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The bishop Eusebius of Caesaria, a historian, states that Constantine was marching with his army (Eusebius does not specify the actual location of the event, but it is clearly not in the camp at Rome), when he looked up to the sun and saw a cross of light above it, and with it the Greek words " τούτῳ νίκα" ("In this, conquer"), [3] a ...
A view from the 2000-year-old historical castle column piece in Zile, Turkey where Julius Caesar said "Veni, vidi, vici".. Veni, vidi, vici (Classical Latin: [ˈu̯eːniː ˈu̯iːd̪iː ˈu̯iː.kiː], Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈveːni ˈviːd̪i ˈviː.t͡ʃi]; "I came; I saw; I conquered") is a Latin phrase used to refer to a swift, conclusive victory.
Latin Translation Notes labor ipse voluptas: The pleasure is in the work itself. Motto of Peter King, 1st Baron King as mentioned within 'The Improvement of the Mind. To Which is Added, a discourse on the Education of Children and Youth' by Isaac Watts 1741. labor omnia vincit: Hard work conquers all.
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca [a] [b] (December 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century.
They were second cousins born in Extremadura, where many of the Spanish conquerors were born. Catholic religious orders that participated and supported the exploration, evangelizing and pacifying, were mostly Dominicans , Carmelites , Franciscans , and Jesuits , for example Francis Xavier , Bartolomé de Las Casas , Eusebio Kino , Juan de ...
This is a list of Latin verbs with English derivatives and those derivatives. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words.
Vicente de Paula Neto (born 1979), Brazilian footballer; Vicente Pérez Rosales (1807–1886), Chilean politician, traveller and colonization agent; Vicente Rodríguez (born 1981), Spanish international footballer; Vicente Seguí, (born 1978) Spanish singer winner of "Operación Triunfo" 3rd series in 2003; Vicente Sotto (1877–1950), Filipino ...
Vincent (Latin: Vincentius) is a masculine given name originating from the Roman name Vincentius, which itself comes from the Latin verb vincere, meaning "to conquer." People with the given name [ edit ]