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  • 91Epitome — An epitome (Greek epitemnein to cut short) is a summary or miniature form, also used as a synonym for embodiment.Many documents from the Ancient Greek and Roman worlds survive now only in epitome, referring to the practice of some later authors… …

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  • 92Justin (historian) — Justin (Latin Marcus Junianius (or Junianus) Justinus) was a Latin historian who lived under the Roman Empire. His name is mentioned only in the title of his own history, and there it is in the genitive, which would be M. Juniani Justini no… …

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  • 93Philip — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Philip, Phillip, or Filip imagesize= caption= pronunciation= IPA|fɪlɪp gender = Male meaning = Lover of horses region = origin = Greek: Φίλιππος related names = Filipe, Filippo footnotes = Philip is a personal… …

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  • 94Joseph Justus Scaliger — (August 5, 1540, Agen – January 21, 1609, Leiden) was a French religious leader and scholar, known for expanding the notion of classical history from Greek and Ancient Roman history to include Persian, Babylonian …

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  • 95Chandragupta Maurya — Mauryan Emperor Reign 320–298 BCE Born 340 BCE …

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  • 96Cornelius Jansen — For Cornelius Jansen the Elder, see Jansen of Ghent. Cornelius Jansen Bishop of Ypres Painting of Cornelius Jansen. Church …

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  • 97John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor — (January 28, 1825 – 1910) was an English classical scholar.He was born at Baddegama, Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), and returned to England to be educated at Shrewsbury School and St John s College, Cambridge.From 1863 to 1867 he was librarian of the… …

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  • 98Immanuel Velikovsky — at the 1974 American Association for the Advancement of Science Conference in San Francisco Immanuel Velikovsky (Russian: Иммануил Великовский) (10 June [O.S. 29 May] 1895 – 17 November 1979) was a Russian born American independent scholar… …

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  • 99Mark Akenside — Sketch of Mark Akenside Born 9 November 1721(1721 11 09) Newcastle upon Tyne, England …

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  • 1001738 in literature — The year 1738 in literature involved some significant events and new books.Events* Robert Blair marries Isabella Law. * Beginning of the mental decline of Jonathan Swift. * Laurence Sterne is ordained. * Richard Dawes becomes master of the… …

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