5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and Unique Information in History, Literature, Science, Art, and Nature ...G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1901 - 816 Seiten |
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... Rome . It was not till the 3rd century B.C. that the confederation was known as the Achæan League . See Ætolian League . Acheron . - The river of " Eternal Woe , " and one of the five rivers of the infernal regions , the others being ...
... Rome . It was not till the 3rd century B.C. that the confederation was known as the Achæan League . See Ætolian League . Acheron . - The river of " Eternal Woe , " and one of the five rivers of the infernal regions , the others being ...
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... Rome , and traces the descent of the Emperor Augustus from Æneas . It was first printed in Rome , in 1469 . Eolus . The god and ruler of the winds . He resided in the islands of the Tyrrhenian Sea , called from him the Eolian Islands ...
... Rome , and traces the descent of the Emperor Augustus from Æneas . It was first printed in Rome , in 1469 . Eolus . The god and ruler of the winds . He resided in the islands of the Tyrrhenian Sea , called from him the Eolian Islands ...
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... Rome , and now in the Vatican gal- lery . It is supposed by some to repre- sent the marriage of Peleus and Thetis , and derives its name from Cardinal Aldobrandini , by whom it was pur- chased soon after its discovery . Said to have ...
... Rome , and now in the Vatican gal- lery . It is supposed by some to repre- sent the marriage of Peleus and Thetis , and derives its name from Cardinal Aldobrandini , by whom it was pur- chased soon after its discovery . Said to have ...
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... Rome was that of Vespasian , gener- ally known as the " Coliseum . " It was See Coliseum ; Nîmes , Arena of ; Greek mercenaries. Lexington , and on April 19th , 1783 , Washington proclaimed the cessation of hostilities with Great Britain ...
... Rome was that of Vespasian , gener- ally known as the " Coliseum . " It was See Coliseum ; Nîmes , Arena of ; Greek mercenaries. Lexington , and on April 19th , 1783 , Washington proclaimed the cessation of hostilities with Great Britain ...
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... Rome , about 250 , to preach the gospel to the Gauls . He proceeded as far as Paris ( Lat . Lutetia Parisiorum ) , where he suffered martyrdom by order of the Roman governor . The words " Mont- joie St. Denis ! " have been for many ...
... Rome , about 250 , to preach the gospel to the Gauls . He proceeded as far as Paris ( Lat . Lutetia Parisiorum ) , where he suffered martyrdom by order of the Roman governor . The words " Mont- joie St. Denis ! " have been for many ...
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