Mommsen

[ mom-suh n; German mawm-zuh n ]

/ ˈmɒm sən; German ˈmɔm zən /

noun

The·o·dor

[tey-aw-dohr] /ˈteɪ ɔˌdoʊr/, 1817–1903, German classical historian: Nobel Prize in literature 1902.

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Examples from the Web for mommsen

If a woman had to intermarry in the gens, as Mommsen assumes, then she remained in this gens after her marriage.
The Origin of the Family Private Property and the State|Frederick Engels
Will Professor Mommsen pretend that this is also useless after being found?
The Mayas, the Sources of Their History / Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries|Stephen Salisbury, Jr.
As Mommsen well observes, "there was no formation of legend in the strict sense in Italy."
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol I of 2)|John Addington Symonds
Mommsen describes Augustus as "a man who wore most skilfully the mask of a great man, though himself not great."
The Religion of Numa|Jesse Benedict Carter

Even Mommsen, we were told, shows some of the traits of a gossip in his monumental history of Rome.
Discourses of Keidansky|Bernard G. Richards

British Dictionary definitions for mommsen

Mommsen

/ (German ˈmɔmzən) /

noun

Theodor (ˈteːodoːr). 1817–1903, German historian, noted esp for The History of Rome (1854–56): Nobel prize for literature 1902

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