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Mela, Pomponius
(Encyclopedia)Mela, Pomponius: see Pomponius Mela. ...Pomponius Mela
(Encyclopedia)Pomponius Mela mēˈlə [key], fl. c.a.d. 50, Roman geographer, b. Spain. His De situ orbis, a description of the then known world, was published in Latin in 1471 and translated into English by Arthur...Pomponius Laetus, Julius
(Encyclopedia)Pomponius Laetus, Julius pŏmpōˈnēəs lēˈtəs [key], 1425–1498?, Italian humanist, also called Giulio Pomponio Leto. His knowledge of ancient Rome was immense and his works numerous; they inclu...Leto, Giulio Pomponio
(Encyclopedia)Leto, Giulio Pomponio: see Pomponius Laetus, Julius. ...Nepos, Cornelius
(Encyclopedia)Nepos, Cornelius nēˈpŏs [key], c.100 b.c.–c.25 b.c., Roman historian. He was an intimate friend of Pomponius Atticus, Cicero, and Catullus. His only extant work is a collection of biographies, mo...Browse by Subject
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