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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5 characters in this part of 1000 Classical Characters.

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…

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