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Thus the English term quinquereme derives from Latin quīnquerēmis and has the Greek equivalent πεντήρης (pentḗrēs). Both are compounds featuring a prefix meaning "five": Latin quīnque, ancient Greek πέντε (pénte). The Roman suffix is from rēmus, "oar": [1] hence "five-oar". As the vessel cannot have had only five oars, the ...
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Fausto held the chair from 16 October 1518 until at least 1529. In 1524, he was lecturing on Hesiod and Pindar. [18] During this period, Fausto wrote his Orationes quinque (Five Orations). [19] He also began theoretical work on the quinquereme, which he first proposed to the Arsenal in 1525. [20]
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Even more significant than Robinson's published work, however, is his transcription (unpublished in his lifetime) of several poems by Richard Barnfield into this alphabet. . These transcriptions provide very valuable evidence as to the pronunciation of English in Robinson's time; a pronunciation which, perhaps due to Robinson's youth or place of origin, contains many features that are more ...
[12] An old Yoruba proverb says "unless the he-goat dies, no one can make a gbedu drum from its skin". The implication is that a person will be able to look out for their own interests while they are alive. Another proverb says "the hide of a pig cannot be used to make a gbedu drum", meaning that a given material cannot be used for all purposes.
Rubbing of Kui Xing stele (with the 鰲 ao turtle and a 斗 ladle) at Stele Forest Museum in Xi'an. Bronze statue of Kui Xing, late Ming Dynasty.. Kui Xing (Chinese: 魁星; pinyin: kuí xīng; Wade–Giles: K'uei Hsing), originally called 奎星 (also kuí xīng), also known as 大魁夫子 "Great Master Kui" or 大魁星君 "Great Kui the Star Lord", is a character in Chinese religion, the ...
In 1995, Flux ranked the game 94th on their "Top 100 Video Games." [16] In 1997, the staff at Electronic Gaming Monthly listed the Nintendo Entertainment System version at #100 on their "100 Best Games of All Time" for its risk-versus-reward system and scoring. [17] The Killer List of Videogames listed it as #27 in their "Top 100 Video Games ...