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The Great Flood: Comparison

The Great Flood: mythological story about a great destruction that once befell the earth. There are several variants; the Biblical version is the most famous. The possibility that there is a historical event behind the story (a local flood in southern Babylonia in the…

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Florian

Florianus: emperor of the Roman world (r. 276). Florian Names: full name and date of birth unknown 275: appointed praetorian prefect when his brother,…

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P. Annius Florus

Publius Annius Florus (c.70? - c.140?): Roman author, published a brief work on the history of the Roman empire during the reign of the emperor Hadrian (r.117-138). …

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Florus on the Germanic Wars

Publius Annius Florus (c.70? - c.140?): Roman author, published a brief work on the history of the Roman empire during the reign of the emperor Hadrian (117-138).The Roman author Publius Annius Florus published his Epitome of Titus Livy in the…

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