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Most of the warships of the era were distinguished by their names, which were compounds of a number and a suffix. 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).
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a translation of the Aristotelis Mechanica (Paris, 1517) [19] Orationes quinque (Venice, 1551) [19] In addition to the published works above, Fausto left unpublished a Latin epigram in a manuscript now in the Biblioteca Estense. [9] He also made marginal annotations in his copy of the editio princeps of Homer's Iliad, published at Florence in 1488.
Mise Éire: Sine mé ioná an Ċailleaċ Béarra. Mór mo ġlóir: Mé do rug Cú Ċulainn cróḋa. Mór mo náir: Mo ċlann féin do ḋíol a máṫair.
Pakudha Kaccāyana was an Indian teacher and philosopher who lived around the 6th century BCE, contemporaneous with Mahavira and the Buddha.He was an atomist who believed in atomism which believed that everything is made of seven eternal elements – earth, water, fire, air, happiness, pain and soul.
A veve (also spelled vèvè or vevè) is a religious symbol commonly used in different branches of Vodun throughout the African diaspora, such as Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo.
A bireme (/ ˈ b aɪ r iː m /, BY-reem) is an ancient oared warship with two superimposed rows of oars on each side. Biremes were long vessels built for military purposes and could achieve relatively high speed.
Its English translation done by Professor Whitney is also available, [8] and the same has been published in the Journal of the American Oriental Society. The second treatise is commonly called the Shukla (White) Yajur Veda, and is known as Vajasaneyi Pratisakhya. The later is believed to have been written by Katyayana.