Gallus

Gallus may refer to:

  • several ancient Romans; see Gallus (cognomen)
  • Gaius Cornelius Gallus (c. 70 BC–26 BC), Roman poet, orator and politician (in later life, Prefect of Egypt)
  • Aelius Gallus, successor of Cornelius Gallus as prefect of Egypt (26–24 BC) and commander of disastrous Roman expedition in Arabia
  • Trebonianus Gallus (206–253), Roman emperor (251–253)
  • Constantius Gallus (c. 325/326 – 354), member of the Constantinian dynasty and Caesar of the Roman Empire (351–354)
  • Saint Gall (Saint Gallus), 7th century
  • Gallus Anonymus, a chronicler working in 11th and 12th century Poland
  • Thomas Gallus, c. 1200-1246
  • Nicolaus Gallus (15161570), a Lutheran Reformer
  • Jacobus Gallus (15501591), late-Renaissance composer
  • Gallus Mag, real name unknown, an early 19th Century female bouncer at a New York bar
  • Sandor (Alexander) Gallus, Australian archaeologist
  • Gallus, the Latin word for an inhabitant of Gaul
  • Gallus, the singular form of Galli, the eunuch priests of Cybele
  • Gallus, the Latin word for rooster or cockerel
  • Murmillo

    The murmillo (also sometimes spelled mirmillo or myrmillo, pl. murmillones) was a type of gladiator during the Roman Imperial age. The murmillo-class gladiator was adopted in the early Imperial period to replace the earlier Gallus, named after the warriors of Gaul. As the Gauls inhabiting Italy had become well-integrated with the Romans by the time of the reign of Augustus, it became undesirable to portray them as enemy outsiders; the Gallus-class gladiator thus had to be retired.

    Equipment and armaments

    The murmillo was armed with:

  • Gladius: Roman sword with length of 64–81 cm and weight of 1.2-1.6 kg with handle made of bone.
  • Scutum: Rectangular shield made of vertically connected wooden boards with a small bronze cupola which protects shield's handle.
  • Balteus: Leather belt with metal decorations and supplements. Similar to current boxing belts.
  • Manica: Segmented or scaled arm guard made of leather or some metal alloys. Manica can also be mailed.
  • Cassis Crista: A large helmet with plume crest or horsehair, usually made of bronze, with an ornate 'grill' face visor. Usually based on the broad-rimmed Greek Boeotian helmet.
  • 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.

    External links

  • http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/gallus.htm
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Gallus

    by: Gun

    So many questions I don't really know the answers
    Too many secrets I just wanna know the truth
    There is talk on the street asking why are we here
    today
    I hear a sound and I can feel the light surround me
    Call and I'll be there now that change is on the way
    So I'm dead on my feet I was born to believe
    Say the words I wanna hear
    And you run
    Run helpless
    When are you gonna come round
    This is the last time
    This is the last time
    Living on borrowed time
    Where do we turn when they say black is white
    Are we the victims when they cover up the lies
    There are so many things that I don't understand
    anymore
    We live and learn in the dark of night
    Are we to blame it's a struggle to survive
    So we all make mistakes there are no guarantees
    Just say the things I wanna hear
    And you run
    Run helpless
    When are you gonna come round
    This is the last time
    And you run
    Run helpless
    When are you gonna come round
    This is the last time
    This is the last time
    Living on borrowed time
    And you run
    Run helpless
    When are you gonna come round
    This is the last time
    And you run
    Run helpless
    When are you gonna come round
    This is the last time
    This is the last time
    Living on borrowed time




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