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Pytheas was a central source of information on the North Sea and the subarctic regions of western Europe to later periods, and possibly the only source. The only ancient authors we know by name who certainly saw Pytheas' original text were Dicaearchus, Timaeus, Eratosthenes, Crates of Mallus, Hipparchus, Polybius, Artemidorus and Posidonius. [88]
Dr. José Rizal Monument, a life-size sculpture on a stone platform at Waterford Green Common in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada [5] Dr. Jose Rizal Way, a street in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada [6] [7] Dr. Jose Rizal Monument, in Markham, Ontario, Canada [8] [9] Rizal Park, in Jinjiang, China; Place José-Rizal, a public square in Paris, France
A bill in the Senate was presented in 1962 to change the name of the Philippines to Malaysia, but leaders of the nationalist movement of the modern state would adopt the name while the bill was in Congress. [65] Rizalia. Named after Filipino patriot José Rizal, [66] in a similar fashion to Bolivia being named after Simón Bolivar. [54]
The Greek explorer Pytheas of the Greek city of Massalia (now Marseille, France) is the first to have written of Thule, after his travels between 330 and 320 BC. Pytheas mentioned going to Thule in his now lost work, On The Ocean Τὰ περὶ τοῦ Ὠκεανοῦ (ta peri tou Okeanou). L.
A better source is the Will of Aristotle. From its contents it can be indirectly deduced that Pythias was Nicomachus' mother. Herpyllis, who was conspicuously and generously looked after by his Will, may have been a relative of Aristotle from Stagira, who lived in his household and therefore became a source of gossip for his enemies.
Still from Universal's film Damon and Pythias (1914). In 1564, the material was made into a tragicomic play by the English poet Richard Edwardes (Damon and Pythias).; The best-known modern treatment of the legend is the German ballad Die Bürgschaft, [2] written in 1799 by Friedrich Schiller, based on the Gesta Romanorum version.
Blumentritt wrote extensively about the Philippines, although he never visited the islands, corresponding with the then Filipino student and writer José Rizal, who later became a national hero. Blumentritt's relationship with Rizal began as early as July 1886. [2] Blumentritt became one of Rizal's closest confidants although they met only once.
The province was named after Elpidio Quirino, former president (1948–1953). The name "Quirino" itself was ultimately derived from the Latin Quirinus, meaning "armed with a lance." [92] Rizal. Spanish surname. The province was named after José Rizal, inspirational figure of the Philippine Revolution and national hero.