1000 Classical Characters Briefly Described

Who was Iphigenia? What did Cincinnatus do? A thousand gods, heroes and tyrants of the classical world, each explained in the time it takes to read a text message.

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A

137 characters

B

24 characters

C

74 characters

D

45 characters

E

37 characters

F

11 characters

G

21 characters

H

47 characters

I

23 characters

J

11 characters

L

32 characters

M

46 characters

N

22 characters

O

21 characters

P

104 characters

Q

3 characters

R

6 characters

S

46 characters

T

48 characters

U

5 characters

V

13 characters

X

5 characters

Z

9 characters

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