The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideA. et C. Black, 1879 - 856 pages |
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... important , city of Latium , on the Via Prænestina , or road to Præneste , between 12 and 13 miles E. of Rome . Long before the foundation of Rome , Gabii appears to have been one of the largest of the Latin cities ; and , according to ...
... important , city of Latium , on the Via Prænestina , or road to Præneste , between 12 and 13 miles E. of Rome . Long before the foundation of Rome , Gabii appears to have been one of the largest of the Latin cities ; and , according to ...
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... important results both linguistic and historical . The field is as yet unoccupied , and affords much to encourage the judicious and painstak- ing student . Names of Persons . — The literature of the Highlands may be held further to ...
... important results both linguistic and historical . The field is as yet unoccupied , and affords much to encourage the judicious and painstak- ing student . Names of Persons . — The literature of the Highlands may be held further to ...
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... important mysteries of astrology . Of this period also are most of the written genealogies that remain . The remarkable thing is the extent to which the Gaelic language bears the marks of cultivation at the time . In both medicine and ...
... important mysteries of astrology . Of this period also are most of the written genealogies that remain . The remarkable thing is the extent to which the Gaelic language bears the marks of cultivation at the time . In both medicine and ...
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... important sources of Roman law . GAIUS , a celebrated Roman jurist . Of his personal history very little is known . It is impossible to discover even his full name , Gaius or Caius being merely a personal name ( prænomen ) very common ...
... important sources of Roman law . GAIUS , a celebrated Roman jurist . Of his personal history very little is known . It is impossible to discover even his full name , Gaius or Caius being merely a personal name ( prænomen ) very common ...
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... important town of Kadesh Naphtali ( Josh . xix . 37 ) . The ruins are here extensive and interesting , but belong apparently to the Greek period . The population of Galilee is mixed . In Lower Galilee the peasants are principally Moslem ...
... important town of Kadesh Naphtali ( Josh . xix . 37 ) . The ruins are here extensive and interesting , but belong apparently to the Greek period . The population of Galilee is mixed . In Lower Galilee the peasants are principally Moslem ...
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