Dubris Dubris Dubris, also known as Portus Dubris and Dubrae, was a port in Roman Britain on the site of present-day Dover, Kent, England. As the closest point to continental Europe and the site of the estuary of the Dour, the site chosen for Dover was ideal for a cross-channel port. The Dour is now covered over for much of its course through the town. In the Roman era, it grew into an important military, mercantile and cross-channel harbour and - with Rutupiae - one of the two starting points of the road later known as Watling Street. It was fortified
Jesus (name) Jesus (name) Jesus (IPA: ) is a masculine given name derived from the name Iēsous (Greek: ), the Greek form of the Hebrew name Yeshua (Hebrew: ). As its roots lie in the name Yeshua, it is etymologically related to another biblical name, Joshua. "Jesus" remains extremely rare as a given name among the English-speaking world, even while it has had longstanding popularity among people with other language background, such as the Spanish Jesús or the Arabic Isa. The name Jesus is a Greco-Roman derivation of the Hebrew name Yeshua, which is based on the Semitic root "y-š-ʕ" (Hebrew: ),