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Gallus Island
Gallus may refer to: People * Saint Gall or ''Gallus'' (c. 550 – c. 646), Irish monk * Gallus Anonymus, 12th-century Polish historian *Gallus Mag, 19th-century female bouncer at a New York bar *Georg Gallus (1927–2021), German politician * Chris Gallus (born 1943), Australian politician * Thomas Gallus (c. 1200–1246), French theologian *Jacobus Gallus (1550–1591), Slovene composer * Nicolaus Gallus (c. 1516–1570), German Lutheran Reformer *Sandor Gallus (1907–1996), Australian archaeologist Romans * Constantius Gallus (326–354), junior Roman emperor from 351 to 354 * Cornelius Gallus (c. 70–26 BC), Roman poet, orator and politician * Quintus Roscius Gallus (c. 126–62 BC), Roman actor * Trebonianus Gallus (206–253), Roman emperor Animal-related * ''Gallus'' (genus), a bird genus in the pheasant family *''Gallus'' Lacepède, 1802, a synonym for the fish genus '' Alectis'' * Gallus (constellation), the cockerel, an obsolete constellation Other *''Gallu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Gall
Gall ( la, Gallus; 550 646) according to hagiographic tradition was a disciple and one of the traditional twelve companions of Columbanus on his mission from Ireland to the continent. Deicolus was the elder brother of Gall. Biography The fragmentary oldest ''Life'' was recast in the 9th century by two monks of Reichenau, enlarged in 816–824 by Wettinus, and about 833–884 by Walafrid Strabo, who also revised a book of the miracles of the saint. Other works ascribed to Walafrid tell of Saint Gall in prose and verse. Gall's origin is a matter of dispute. According to his 9th-century biographers in Reichenau, he was from Ireland and entered Europe as a companion of Columbanus. The Irish origin of the historical Gallus was called into question by Hilty (2001), who proposed it as more likely that he was from the Vosges or Alsace region. Schär (2010) proposed that Gall may have been of Irish descent but born and raised in the Alsace. According to the 9th-century hagiograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quintus Roscius Gallus
Quintus Roscius (ca. 126 BC – 62 BC) was a Roman actor. The cognomen Gallus is dubious, as it appears only once as a scholia in a manuscript of Cicero's Pro Archia. Life ''Constiteram exorientem Auroram forte salutans '' '' cum subito a laeva Roscius exoritur. '' ''Pace mihi liceat, caelestes, dicere vestra '' ''mortalis visus pulchrior esse deo.'' I stood by chance to greet the uprising Aurora, when suddenly, on the left, Roscius rose up. Please, o heavenly gods, give me leave to say that a mortal seemed to me more handsome than a god.—Quintus Lutatius Catulus Roscius was born a slave in Lanuvium, about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Rome. Later he would encourage the legend that his nursemaid once found a snake coiled around him in his crib, a very auspicious omen, but Cicero scoffed at the veracity of this story.Hermann Goll (1873) "Rome's Greatest Actor". ''The Galaxy'' Vol.16, Sheldon & Company, New York. pp.122–123 His master sent him to be trained as an actor after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallus (professional Wrestling)
Gallus are a British professional wrestling stable consisting of real-life brothers Joe and Mark Coffey, and Wolfgang. They are currently signed to WWE, where they perform on the NXT brand. History WWE NXT UK (2018–2022) On the first 5 December episode of NXT UK, the trio of Wolfgang and the Coffey brothers was officially dubbed Gallus (Scottish slang for daring or confident) during a segment calling out British Strong Style, as well as Travis Banks. Gallus debuted during the December 12, 2018 episode of NXT UK, with members Mark Coffey and Wolfgang defeating Ashton Smith & Ligero in a tag match. On the 4 October 2019 episode of NXT UK, Mark and Wolfgang defeated previous champions Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster for the NXT UK Tag Team Championship, going on to hold it for 497 days. After going on a hiatus for a short period of time, during which Joe Coffey was suspended by WWE. After Gallus made their return, Mark Coffey won the NXT UK Heritage Cup Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallus (Frankfurt Am Main)
Gallus (known as the Gallusviertel until 2007) is a quarter of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the ''Ortsbezirk Innenstadt I'' and the location of the Frankfurt train station. The name ''Gallus'' originates from the German word "Galgen" ( en, Gallows). Gallus extends in the west to Griesheim, while it is bordered in the north by the exhibition center and the Rebstockpark and in the south by the railway tracks. An important transport and business axis, Mainzer Landstraße, which is bordered by car dealers, gas stations and office buildings, cuts directly across the entire city section. On the grounds of the former freight depot and marshaling yard all around Den Haager Straße, a completely new residential and retail district is currently being developed-the Europaviertel. During World War II, the Alderwerke factory was a concentration camp, using slave labour from the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp, and after the War the area was also host to the Frankfurt Ausc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallus (album)
''Gallus'' is the second album from Scottish rock band Gun. Singles "Higher Ground", "Steal Your Fire", and "Welcome to the Real World" reached No. 48, #24, and No. 43 on the British charts, respectively. ''Gallus'' itself peaked at the No. 14 slot on the country's official albums chart. The release's cover shows Benny Lynch. A renowned Scottish boxer from Glasgow, he achieved international fame during his career and continued notoriety after his death in August 1946. Production and recording The album's release took place when the group was a quintet made up of vocalist Mark Rankin alongside guitarists Alex Dickson and Giuliano Gizzi, bassist Dante Gizzi, and drummer Scott Shields. ''Gallus'' was produced by Kenny MacDonald, who had previously produced work by singer-songwriter Lloyd Cole and the band Texas. Al Clay did the audio engineering on the album. He had previously engineered releases by artists such as the American groups Pixies (on ''Bossanova'') and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galli
A ''gallus'' (pl. ''galli'') was a eunuch priest of the Phrygian goddess Cybele (Magna Mater in Rome) and her consort Attis, whose worship was incorporated into the state religious practices of ancient Rome. Origins Cybele's cult may have originated in Mesopotamia, arriving in Greece around 300 BCE. It originally kept its sacred symbol, a black meteorite, in a temple called the Megalesion in Pessinus in modern Turkey. The earliest surviving references to the galli come from the ''Greek Anthology'', a 10th-century compilation of earlier material, where several epigrams mention or clearly allude to their castrated state. Stephanus Byzantinus (6th century CE) said the name came from King Gallus, while Ovid (43 BC – 17 CE) said it derived from the Gallus river in Phrygia. The same word (''gallus'' singular, ''galli'' plural) was used by the Romans to refer to Celts and to roosters, and the latter especially was a source of puns. Arrival in Rome The cult of Magna Mater arrive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallus (constellation)
Gallus (the cockerel) was a constellation introduced in 1612 (or 1613) by Petrus Plancius. It was in the northern part of what is now Puppis. It was not adopted in the atlases of Johannes Hevelius, John Flamsteed and Johann Bode and fell into disuse. See also *Obsolete constellations Former constellations are old historical Western constellations that for various reasons are no longer widely recognised or are not officially recognised by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Prior to 1930, many of these defunct cons ... * Dutch celestial cartography in the Age of Discovery * Constellations created and listed by Dutch celestial cartographers External links * http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/gallus.htm Former constellations Constellations listed by Petrus Plancius Dutch celestial cartography in the Age of Discovery Astronomy in the Dutch Republic 1610s in the Dutch Republic {{astronomy-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alectis
''Alectis'' is a genus of fish in the family Carangidae containing three extant species, all of which are large marine fishes. They are commonly known as threadfish, diamond trevallies or pompanos, although they have no close affiliation with the true pompano genus. Taxonomy ''Alectis'' is one of 33 genera in the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae. The Carangidae are ray-finned fishes in the order Carangiformes. The first fish in the genus to be described was ''Alectis ciliaris'' under the genus name of ''Zeus'', part of the dory family. Lacépède recognized the species was not a dory and assigned it to a new genus, '' Gallus'', however this was preoccupied by a bird. In 1815, Rafinesque proposed the name ''Alectis'' in an obscure publication. Georges Cuvier used another generic name, ''Scyris'', for the genus in 1829, but the name ''Alectis'' was rediscovered by James Douglas Ogilby in 1913 and had priority. The name ''Alectis'' is derived from one of three Eriny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallus (genus)
Gallus may refer to: People *Saint Gall or ''Gallus'' (c. 550 – c. 646), Irish monk *Gallus Anonymus, 12th-century Polish historian *Gallus Mag, 19th-century female bouncer at a New York bar *Georg Gallus (1927–2021), German politician *Chris Gallus (born 1943), Australian politician *Thomas Gallus (c. 1200–1246), French theologian *Jacobus Gallus (1550–1591), Slovene composer *Nicolaus Gallus (c. 1516–1570), German Lutheran Reformer *Sandor Gallus (1907–1996), Australian archaeologist Romans *Constantius Gallus (326–354), junior Roman emperor from 351 to 354 *Cornelius Gallus (c. 70–26 BC), Roman poet, orator and politician *Quintus Roscius Gallus (c. 126–62 BC), Roman actor *Trebonianus Gallus (206–253), Roman emperor Animal-related *Gallus (genus), ''Gallus'' (genus), a bird genus in the pheasant family *''Gallus'' Lacepède, 1802, a synonym for the fish genus ''Alectis'' *Gallus (constellation), the cockerel, an obsolete constellation Other *''G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trebonianus Gallus
Gaius Vibius Trebonianus Gallus (206 – August 253) was Roman emperor from June 251 to August 253, in a joint rule with his son Volusianus. Early life Gallus was born in Italy, in a family with respected Etruscan senatorial background. He had two children in his marriage with Afinia Gemina Baebiana: Gaius Vibius Volusianus, later emperor, and a daughter, Vibia Galla. His early career was a typical ''cursus honorum'', with several appointments, both political and military. He was suffect consul and in 250 was made governor of the Roman province of Moesia Superior, an appointment that showed the confidence of Emperor Decius in him. Rise to power In June 251, Decius and his co-emperor and son Herennius Etruscus died in the Battle of Abrittus at the hands of the Goths they were supposed to punish for raids into the empire. According to rumours supported by Dexippus (a contemporary Greek historian) and the thirteenth Sibylline Oracle, Decius' failure was largely owing to Gallus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelius Gallus
Gaius Cornelius Gallus (c. 70 – 26 BC) was a Roman poet, orator and politician. Birthplace The identity of Gallus' purported birthplace, '' Forum Iulii'', is still uncertain, and it is based on the epithet "Foroiuliensis" that Jerome gave to him. In Roman times, there were several cities with this name, but a dispute about Gallus' birthplace between Fréjus and the other cities is attested since the Renaissance. During the 20th century, Ronald Syme took into consideration Fréjus and Cividale del Friuli, and called the former the more likely. Jean-Paul Boucher recognized at least five candidates, and considered ''Forum Iulii Iriensium'' (modern Voghera) the most suitable. It has been also suggested that "Foroiuliensis" could refer not to Gallus' birthplace, but rather to the place where he performed a memorable act, namely the erection of the Vatican Obelisk in the ''Forum Iulium'' of Alexandria, thus making some generic mentions of Gallia as the sole possible clue about his pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallus Anonymus
''Gallus Anonymus'' ( Polonized variant: ''Gall '') is the name traditionally given to the anonymous author of ''Gesta principum Polonorum'' (Deeds of the Princes of the Poles), composed in Latin between 1112 and 1118. ''Gallus'' is generally regarded as the first historian to have described the history of Poland. His ''Chronicles'' are an obligatory text for university courses in Polish history. Very little is known of the author himself and it is widely believed that he was a foreigner. Kromer The only source for ''Gallus real name is a note made by Prince-Bishop of Warmia Marcin Kromer (1512–89) in the margin of folio 119 of the "Heilsberg manuscript."Paul W. Knoll and Frank Schaer, eds., ''Gesta Principum Polonorum: The Deeds of the Princes of the Poles'', Budapest, 2003, pp. xxiv—v. It reads: ''Gallus hanc historiam scripsit, monachus, opinor, aliquis, ut ex proemiis coniicere licet qui Boleslai tertii tempore vixit'' (''Gallus'' wrote this history, some monk, in my opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
