Calling the troops
"A mais antiga feira de Portugal, pelo menos, a mais antiga de que há referência em documento escrito. Na feira tudo tem o seu lugar certo, nos mesmos sítios há um ror de anos; tudo é arrumado pela mesma ordem e na mesma hora. Aqueles que vendem têm o seu cantinho reservado há anos e os que compram sabem exactamente onde encontrar aquilo de que precisam. A feira de Ponte de Lima é um marco da vida do concelho."
"...chegou até ao rio Lima (Lethes) e, perante a recusa dos seus soldados em cruzá-lo pelo temor de perderem a memória (pois corria a lenda de que o Lethes era o mítico "Rio do Esquecimento"), Bruto cruzou-o primeiro e os seus soldados seguiram-no ao sentirem que chamava por eles." (in Wikipédia)
Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus
"Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus was a Roman politician and general of the 2nd century BC. Brutus led the Roman legions in the conquest of western Iberia after the death of Viriathus, chieftain of the Lusitanians. In his conquest, he scored major victories in the south of modern Portugal, before going on to the north. He had the city of Olissipo (modern Lisbon) fortified and advanced to the north, destroying settlements as he went. A fortified position was established at Viseu, the Douro river was crossed and the Lima river was reached by 137 BC. Ultimately, according to Strabo, Brutus conquered the Minho River. At the end of Brutus' campaigns, Rome controlled the territory between the Douro and Minho rivers plus probable extensions along the coast and in the interior.
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Amongst authors in Antiquity, the tiny Limia River between Northern Portugal and Galicia (Spain) was said to have the same properties of memory loss as the legendary Lethe River. In 138 BC, the Roman general Decimus Junius Brutus sought to dispose of the myth, as it impeded his military campaigns in the area. He was said to have crossed the Limia and then called his soldiers on the other side, one by one, by name. The soldiers, astonished that their general remembered their names, crossed the river as well without fear. This act proved that the Limia was not as dangerous as the local myths described." (in Wikipedia)
Calling the troops
"A mais antiga feira de Portugal, pelo menos, a mais antiga de que há referência em documento escrito. Na feira tudo tem o seu lugar certo, nos mesmos sítios há um ror de anos; tudo é arrumado pela mesma ordem e na mesma hora. Aqueles que vendem têm o seu cantinho reservado há anos e os que compram sabem exactamente onde encontrar aquilo de que precisam. A feira de Ponte de Lima é um marco da vida do concelho."
"...chegou até ao rio Lima (Lethes) e, perante a recusa dos seus soldados em cruzá-lo pelo temor de perderem a memória (pois corria a lenda de que o Lethes era o mítico "Rio do Esquecimento"), Bruto cruzou-o primeiro e os seus soldados seguiram-no ao sentirem que chamava por eles." (in Wikipédia)
Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus
"Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus was a Roman politician and general of the 2nd century BC. Brutus led the Roman legions in the conquest of western Iberia after the death of Viriathus, chieftain of the Lusitanians. In his conquest, he scored major victories in the south of modern Portugal, before going on to the north. He had the city of Olissipo (modern Lisbon) fortified and advanced to the north, destroying settlements as he went. A fortified position was established at Viseu, the Douro river was crossed and the Lima river was reached by 137 BC. Ultimately, according to Strabo, Brutus conquered the Minho River. At the end of Brutus' campaigns, Rome controlled the territory between the Douro and Minho rivers plus probable extensions along the coast and in the interior.
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Amongst authors in Antiquity, the tiny Limia River between Northern Portugal and Galicia (Spain) was said to have the same properties of memory loss as the legendary Lethe River. In 138 BC, the Roman general Decimus Junius Brutus sought to dispose of the myth, as it impeded his military campaigns in the area. He was said to have crossed the Limia and then called his soldiers on the other side, one by one, by name. The soldiers, astonished that their general remembered their names, crossed the river as well without fear. This act proved that the Limia was not as dangerous as the local myths described." (in Wikipedia)