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Thematic map of Eurasia showing the approximate geographic distribution of Indo-European language families, each represented by a different color. Areas include Celtic in western Europe, Germanic in northern and central Europe, Romance in southwestern Europe, Slavic in eastern Europe and Russia, and Indo-Iranian languages in South Asia. Non-Indo-European language regions and areas of common bilingualism are also indicated.
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Theodotion
Jewish scholar
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Erasmus
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Maximus The Greek
Greek Orthodox monk and scholar
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Nicolae Milescu
Moldavian scholar
Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza
French theologian
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Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples
French humanist and theologian
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Maximus Planudes
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John Scotus Erigena
Irish philosopher
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Tyrannius Rufinus
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Ḥisdai ibn Shaprut
Spanish-Jewish physician and writer
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Philoxenus of Mabbug
Syrian bishop
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Katina Paxinou
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Nina Berberova
Russian-American writer
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Lucius Livius Andronicus
Roman author
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George Of Trebizond
Byzantine humanist
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Robert Fitzgerald
American poet
Jowett, Benjamin
Benjamin Jowett
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Lodovico Castelvetro
Italian critic
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Euthymius The Hagiorite
Eastern Orthodox monk
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Vincenzo Monti
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