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For example, the Greek geographer Strabo stated that Rome was originally a Greek colony, founded by Evander. Whether Evander’s city should be considered a precursor to Rome or an early version of Rome ...

He returned to England to take the Chair of Greek, but then resigned in 1831, along with several of his colleagues, over the sacking of Pattison [Granville Sharp Pattison, the Professor of Anatomy].

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The council decided that the Vulgate, a Latin translation of the Bible, was enough to understand scripture, and there was little need to investigate its original Greek and Hebrew version.