Portal:Belgium/Did you know/5


 * ...that Desiderius Erasmus nicknamed his academic opponent Jacobus Latomus (pictured) "Hephestion," a reference to Latomus's distinct limp?
 * ...that the Free Belgian Forces fought in several theaters during World War II, including Great Britain, East Africa, the Mediterranean, and northwestern Europe?
 * ...that the three drunken Wierix brothers of Antwerp influenced Ethiopian iconography?

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 * 1) Recent additions/2008/February, archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 2) Recent additions/2007/April, archive of Main Page appearance.
 * 3) Recent additions/2009/March, archive of Main Page appearance.