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Hace 9 horas · Johnson's birthplace in Market Square, Lichfield. Samuel Johnson was born on 18 September 1709 to Sarah Johnson (née Ford) (1669–1759) and Michael Johnson (1656–1732), a bookseller. His mother was 40 when she gave birth to Johnson in the family home above his father's bookshop in Lichfield, Staffordshire.This was considered an unusually late pregnancy, so precautions were taken, and a man ...
Hace 9 horas · Coat-of-arms of Crimea. Griffins in heraldry are usually portrayed with the rear body of a lion, an eagle's head with erect ears, a feathered breast, and the forelegs of an eagle, including claws. [145] The heraldic griffin "denote [d] strength and military, courage and leadership", according to one source. [145]
Hace 9 horas · The Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire on the Indian subcontinent which existed from the early 4th century CE to early 6th century CE. At its zenith, from approximately 319 to 467 CE, it covered much of the Indian subcontinent. This period has been considered as the Golden Age of India by historians, although this characterisation has been disputed by some other historians.
Hace 9 horas · Etymology. The English word sun developed from Old English sunne.Cognates appear in other Germanic languages, including West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon, Low German Sünn, Standard German Sonne, Bavarian Sunna, Old Norse sunna, and Gothic sunnō.All these words stem from Proto-Germanic *sunnōn. This is ultimately related to the word for sun in other branches of the Indo-European language family ...
Hace 9 horas · Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma, Italian: ⓘ) is the capital city of Italy.It is also the capital of the Lazio region, the centre of the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, and a special comune (municipality) named Comune di Roma Capitale.With 2,860,009 residents in 1,285 km 2 (496.1 sq mi), Rome is the country's most populated comune and the third most populous city in the European Union by ...
Hace 9 horas · Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera (/ k aɪ ˈ r ɒ p t ə r ə /). With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight.Bats are more agile in flight than most birds, flying with their very long spread-out digits covered with a thin membrane or patagium.The smallest bat, and arguably the smallest extant mammal, is Kitti's hog-nosed ...
Hace 9 horas · Zoroastrianism, also known as Mazdayasna and Behdin, is an Iranian religion.One of the world's oldest organized faiths, it is based on the teachings of the Avesta and the Iranian prophet Zoroaster.Zoroastrians exalt an uncreated and benevolent deity of wisdom, commonly referred to as "Ahura Mazda" (Avestan: 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬋 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬃), as the universe's supreme being; opposed to ...
