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Olympia Fulvia Morata
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Olympia Fulvia Morata

_et('6'); Olympia Fulvia Morata (l. 1526-1555, also given as Olimpia) was an Italian scholar, poet, and writer who sought to advance the Protestant Reformation in Italy. She was considered one of the greatest classical scholars of her time but was...
Olympia Fulvia Morata
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Olympia Fulvia Morata

_et('6'); Olympia Fulvia Morata, engraving from 1734. Leipzig University Library.
Portrait of Olympia Fulvia Morata
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Portrait of Olympia Fulvia Morata

_et('6'); A portrait of Olympia Fulvia Morata (l. 1526-1555, also given as Olimpia), the Italian scholar, poet, and writer who sought to advance the Protestant Reformation in Italy.
Empress Fulvia Plautilla
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Empress Fulvia Plautilla

_et('6'); Empress Fulvia Plautilla, wife of the Roman Emperor Caracalla, 202-205 CE. (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome)
Cicero & the Catiline Conspiracy
Article by Donald L. Wasson

Cicero & the Catiline Conspiracy

_et('6'); The Roman Republic was in death's throes. Within a few short years, the “dictator for life” Julius Caesar would be assassinated, and, as a result, the government would descend into chaos. The consequence of a long civil war would bring the...
Ten Women of the Protestant Reformation
Article by Joshua J. Mark

Ten Women of the Protestant Reformation

_et('6'); Women played a vital role in the Protestant Reformation (1517-1648) not only by supporting the major reformers as wives but also through their own literary and political influence. Their contributions were largely marginalized in the past...
Mark Antony
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Mark Antony

_et('6'); Marcus Antonius (l. 83-30 BCE, known popularly as Mark Antony) was a Roman general and statesman best known for his love affair with Cleopatra VII (l. c.69-30 BCE) of Egypt. As Julius Caesar's friend and right-hand man, he gave the funeral...
Cleopatra VII
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Cleopatra VII - The Last Great Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt

_et('6'); Cleopatra VII (69-30 BCE, reign 51-30 BCE) was the last ruler of Egypt before it was annexed as a province of Rome. Arguably the most famous Egyptian queen, Cleopatra was ethnically Greek as a member of the Macedonian Ptolemaic Dynasty (323-30...
Second Triumvirate
Definition by Donald L. Wasson

Second Triumvirate

_et('6'); The Second Triumvirate was a political association of convenience between three of Rome's most powerful figures: Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian in the 1st century BCE. Following the assassination of Julius Caesar the three vowed revenge...
Caesarion
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Caesarion

_et('6'); Ptolemy XV Caesar “Theos Philopator Philometor” (“the Father-loving Mother-loving God”) (c. 47-30 BCE), better known by his unofficial nickname Caesarion or “Little Caesar” in Greek, was the oldest son of Cleopatra VII (69-30 BCE) and was...
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