The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1879 |
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... statements of Josephus and Polybius that Gadara was the capital of Peræa , and one of the most strongly fortified places in the country . The walls can still be traced in a circuit of about 2 miles ; one of the principal 4 GAD - GAD.
... statements of Josephus and Polybius that Gadara was the capital of Peræa , and one of the most strongly fortified places in the country . The walls can still be traced in a circuit of about 2 miles ; one of the principal 4 GAD - GAD.
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... traces are still extant , ranked as a garrison town , and was the residence of the hetman . At first it was included ... traced among some one or other of its varieties . This view arose very much from the neglect with which the language ...
... traces are still extant , ranked as a garrison town , and was the residence of the hetman . At first it was included ... traced among some one or other of its varieties . This view arose very much from the neglect with which the language ...
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... traced up to the original source , which in many cases is found among the ancient Scottish kings . The preparing and continuing of these pedigrees was one of the duties of the ancient bards and sennachies , who transmitted their ...
... traced up to the original source , which in many cases is found among the ancient Scottish kings . The preparing and continuing of these pedigrees was one of the duties of the ancient bards and sennachies , who transmitted their ...
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... traced " survivals " from the most primitive times , which provide the science of compara- tive law with valuable illustrations , which may explain the strange forms of legal procedure found in other early systems . Another circumstance ...
... traced " survivals " from the most primitive times , which provide the science of compara- tive law with valuable illustrations , which may explain the strange forms of legal procedure found in other early systems . Another circumstance ...
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... traced back to Biblical sources . Like most of the learned works of the 17th century , the Court of the Gentiles is chaotic and unsys- tematic , while its erudition is rendered almost valueless by the complete absence of any critical ...
... traced back to Biblical sources . Like most of the learned works of the 17th century , the Court of the Gentiles is chaotic and unsys- tematic , while its erudition is rendered almost valueless by the complete absence of any critical ...
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