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Balbus

Balbus is Latin for "stammerer", and may refer to: * Quintus Lucilius Balbus (fl. 100 BC), Stoic philosopher mentioned in the works of Cicero * Marcus Atius Balbus, grandfather of the Roman emperor Augustus * Lucius Cornelius Balbus (consul 40 BC) * Lucius Cornelius Balbus (proconsul) * Theatre of Balbus, built by Lucius Cornelius Balbus (proconsul) * Johannes Balbus (died 1298), Italian lexicographer * Steven Balbus, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Oxford University * Balbus, a character in The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw * Balbus, a character in the Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot * Mixophyes balbus, "Stuttering Frog" species * ST Balbus, a Nigerian Government tugboat

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Balbus is Latin for "stammerer", and may refer to: * Quintus Lucilius Balbus (fl. 100 BC), Stoic philosopher mentioned in the works of Cicero * Marcus Atius Balbus, grandfather of the Roman emperor Augustus * Lucius Cornelius Balbus (consul 40 BC) * Lucius Cornelius Balbus (proconsul) * Theatre of Balbus, built by Lucius Cornelius Balbus (proconsul) * Johannes Balbus (died 1298), Italian lexicographer * Steven Balbus, Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Oxford University * Balbus, a character in The Apple Cart by George Bernard Shaw * Balbus, a character in the Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot * Mixophyes balbus, "Stuttering Frog" species * ST Balbus, a Nigerian Government tugboat

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  1. date of death: 1298 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "1298". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1127629956

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