The World's Progress: A Dictionary of Dates, with Tabular Views of General History and a Historical ChartG.P. Putnam and Company, 1853 |
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... called the " Trumpet of the World . " 25. Pontius Pilate , governor of Judea . 26. John the Baptist begins his ministry . 27. Christ baptized by John 23. at the marriage in Cana . - Matthew called . 29 Twelve disciples sent abroad ...
... called the " Trumpet of the World . " 25. Pontius Pilate , governor of Judea . 26. John the Baptist begins his ministry . 27. Christ baptized by John 23. at the marriage in Cana . - Matthew called . 29 Twelve disciples sent abroad ...
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... called Latini , from Latinus , one of their kings ; and Rome was built in their country . They were called Aborigines , being absque origine , the primitive planters here after the flood . - St . Jerome . The word signifies without ...
... called Latini , from Latinus , one of their kings ; and Rome was built in their country . They were called Aborigines , being absque origine , the primitive planters here after the flood . - St . Jerome . The word signifies without ...
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... called 5786. In the next year ( 285 A.D. ) , which should have been 5787 , ten years were discarded , and the date be- came 5777. This is still used in the Abyssinian era , which see . The date is reduced to the Christian era by ...
... called 5786. In the next year ( 285 A.D. ) , which should have been 5787 , ten years were discarded , and the date be- came 5777. This is still used in the Abyssinian era , which see . The date is reduced to the Christian era by ...
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... called alum slate . AMAZONIA , discovered by Francisco Orellana , in 1580. Coming from Peru , Orellana sailed down the river Amazon to the Atlantic , and observing com- panies of women in arms on its banks , he called the country ...
... called alum slate . AMAZONIA , discovered by Francisco Orellana , in 1580. Coming from Peru , Orellana sailed down the river Amazon to the Atlantic , and observing com- panies of women in arms on its banks , he called the country ...
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... called Prima Vista .. . 1497 Virginia , the first English settlement on the main land AMERICA , SOUTH . The Spaniards , as being the first discoverers of this vast portion of the Western World , had the largest and richest share of it ...
... called Prima Vista .. . 1497 Virginia , the first English settlement on the main land AMERICA , SOUTH . The Spaniards , as being the first discoverers of this vast portion of the Western World , had the largest and richest share of it ...
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