Chinese characters arelogographs usedto write the Chinese languages and others from regions influenced byChinese culture. The function, style, and means of writing characters have changed greatly over the past three millennia. Unlike letters in alphabets that directly reflect the sounds of speech, Chinese characters generally representmorphemes—the units of meaning in a language—often encoding aspects of pronunciation as well as meaning. Writing all of a language's frequently used vocabulary requires 2000–3000 characters; as of 2024, nearly 100,000 have been identified and included inThe Unicode Standard. Characters are composed ofstrokes written in a fixed order. Historically, methods of writing them include inscribing stone, bone, or bronze; brushing ink onto silk, bamboo, or paper; and printing withwoodblocks ormoveable type. More recent technologies using Chinese characters includetelegraph codes andtypewriters, as well asinput methods andtext encodings on computers. (Full article...)
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.jpg) | Germanicus Julius Caesar (24 May 15 BC – 10 October AD 19) was anancient Roman general and politician most famously known for his campaigns againstArminius inGermania. The son ofNero Claudius Drusus andAntonia Minor, Germanicus was born into an influential branch of thepatriciangens Claudia. TheagnomenGermanicus was added to his full name in 9 BC when it was posthumously awarded to his father in honor of his victories in Germania. In AD 4 he was adopted by his paternal uncleTiberius, himself the stepson and heir of Germanicus' great-uncleAugustus; ten years later, Tiberius succeeded Augustus asRoman emperor. As a result of his adoption, Germanicus became an official member of thegens Julia, another prominent family, to which he was related on his mother's side. His connection to theJulii Caesares was further consolidated through a marriage between him andAgrippina the Elder, a granddaughter of Augustus. He was also the father ofCaligula, the maternal grandfather ofNero, and the older brother ofClaudius. Thisbust, depicting Germanicus in AD 4, is in the collection of theJ. Paul Getty Museum. Sculpture credit: unknown; photographed byJ. Paul Getty Museum Recently featured: |
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