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Why did the ancient Romans always abbreviate names when writing names?

The Romans had few personal names - about 70, of which about 20 were actually used. In the record, they were reduced to 1-3 letters. For example, the name Publius was abbreviated to P., since there were no other common names for this letter, and everyone understood what was meant.

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Who was the first Prime Minister of Britain?

a) Sir Robert Walpole.
b) William Pitt (senior).
c) The Duke of Wellington.
d) Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman.

The term "prime minister" was first officially used only in 1905 - literally five days after Campbell-Bannerman took office. Until then, the word was considered an insult.

Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745), who is generally recognized as the first de facto prime minister, never used the term: he and his successors were "First Lords of the Treasury". Campbell-Bannerman also belonged to them - until December 10, 1905, when the position of prime minister was indicated in the royal certificate, indicating the order of precedence of senior dignitaries. In the list of precedence, the Prime Minister came immediately after the Archbishop of York.

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836-1908) - born Henry Campbell. "Bannerman" was added to his surname in 1871 as part of the inheritance of his uncle's property. After the resignation of Arthur Balfour in 1905, Campbell-Bannerman became the first official prime minister. His cabinet, unusually strong at the time, included two future prime ministers of the country (Esquith and Lloyd George), he also led the liberals to an unconditional victory in the 1906 general election.

A radical rather than a liberal, Campbell-Bannerman supported the suffragette movement and Irish devolution introduced a pension system denounced the "barbaric" methods of the British in the Anglo-Boer War prepared autonomy for much of South Africa and in 1906 pushed through the "Industrial Disputes Act", which gave trade unions considerable freedom in organizing strikes.

In 1907, a year after the election, the prime minister had a heart attack, and in 1908 he had a second one, after which Campbell-Banner-man resigned in favor of Esquith. He died two weeks later at No. 10 Downing Street.

His last words were: "This is not the end of me."

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