Priscus, fr. 36.1. Roger Collins, Visigothic Spain, 409–711
Majorian
Large animals in Australia, past and present era
a memory of Varanus priscus. However, the story in question details dingoes attacking or frightening off the alleged V. priscus, when the giant lizard
Australian_megafauna
Salian Frankish king (c. 450–458)
Merovech is one of the protagonists in Priscus's account: Some, like Erich Zöllner, believe that the prince Priscus described was a Ripuarian Frank. Others
Merovech
5th century BC Roman senator and consul
Publius Servilius Priscus was a Roman senator active in the fifth century BC and consul in 463 BC. He was probably the son of Spurius Servilius Structus
Publius Servilius Priscus (consul 463 BC)
Publius_Servilius_Priscus_(consul_463_BC)
Extinct genus of reptiles
1869, when Phillip Matheron named it under the binomial Hypselosaurus priscus. The holotype specimen includes a partial hindlimb and a pair of caudal
Hypselosaurus
Roman politician, consul in 469 BC
Titus Numicius Priscus was a Roman politician active in the fifth century BC and was consul in 469 BC. The Numicii were a plebeian family in Rome. He
Titus_Numicius_Priscus
PRISCUS
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Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Shape
Male
Scottish
Variant spelling of Scottish Gaelic Lochlann, LACHLANN means "lake-land."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Victorious
Female
French
French form of Latin Chloe, CHLOÉ means "green shoot."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Calm
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Fire
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Nottinghamshire called Bingham, from an unattested Old English clan name, Binningas, or an Old English word bing ‘(a) hollow’ + Old English hÄm ‘homestead’.Jewish (American) : Americanized form of various like-sounding habitational names such as Bingenheimer.The Bingham family of Melcombe Bingham in Dorset can trace their descent back to Robert de Bingham, recorded in 1273, who probably came from Bingham in Nottinghamshire. His descendants included the Earls of Lucan. A branch of the family was established in Ireland, where they gave their name to Binghamstown in County Mayo. Sir Richard Bingham (c.1528–99) was Marshal of Ireland. Charles Bingham (1735–99) was created earl of Lucan in 1795.
Female
Scandinavian
 Feminine form of Scandinavian Kristian, KRISTINA means "believer" or "follower of Christ." Compare with another form of Kristina.
Girl/Female
Slavic
Commanding peace.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Brilliant, A pilgrimage centre in south india, A waistband
PRISCUS
PRISCUS
PRISCUS
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