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Ubii
A German people, who originally dwelt on the right bank of the Rhine. Ultor (The Avenger). A surname of Mars, to whom Augustus built a…
Ulysses
The famous king of Ithaca, son of Anticlea and Laertes (or, according to some, of Sisyphus). He married Penelope, daughter of Icarius, on…
Umbria
A district of Italy (called by the Greeks Ombrica) bounded on the north by Gallia Cisalpina, from which it was separated by the river…
Urania
One of the Muses, daughter of Jupiter and Mnemosyne. She presided over astronomy. Uranus or Heaven. Sometimes called a son and sometimes…
Utica
The greatest city of ancient Africa, after Carthage. It was the scene of the last stand made by the Pompeian party against Caesar, and of…