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Meaning of "Iacta alea est"

The Question: I'm not sure, but I think Alexander the Great said, "The die is cast." Please set me straight as to who, when, and where. The…

John Houseman

(Jacques Haussmann)actorBorn: 9/22/1902Birthplace: Bucharest, Romania Having begun his career as a theater director and then working with Orson Welles on both the Negro Theatre Project and the…

Roman Republic and Roman Empire: Rulers

Roman Republic and Roman Empire: RulersRoman RepublicCato the Elder, statesman (234–149 B.C.)Gracchi, (Tiberius Sempronius Graccus [d. 133B.C.] and Caius Sempronius Gracchus [d. 121 B.C.],…

Cicero Biography

Marcus Tullius Cicero Roman orator, philosopher, and politicianBorn: 106 B.C. Cicero was the most famous of all Roman orators. He held a variety of political posts and was known as an opponent of…

Charles HOOKS, Congress, NC (1768-1843)

HOOKS, Charles, (great-grandfather of William Julius Harris), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Bertie County, N.C., February 20, 1768; when he was two years old his parents moved…

Iacta vs. Jacta

The Question: I am confused and hope that you can help. When I do an Internet search for "the die is cast" it comes up spelled two different ways: Iacta alea…

Edward Junius BLACK, Congress, GA (1806-1846)

BLACK, Edward Junius, (father of George Robison Black), a Representative from Georgia; born in Beaufort, S.C., October 30, 1806; attended the common schools and was graduated from Richmond…