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Meaning of rhinotmetos by Felipe Lorenzo del Río





Felipe Lorenzo del Río

rhinotmetos
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Greek term . That of the cut nose, of ris rinós, nose and tmetos -e -on, adjective of temno, cut. Nickname of Emperor Justinian II, overthrown in 695 and banished without a nose to Chersonese (Sevastopol). Ten years later with a golden nose he regained the throne although at the age of 6 what he lost was his head.

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