Netherlands

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Hludana

Hludana: Germanic goddess, venerated in the area of ancient Xanten and Nijmegen. The Hludana inscription from Beetgum The Germanic goddess Hludana is…

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Hydarnes (2)

Hydarnes (Old Persian Vidarna): Persian nobleman, commander of the "immortals" during Xerxes' expedition to Greece (480 BCE). Achaemenid nobleman Hydarnes was the…

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Julia Maesa

Julia Maesa (c.165-224): Roman empress, grandmother of the Roman emperors Heliogabalus (r. 218-222) and Severus Alexander (r. 222-235). Julia Maesa Julia Maesa…

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Kesteren

Kesteren: site along the Lower Rhine with a concentration of Roman finds, perhaps the site of a limes fort.The modern name Kesteren suggests the presence of an ancient castle (castra). At this place, a Roman cemetery has been excavated (in…

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