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1 day ago · Lucian of Samosata [a] ( c. 125 – after 180) was a Hellenized Syrian satirist, rhetorician and pamphleteer who is best known for his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, with which he frequently ridiculed superstition, religious practices, and belief in the paranormal. Although his native language was probably Syriac, all of his extant works ...
1 day ago · Palpatine. Sheev Palpatine is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He first appeared in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back as The Emperor. He is also known by his Sith name, Darth Sidious, which was first used in the novelization of the 1999 film The Phantom Menace. In the original film trilogy, Palpatine ...
1 day ago · Carthage [a] was an ancient city in Northern Africa, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classical world. It became the capital city of the civilisation of Ancient Carthage and later Roman ...
1 day ago · Cider ( / ˈsaɪdər / SY-dər) is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples. [1] Cider is widely available in the United Kingdom (particularly in the West Country) and Ireland. The UK has the world's highest per capita consumption, as well as the largest cider-producing companies. Ciders from the South West of England are ...
1 day ago · It was sacked by Julius Caesar in 45 because of its fealty to Pompey ... 1.2 0.2 0.6 3.0 ... They were to act both as churches and as the administrative centres in ...
