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Calendar year
The Year 158 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lepidus and Laenas (or, less frequently
158_BC
century BC), public officer, jurist Lucius Coelius Antipater (2nd century BC), jurist, historian Publius Sempronius Asellio (158 BC — after 91 BC), military
Ancient_literature
Legendary emperor of Japan
reign allegedly began in 214 BC, he had one wife and two consorts whom he fathered six children with. After his death in 158 BC, one of his sons supposedly
Emperor_Kōgen
Legendary emperor of Japan
reign allegedly began in 158 BC. He had one wife and three consorts whom he fathered five children with. After his death in 98 BC, one of his sons supposedly
Emperor_Kaika
Roman statesman and historian
Publius Rutilius Rufus (c. 160 BC – after 78 BC) was a Roman politician, soldier, orator, and historian. He was consul in 105 BC, with Gnaeus Mallius Maximus
Publius_Rutilius_Rufus
One hundred years, from 200 BC to 101 BC
The 2nd century BC started the first day of 200 BC and ended the last day of 101 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, although depending on
2nd_century_BC
2nd-century BC Roman consul
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was a Roman consul for the year 158 BC, together with Gaius Popillius Laenas. He was a praetor in year 161 or earlier, and was
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 158 BC)
Marcus_Aemilius_Lepidus_(consul_158_BC)
the Imperial House by dating its foundation further back to the year 660 BC. Emperor Kinmei (r. 539–571) is often considered the first historical emperor
List_of_emperors_of_Japan
Ancient Roman family
Cornelius Sisenna, triumvir monetalis in 5 BC. Lucius Cornelius L. f. Cinna, triumvir monetalis between 169 and 158 BC, legate in 136, praetor by 130, and consul
Cornelia_gens
Roman consul in 172 and 158 BC
Laenas (fl. 172–158 BC) was a politician and general of the Roman Republic. He was consul two times, once in 172 and once in 158 BC. He was sent as an
Gaius_Popillius_Laenas
Latin language in the period before 70 BC
century BC), jurist, historian Publius Sempronius Asellio (158 BC – after 91 BC), military officer, historian Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus (2nd century BC), jurist
Old_Latin
Decade
159 BC Quintus Mucius Scaevola Augur, politician of the Roman Republic and an early authority on Roman law (d. 88 BC) (approximate date) 158 BC Publius
150s_BC
Roman consul in 155 BC, pontifex maximus and princeps senatus
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum (c. 206 BC – c. 141 BC) was a politician of the Roman Republic. Born into the illustrious family of the Cornelii
Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum
Publius_Cornelius_Scipio_Nasica_Corculum
Kingdom in North Africa, 202 to 25 BC
constantly encroaching on the territory left to the Carthaginians, had, by 158 BC, conquered Lepcis Magna and the Tripolitanian coast, bringing under his
Numidia
Oshihime 342–215 BC Kōrei 290–215 BC(7) Kushiukameshi no Mikoto [ja] ancestry Ikagashikome 273–158 BC Kōgen 214–158 BC(8) Kibitsuhiko Yamatototohimomoso-hime
Family tree of Japanese deities
Family_tree_of_Japanese_deities
King of the Parthian Empire, c. 75–69 BC
Sinatrukes or Sanatruces) was king of the Parthian Empire from c. 75 BC to c. 69 BC. Some sources (incl. G. R. Farhad Assar and Edward Dąbrowa) indicate
Sinatruces_of_Parthia
(169–164 BC, 144–132/131 BC, 126–116 BC) Cleopatra III, Queen (142–131 BC, 127–101 BC) Ptolemy IX Lathyros, Pharaoh (116–110 BC, 110–109 BC, 88–81 BC) Ptolemy
List of state leaders in the 2nd century BC
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_2nd_century_BC
Sempronius Asellio (flourished c. 158 BC – c. 91 BC) was an early Roman historian and one of the first writers of historiographic work in Latin. He was
Sempronius_Asellio
Archaeological evidence and mythical tale for Rome's origins
Popilius, which took place in 158 BC". Cornell 1995, p. 72; Forsythe 2005, p. 94. Plut. Rom., 12, claims 21 April 753 BC synchronised with an eclipse;
Founding_of_Rome
Calendar year
defeating the army of the Zhao general Jia Yan. Kōgen, emperor of Japan (d. 158 BC) Appius Claudius Caecus, Roman politician and consul Simeon The Just, Jewish
273_BC
Ancient Roman family
triumvir monetalis between 169 and 158 BC. Marcus Furius Crassipes, legate under the praetor Lucius Furius Purpureo in 200 BC, during the war against the Gauls
Furia_gens
Ancient Roman family
father of the consul of 154 BC. Opimius, triumvir monetalis between 169 and 158 BC. Quintus Opimius Q. f. Q. n., consul in 154 BC, carried on the war against
Opimia_gens
Imperial cult in Hellenistic Egypt
was an imperial cult in ancient Egypt during the Hellenistic period (323–31 BC), promoted by the Ptolemaic dynasty. The core of the cult was the worship
Ptolemaic cult of Alexander the Great
Ptolemaic_cult_of_Alexander_the_Great
dynasty (206 BC–220 AD) of Imperial China. Chu-Han Contention (207 BC–202 BC) Han dynasty, 190 BC - kingdoms in red, commanderies in black 154 BC - Rebellion
Timeline_of_the_Han_dynasty
Political history topic
minting silver coins between 167 and 148 BC, and when the Romans lifted the ban on Macedonian silver mining in 158 BC it may have only reflected the local
Government of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
Government_of_Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
King of Pergamon from 197 to 159 BC
BC. Since Eumenes' and Stratonice's son was still a minor,[citation needed] the throne was assumed by Attalus, who also married Stratonice in 158 BC upon
Eumenes_II
6th Pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt
Ptolemaĩos Philomḗtōr; 186–145 BC) was a Greek king of Ptolemaic Egypt who reigned from 180 to 164 BC and from 163 to 145 BC. He is often considered the
Ptolemy_VI_Philometor
Ancient Roman family
Antiochus III in 190 BC. Marcus Aemilius M'. f. M'. n. Lepidus, consul in 158 BC. Marcus Aemilius M. f. M. n. Lepidus Porcina, consul in 137 BC. Marcus Aemilius
Aemilia_gens
Greek scholar and mathematician (c. 335–405)
reverses direction every 640 years, and that the last reversal had been in 158 BC. Theon describes but did not endorse this theory. This idea inspired Thābit
Theon_of_Alexandria
One hundred years, from 2500 BC to 2401 BC
25th century BC comprises the years from 2500 BC to 2401 BC. c. 2900–2334 BC: Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period. c. 2500 BC: Rice was first
25th_century_BC
Platonism can be said to have begun when Plato founded his academy c. 385 BC. Ancient Platonism went on to last until the end of the last remaining pagan
List_of_ancient_Platonists
King of Pergamon from 159 to 138 BC
alongside his ailing brother Eumenes II in 160 BC, whose widow Stratonice of Pergamon he married in 158 BC upon Eumenes's death. Prior to becoming king
Attalus_II_Philadelphus
Eurasian steppe confederation and empire
Chang'an. In 166 BC he personally led 140,000 cavalry to invade Anding, reaching as far as the imperial retreat at Yong. In 158 BC, his successor sent
Xiongnu
Ancient citadel above the city of Athens
was inhabited as early as the 4th millennium BC, it was Pericles (c. 495–429 BC) in the fifth century BC who coordinated the construction of the buildings
Acropolis_of_Athens
Decade
The 1330s BC is a decade that lasted from 1339 BC to 1330 BC. 1336 BC: Pharaoh Akhenaten of Egypt names Smenkhkare as a co-ruler. 1336 BC: Tutankhaten
1330s_BC
Ancient Greek sculpture
from the Hellenistic era, dating from the beginning of the 2nd century BC (190 BC). It is composed of a statue representing the goddess Nike (Victory),
Winged_Victory_of_Samothrace
Chief magistrate of an ancient Greek city-state
and for the supervision of some major trials in the law courts. After 683 BC the offices were held for only a single year, and the year was named after
Eponymous_archon
Ancient Greek kingdom in the southern Balkans
148 BC (i.e. just before the establishment of the Roman province of Macedonia), and when the Romans lifted the ban on Macedonian silver mining in 158 BC it
Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)
Ancient Roman family
monetalis between 169 and 158 BC. He could be either the quaestor of 154, or the ambassador of 146. Terentius Varro, quaestor in 154 BC under the praetor Lucius
Terentia_gens
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until
Julius_Caesar
List of tombs of emperors of Japan
701472°E / 34.5890806; 135.701472 (Emperor Kōrei) — 8 Emperor Kōgen* 158 BC tsurugi no ike no shima no e no misasagi (池嶋上陵) keyhole-shaped (前方後円) Ishikawachō
Japanese_imperial_tombs
Ancient Roman family
between 169 and 158 BC, was probably the son of Gaius Papirius Turdus, tribune of the plebs in 177 BC. Gaius Papirius Carbo, praetor in 168 BC, received the
Papiria_gens
Calendar year
Year 157 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caesar and Orestes (or, less frequently
157_BC
Roman consul 161 BC
inspired and encouraged by the conservative politician, Cato the Elder. In 158 BC, Strabo was sent on a diplomatic mission to Illyria in response to Dalmatian
Gaius_Fannius_Strabo
Cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach
Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project Der Friede sei mit dir BWV 158; BC A 61 / A 171 / Sacred cantata
Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158
Der_Friede_sei_mit_dir,_BWV_158
Kingdom, from the abolition of the traditional kingdoms on the island in 312 BC until the conquest of the island by the ancient Romans. The governors in this
List of Ptolemaic governors of Cyprus
List_of_Ptolemaic_governors_of_Cyprus
3100 BC, with several times of fragmentation and foreign rule. The specific title of "pharaoh" (pr-ꜥꜣ) was not used until the New Kingdom, c. 1400 BC, but
List_of_pharaohs
Decade
(approximate date) 273 BC Kōgen, emperor of Japan (d. 158 BC) 271 BC Aratus of Sicyon, Greek general (strategos) and statesman (d. 213 BC) 270 BC Hamilcar Barca
270s_BC
Ancient Ligurian people of northern Italy
Marcellus over the Ligurians in 166 BC, and as Eleates, in that of the proconsul Marcus Fulvius Nobilior in 158 BC. The forms Eleates, Veliates and Veleiates
Veleiates
least the first nine emperors; Kōgen's descendant, Emperor Sujin (98 BC – 30 BC?), is the first for whom many agree that he might have actually existed
Family tree of Japanese monarchs
Family_tree_of_Japanese_monarchs
Seleucid princess
160 BC, Demetrius I offered Laodice to their maternal first cousin Ariarathes V of Cappadocia in marriage, which Ariarathes V declined. In 158 BC, there
Laodice_V
nomadic people that dominated the ancient eastern Eurasian steppes from 209 BC to 89 AD. The Xiongnu settled down in northern China during the late 3rd century
Timeline_of_the_Xiongnu
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. At peak, its territorial extent was roughly 5.5 million square kilometres
Achaemenid_Empire
Topics referred to by the same term
basilica Aemilia. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 158 BC) Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 78 BC), c. 121 – 77 BC, who led a rebellion the year after his consulship
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (disambiguation)
Marcus_Aemilius_Lepidus_(disambiguation)
Roman currency
especially Greece and Asia Minor where coins were invented in the 7th century BC. The currency of central Italy was influenced by its natural resources, with
Roman_Republican_currency
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Latin: Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until
Augustus
Imperial Chinese army
military of the Han dynasty was the military apparatus of China from 202 BC to 220 AD, with a brief interregnum by the reign of Wang Mang and his Xin
Military_of_the_Han_dynasty
Calendar year
Year 156 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lupus and Figulus (or, less frequently
156_BC
Imperial dynasty of China (221–206 BC)
state of Qin, a fief of the confederal Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 BC). Beginning in 230 BC, the Qin under King Ying Zheng engaged in a series of wars conquering
Qin_dynasty
Wars between Rome and Carthage (264–146 BC)
the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire during the period 264 to 146 BC. Three such wars took place, involving a total of forty-three years of warfare
Punic_Wars
War between Rome and Macedonia, 150–148 BC
for instance, the Macedonians were allowed to use their mines again from 158 BC, but resentment continued, including over those restrictions that remained
Fourth_Macedonian_War
History of Churchill Falls, IEEE Canada, retrieved August 31, 2010 BC Hydro (June 17, 2009), BC Hydro plans to purchase one-third interest in Waneta Dam, archived
List of hydroelectric power stations in Canada
List_of_hydroelectric_power_stations_in_Canada
Ancient Roman family
and 158 BC, praetor in 147, and legate of Lucius Mummius Achaicus in Greece from 146 to 145. Lucius Licinius L. f. Murena, praetor before 101 BC. He was
Licinia_gens
Ancient Egyptian goddess
record. Evidence of her worship dates to the Naqada II period (c. 3600–3350 BC). Her main cult center was the city of Sais in the western Nile Delta. She
Neith
Roman comic playwright (c. 195/185 BC–c.159 BC
older than Scipio and Laelius. Jerome's Chronicon places Terence's death in 158 BC. Like Plautus, Terence adapted Greek plays from the late phases of Attic
Terence
Orthodox calendar used c. 691–1728
(275-194 BC) represented contemporary Alexandrian scholarship; Eupolemus, a Palestinian Jew and a friend of Judah Maccabee, writing in 158 BC, is said
Byzantine_calendar
Carthage-Rome engagement, 149–146 BCE
the Carthaginian capital, Carthage (a little northeast of Tunis). In 149 BC, a large Roman army landed at Utica in North Africa. The Carthaginians hoped
Siege of Carthage (Third Punic War)
Siege_of_Carthage_(Third_Punic_War)
Roman general and politician (c. 136 BC–c. 54 BC)
Lucius Gellius (c. 136 BC – c. 54 BC) was a Roman politician and general who was one of two consuls of the Republic in 72 BC, along with Gnaeus Cornelius
Lucius_Gellius
Country in West Asia
first unified under the Medes in the 7th century BC and reached its territorial height in the 6th century BC, when Cyrus the Great founded the Achaemenid
Iran
Town of ancient Lydia
certain Seleukos son of Menekrates during the reign of Eumenes II (188–158 BC). This event transpired during a period of "polisification" of the non-polis
Agatheira
Calendar year
Year 160 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallus and Cethegus (or, less frequently
160_BC
Roman general and politician
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (died 31 BC) was a general and politician of ancient Rome in the 1st century BC. During Caesar's civil war, Ahenobarbus was
Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 32 BC)
Gnaeus_Domitius_Ahenobarbus_(consul_32_BC)
King of Syria from 34 to 30 BC
Ptolemaios Philadelphos, "Ptolemy the brother-loving", August/September 36 BC – 29 BC) was a Ptolemaic prince and was the youngest and fourth child of Greek
Ptolemy Philadelphus (son of Cleopatra)
Ptolemy_Philadelphus_(son_of_Cleopatra)
War between Rome and Carthage (218–201 BC)
to 201 BC) was the second of three wars fought between Carthage and Rome, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the 3rd century BC. For 17
Second_Punic_War
Spouses of Chinese rulers
Ancheng 205 BC 179 BC 179 BC 157 BC Husband's death 135 BC Emperor Wen of Han Empress, of the Bo clan 158 BC 157 BC 151 BC Deposed 147 BC Emperor Jing
List of Chinese empresses and queens
List_of_Chinese_empresses_and_queens
8, 2006 Mount Lemmon Mount Lemmon Survey (5) 770 m MPC · JPL 875786 2006 BC — January 19, 2006 Socorro LINEAR APO 500 m MPC · JPL 875787 2006 BF3 — January
List of minor planets: 875001–876000
List_of_minor_planets:_875001–876000
Greek translation of Hebrew scriptures
early or middle part of the 3rd century BC. The remaining books were presumably translated in the 2nd century BC. Some targums translating or paraphrasing
Septuagint
Calendar year
Year 155 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Corculum and Marcellus (or, less frequently
155_BC
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
(Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, romanized: Aléxandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient
Alexander_the_Great
Military campaign of the Second Punic War
The Roman invasion of Africa lasted from 204 to 201 BC when a Roman army under Publius Cornelius Scipio landed near Utica and decisively defeated the Carthaginian
Roman invasion of Africa (204–201 BC)
Roman_invasion_of_Africa_(204–201_BC)
Ancient Ligurian people of Cisalpine Italy
An otherwise unknown Eleates, recorded only in the triumphal Fasti for 158 BC, may denote either the Iluates or the Veleiates, although even its reference
Ilvates
City-state in ancient Greece
prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity (pre-800 BC), the state was known as Lacedaemon (Λακεδαίμων, Lakedaímōn), while Sparta
Sparta
Calendar year
The Year 161 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Messalla and Strabo (or, less frequently
161_BC
Ancient Egyptian hermit
entailed a strict restriction against leaving the temple. In the summer of 158 BC, Ptolemaeus was joined by his adolescent brother Apollonius, who learned
Ptolemaeus_son_of_Glaucias
Ancient Greek geometer and astronomer (c. 240–190 BC)
(Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Περγαῖος Apollṓnios ho Pergaîos; c. 240 BC – c. 190 BC) was an ancient Greek geometer and astronomer known for his work on
Apollonius_of_Perga
in the 6th century BC List of states in the 5th century BC List of states in the 4th century BC List of states in the 3rd century BC List of states in
List_of_Classical_Age_states
War between Rome and its Italian allies
(socii), largely from 91 to 88 BC in Italy, with some holdouts persisting until 87 BC. The war started in late 91 BC with the rebellion of Asculum. Other
Social_War_(91–87_BC)
Rome-Gaul wars, 58–50 BCE
The Gallic Wars were waged between 58 and 50 BC by the Roman general Julius Caesar against the peoples of Gaul (present-day France, Belgium, and Switzerland)
Gallic_Wars
Region in northern Sudan and southern Egypt
which lasted from around 2500 BC until its conquest by the New Kingdom of Egypt under Pharaoh Thutmose I around 1500 BC. Egyptian heirs subsequently ruled
Nubia
Villages in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Bima Road; F1 Bima Road; H. 16 Mashi Road; F4 Gulbi Road; Ax 16 Kajuru Road; Bc 1 Afaka Road; No. 9/10 Ribado Road; Am 2 Ribado Road; As 1 Ribado Road; At5
List of villages in Kaduna State
List_of_villages_in_Kaduna_State
Island home of Greek mythological hero Odysseus
of Homer's Ithaca: Eratosthenes (276 BC – 194 BC). Demetrius of Scepsis (near Troy)—writing mid-2nd century BC (near Troy)—source used by Strabo (below)
Homer's_Ithaca
379 16.08% Ben West 2,974 5.10% Donovan Young 41 0.07% Marc Boyer (Mar.) 158 0.27% Stephen Owen Betty Krawczyk (Ind.) 263 0.45% Vancouver South Ujjal
Results of the 2006 Canadian federal election by riding
Results_of_the_2006_Canadian_federal_election_by_riding
century BC 17th century BC: Anatolian (Hittite) 15th century BC: Greek 7th century BC: Italic (Latin) 6th century BC: Celtic (Lepontic) c. 500 BC: Iranian
List of languages by first written account
List_of_languages_by_first_written_account
Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)
dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) was an imperial dynasty of China established by Liu Bang, and preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) and the
Han_dynasty
Battle of the Social War, won by Sulla
against the Roman Republic. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 158–160. ISBN 978-1-317-01549-9. Rickard, J (23 November 2017). "Siege of Nola, 90-80 BC". v t e
Battle_of_Nola_(89_BC)
International song competition
the Cypriot participation in Eurovision 2026 by RIK] (in Cypriot Greek). CyBC. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026. "Daniel Zizka is Czechia's artist
Eurovision_Song_Contest_2026
Han dynasty general (died c.143 BCE)
governor of the Commandery of Taiyuan (around modern Taiyuan, Shanxi). In 158 BC, when Xiongnu made a major incursion into the Commanderies of Shang (modern
Zhou_Yafu
of Gentius in 181 BC, when they proceeded to attack neighbouring peoples, forcing them to pay tribute in cattle and crops. In 158 BC, the Greek city of
Roman–Dalmatian_wars
King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 486 to 465 BC
Great; c. 518 BC – 465 BC) was a Persian ruler who reigned as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 486 BC until his assassination
Xerxes_I
National god of the Babylonians
millennium BC, Marduk slowly rose to prominence before being enshrined as leader of the Mesopotamian pantheon under Nebuchadnezzar I in the 2nd millennium BC. In
Marduk
158 BC
158 BC
Male
Greek
(ΒαÏσαββάς) Greek form of Aramaic Bar-Sabba, probably BARSABBAS means "son of the Sabbath." In the bible, this is the surname of a certain Joseph and Judas, mentioned in Acts 1:23 and 15:22 respectively.
Female
Greek
(Ἰουλία) Feminine form of Greek Ioulios, IOULIA means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)." In the bible, this is the name of a Christian woman mentioned in Romans 16:15.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly from bleak ‘pale’ (first attested in the 16th century, but probably a much older word, derived from Old Norse bleikr, a cognate of Old English blÄc). The name John Bleke is recorded at Haddenham, near Ely, in 1585. However, the Low German or Dutch name Bleeke was introduced to England by a waterman recorded at Gravesend, Kent, in 1653, and this may account for some if not all examples of the name.
Female
Hebrew
(מַקֵּדָה) Hebrew name MAQQEDAH means "place of shepherds." In the bible, this is the name of a place in Judah, near Beth Horon, mentioned in Joshua 15:41. Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Lowthorpe in East Yorkshire, named with the Old Norse personal name Logi or Lági + þorp ‘outlying farmstead’In 1634 the name was brought to North America by the Rev. John Lathrop (b. 1584 in Etton, Yorkshire, England), a Puritan preacher fleeing religious persecution. He arrived at Plymouth Colony and lived in Scituate, MA until 1639, then moved to Barnstable MA, where his Bible can still be seen.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : from Middle English shefe ‘sheaf’, ‘bundle’ (Old English scēaf), hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a harvest worker, or for someone who paid or collected tithes, from the same term in the sense ‘tenth’ (or other proportion of produce paid as a tithe).Jacob Sheafe (d. 1658) was one of the founds of Boston MA. He is buried in the King’s Chapel Burying Ground there.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southeastern)
English (mainly southeastern) : variant of Hook (in the occupational or topographic and habitational senses), with the addition of the agent suffix -er.Congregational clergyman Thomas Hooker (1586?–1647) sailed from England with John Cotton and Samuel Stone and arrived in Boston in 1633. He led the 1635 migration of most of his congregation to Hartford in the Connecticut Valley. Thomas is the earliest known entrant, but the name Hooker is common and was also introduced independently by others during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city of Worcester, named from Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’) + a British tribal name of uncertain origin.Rev. William Worcester emigrated from England and settled in Salisbury, MA, before 1638. He had many prominent descendants, including Noah Worcester (b. 1758) and Samuel Worcester (b. 1770), both NH Congregational clergymen, and Joseph Emerson Worcester (1784–1865), a noted lexicographer, geographer, and historian.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Bagby in North Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Baghebi, from the Old Norse personal name Baggi + Old Norse býr ‘farmstead’, ‘village’.Scottish : possibly from Begbie in East Lothian.James Bagby, a Scot, arrived in Jamestown, VA, in about 1628. One of his descendants, Arthur Pendleton Bagby (1794–1858), was governor of Alabama (1837–1841) and a U.S. senator (1841–48).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Nicholas Wyeth emigrated from Suffolk, England to Cambridge, MA, before 1645. John Wyeth (1770–1858) was born in Cambridge and became a prominent publisher and editor in Harrisburg, PA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Thomas Broadnax (c.1586–c.1658) came from Godmersham, Kent, England, to VA in the early 17th century.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metronymic from Megg, a reduced form of the personal name Margaret (see Margeson).Vincent Meggs (c.1583–1658) came to Weymouth, MA, from East Devon, England, in or before 1639.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Raleigh in Devon, recorded in Domesday Book as Radeleia, from Old English rēad ‘red’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.The English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh (1554–1618) was born in Hayes Barton, Devon, into a family of Devon gentry. He was related to most of the West Country’s important families, including that of Sir Francis Drake. His half-brother was the explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert. In 1578 Raleigh was granted a patent to explore and colonize “unknown lands†in America.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, possibly from Tineley in Northumberland, thought to be named with Old English tind ‘tine’, ‘spike’ + lēah ‘forest clearing’, or possibly from Teenley, in West Yorkshire, which is recorded in 1538 as Tyndeley and may be named as ‘burnt (Middle English tend) clearing’.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Maqqedah, MAKKEDAH means "place of shepherds." In the bible, this is the name of a place in Judah, near Beth Horon, mentioned in Joshua 15:41. Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Stockhow in Cumbria, first attested in 1581 as Stackay.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Blade, from the plural or genitive singular form.English : habitational name from a place of uncertain location and origin. Its status as a habitational name is deduced from early forms cited by Reaney, such as Alan de Bladis (Leicestershire 1230), Hugh de Bladis (Staffordshire 1258), and William de Blades (Yorkshire 1301).
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
One of 108 Names of the Sun God
Female
English
Originally a Spanish form of Latin Isabella, ISABEL means "God is my oath." It later became an English royal name and its popularity was enhanced by the fact that it was borne by Queen Isabella (1296-1358), despite the fact that she was a murderess.Â
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : descriptive nickname for a bald man, from Middle English chaffin, a diminutive of Old French chauf ‘bald’ (Latin calvus).All present-day English bearers of the name Chaffin are descended from John Chaffin (died 1658), a blacksmith of Bruton, Somerset. The surname is now much more common in America than in England.
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158 BC
Girl/Female
Biblical
Pain or tribulation of the Lord.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Golden
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Indian, Modern
Knowledge
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Blessing; Favour; Delight; Ease; Wealth
Male
Egyptian
, a surname of Osiris.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Poet of the kingdom, King of poet
Boy/Male
Muslim
Friend, One who remains close
Boy/Male
Native American
Ambush.
Girl/Female
Afghan, Australian
Sweetheart
Boy/Male
Spanish American
rules by the spear.
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158 BC
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n.
The position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150¡.
n.
An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24.
n.
A Portuguese vessel of 100 or 150 tons burden.
n.
One of afanatical Antinomian sect originating in Holland, and existing in England about 1580, called the Family of Love, who held that religion consists wholly in love.
n.
A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side the figure of an archer.
n.
A long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles.
n.
A rare metallic element found in platinum ore. It is a white malleable substance. Symbol Da. Atomic weight 154.
n.
The twelfth month of the French republican calendar; -- commencing August 18, and ending September 16. See Vendemiaire.
n.
A symbol representing fifteen units, as 15, or xv.
v. t.
A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.
a.
A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet.
n.
See Fit a song. G () G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.
n.
One of the Asmonean family. The Asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 b. c.
n.
Same as Eisel. F () F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma /, which probably had the value of English w consonant. The form and value of Greek letter came from the Phoenician, the ultimate source being probably Egyptian. Etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in E. five, Gr. pe`nte; E. wolf, L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos; E. fox, vixen ; fragile, break; fruit, brook, v. t.; E. bear, L. ferre. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178, 179, 188, 198, 230.
n.
One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend the sovereign of England on state occasions, and receive an annual pension, or allowance, of £150 and two horses.
n.
The immovable union of two joints of a crinoidal arm. T () the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, //262-264, and also //153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180.
n.
A symbol denoting eighteen units, as 18 or xviii.
n.
A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.