Bannus
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Bannus is a given name
, the occurrence of which is first documented in the writings of Josephus
, when referring to a hermit with whom Josephus spent three years in the mid-first century CE. A Bannus Lough
exists in Ireland
.
William Whiston at ccel.org
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, the occurrence of which is first documented in the writings of Josephus
Josephus
Titus Flavius Josephus , also called Joseph ben Matityahu , was a 1st-century Romano-Jewish historian and hagiographer of priestly and royal ancestry who recorded Jewish history, with special emphasis on the 1st century AD and the First Jewish–Roman War, which resulted in the Destruction of...
, when referring to a hermit with whom Josephus spent three years in the mid-first century CE. A Bannus Lough
Lough
A lough is a body of water and is either:* A lake* A sea lough, which may be a fjord, estuary, bay, or sea inlet.It can also be used as a surname, with various pronunciations: law, loch, low, lowe, loth, loff....
exists in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
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External links
- "The Life Of Flavius Josephus", The Works of Flavius Josephus Translated by
William Whiston at ccel.org