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Diocletian , Roman emperor .. Alvarado , a partisan of Pizarro , 12 July , 1537 . Stephen II . of Hungary .. Abattoirs , slaughter - houses for cattle . In 1810 Albert the Bear of Brandenburg Lescoy V. of Poland .
Diocletian , Roman emperor .. Alvarado , a partisan of Pizarro , 12 July , 1537 . Stephen II . of Hungary .. Abattoirs , slaughter - houses for cattle . In 1810 Albert the Bear of Brandenburg Lescoy V. of Poland .
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This victory ceedings in the Assurance Magazine . made Octavius master of the world , and the Roman empire is commonly dated 1 Jan. 30 B.C. ( the Actian Era ) . Adam and Eve , ERA in the English Bible , The conqueror built Nicopolis ...
This victory ceedings in the Assurance Magazine . made Octavius master of the world , and the Roman empire is commonly dated 1 Jan. 30 B.C. ( the Actian Era ) . Adam and Eve , ERA in the English Bible , The conqueror built Nicopolis ...
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Roman city officers of threc degrees , said Adultery was punished with death by the law of to owe their name to having had charge of the ędes , or Moses ( 1490 B.C. ; Lev . xx . 10 ) , and by Lycurgus ( 884 temple , of Ceres . 1.
Roman city officers of threc degrees , said Adultery was punished with death by the law of to owe their name to having had charge of the ędes , or Moses ( 1490 B.C. ; Lev . xx . 10 ) , and by Lycurgus ( 884 temple , of Ceres . 1.
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Newcastleham . division among the Roman people of all the lands ac1849. Norwich . on - Tyne . 1877. Liverpool . quired by conquest , limiting the acres which each per- 1850. Exeter . 1865. Plymouth . 1878. Bristol . son should enjoy .
Newcastleham . division among the Roman people of all the lands ac1849. Norwich . on - Tyne . 1877. Liverpool . quired by conquest , limiting the acres which each per- 1850. Exeter . 1865. Plymouth . 1878. Bristol . son should enjoy .
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The Royal Society's anniversary Ancona , an ancient Roman port on the Adriatic . is kept on St. Andrew's day . The Russian Order of si . The mole was built by Trajan , 107. After many changes Andrew was instituted in 1698 by Peter I.
The Royal Society's anniversary Ancona , an ancient Roman port on the Adriatic . is kept on St. Andrew's day . The Russian Order of si . The mole was built by Trajan , 107. After many changes Andrew was instituted in 1698 by Peter I.
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