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... Ancient History in the University of Berlin . Author of Geschichte des Alterthums ; Geschichte des alten Ägyptens ; Die Ísraeliten und ihre Nachbarstamme ; & c . EDWARD MANSON . Bactria ; Bagoas ; Bahram ; Balash ; Behistun . Barrister ...
... Ancient History in the University of Berlin . Author of Geschichte des Alterthums ; Geschichte des alten Ägyptens ; Die Ísraeliten und ihre Nachbarstamme ; & c . EDWARD MANSON . Bactria ; Bagoas ; Bahram ; Balash ; Behistun . Barrister ...
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... ancient Greece of describing legendary heroes and men of ancient lineage as " earthborn " greatly strengthened the doctrine of autochthony ; for instance , the Athenians wore golden grasshoppers in their hair in token that they were ...
... ancient Greece of describing legendary heroes and men of ancient lineage as " earthborn " greatly strengthened the doctrine of autochthony ; for instance , the Athenians wore golden grasshoppers in their hair in token that they were ...
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... ancient fortifications , and has some fine churches . That of St Etienne , formerly the cathedral , is a majestic Gothic building of the 13th to the 16th centuries . It is entered by three richly sculptured portals , over the middle and ...
... ancient fortifications , and has some fine churches . That of St Etienne , formerly the cathedral , is a majestic Gothic building of the 13th to the 16th centuries . It is entered by three richly sculptured portals , over the middle and ...
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... ancient capital , lies 5 m . to the north - east Vauban , the military engineer . The public institutions include of Ava , and Mandalay , the present capital , 6 m . to the north . the subprefecture , a tribunal of first instance , and ...
... ancient capital , lies 5 m . to the north - east Vauban , the military engineer . The public institutions include of Ava , and Mandalay , the present capital , 6 m . to the north . the subprefecture , a tribunal of first instance , and ...
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... ancient town of the Vestini , on the Via Claudia Nova , 6 m . S.E. of Aquila , N.E. of the modern village of Fossa . Some remains of ancient buildings still exist , and the name Aveia still clings to the place . The identification was ...
... ancient town of the Vestini , on the Via Claudia Nova , 6 m . S.E. of Aquila , N.E. of the modern village of Fossa . Some remains of ancient buildings still exist , and the name Aveia still clings to the place . The identification was ...
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