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The Ancient Stone the Roman Province of Polesine.
...ginal sources for early British History have been collected together in one document. King Arthur, Julius Caesar, Saint Patrick, Battles, Invasions, Romance and magic. For the first time the original words of Welsh Bards and Roman Soldiers are combined to give one story. Irish myths, Greek histories, Saxon Chronicles. Read the original stories behind Tristram and Isolda, ...
...Cnucha. Fin mac Cumhail.l The Ynglinga Saga. Vikings? On the Volga. The Destruction of Dind Rig. 594 BCE. The Fifth Age. Herodutus. Celts Invade Italy. 106 – 43 BCE. Cicero. The Era of Caesar. The Writings of Julius Caesar. 55 BCE – 40 AD. Tacitus. Romans in Germany. Christians in Britain. Strabo. 41 – 99 Rome invades Britain. Caractacus. Boedicea. The Battle...
...of Edward, Prince of Wales (Edward VIII) and Wallis Simpson in 1936 is the stuff of romantic dramas. Alas, reality was a lot less inspiring. Even as... ...ean and American press, in contrast, provided extensive coverage of the developing romance. At first, the King did not wish to marry Simpson, me... ... "to cut". Caesarean section was mandated in case of the mother's death in the "Roman Law" wrongly attributed to Numa Pompilius, the second of R... ...w year" is a week later, on January 14. It is all Julius Caesar's fault ... The Romans sometimes neglected to introduce an extra month every two... ...n and lived most of his early life in Portugal, not in Spain. He was born in Genoa, Italy, no one knows when. He did "discover" America, the contin... ...- a form of mass hysteria - were most common between the 13th and 17th centuries in Italy, notably in Taranto. Hence "tarantism". But occurrences w... ...e the mania first manifested. The bite of the tarantula, called in many parts of Italy "Taranta" (also named after the town of Taranto) was long ... ...y their eggs. Researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Italy's University of Cagliari discovered that the chemicals emi... ...most often leaves and corncobs. French royals employed lace, hardy Vikings - wool, Romans resorted to the sponge. The Chinese, ahead of the times i...
... of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost, under that seal including Protestants, Roman Catholics, Greek church, Armenians, &c. and all the se... ...s of John’s gospel referred to above, and in connexion with the eleventh chapter of the Romans; it appeared to me that the church of the Gentiles was... ...the Spanish colonies of South America, whereof he was a native, and had taken refuge in Italy. Also, that, the character of converted Jew was assumed... ... work of one of his most gifted servants. Now let this book be read as a voice from the Roman Catholic Church, and let the Palingenesia and Basilicu... ...ublication; and I count it well that it has been so ordered, because the members of the Roman Catholic church, for whose sake I undertake this labour... ...n of his order, Lacunza came over to Europe, and established his residence at Imolo, in Italy, where he lived in retirement avoiding society, conver... ...othic kingdoms, I heartily concur; observing merely, that when we attribute this to the Roman kingdom, we include the Gothic period as one of the int... ...ue shut up within its womb; Portugal, Spain, France, England, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Italy, Greece. In short, almost the whole of Europe, Asia Min... ... blind nor the deaf were ignorant of it. It is true, that many cities of Germany and of Italy, and Vienna among the rest, received him with public a...
...ively by those who remained in visible communion with the See of Rome, and many Roman Catholic writers of those periods maintained that no such powe... ...desolate. In 1524, a thousand persons were put to death in one year at Coma, in Italy, and about one hundred every year for several years. In t... ...rmous piece of rock fell from the height of the capitol , and carried with it a Roman standard bearer, who was on guard, at the opening of the road... ...d seems connected a lusus nature of ashtree bough, resembling the litui of the Roman augurs and the Christian pastoral staff, which still obtains a...
...e protagonists that populate this work of fiction. In a way, therefore, this is a roman-a-clef. Still, names and circumstances were altered to p... ...s played host to King David and to Jesus, to King Solomon and to countless wannabe Roman emperors. It is one of the cradles of civilization and you ... ... answer, Jew-dog!” – he barked shrilly. “My great-great grandfather was the wild, romantic artist type. He had a fling with a German servant-girl ... ... eschatological conflict between ultimate good and unadulterated evil. Theirs was a romantic crusade intended to deliver the maiden Europe from the ... ...agda vanished, leaving word behind that she had some urgent matters to attend to in Italy. She warned Arlosoroff to leave Germany at once. To conti... ...ew adversary: the Soviet Union. They were all over Europe, closing fast on Germany, Italy, even France. Stalin’s methods didn’t seem to differ much ... ...S and senior Nazi Party members set up ratlines: networks that operated in Austria, Italy, France, and Spain. They provided safe houses, transportat...
... * This chapter is taken from a paper presented in a conference in Milan, Italy, in September 1985, at the IV National Congress of the Sophia Unive... ...ential Personalistic Anthropology, that are currently spreading throughout Italy and abroad. They offer the knowledge and the practice of the Sophia... ...urio at the IV National Congress of the Sophia University of Rome in Milan, Italy, in September 1985, and published for the first time in French, in ... ... * This was originally a paper presented in a conference in Prato, Italy, on April 30th, 1987. 35 First of all we must ask ourselves: w... ... * This was originally a paper presented in a conference in Prato, Italy, on April 30th, 1987. 39 I have my paper written out, but first ... ...ovie, says to Ben-Hur: “You have Messala inside yourself”. Messala is the Roman horseman dressed in black. We have to look at life not as a race ag... ...e created. Life as a work of art is not intended here like Neitzsche or the Romantics intended it. It is the creation of a unified and unifying field...
...rn galilee, Israel, where Rashbi and his son, Rabbi Elazar, hid from the Roman emperor. For thirteen years they prepared themselves for the writing... ...try to come to the study of The Zohar each day. The Ramchal group, Padua, Italy, 1731 30 c orrecting the relations in the group from self-love to lov...
... a new world -- A wondrously profitable commerce -- A northwest passage -- The Romans pass to China by a north route -- Destruction of the Roman empir... ...sesses a charm which modern annals cannot rival; there is a sun-tinted mist of romance enveloping the remote past which flatters, like a wondrous mira... ...d Corsica were Joined by a considerable strip of land, as was also Sicily with Italy, and Negro Ponto with Greece; and accounts have been given of the... ...e it upon the authority of Antonio Galvano, the Portuguese historian, that the Romans, having made themselves masters of all Europe, Northern Africa, ... ...ehring Strait, through which they sailed, and finally reached Cathay which the Roman soldiers successfully invaded. The Khan was defeated in every bat... ...ed and then destroyed, and lading their vessels with the treasure captured the Romans returned to their own country by the southern route. DESTRUCTION... ...ence in 1797 and she became a shuttlecock for the battle- doors of Austria and Italy. BELIEF RESPECTING THE EARTH'S SHAPE. But though sails had long w... ...o arrest their progress, and they moved westward, making themselves masters of Italy, Greece and Sicily. At first heathens, they afterwards embraced C... ...e Holy Land. But while a portion of the nation was engaged at war with Greece, Italy and France, other bold spirits had set out on the high seas, enco...
...ytheas, the philosopher -- Tears of sorrowing sea-birds -- Discovery of a new world -- A wondrously profitable commerce -- A northwest passage -- The Romans pass to China by a north route -- Destruction of the Roman empire....
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...The Roman Forum was the political, commercial and religious center of Ancient Rome: walking among arches, temples in ruins, stone paved streets towards the Coliseum is a unique experience...
...t in their originally published order. I have taken the liberty of re-arranging them into four groups, Personal (Poems 1-11), Philosophical (12-24), ‘Romantic’ (25-34), and Political (35-41). These categories are not exact, as Leopardi frequently blends elements together in the one poem, but they may help the reader, as they helped me, to adjust to his variations in style....
...) 31. Aspasia (XXIX) 32. Fragment (Alcetas and Melissus: XXXVII) 33. Fragment (Separation: XXXVIII) 34. Fragment (Turned to Stone: XXXIX) 35. To Italy (I) 36. On the Proposed Dante Monument in Florence (II) 37. To Angelo Mai (III) 38. For The Marriage of His Sister Paolina (IV) 39. To A Winner In The Games (V) 40. Marcus Junius Brutus (VI) 41. Palinode To Marche...
...Russian leader has the same name as a former Russian tsar or prince, then a repetition of events takes place - the names Boris (Godunov) and Mikhail (Romanov) are connected with the Time of Troubles, Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin mark the perestroika, its modern version. The book is addressed to those interested in history, historical, geographical and linguistic ana...
...nged to the zone of direct geopolitical influence of Germany: Austria, Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, The Netherlands and Denmark. The reasons (except in most of the cases to be direct neighbours) are the following ones: - some of them (namely, Austria, Hungary, parts of Pol...
...sts, or Couriers XXIII. Of Bad Meanes emploied to a Good End XXIV. Of the Roman Greatnesse XXV. How a Man should not Counterfeit to be Sicke XXVI. Of... ...er in the ninth Chapter of his third booke by letters testimoniall of the Romane Senate and Citty beare record: How rightly it is his, and his belove... ...flew out. She faints: at last, with long pause thus she said. Besides the Romane Ladie, that died for joy to see her sonne returne alive from the bat... ...nes: and Talva, who died in Corsica, reading the newes of the honours the Roman Senate had conferred him: It is reported that in our age, Pope Leo t... ...: on something else shouldest thou wreake thyselfe. Livius speaking of the Romane army in Spaine, after the losse of two great Captaines that were br... ...at importance, which was this. The King to keepe ever some intelligence in Italy, whence he had lately beene expelled, but especially in the Dukedome... ... to the advantage of the Emperor Charles the fift and to our prejudice in Italy, where these foolish predictions so much possesed the Italians, that... ...5 3:45:15 AM Montaigne's Essays necessaries: Lilius Gregorius Giraldus in Italy, and Sebastianus Castalio in Germanie. And I verily beleeve there ar... ...nobilitie, and the great riches he possessed enticed him, and the ayre of Italy afforded him, and his youth allured him, did ever keep himselfe in s...
... was a child. Watching a Grecian or Hawaiian sunset. Watching Aida in the Roman stadium in Verona. And there were so many times with Arline, just ho... ...n. 44 ―Whether it is the Cosa Nostra in the U.S., the mafia in Italy, the yakuza in Japan, or the Latin American drug lords--criminals in... ...ats and payoffs keep the authorities away. ―In Europe we point to Italy, with corruption at many levels of the legitimate economy as well as... ...re a monotheist. If you believe in many gods, like the ancient Greeks and Romans, you are a polytheist. ―A second type of one god belief is ... ...fferent from us. Remember that the Hindu approach, the ancient Greeks and Romans, and many other groups have believed in multiple theistic gods. So p... ...The first Protestants of the Church of England, blamed persecution in the Roman church, but practised it against the Puritans: these found it wrong ... ...eographical cultural sub-societies—the Chinatowns, Koreatowns, and little Italys that slow integration for generations. ―Should we mold the ne... ...nically and religiously diverse countries. Slovenia was 91% Slavs and 96% Roman Catholic. Croatia was nearly 80% Croats and nearly 80% Catholic. Bos... ...he four worst performing economies have been Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Italy. Sweden has the world‘s largest public sector work force, accounting...
...he peoples of ancient eras, such as the Sumerians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, on to those of the French, Germans, English, and eventually worldw... ...lly spread their alphabet‘s use to places as far-flung as Greece, Sicily, Italy, North Africa, southern Spain, and the British Isles. Vowel signs ... ...ian system. The Golden Alphabet Age Passed on to the Etruscans and Romans, the enormously enriched Greek alphabet fueled Rome‘s golden alphab... ...ed years—from the days of Pericles to the beginning of the decline of the Roman Empire. In 2011 the United States is less than half that age. ... ...s on to Tunisia and Islamic Spain by the eleventh. Papermaking reached Italy by way of Sicily in 1268, but Central Europe didn‘t take up paper un... ...arning of Muslim culture was unparalleled. Extensive ancient Greek and Roman teachings formed the foundation of the classical tradition, but most... ... but most of it had been lost in the wake of the internal collapse of the Roman Empire and ongoing barbarian invasions. For example, most of Aristotl... ...osses. Simplifying accounting by introducing double-entry bookkeeping set Italy‘s world trade soaring. Bankers were major beneficiaries, because... ...he empire had abandoned Britannia primarily to free its legions to defend Italy from the Visigoths‘ attacks. Britannia’s Golden Age Winston Churc...
...he peoples of ancient eras, such as the Sumerians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, on to those of the French, Germans, English, and eventually worldw... ...lly spread their alphabet‘s use to places as far-flung as Greece, Sicily, Italy, North Africa, southern Spain, and the British Isles. Vowel signs ... ...is early death. The Golden Alphabet Age Passed on to the Etruscans and Romans, the enormously enriched Greek alphabet fueled Rome‘s golden alphab... ...ed years—from the days of Pericles to the beginning of the decline of the Roman Empire. In 2011 the United States is less than half that age. ... ...was on to Tunisia and Islamic Spain by the eleventh. Papermaking reached Italy by way of Sicily in 1268, but Central Europe didn‘t take up paper un... ...learning of Muslim culture was unparalleled. Extensive ancient Greek and Roman teachings formed the foundation of the classical tradition, but most... ... but most of it had been lost in the wake of the internal collapse of the Roman Empire and ongoing barbarian invasions. For example, most of Aristotl... ...osses. Simplifying accounting by introducing double-entry bookkeeping set Italy‘s world trade soaring. Bankers were major beneficiaries, because t... ...he empire had abandoned Britannia primarily to free its legions to defend Italy from the Visigoths‘ attacks. Britannia’s Golden Age Winston Churchi...
...ful or popular appel- lation used as if a real geographical name: (I) Holy Roman Empire, German Empire (-Dmtschw Reich), French Republic (=Rt?pdliq... ... (but: scribe); Epicurean, Stoic, Gnosticism, Neoplatonism, Literalist; the Romantic movement; the Sym- bolic school of painters. But do not capita... ... church (=organized Christianity), the Eastern (Greek Orthodox) church, the Roman Catholic church, the estab- lished church (but: the Establishment)... ...tic Gospels, Fourth Gospel, Acts of the Apostles (the Acts), Epistle to the Romans, Pastoral Epistles, Apocalypse (Revelation), Sermon on the Mount,... ....) 33. As a rule, nouns followed by a numeral-particu- larly a capitalized Roman numeral-indicating their order in a sequence: Malzzlal of Style:... ...ing sufticient interest to insure the sending of even a solitary delegate); Italy, 3; the United States, 7." "The defendant, in justification of his...
...ights. Copyright © 1995 and 2006 by Donald Broadribb. Typeset in Times New Roman and Futura, using the program Mellel, with an Apple iMac. ACKNOWLEDG... ...many readers will remember that within the general Christian tradition the Roman Catholic Church, until very recently, retained some vestiges of food ... ...ng many influences from Indian Buddhism, Persian Zoroastrianism, and Greco-Roman philosophy. They gained prominence during the first centuries AD and ... ...ally became well known, particularly during the time of the Macedonian and Roman empires. By about 300 BC Buddhism had become a THE RELIGIOUS DIMENSIO... ...ly north. In the first century AD this area was one of the outposts of the Roman Empire. Because this was the site of ma- jor trade routes with Africa... ...n the centers of Christianity came to be in Turkey, Greece, and eventually Italy, the feeling that something essential was missing, in the patriarchal... ...ich originated in the twelfth century and continues to exist at present in Italy); The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (commonly known as ...
... closer to the commercially driven British Empire than to the militarily propelled Roman one. Actually, the author thinks aloud, isn't America's re... ...nd religion - the mainstays of the American value system - were also the pivots of Roman society. Their work ethic was "Protestant" and their condu... ...uired wealth rather than one's arbitrary birth determined one's place in life. The Roman takeover of Italy is reminiscent of the expansion of the U... ...r than one's arbitrary birth determined one's place in life. The Roman takeover of Italy is reminiscent of the expansion of the United States durin... ...clude ever growing segments of the world, conflicts became inevitable. Still, early Roman historians, patriotic to a fault, always describe Roman w... ...hile allies and either conquered or otherwise absorbed them into its body politic. Roman commanders and procurators meddled in the internal affairs... ... talented populist. Caesar crossed the Rubicon, the river that separated Gaul from Italy, and subdued a rebellious and obstructive Senate. He was o... ... Turks in 1456-58, and in 1460 the two despots of Morea surrendered. Thomas fled to Italy, Demetrius to the Sultan's court. In 1461 Trebizond, capit... .... This, too, is a confabulation. The Weimar Republic gave birth to Adolf Hitler and Italy had almost 50 governments in as many years. The bloodiest ...
...h collided and split and became two beating hearts. This is also the reason Romance exists. The beating heart of the 3-dimensional Universe comes ... ...e audacity of it. The fact that they were the underdog at the beginning; was romantic to say the least. What if the North American Indians tried to... ...the public square and slaughtered them before the eyes of the entire crowd of Roman vanquished citizens… And after that: they walked around, casuall... ...ns… And after that: they walked around, casually slaughtering members of the Roman crowd while the entire crowd of Romans who outnumbered the invade... ... of the ones who were spared. It was the victors attempt to try to teach the Romans that what they despised most about the Romans was their disgust... ...peaceful and fun- loving cultures in Europe. Try to find an Italian raised in Italy who is brave physically… try to find a fighter, a warrior, a sol... ...s why the practice of kidnapping rich millionaire hostages for money began in Italy. The kidnappers thought the Italians were such cowards that they... ...na it became The Great Wall. In Europe it became Cathedrals. In Renaissance Italy it became Towers. No matter what form it took: whether it was pr... ...e murdered in his bed… which was often the case. Enter the Middle Class of Italy. Enter the Medici family of Florence. They became the go-betwee...