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October 25, 2026
Oct 25, 2026
Word
peripatetic
adjective
Definition
  1. of or relating to the Greek philosopher Aristotle or his philosophy : Aristotelian
  2. of, relating to, or given to walking
  3. moving or traveling from place to place : itinerant
Example
I was peripatetic throughout my twenties, but in my thirties I bought a house and began putting down roots in the community.
Origin
Are you someone who likes to think on your feet? If so you've got something in common with the followers of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle. Not only a thinker and teacher, Aristotle was also a walker, and his students were required to walk along beside him as he lectured while pacing to and fro. Thus it was that the Greek word "peripatētikos" (from "peripatein," meaning "to walk up and down") came to be associated with Aristotle and his followers. By the way, the covered walk in the Lyceum where Aristotle taught became known as the "peripatos" (which can either refer to the act of walking or a place for walking).
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Fun facts
  1. The phrase, “You're a real peach“ originated from the tradition of giving peaches to loved ones.
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Artist
Maarten van Heemskerck
Jun 1, 1498 - Oct 1, 1574

Maerten van Heemskerck or Marten Jacobsz Heemskerk van Veen was a Dutch portrait and religious painter, who spent most of his career in Haarlem. He was a pupil of Jan van Scorel, and adopted his teacher's Italian-influenced style. He spent the years 1532–6 in Italy. He produced many designs for engravers, and is especially known for his depictions of the Wonders of the World.

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Historical figure
Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet
July 1589 - Jan 3, 1645

Sir John Hotham, 1st Baronet of Scorborough Hall, near Driffield, Yorkshire, was an English Member of Parliament who was Governor of Hull in 1642 shortly before the start of the Civil War. He refused to allow King Charles I or any member of his entourage to enter the town, thereby depriving the king of access to the large arsenal contained within. Later in the Civil War he and his son John Hotham the younger were accused of treachery to the Parliamentarian cause, found guilty and executed on Tower Hill.

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Historic event
Revolutions of 1848 in the Italian states
1848 - 1849

În Italia cele 7 state aristocratice create prin Congresul de la Viena au fost cuprinse de mișcarea revoluționar-națională care a proclamat republica la Milano, Veneția și Roma. Mișcarea a fost utilizată de regele piemontez Carol Albert în încercarea de a cuceri Lombardia de la Habsburgi.

În sudul Alpilor ca și în Germania, Congresul de la Viena, supus dorințelor suveranilor, a înlocuit harta simplificată, realizată de Napoleon, cu o fărâmițare în șapte state, fără nici o legătură între ele. Peste tot, monarhii restaurați au revenit la fostele structuri ale Vechiului Regim și s-au sprijinit pe aristocrația funciară în mai toate aceste regiuni, cu excepția Piemontului, în care valul industrializării nu pătrunsese încă, și deci burghezia era numeric destul de slabă.

Sudul peninsulei și Sicilia formau Regatul Neapolelui, restituit Bourbonilor după eșecul lui Murat, care încercase să recucerească statele acestuia și care a fost împușcat. În centru, statele pontificale se întindeau la nord, din Romagna până în Câmpia romană, trăind în două Italia peninsulară.

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