Jaan Puhvel: Comparative mythology.
The population of the city had fallen from 800,000 to 450—500,000 by the time the city was sacked in 455 by , king of the.
September 9, 1943 — February 1944 : The Latin name Brundisium comes from the Greek Brentesion Βρεντήσιον meaning "deer's head", which refers to the shape of the natural harbor.