language, which, as the international language of learning in the Middle Ages, was once widely spoken in and around the University. Bibliography. André Arnold-Peltier, Vassili Karist, Le Quartier Latin et


who migrated to Britain in the early Middle Ages. Coat of arms. Towns and municipalities. External links. (German).

period of European history encompassing the 5th to the 15th centuries


Middle Ages Achtkarspelen fell under the Bishopric of Münster, meanwhile the rest of Friesland was a part of the Bishopric of Utrecht. The grietenij Achtkarspelen became a Municipality in 1851 after the


the borders of its land, and ultimately, plundering its churches, palaces and monasteries of many of its treasures. Later in the Middle Ages, the Cretan school was the main source of


the outside. Attractions. There are a number of churches from the Middle Ages in the villages near Frederiksværk. Vinderød Church, in the town of Frederiksværk, houses the sarcophagus of


people who have borne the title of Count of Poitiers (or Poitou, in what is now France but in the Middle Ages became part of Aquitaine) are: Guerin (or


estates of the Roman family Falcinius. It was known by various names in the Middle Ages: Falciniacum, Fociniacum and Fossiniacum, but the first documented name was Fulciniaco. Around 930 a castle was


himself informed about the movements of the enemy to gain advantage in the battle. De Re Militari became a military guide in the Middle Ages. Even after the


album in 1991. Their music borrows from the sounds in the Middle Ages with an atmospheric feeling. American music band Team Sleep named a track on their only album Ataraxia. Boston-based


Hellenistic age. With the political unification of the Mediterranean Sea in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, naval artillery fell out of use. Throughout late antiquity and the Middle Ages until the


Modern buckrams have been stiffened by soaking in a substance, usually now pyroxylin, to fill the gaps between the fibres. In the Middle Ages, "bokeram" was fine cotton cloth, not stiff.


Aurea, the most widely-read version of the Lucy legend in the Middle Ages. Because people wanted to shed light on Lucy's bravery, legends grew up, reported in the acta that are


with the cathedra at Dorchester Cathedral under Saints Birinus and Agilbert. It was transferred to Winchester in 660. During the Middle Ages, it was one of the wealthiest


of Cologne. The battle was fought for the possession of the Duchy of Limburg, and was one of the largest battles in Europe in the Middle Ages. After


Volterra, away and release them with information on the race winners. Falconers in the Middle Ages would fit plates on their falcons with seals of their owners. From around 1560


took place in 1591 and King James was there himself. Sampson was tortured to confess and then burned at the stake, like many other innocent women. English invaders in the Middle Ages


early Middle Ages around Opnør Hus, the bishop's castle, and received status as a merchant town in 1240. During the Middle Ages the town was known for its fishing


indigenous branch of the Bogomils that existed in Bosnia during the Middle Ages. Adherents of the church called themselves simply Krstjani ("Christians"). The church no longer exists and is thought to


paperback is a codex, the term is now used only for manuscript (hand-written) books, produced from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages. The scholarly study of manuscripts from the point


tale "The Dreams in the Witch-House" as a synonym for the Devil, but also uses the term and description for Nyarlathotep, a malevolent entity of his own creation. In the Middle Ages


the Middle Ages. In the 16th century the town was the meeting-place of several parliaments, and down to 1805 it was the seat of the provincial assembly of


Middle Ages, they became an exclusively Halloween practice only in the twentieth century. However there is a significant difference from the way the practice has developed in the United States. In Scotland, the


Middle Ages, two forms of "v" developed, which were both used for modern u and v. The pointed form "v" was written at the beginning of a word, while a


A surcoat was an outer garment commonly worn in the Middle Ages


the Middle Ages. Stauffenberg said, "It is essential that we begin a systemic colonization in Poland. But I have no fear that this will not occur". It is certain


royal family, as well as of a number of famous writers, including Honoré de Balzac. In the Middle Ages it was the centre of the Duchy of Berry. It is


the museums are witnesses to the Gallo-Roman town. After the period of invasions, the town prospered in the Middle Ages due, in part, to the growing political influence of its bishops. The


not observe Michaelmas. The Greek Orthodox honor the archangels on 8 November instead. History. During the Middle Ages, Michaelmas was celebrated as a Holy Day of Obligation, but this tradition was abolished


West Germanic languages of the Old period were close enough to have been mutually intelligible. Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages, the West Germanic languages were separated by


of their castra the Frankish mayors of the palace built a castle. In the Middle Ages the town was known as Ascaffaburc, Ascapha or Ascaphaburg. Saint Boniface erected a


the Christian Church of the Middle Ages considered the age of accountability, when a person could be tried and even executed as an adult, to be age 7. In most


his early works refer to the Middle Ages. These include, De la féodalité, des institutions de Saint Louis et de l'influence de la législation de ce prince (1822); La


help of the Lord). Instead he asks for "de goede gulp van de geer": the good trouser opening of the manure. Latin. In the Middle Ages, the spelling of Latin


also the case that much of what we know as history from the beginnings of Christianity to the Middle Ages is known only thanks to hagiographical texts. Even in the modern


are few records earlier than the 13th century for the town, when it was given market status. In the Middle Ages two hospitals were provided by religious orders for the care of


the still partly intact retaining wall of the waterfront of 'Middelbuurt'. As a result from the increasing sea-level Schokland transformed from an attractive settlement area in the Middle Ages


the largest city of the Schwarzwald-Baar district located in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has 81,520 inhabitants (as of 2005). History. In the Middle Ages, Villingen was a


and other Deeside settlements of the Middle Ages. In the early 14th century the area was part of the estates of the Knights of St John, but the settlement


such crannog is Dun Anlaimh which is thought to date to at least the later Middle Ages. Local tradition states that the dun was the fortress of a Norse


in the European legal system. When especially during the Middle Ages acquiring a confession was the most important thing during preparations before a trial, than the method used


of lives of the abbots of Fleury, all of which, except the life of Abbo, have been lost. This has been published by J. Mabillon in the Acta sanctorum ordinis sancti


History. The abbey of Cîteaux was founded in 1098 by Saint Robert of Molesme, who became the first abbot, under the rule of Saint Benedict. Saint Bernard,


in Hainaut, of which he became abbot in 1530. Charles V pressed in vain upon him the archbishopric of Cambrai, but Blosius studiously exerted himself in the reform


In the Domesday Book, its Lord of the Manor was the Abbot of Westminster. The settlement had moved down to the Great North Road and in 1281 it was


missionary and abbot St Columba (d. 597). Tiree provided the monastic community on the island of Iona, south-east of the island, with grain. A number of early


goblet, known as a scala. The success of Alboin had spread so far, that it reached Rome. Rome sought out the help of Alboin to defeat the Goths


correspondence with the Goths, and degraded to the rank of a simple monk. He found his way to Constantinople, and Justinian I, who entertained his complaint, sent him back to


__NOTOC__. Events. By place. Roman Empire. Many Goths appear on the Danube and request entry into the Roman Empire in their flight


chieftain Uldin in appreciation of his victory over the Goths and Gainas. Arcadius then allies himself with the Huns. Western Roman Empire. The Visigoths begin to attack the northernmost reaches


Gallienus as his junior colleague. In violation of a treaty signed with Rome, the Goths invade Asia Minor. By topic. Religion. Pope Cornelius is sent into exile. June 25—Pope


the Goths. Pausanias visited the city in the second century CE. The "tombs" he saw there were shrines to the chthonic founding daemones: "There are also tombs of Tegeates, the


plain of eastern Austria south and east of the Danube, modern-day Slovenia and Croatia). Roots of a Rivalry. As a young man, Alboin condemned the Gepids. During


southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia. Pannonia was located over the territory of the present-day western half of Hungary with parts in Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia and


Triglav National Park () is a national park located in Slovenia. It was named after mount Triglav, a national symbol of


support for organizing the very first Prides in that communities. Out of all ex-Yugoslav states, only Slovenia and Croatia have a tradition of organizing Pride events, whereas the


Tomaž (Tomo) Pisanski (b. May 24, 1949 in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian mathematician working mainly in graph theory. In 1980 he calculated the genus of the


Slovenia, Iceland, Denmark, Spain, Belgium as well as London (including the BBC Proms). Her recent chamber music tours have ranged from a UK tour in Manchester’s Bridgewater


in that area. Slovenia, situated south of Austria, was influenced in their folk dance by the Viennese Waltz. Frankie Yankovic, Slovenian from Cleveland Ohio traveled the world playing his


Zakrajšek (July 7, 1941 – September 2002) was a Slovene mathematician and computer scientist. Zakrajšek was born in Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia (today Slovenia). He became an orphan even before he


In Estonia Valentine's Day is called Sõbrapäev, which has a similar meaning. In Slovenia, a proverb says that "St Valentine brings the keys of roots," so on


(Poland). Pulkvedis (Latvia). Pulkininkas (Lithuania). Polkovnik (Russia, Slovenia, Bulgaria). Polkovnyk (Ukraine). Pukovnik (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia). The Hungarian equivalent ezredes literally means "leader of a thousand" (i.e. of a regiment).


from the 2001 contest because of their low point average for the years 1996-2000. Big favourites in this contest were France, Greece and Slovenia. Also the Latino


Taja Kramberger (born 11 September, 1970) is a Slovenian poet, translator, essayist and historical anthropologist. She was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia,


Norway, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, Canada, South Africa, Australia, China, Russia and Slovenia. Company History. 1961 founding of Kress + Kastner GmbH by the merchants Eberhard Kastner (*1928


the teacher of art from elementary school Olga Milošević. Today,after the split of SFR Yugoslavia,the two town became twin cities. Twin cities. Škofja Loka, Slovenia. References. External links.


of Croatia Airlines or the design of the shirt for the Croatia national football team), and partly due to the fact that neighbouring countries like Slovenia and Serbia use


some Reformed church communities. It is a civic holiday in Slovenia (since the Reformation contributed to its cultural development profoundly, although Slovenians are mainly Roman Catholics) and in the German states


Lagosta/Lastovo and Pelagosa/Palagruža; of Istria south of the river Quieto/Mirna; of the city of Fiume/Rijeka and what is now western Slovenia (west of the Black Sea - Adriatic watershed) to


Germany. East Norriton Township, United States. Izola, Slovenia. Mürzzuschlag, Austria. Olomouc, Czech Republic. Subotica, Serbia. Veszprém, Hungary. See also. Berlin Treptow – Köpenick (electoral district). External links.


The Varaždin County () is a county in northern Croatia, near the border with Slovenia


January 22 to February 1, 2004 in Slovenia. Preliminary Group Stage. Group A. This group was played out in Velenje. Group B. This group was played out in Ljubljana.


to Europe, but in many places, including France, Slovenia and Romania it is an endangered species that is rarely found in the wild, but is common in horticulturists'


Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In 1977, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper was separated from the Diocese of Trieste. With Slovenian independence in 1991 Koper became the only commercial port in Slovenia


ARNES stands for Academic and Research Network of Slovenia. Its main task is development, operation and management of the communication and information


of the image of Slovenia. Over the last 60 years it has created a number of important institutions, such as the University of Nova Gorica, the and the. List of


is said to act as a designated or elected Office. Eleven EPC Contracting States, namely Belgium, Cyprus, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands and Slovenia have "closed their


and Croatia). Roots of a Rivalry. As a young man, Alboin condemned the Gepids. During the time his father, Audoin, was king, Alboin slew Turismond, the son


The Lost Road for J.R.R. Tolkien's use of this name. Alboin or Alboïn (died 572 or 573) was king of the Lombards, and conqueror of Italy. He succeeded his father Audoin


take. The city lasted over three years before giving up after being besieged. In the end, Alboin had taken possession of everything as far as Tuscany, except Rome, Ravenna, and other


to 309, succeeded Marcellinus, after a considerable interval, most probably in May or June 308. Under Maxentius he was banished from Rome in 309 on account of the tumult


at Naples and Rome, and from boyhood to adulthood he proved himself a champion in the poetic tournaments which formed an important part of the amusements of the early


Maffei, whose memoirs he edited and published. He studied for five years in Parma, at the Jesuit College, and afterwards from 1698 at Rome where he became a


executed a single fresco in the Sistine Chapel in Rome, the Acts of Moses; another, Moses and Zipporah, which has been usually ascribed to Signorelli, is now recognized as the


Rome in 1349, and soon upon arrival heard news of her husband's death. Catherine is said to have written a devotional work entitled Consolation of the Soul


Julian are two (29 and 30) addressed to Alypius; one inviting him to Rome, the other thanking him for a geographical treatise, which no longer exists. References.


the Aventine monastery in Rome. It had long been assumed that in the year 999 he wrote the first Vita sancti Adalberti episcopi Pragensis, or "Life of St.


height of about 19 m. In Rome, the capital block of Trajan's Column weighs 53.3 tons, which had to be lifted to a height of about 34 m.


at the Palaces on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, (1564-68), where he combined giant pilasters of Corinthian order with small Ionic columns that framed the windows of the upper story


class, in metre, to aid the memory. The first chapter of the Kosha was printed at Rome in Tamil character in 1798. An edition of the entire work, with


Rome and her subjects. This would soon lead to the creation of the Roman Empire. Herod the Great builds Masada, between 37 BC and 31 BC, as a refuge for himself


Rome was coined in her temple. The word "moneta" had come to mean "money", "currency", or "mint" by the times of writers such as Ovid, Martial, Juvenal,


only in manuscript, and his researches in public and private collections of manuscripts at home, and in the archives of Simancas, Venice, Rome, Brussels and Paris, were tireless and


their entablature, often free-standing, as in the famous elliptically curving colonnades that Bernini added to the façade of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, which embrace and define


On 1 November 1926, the Episcopal Synod held at Parumala near Tiruvalla, Kerala, decided to open negotiations again with Rome for communion with the Catholic Church in order to establish


to use chiaroscuro, which required multiple colours. Born and generally active in Mantua about 1540 (Brulliot says 1560) and died at Rome in 1623. His engravings are scarce and valuable, and


Rome, and at an early age began his lifelong travels through Greece, Italy and the East. His extensive knowledge, combined with great oratorical powers, raised him to eminence both in Athens


innovators in the field of minting currency, reviving techniques abandoned since the collapse of Rome. The names of individual archbishops after 1418, as well as the years of


Greece, and with Romulus and Remus of Rome. See also. Divine twins. References. Sources.


still standing, notably the huge monolithic dome of the Pantheon in Rome and the massive Baths of Caracalla. The vast system of Roman aqueducts also made extensive use of

former French department in Italy (1809-1814)


__NOTOC__. Events. By place. Byzantine Empire. The Ostrogoths besiege Rome. Ireland. The monastery of Clonmacnoise is


is made. It is now kept at Musei Vaticani, Braccio Nuovo, Rome. 244–245 – House-synagogue, Dura-Europos, Syria, is built. It is reconstructed in the National Museum of Damascus, Damascus, Syria. Births.


often two or more emperors at that time as augusti, caesars and other titles, and later separate rulers in Constantinople and Rome, but also that "plurality is


building program of Nebuchadnezzar, who expanded the walls and built the Ishtar Gate. Exceptions were few — notably, ancient Sparta and ancient Rome did not have walls for a long time,


Baccalaureus (a degree in theology), from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome in 1958, and a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and English (Summa Cum Laude) from Stonehill College in 1956.


the poet Persius. Early life and lineage. He was born at Patavium, and belonged to a distinguished and wealthy family. The circumstances under which he came to settle in Rome


the tetrarchy of the late Lysanias. This roused Herodias' jealousy and she prodded Antipas to sail for Rome and ask the title of king from the emperor


was the son of Mammalus, a native of Rome. The tenth-century historian Frodoard, who nicknamed him the Great, commended his noble birth and public generosity. He succeeded Pope John


from this work that historians gain a picture of Charlemagne as a powerful warrior king whose great belief in God led to many reverential visits to Rome. See also. Royal Frankish

unincorporated community in Sunflower County, Mississippi


in the country's premier football league, Verona joined Milan, Rome, Turin and Genoa to become only the fifth Italian city to host a Serie A derby (known as il


Ealdorman. In 855 he became regent of Wessex while his father, Æthelwulf, visited Rome. His brother Æthelbert was left in charge of Kent. Æthelwulf returned a year later


Greece by re-establishing the city of Plataea which Sparta has destroyed in 427 BC. Roman Republic. The district of Tusculum is pacified after a revolt against Rome


the remaining Carthaginian territory as long as he judged that Rome wished to see Carthage weakened. Masinissa’s chief aim was to build a strong and unified state


Kingston, who died four years later, leaving her all his property on condition that she remained a widow. She travelled abroad, and, visiting Rome, the Duchess was received with honor by


Stato Airport Security detachment of the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (Rome) have replaced the standard Beretta M12 with MP5-A5 submachineguns equipped with EOTech holographic sights. Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).


Grass. In 1953, she moved to Rome, Italy, where she spent the large part of the following years working on poems, essays, opera libretti and short stories which soon brought with


Special Day () is a 1977 Italian language film which tells the story of a housewife and her neighbor who stay at home in Rome on the day that Adolf Hitler


Rome. At the time an IRC could be exchanged for a single-rate, ordinary postage stamp for surface delivery to a foreign country, as this was before the


defensive positions south of Rome. The original estimates that Rome would fall by October 1943 proved much too optimistic. Although in the east the Winter Line had been breached


Papal States. October–December. October 2 – A plebiscite held in Rome supports, by 133,681 votes to 1,507, the annexation of the city by Italy. October 6 –


area and business centre, in Rome, Italy. It was started in 1935 by Benito Mussolini and planned to open in 1942 to celebrate twenty years of Fascism. In urban planning terms,


Metella Dalmatica. By the time of her birth, Scaurus was around 70 and, as princeps senatus, the speaker of the Senate, was one of the most important politicians of Rome


history for the people of Ireland that could bear comparison with the mythological descent of their British invaders from the founders of Rome that was promulgated by Geoffrey


Italy, where he founded the city of Pallantium on the future site of Rome, sixty years before the Trojan War. He instituted the Lupercalia. The oldest tradition of its


settled in Rome at an unknown date. Apion taught rhetoric until the reign of Claudius. He wrote several works, none of which has survived. The well-known story "Androclus and the Lion",


marry narration of texts from his book 'City' with live original musical accompaniment. The performance premiered live in November 2002 at Rome’s Teatro Valle, and was deemed such


many throughout the world who see in Rome the See of Peter.". Italian lyrics by Allegra (1949). Original Italian . Roma immortale di Martiri e di Santi, Roma immortale accogli


freeway that runs from Texas to Minnesota and the only freeway to have East/West divisions (in two places, the Twin Cities and the DFW Metroplex). In Ancient Rome,


and Pietro da Cortona's Santi Luca e Martina, both in Rome. The porch was inspired by Cortona's Santa Maria della Pace. The walls were influenced by Michelangelo and


launched in early 1944. Tasked to attack rail targets north of Rome, the fate of the eight troopers is unclear. Operation Driftwood was part of Operation Maple.


L'Histoire romaine à Rome (4 vols., 1861-1864), until his death at Pau. The Correspondence et souvenirs (2 vols.) of A-M and J-J Ampère (1805-1854) was published in 1875. Notices of J-J


and it can provide no indication of what it sounded like when new. A 1722 instrument is in the Museo Nazionale degli Strumenti Musicali in Rome. It has a


he composed, at Rome, the chef d'œuvre of his early life, La Cecchina, ossia la buona Figliuola, an opera buffa with a libretto by Goldoni, which "enjoyed a two-year


Pool Malebo. These are the two closest capital cities in the world after Rome, Italy and Vatican City. The Pool is the beginning of the navigable part of


was first experimentally achieved by Enrico Fermi in 1934 in Rome, when his team bombarded uranium with neutrons. In 1938, German chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann,


Rama Thibodi II as king of Ayutthaya. Fluorine is first described by Georg Agricola. Giorgio Vasari visits Rome. Pietro Bembo becomes historiographer of Venice. Heinrich Bullinger becomes pastor of


Rome. This was the basis of matrimonial law, and influenced branches such as the law of succession and contract law. For centuries Scotland was more in touch with mainland European


early to acquire a taste for books and learning since her brother Vejsim operated a bookstore in Tirana in the mid-thirties. In January 1938, she left for Rome


1086-1108, when there were several Antipopes, and the reign of the legitimate Popes Victor III, Urban II and Paschal II was not always established in Rome, since this city was occupied


Rome and New York. However, he came back to active politics and was elected as the PSC-CpC candidate for the presidency of the Generalitat in the 1999 election. In 2000, he


a fête in Rome, and particularly to a supper held in the Papal Palace by Don Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI on October 30, 1501. An


Benedict V (born in Rome; died July 4, 966), Pope in 964, was elected by the Romans on


Martyr, Rome. Date of earliest finds of Elder Futhark inscriptions in Vimose. Marcomannic Wars. Significant people. Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor. Lucius Verus, Roman Emperor. Commodus (b. 161).


22 1955) is the 8th United States Representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, in Rome, Italy. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by


adherent of the Arian king, and was never elected. Boniface had for some time an antipope, Dioscurus, who had been elected by most of the priests of Rome. Boniface

county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States


of lay workers are sensibly better than those of correspondent counterparts who work in the city of Rome. Living standards may be different, at least in their public evidence,


BC. It was then granted independence by Rome in 168 BC (see Lycian League below) and remained so until becoming a Roman province in 43 AD. Lycian League. The


garrison, after a 10-month siege. Roman Republic. Etruscan actors stage the first theatrical performances in Rome. Births. Deaths. Marcus Furius Camillus, Roman soldier and statesman. (b. c. 446


his death. He was born Michelangelo Conti in Poli, near Rome. Like Pope Innocent III (1198–1216), Pope Gregory IX (1227–1241) and Pope Alexander IV (1254-1261), he was a


Cuban Sergeant's Revolt. From 1935–1937, del Valle was Assistant Naval Attache, attached to the American Embassy to Italy in Rome. While on duty, del Valle participated as


literary history of France. Biography. Born in Rome, she was the daughter and heiress of Jean de Vivonne, marquis of Pisani, and her mother Giulia was of the noble Roman


Rome and have come to Venice for a vacation, and the McIlhennys, an older couple on a package tour. While shopping, Leona sees a ruby glass goblet in a store window


by the Allies with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome. In the beginning of 1944, the western half of the Winter Line was being


History of the World. 5 – Rome acknowledges Cunobelinus, King of the Catuvellauni, as King of Britain. The Germanic Tribes of Cimbri and Charydes send ambassadors to Rome.

album written by Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi


angry mob. June 2—Geiseric leads the Vandals into Rome, and plunders the city for a period lasting two weeks. July 9—Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor at Tolosa.


remainder of Prince Napoleon's life. Napoléon died in Rome, Italy, at the age of 69. He had two more children: Napoléon Louis Joseph Jérôme (1864-1932), governor of Erivan


Servilia appeared in the 2005 television series Rome, played by Lindsay Duncan. An even more fictionalised Servilia makes an appearance in the 2005 six-part mini series Empire,


year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. __NOTOC__. Events. By place. Roman Empire. Rome acknowledges Cunobelinus, King of the Catuvellauni, as King of


the East and in Italy, and many Greek intellectuals such as Galen would perform most of their work in Rome. Colonies. During the Archaic period, the population


transition from Cædwalla to Ine. Cædwalla abdicated in 688 and departed for Rome to be baptised. According to the West Saxon Genealogical Regnal List, Ine reigned for 37 years, abdicating in


27 (XXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. __NOTOC__. Events. By place. Roman Empire. Fire in Rome. A poorly


was a Catholic priest who dedicated himself to the education of poor boys at Rome and founded a society pledged to that work. Francisco Garcés, (1738 – 1781), born


subject is depicted in several paintings, including a famous version by Federico Barocci in the Galleria Borghese in Rome). Anchises himself died and was buried in Sicily many years later.


had applied in other places, and were horrified by the practices of the Jesuits. They ignited a heated controversy and brought it to Rome. They raised three


315. Arch of Drusus, Rome, erected to honor Nero Claudius Drusus. Arch of Gallienus, Rome. Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome, erected 203. Arch of Titus, Rome (81). Arch of Janus, Rome.


with the younger masters of the day. In 1793 he became maestro di cappella at St Peter's, Rome, where he died in 1804. He was a very prolific composer


spectators. Apricots are brought to Rome from Asia. An Arc of Triumph is erected in Rimini, in honor of Augustus. By topic. Religion. Baptism of Jesus, according to

census-designated place in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States


Alexander, but took him, his sister and his brother Ptolemy Philadelphus from Egypt to Rome. The youngest brother Ptolemy Philadelphus did not make the journey to Rome as he died


city of Constantinople. His financial situation was desperate, and his life was chiefly occupied in begging at European courts. He went to the West in 1236, visited Rome, France and


earthquake. King Ine of Wessex resigns his crown and leaves for Rome. He is succeeded by Æthelheard. King Æthelbald becomes King of Mercia. Orso Ipato is elected Doge of

Amtrak rail station in Rome, New York, United States


di Santa Cecilia in Rome and the Juilliard School in New York. Singing career. Renata Scotto was born in Savona, Italy. She made her operatic debut in her home


__NOTOC__. Year 78 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events. By place. Rome. In Rome, Marcus Aemilius


to be passed into the keeping of Abundantia. While there are few temples or signs of worship for Abudantia to be found within Rome, she has also been


Empire as established by Augustus back in the last few decades of the first century BC, not in Rome but in Britain. A milestone from Carlisle with his name on


The Vatican Museums (), in Viale Vaticano in Rome, inside the Vatican City, are among the greatest museums in the world,


grandparents possibly were Salonina Matidia (niece of Roman Emperor Trajan) and suffect consul Lucius Scribonius Libo Rupilius Frugi Bonus. Faustina was born and raised in Rome. As a private citizen,


Another festival to Pales, apparently dedicated "to the two Pales" (Palibus duobus) was held on July 7. Marcus Atilius Regulus built a temple to Pales in Rome following his victory

unincorporated community in Smith County, Tennessee


the Second Punic War, it treats the conflict between Rome and Carthage through the eyes of the title character, who is kidnapped by pirates, sold as a slave


Rome to negotiate at the Italian Ministry of War, where he also met his fiancée Juliana Benzoni for the last time. Then he went to the main Italian military base in Padua,


(born 1973, Rome, Italy) is a London-based R&B, soul, UK garage and 2-step singer. She was born in Rome to an American father and an Italian mother. Debuted in 1994 singing


Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Ludwigslust, 4 December 1784 – Rome, 13 July 1840) was dissolved by divorce in 1810. She was a daughter of Friedrich Franz I, Grand Duke

unincorporated census-designated place in Illinois, United States


an arboretum, and a fountain inspired by one at Villa d'Este near Rome. As well as being a family home, the house and grounds are hired out for conferences, weddings and


Rome, 10 - 14 November 1933 and registered its head office in Zurich, Switzerland. They would represent "the interests of the recording industry worldwide in all fora" by


In Ancient Rome, the Auriga was a slave whose duty was to drive a biga, the light vehicle powered by two horses, to


Church and State). As a Protestant, Ranke was barred from viewing the Vatican archives in Rome, but on the basis of private papers in Rome and Venice, Ranke was able to


was considering proposals for standardization of road signage. The basic patterns of most traffic signs were set at the 1908 International Road Congress in Rome. In 1909, nine European governments


met John Edward Gray at the British Museum, and renewed his acquaintance with Audubon. In 1828 the family settled in Rome. Between 1832 and 1841 Bonaparte published his


Titinius was a nomen of ancient Rome. Marcus Titinius, tribune 450 BC. Lucius Titinius Pansa Saccus, consular tribune 400 BC, 396 BC. Marcus Titinius, magister


Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1844 and won the Prix de Rome in 1854, and moving to Rome to find inspiration, he there studied the works of Michelangelo, Donatello and


After picking up Anna's lover Sandro (Gabriele Ferzetti), the three join two wealthy couples from Rome on the boat and wind up visiting Lisca Bianca, an almost unpopulated


reigns. Some ecclesiastical historians have fondly imagined that after the sack of Rome, the bishop Innocent returned to a position of predominance. No one who accepts Rutilius' observations can entertain


Rome newspaper Il Messaggero reported that he mentioned his concern to another Polish priest. According to Vatican sources he told the priest, "Pray for the pope, because


Alcidamas, of Elaea, in Aeolis, Greek sophist and rhetorician, flourished in

art of persuasion, one of the three ancient arts of discourse


not always logical) means. It is a strategy of problem-solving relying on "appeals" rather than coercion. According to Aristotle, "Rhetoric is the art of discovering, in a particular case, the


court. Several hundred personal letters. Rhetorical exercises and essays on set themes. Occasional, satirical, and epigrammatic verse. Personality. Psellos was a universally educated personality and had a reputation


its use as an  by Captain Haddock in the English translations of The Adventures of Tintin series of books. See also. Figure of speech. Rhetoric. Anacoluthon is sometimes


effect or meaning. Techniques for doing so are listed in the article on Figures of speech. See also. Figures of speech. Linguistics. Philosophy of language. Rhetoric. Semantics. Semiotics. Trope. External


less original, although in a different sphere of thought. This work subjected the forms of Latin grammar and the rules of Latin style and rhetoric to a critical examination, and


until he published Ivan Close Your Soul in July 2001, describing how his father, Volf Isaakovich Eidelshtein, changed his surname from Eidelshtein to Zhirinovsky. He rhetorically asked, "Why should I


demons under his rule. He teaches Rhetoric and languages, gives men a good name, and makes them be loved by their friends and foes. He is depicted as a sea-monster. His


and considered to be one of the most important classical rhetoricians. He wrote a metrical handbook De Metris, in four books, which was added to the Ars


result was a complete victory for Demosthenes. Aeschines went into voluntary exile at Rhodes, where he opened a school of rhetoric. He afterwards removed to Samos, where he


Elaea, in Aeolis, Greek sophist and rhetorician, flourished in the 4th century BC. He was the pupil and successor of Gorgias and taught at Athens at the same

ancient Greek philosopher, son of Charmantides


town of Eretria in the island of Euboea. 483 BC—Gorgias, Greek philosopher (approximate date). 481 BC—Protagoras—Greek presocratic philosopher. 480 BC—Euripides, Greek playwright. 480 BC—Antiphon, Attic orator. c. 480 BC—Philolaus,


BC, pre-socratic philosopher Gorgias argued in a lost work, On Nature or the Non-Existent: Nothing exists; Even if something exists, nothing can be known about it; and. Even if something can


to have been dismayed by an eclipse (on June 13, 364), and Pelopidas, leaving it behind, entered Thessaly at the head of three hundred volunteer horsemen and some

astronomical event where one body hides another

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in lunar orbit of eighty-nine hours. On the return flight to Earth after leaving lunar orbit, the crew of Apollo 12 witnessed (and photographed) a solar eclipse, though this one


structure (in C): Notes. Some IDEs provide the programmer with the same information in a much more concise form through the use of tooltips and lists. For example, Eclipse does this


but the language of Demosthenes hardly supports such an inference. The Thebans sent a large army into Thessaly to rescue Pelopidas, but they could not keep the field against the superior

Athenian statesman and orator (384-322 BC)


his empire disintegrates as his generals fight each other for control in a war that lasts for decades. Births. Deaths. 323 BC—Alexander the Great, ruler of the Mediterranean world. 322 BC—Demosthenes.

Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War


(1881), Hypereides (1881, 1894), Demosthenes (Dindorf's ed., 1885), Isocrates (1886), Dinarchus (1888), Demosthenes (Rehdantz ed., 1893), Aeschines (1896), Lycurgus, Leocrates (1902); Die Rhythmen der attischen Kunstprosa (1901); Die Rhythmen der


Alexander, who, aided by auxiliaries from Athens, pursued them with great slaughter; and the destruction of the whole Theban army is said to have been averted only by the ability of Epaminondas

Theban general and statesman (d 362 BCE)


battle, with Epaminondas being the main advocate in favor of battle. Only when a seventh arrived who sided with Epaminondas was the decision made. In spite of inferior numbers and


The rules were published in Sid Sackson's A Gamut of Games. Crossings eventually evolved into the game called Epaminondas, but its rules are different enough to make the gameplay significantly


unwilling to engage the massive Theban army in battle, remain inside their city while the Thebans and their allies ravage Laconia. Epaminondas briefly returns to Arcadia, then


return for the Russian support, which had enabled him to create the German Empire, it was thought that he would help Russia to solve the Eastern question in accordance

empire in Central Europe between 1871 and 1918


current President is Norbert Lammert. History. With the dissolution of the German Confederation in 1866 and the founding of the German Empire (Deutsches Reich) in 1871, the Reichstag was


Somme, where Britain lost a great fraction of a generation, due to unfamiliarity with German Empire tactics. Britain eventually won the war, with help from the West. However, Tolkien has stated his


turn is derived from the name of Julius Caesar. "the Kaiser" is usually reserved for the Emperors of the German Empire, the emperors of the Austrian Empire and those of the


forces allied with the then German Empire. In World War II there was a significant amount of activity in and around Gnjilane by the Partisans fighting against Nazi Germany


Nationalist Party, headed by Georg Schönerer, hoping to destabilize the Empire and join the German lands of Austria to the new German Empire, disrupted parliamentary proceedings and instigated violent


Standesamt Kolmar was a civil registration district (Standesamt) located in Kreis Kolmar, province of Posen of the German Empire (1871–1918) and administered the communities


Wongrowitz, province of Posen of the German Empire (1871-1918). This Standesamt was located in and administered the town of Wongrowitz as well as the nearby communities of: See also. Wągrowiec (general


German Empire in exchange for German recognition of France's rights to Morocco. The German rule lasted only five years. New Cameroon returned to France in 1916, after the fall of German forces

official name for the German nation state from 1871 to 1945, and name of Germany until 1949


belief common in the German aristocracy was that the Eastern territories, populated predominantly by Poles and mostly absorbed by Prussia in partitions of Poland, but taken from the German Empire after World


and the Red Volta. This flag was adopted on December 9, 1959. The flag resembles that of the German Empire, which was abolished in 1918. The flag was changed when Upper


the display of the flag of the German Empire over the entry of the Germania club in Fayetteville. The group pleaded "not guilty": the mayor said the flag had been displayed


as such part of the North German Confederation and, from 1871 onwards, part of the German Empire. It was formerly the seat of, respectively the German Kreis Apenrade and


Prussia, had been de facto leaders of greater Germany. In English the (untranslated) word "Kaiser" is mainly associated with the emperors of the unified German Empire (1871–1918), in particular


23 were inside the German Empire, Dorpat was the 11th in size. In teaching, the university educated the local Baltic German leadership and professional classes as well as staff especially


Alsace-Moselle is the common name used to point to the Alsace-Lorraine territory, the part of France that was part of the German Empire


was part of Prussia, and as such part of the North German Confederation, and from 1871 onwards, part of the German Empire. In the 1920 Schleswig Plebiscite that brought Northern


Posen of the German Empire (1871-1918) and administered the communities of: Kol = Kolmar; Sch = Schneidemühl; Usc = Usch. Population data may be inaccurate (see German census of 1895). This


und der Lasa (known in English as "Baron von der Lasa", 17 October 1818, Berlin – 27 July 1899, Storchnest near Lissa, Greater Poland, then German Empire) was an


Upon his return, Averescu steadily climbed through the ranks. He was head of the Bucharest Military Academy (1894-1895), and, in 1895-1898, Romania's military attaché in the German Empire; a colonel in 1901,


director for the German Empire who reorganized the German postal service. He was integral in the founding of the Universal Postal Union in 1874, and in 1877 introduced the telephone to Germany.


now lay at Alexander's feet, and in 1266 Haakon's successor concluded the Treaty of Perth by which he ceded the Isle of Man and the Western Isles to Scotland in return for

small uninhabited island of the Nicobar islands, India


at the Isle of Man is perhaps the most memorable. After WWII, Taglioni designed engines for Ceccato motorcycles and Mondial before joining Ducati in 1954. He began by designing Ducati's OHC


around the Isle of Man, Mostly consisting of paved roads, public transport, rail services, ports and an airport. Roads. The island has a total of of public roads, all of which


and occasionally used as such in Canada). In the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the Isle of Man, it is possible to find "chips, cheese & gravy" for sale in a


late 2007 and early 2008 in support of the album. They also played during the 2008 TT motorcycle racing festival on the Isle of Man. Black Swan (2009-present). In April


__NOTOC__. Events. By place. Europe. The Tynwald (parliament) of the Isle of Man is founded. Foundation of the city of Brussels: a


Mustela erminea herminea. Mustela erminea hibernica (Thomas and Barrett-Hamilton) Range: Ireland, Isle of Man. Mustela erminea imperii. Mustela erminea initis. Mustela erminea invicta. Mustela erminea kadiacensis. Mustela erminea kanei. Mustela erminea


he switched to the side of Henry Bolingbroke (later, Henry IV). On King Henry IV's coronation he was appointed Constable of England and granted the lordship of the Isle of Man


to the Mull of Galloway, on the western end of Dumfries and Galloway. The Isle of Man is also very near to the firth. The firth comprises part of the Irish Sea.


in 1861. The Isle of Man is the only place in the world that does not have a general speed limit. In Germany, over 50% of the autobahn system remains

main island of the Isle of Man British Crown Dependency


as the Channel Islands), and the Isle of Man, though also under the sovereignty of the British Crown, have a different constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom, and are classed as Crown


the Isle of Man. Its population is 1,913 according to the 2006 census. It is located on the south-western part of the island with Port Erin located nearby. A


Isle of Man; many Jewish refugees had the misfortune of being confined by the British as "enemy aliens" upon seeking refuge in the UK. Brainin was released after a few months,


Kings of Scots over the Hebrides and the Isle of Man in the middle 13th century underlies the sagas. In the Heimskringla, Rognvald is Earl of Møre. He accompanies Harald Fairhair


the English and Scottish kings at Kelso led to Menteith and his party losing to Durward's party. But though disgraced, they still retained great influence, and two years

town and parish in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK

unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Tennessee


wheel" symbol, in his bronze "Widow's mite" coins, in combination with the widespread Seleucid numismatic symbol of the anchor. These coins are thought to be the ones referred to in


is made of wood and was in use in Scandinavia during the Middle Ages. The older type, named after the more recent type, is made of bronze,


as well as a small amount of vibration isolation. The spindle bearing usually consisted of a bronze bushing. The flange on the stamping provided a convenient place to drive the turntable


in chocolate and Because Nothing has Changed (2000), a bronze sculpture of a tree adorned with porcelain apples. Because I Could Not Stop (2002) is a similar bronze tree


documents, photographs, portraits and illustrations of staff, buildings, businesses and events. Stephen and Stitt. 8 Canada Square has a pair of bronze lions guarding the main entrance. These are


has been issued since 1960 and consists of a certificate, a ceremony, and the presentation of a bronze medallion inscribed with a quotation by Gandhi, "Love Ever Suffers/Never Revenges Itself.".


Roman Empire had nearly collapsed. Some taxes were collected in kind and values were often notional in bullion or bronze coinage. Real values continued to be figured in gold


rituals. Some modern witchcraft traditions may prefer not to use iron blades, instead preferring alternatives such as copper, bronze or wood. This is most common amongst traditions that


of £1 for some weeks previously. The coin, known at first as a "new penny", was initially minted from bronze, but since 1992 it has been minted


center boss and are often suspended and played horizontally. Bowl gongs are bowl-shaped, and rest on cushions and belong more to bells than gongs. Gongs are made mainly from bronze or


was formally promulgated. The Twelve Tables were drawn up on twelve ivory tablets (Livy says bronze) which were posted in the Roman Forum so that all Romans could read

metallic brown color which resembles the actual alloy bronze


of the verdigris patina one sees on weathered brass, bronze, and copper. The colour can vary from bright blue to green, because there may be a mixture of both copper

racial classification used since the early 20th century by Latin American writers to refer to the mestizo population that arose in the Americas with the arrival of Latin European colonists intermingling with the New World's Amerindian peoples


of castings in bronze of Ballantine Ale cans, with labels painted on, under the title Painted Bronze. Artwork on the label is a set of Borromean rings; these are mathematically


artist based in South Florida, a sculptor known for his lifecast realistic works of people, cast in various materials, including polyester resin, fiberglass, Bondo and bronze. His


Menorah, trumpets or cornucopia. Alexander Jannaeus was the first of the Jewish kings to introduce the "eight-ray star" or "eight-spoked wheel" symbol, in his bronze "Widow's mite" coins,


the capital. Their party was defeated (May 2, 1182), but Andronikos Komnenos, a first cousin of Emperor Manuel, took advantage of these disorders to aim at the crown, entered

day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar


Khan of the White Horde. Births. May 2 – Chu Ti, Yongle Emperor of China (d. 1424). July 24 – Nuno Álvares Pereira, Portuguese general. August 10 –


Spanish submarine G-7 was originally U-573, a Type VIIC submarine of the German Kriegsmarine. On May 2 1942, U-573 limped


Israeli settlements and soldiers. From Khan Yunis' northern buildings, two Islamic militants killed an Israeli civilian Tali Hatuel on May 2, 2004, forcing her and her four daughters off


Secretary General Chen Liangyu. On May 2, he met with Wang Daohan, the 90-year-old chairman of the mainland-based Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, and the representatives of


José Vicente Barbosa (May 2, 1823 - November 3, 1907) zoologist. Artur de Sousa Pinga, Portuguese football player. Alberto João Jardim, President of the Regional Government of Madeira.


- Guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (b. 1532). May 2 - Bartolomé Carranza, Spanish theologian (b. 1503). June 30 - Franciscus Sonnius, Flemish theologian (b. 1506). October 14 -


the sole carrier. In late 2004, after negotiations with the County, Northwest Airlines agreed to add Northwest Airlink service to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, which began on May 2,


the Canadian animation studio, Nelvana Limited. The series ended on May 2, 2009. Plot Synopsis. XJ-9 (Jenny as she calls herself) is a highly sophisticated battle robot created by Dr.


- Jerry Storie, politician. March 23 - Ralph Eichler, politician. March 26 - Martin Short, comedian, actor, writer, singer and producer. April to June. April 19 - Gérard Asselin, politician. May 2


favor of joining the T. That prompted three more elections on May 2, 1992 when Blue Mound, Forest Hill and Richland Hills had the issue of joining the agency on the ballot.


memorial was administratively listed on the National Register of Historic Places on date of its establishment, May 2, 1997. Visitors. Today, more than 2.8 million people visit the memorial each year. FDR's


Kevin Brennan (born May 2,


one of the largest in Cornwall. Description. Saltash is the location of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge, opened by HRH Prince Albert on May 2 1859. It takes the railway line


Births. April 2 - Joseph-François Deblois, lawyer, judge and political figure (d.1860). May 2 - Abraham Pineo Gesner, physician and surgeon, geologist, and inventor. June 29 - Frederic Baraga,


August 28, 1957, to fill the remainder of the term vacated due to the death of Senator Joseph McCarthy, on May 2, 1957. He was reelected in 1958, 1964,


II's reign, the Byzantine Empire was invaded by King Bela III losing Syrmia and Bosnia to the Kingdom of Hungary in AD 1181, later even Dalmatia was


and plunders the city for a period lasting two weeks. July 9—Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor at Tolosa. Europe. The Ostrogoths conquer Pannonia and Dalmatia. According


(Croatia and the Last Efforts of the Eastern Empire under Three Comnenuses, 1901). Die Dalmatinische Privaturkunde (Dalmatian Private Deeds, 1904). Acta et diplomata res Albaniae mediae aetatis illustrantia


Bosnia and Dalmatia from the 16 century. Often they were Croatianized Vlachs and Morlachs. The government of the Republic of Venice had settled them down in Inner Istria, devastated by wars


and Dalmatia. Naples' King managed to win the Vukčić nobility to his side. Vuk Vukčić, Dabiša's Ban took Ostrovica and Vrana from Ivaniš Paližna. Dabiša desired to put


for Croats and Serbs from Dalmatia. In the local Slovene dialects, the term has been literally translated to Beneška Slovenija, literally meaning 'Venetian Slovenia'. This name has been in


of Dalmatia with his army, and occupied Dubrovnik (called Ragusa in Italian). For the next five years he was military and civil governor of Dalmatia, and traces of his beneficent


Reconstruction. Johnson was nominated for the Vice President position in 1864 on the National Union Party ticket. He and Lincoln were elected in November 1864. Johnson succeeded to the presidency upon Lincoln's


will be an increased representation". Upon Lincoln's assassination in April 1865, Andrew Johnson of Tennessee, who had been elected with Lincoln in 1864 on the ticket of the National Union Party as


Congress. As the slavery question became more critical, Johnson continued to take a middle course. He opposed the antislavery Republican Party because he believed the Constitution guaranteed the right to own

major political party in the United States


general election, but the primary election between members of the Republican Party in August. During the 2004 presidential election, well over 60% of Custer County voters voted for the Republican candidates

political party in the Northern Mariana Islands, affiliated with the US Republican Party


elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year. The Mayor of Closter Borough is Sophie Heymann (Republican Party,


George W. Bush and Steve Forbes—in a large field in the Iowa Straw Poll (the first, non-binding, test of electability for the Republican Party nomination). The Iowa Straw Poll differed from the


that will deal with his "encounters" with these and other personalities. He is a critic of the neoconservatives within the conservative movement and the Republican Party. Gottfried contributes frequent articles on Jewish


U.S. Political Party System. The modern political party system in the United States is a two-party system dominated by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. These two parties


Los Angeles. The Two Santa Claus Theory. The Two Santa Claus Theory is a political theory and strategy developed by Jude Wanniski in 1976, which he promoted within the U.S. Republican Party


2008 interview, he strongly attacked the Republican Party and the George W. Bush administration, saying their controversial foreign policy would "either destroy us or the entire planet." In the late 1960s, he


Paul D. Ryan, Jr. (born January 29, 1970) is an American politician and Congressman from Wisconsin. He is a member of the Republican Party, and represents () in


Lord Boulton 1948, Venezuelan businessman. Roland Betts 1964, CEO of Chelsea Piers Ltd and major Republican Party contributor. Daniel Baugh Brewster, United States Senator from Maryland. Lorene Cary


John Motley Morehead (1866 – 1923) was a North Carolina politician who chaired the state's Republican Party from 1910 until 1916


was an American political leader and Governor of Indiana from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party. Life life, education, military service, and business career. Orr was


states, Johnson was a U.S. Senator from Greeneville in East Tennessee. As a Unionist, he was the only southern senator not to quit his post upon secession. He became the most


Trenton is a city in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,683 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Gibson County.


Cumberland City is a town in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 316


in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,800 at the 2000 census. There is also an unincorporated community of the same name in Scott County. History. The City


Tennessee, USA. Later moving to Memphis with his mother, Bland started singing with local gospel groups there, including amongst others the Miniatures. Eager to expand his interests, he began frequenting


but mostly lived in and represented the state of Tennessee. A Democrat, Polk served as Speaker of the House (1835–1839) and Governor of Tennessee (1839–1841) before becoming


Alexandria is a town in DeKalb County, Tennessee,


Charlotte is a town in Dickson County, Tennessee


a native of Tennessee who moved to Texas in 1867 and later bought 170 acres of land on the current intersection of North Main St. and West


Gap, a natural break in the mountains caused by the Big Moccasin Creek, which was used by pioneers headed into Tennessee. To the south of Weber City, another gap


Tennessee is named in his honor. External links. Retrieved on 2009-03-04. Biography of first "Indian Agent" in the Southeast United States. Further reading. C. L. Grant, editor. Benjamin Hawkins:


Tennessee, 1934: During mid-January 1934, an atypical kangaroo was reported to have killed and partially devoured several animals, including German shepherd dogs. One witness, Reverend W. J. Hancock, described the


Nashville, Tennessee. His long-time design partner was Sister Parish. He attended Peabody College, Nashville, and a graduate of and teacher at Parsons School of Design, New York


Winfield is a town in Scott County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 911 at the 2000


elected Senator from Tennessee and served until 1821. He served again from 1821 to 1829. His age of 28 at the time of his entry to the


approaching tornado. It weakened before reaching the station. The May 3 tornado event was part of a 3-day event that included tornadoes in the states of Kansas, Texas and Tennessee. A


Adams was lured to move his team from Houston to a new stadium in the state of Nashville, Tennessee. Although this new stadium was not ready until the


Clarksburg is a town in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 342 at the 2005 census. Geography. Clarksburg is located at (35.871183, -88.394983). According to the


Maury City is a town in Crockett County, Tennessee, United States.


is a town in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 615 as of the 2000 census. Geography. Stanton is located at (35.462463, -89.401253). According to the


United States Congress seat in 1846. As a Methodist circuit rider, Cartwright rode circuits in Tennessee and Kentucky. Childhood. Soon after the birth of Peter Cartwright his


in Tennessee. After the Civil War planters had to borrow money to produce crops. Interest rates on these loans were around 15%. The indebtedness of cotton planters increased through the early


Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana) is a medium-sized tree, often found on poorer soils from Long Island in southern New York south through the Appalachian Mountains to western Tennessee and Alabama. The


metropolitan area, including adjacent counties in Mississippi and Arkansas, has a population of 1,280,533. This makes Memphis the second largest metropolitan area in Tennessee, surpassed only by metropolitan


St. Joseph is a city in Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 829 at the 2000


Portland is a city in Sumner and Robertson counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee


Sharon is a town in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 988 at the 2000 census. Geography. Sharon is located at (36.233268, -88.825000). According to


83. This could mean that Nebraska remains officially in the "ratified" column, but appears to have been understood at the time as a full rescission of ratification. Tennessee


Normandy is a town in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 141 at the 2000


Auburntown is a town in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States. The population


Newbern is a town in Dyer County, Tennessee, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 2,988. Natural


Allardt is a city in Fentress County, Tennessee


South Pittsburg is a city in Marion County, Tennessee


Burlison is a town in Tipton County, Tennessee


of Wayne County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,228 at the 2000 census. Geography. Waynesboro is located at (35.320546, -87.756984). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has


Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 660 Thompson Lane in Nashville, Tennessee. It is one of the largest cemeteries in Nashville. Among those interred or entombed in the cemetery, there


and early 1960s, writing for The Tennessean in Nashville, Tennessee, he covered the beginnings of the American Civil Rights Movement. In the mid-1960s, Halberstam covered the Civil Rights Movement


John Henry Eaton (June 18, 1790 – November 17, 1856) was an American politician and diplomat from Tennessee who served as U.S. Senator and


Leader, Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee, White House Chief of Staff, and a former United States Ambassador to Japan. Known in Washington, D.C. as the "Great Conciliator,"


was designed by Colonel LeRoy Reeves of the Tennessee National Guard. The Tennessee State Legislature officially adopted the flag on April 17, 1905. The flag was first raised on


Tennessee, because of land available under the Homestead Act. It was named Dunlap after its founder, Joseph Dunlap, an Indian agent for the Kaw tribe. Before its present


Medon is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. It is included in the Jackson, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.


Woodland Mills is a city in Obion County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 296 at the 2000 census. It is


town in Pickett County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 903 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pickett County. Geography. Byrdstown is located at


Tennessee uses a modified version of the Missouri Plan called the Tennessee Plan. Florida also uses a complex, modified version of the Missouri Plan (see Florida Judicial Nominating


with no other stations located on 97.1 FM, and with a good antenna, the station can be clearly heard as far away as Knoxville, Tennessee and at times, Greenville, SC. The


Pikeville is a city in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States. The

unincorporated community in Arkansas, United States


Saltillo is a town in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 342 at the 2000 census. Geography. Saltillo is located at. According to the United States Census


Lafayette is a city in Macon County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,885 at


located along the Emory River in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census. Geography. Oakdale is located at (35.984945, -84.557057). According to the United States


Graysville is a town in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,411


from Tennessee (1839-1840). It was incorporated in 1876. The present courthouse dates from 1905. On the way to Saltville. In October 1864, Union raiders under Brigadier General Stephen G. Burbridge


(November 2, 1872 – December 28, 1972) was the second U.S Senator to reach the age of 100. He was born in Tennessee. He served as Senator from Arkansas for


Lakewood is a city in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,341 at the 2000 census. History. Originally incorporated


Blaine is a town in Grainger County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,585


Ripley is a city in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,844 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County. The


is a town in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,279 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Cookeville, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.Though this is


in Hamblen and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is part of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,997 at the 2000 census. Geography.


Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech and Drama. Offered a scholarship to work on a Master of Arts degree, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to attend the George


may be some truth to the legend, as Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee was formed by that earthquake, but most geologists now feel that Caddo Lake was formed


East Ridge is a city in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. As of the census, the city population was 20,640. East Ridge is


Tennessee, United States. The population was 667 at the 2000 census. Geography. Puryear is located at (36.444853, -88.333770). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a


Obion is a town in Obion County, Tennessee, along the Obion


Pittman Center is a town in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 477 at the 2000 census. Pittman Center is situated in Emert's Cove, a broad valley


Tennessee. The population was 230 at the 2000 census. Geography. Enville is located at (35.388026, -88.420032). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total


Galilean; the world has grown grey from thy breath; We have drunken of things Lethean, and fed on the fullness of death. The line "Time and the

river of forgetfulness in the Greek underworld or Greek spirit of forgottenness, oblivion


coronation in preparation for his ultimate succession to the throne of Wessex. However, his succession could not have been foreseen at the time, as Alfred had three living elder brothers. A letter

ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch and/or their consort with regal power


ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols. May 26 – The Battle of Fossalta is fought. 13 June – coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots.


under this title) at Westminster Hall, sitting upon King Edward's Chair which was specially moved from Westminster Abbey for the occasion. The event in part echoed a coronation,


with Nubia. However, his main centres of worship were Qift (Coptos) and Akhmim (Khemmis). As a god of male sexual potency, he was honoured during the coronation rites of the


coronation, the funerals of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Emperor Franz Josef of Austria, and the assassination of John F. Kennedy. King Alexander I was buried


Appledore broke out and struck northwestwards. They were overtaken by Alfred's oldest son, Edward, and were defeated in a general engagement at Farnham in Surrey. They were


villages (others including nearby Aldershot, Farnham, and Chobham) that served as filming locations for the 2006 movie Children of Men. John Keble was a regular visitor to


road ran along the stretch now occupied by the lanes running from Guildford to Farnham, i.e. from east to west. The other two lanes, running from west to east,

former civil parish in Northumberland, England


disease, which seems to have been inherited by his grandson King Edred. He was originally buried temporarily in the Old Minster in Winchester, then moved to the New Minster (perhaps

village in Adams County, Ohio, United States


second Torpedo Town festival was held in August 1987 at Bramdean Common near Winchester. Devlopment. Much of Waterlooville as well as Purbrook, Cowplain and Horndean, has 'spread' out from

local government district in Hampshire, England, with city status


earl some years later, and then by Godwin's own son in 1066. On 15 April 1053 Godwin died suddenly, after collapsing during a royal banquet at Winchester. Some colourful

census-designated place in New Hampshire, United States


bishopric, of Elmham. Four years later, in 1047, he was appointed to the see of Winchester and then in 1052 to the archdiocese of Canterbury, which Stigand

city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States


of legatine powers in 1132, which he held until his death. In ecclesiastical matters, William called legatine councils in 1125, 1127 and 1129 all at Winchester. The one in

town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States


Winchester to Southampton, Bournemouth and Poole, with a fast and frequent service to those places. The airport is also located close to the junction between the M3 motorway and

human settlement in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States of America


Oxfordshire. It has a grade separated junction with the A34 road (leading to the M40 motorway and Winchester). From here, the road runs north-west, and has a two-mile

town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States


St Cross, Winchester (1776–77). He was concerned about trends within the Church of England towards what he regarded as the watering-down of the truth of Scripture and stood for


now designated the A31 along the Hog's Back originally formed part of a road leading directly from Winchester into Guildford High Street and from there into London.


Hunts Place, near Winchester, Hampshire. Viscounts Torrington (1721). George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington (1663–1733). Pattee Byng, 2nd Viscount Torrington (1699–1747). George Byng, 3rd Viscount Torrington (1701–1750). George

city in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States


Comyn took Edward by complete surprise. Thirteen days after the event, a garbled version of the facts reached his court at Winchester, where the murder was reported as "the work of


Madagascar, the Arabian peninsula, and the islands off Africa. The APG II system (2003) placed the genus in the family Asphodelaceae. In the past it has also been assigned to

island sovereign state off the coast of Southeast Africa, in the Indian Ocean

computer-animated media franchise produced by DreamWorks Animation


Tokyo: Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire (as Ivory Coast), Dominican Republic, Libya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Northern Rhodesia (which achieved full independence as Zambia on the same day


of geckos. It lives in northern Madagascar and on the Comoros. It typically inhabits various kinds of trees and houses. The Gold dust day gecko feeds on


(Phelsuma lineata lineata Gray, 1842) is a diurnal subspecies of geckos. It lives in central Madagascar and typically inhabits different trees and houses. The Lined day gecko feeds


The Mozambique Channel is a portion of the Indian Ocean located between the island of Madagascar and southeast Africa, primarily the country of Mozambique.


minerals. Rare minerals from Scandinavia and Madagascar such as thortveitite, euxenite, and gadolinite are the only known concentrated sources of this element. Thortveitite can contain up to 45%, as


of zebu genes all along the east coast of Africa, and especially pure cattle on the island of Madagascar, implying that the method of dispersal was cattle

software package for multidimensional data analysis


are found in Madagascar. The bodies of Acantharea are made of celestine, unlike those of other radiolarians which are made of silica. In carbonate marine sediments, burial dissolution


Mahajanga (French: Majunga) is a city, a district, and a province on the north-west coast of Madagascar.


terrestrial mammals known to echolocate are two genera (Sorex and Blarina) of shrews and the tenrecs of Madagascar. These include the Vagrant Shrew (Sorex vagrans), the Common or Eurasian


Madagascar), and Australia. The family is thought to have evolved in Africa, which is where the family achieves its greatest diversity, although fossils of an extinct pratincole have


is a resident breeder in Africa, southern Arabia and apparently extinct in Madagascar in swamps and shallow lakes. The nest is a large heap of sticks, into


the Sapayoa from the Neotropics and the asities from Madagascar. Description. Many of the broadbills are brightly coloured birds. They range from 13 to 28 centimetres in length, and


Brookesia is a genus of chameleons found in Madagascar, that range from small


of Madagascar when a sailor accidentally dropped a lantern into a tub of brandy. The crew fought the fire for two and one half hours, but the flames


type of motor with a pivoting drive shaft for use in very shallow waters. In Indonesia and the islands around, and on rivers in Madagascar, they also use pirogues, often


four species of asities, a family endemic to Madagascar, are sometimes included in the broadbills (Prum 1993). Species. There are five subfamilies of broadbills. FAMILY: EURYLAIMIDAE. Subfamily: Sapyornithinae (probably better


April 1, 1868) (also Rasoaherina) was Queen of Madagascar from 1863 to 1868, succeeding her assassinated husband Radama II. She was born as Rabodozanakandriana in 1814, the daughter of


Phelsuma breviceps is a diurnal species of gecko. It is native to south-east Madagascar and typically


mostly just at the top of the plant. It is a stem succulent and comes from the island Madagascar. The plant bears large, fragrant flowers. The species has become


and paradise flycatchers. The name is originally from the indigenous language of Madagascar, where it refers to local species, but is now used to refer to all

2005 American computer-animated comedy film


(1986) (account in Durrell in Russia, co-authored with Gerald Durrell). Madagascar (1990) (account in Gerald Durrell's The Aye-Aye and I). She became the Honorary Director of the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust


Madagascar with 80 canoes, who ate many of the locals and took the rest into slavery. Under a treaty of 1890, Germany took control of Mafia and

British merchant ship built for the trade to India and China in 1837


day gecko, being large and is found in areas of tropical and subtropical forest in northern Madagascar. As with other geckos of the species Phelsuma madagascariensis, P.


southwards in Africa's Sahel and India. The African race, C. c. africana, overwinters within Africa, some moving northwards from South Africa. The Common Quails of Madagascar and the


Cordylidae is a family of mid-sized lizards that inhabit arid and semi-arid regions in Madagascar and eastern Africa. T They are commonly


Phelsuma pronki Seipp, 1994 is diurnal species of geckos. It lives in central Madagascar and typically inhabits rainforests and dwells on trees. Phelsuma pronki feeds on insects


commonly known as Hell-Ville (after Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell), is a city in Madagascar with a population of 30,000. It lies on the island of Nosy Be, of which it


Madagascar with an area of 43,406 km2. It has a population of 1,188,425 (July, 2001). Its capital is Antsiranana. Antsiranana Province borders the following provinces: Toamasina - southeast. Mahajanga


Aloë, is a genus containing about four hundred species of flowering succulent plants. The most common and well known of these is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". The genus is native to


being the most commonly used version of aloe in herbal medicine. Also included are Aloe perryi (found in northeastern Africa) and Aloe ferox (found in South Africa). The Greeks and

continent on the Earth's northern and southern hemispheres


Africa through lieutenants, their dominions outside Morocco being treated as provinces. When their amirs crossed the Straits it was to lead a jihad against the Christians and to


operations between the Mississippi River and the east coast of Africa and in Central and South America. When MATS became Military Airlift Command, EASTAF was redesignated Twenty-First Air Force,


plants in the family Dipsacaceae, native to southern Europe, western and central Asia, and northern and southern Africa. They are annual or perennial herbaceous plants growing to


Comoro Islands were invaded by a succession of diverse groups from the coast of Africa, the Persian Gulf, Indonesia, and Madagascar. Portuguese explorers visited the archipelago in 1505. In 1529 the


small town in Eritrea near the head of Annesley Bay (also known as the Bay of Zula) on the African coast of the Red Sea. Four kilometers away


Jamaican folklore, including Annancy Stories (1902) which were about Jamaican versions of tales involving the traditional African folk figure Anansi the Spider. She also did a great deal of illustration work


in many of them the male has tarsal spurs. Of the 41 extant species, 36 are exclusive to Africa. Distribution. Twelve of the species which occur in Africa are


and the "One Water" campaign which brings water to remote locations in Africa, and is on the board of the "Lupus Research Committee" in Los Angeles. Legal


Madagascar and eastern Africa. T They are commonly known as the Spinytail lizards or Girdle-tailed lizards. Girdle-tailed lizards are diurnal and insectivorous. They are terrestrial, mostly inhabiting crevices


and whaling. The climate is tropical--heavy rainfall, high humidity, and frequent seasonal changes with violent windstorms. Location: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Cameroon and Gabon. Boundaries. Equatorial


1960s and the 1970s, Fatah provided training to a wide range of European, Middle Eastern, Asian, and African militant and insurgent groups, and carried out numerous attacks against Israeli


with Asia, creating dramatic new mountain ranges. The Tethys Seaway continued to shrink and then disappeared as Africa collided with Eurasia in the Turkish-Arabian region between 19 and 12


beginning of May. It occurs throughout northern and central Europe, and winters in Africa, as far south as the Cape. In southern Europe, and the warmer parts of


the few francolins to have a range outside Africa. It is a resident breeder from Kashmir, Cyprus and south-eastern Turkey eastwards through Iran to southwest Turkmenistan and northeast India. Its


The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is located in west central Africa. Bioko Island lies about from Cameroon. Annobón Island

song written and composed by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro, originally recorded by Toto in 1981 and released in 1982


Hope at the tip of Africa, becoming the first known European to travel this far south and entering the Indian Ocean. February 28 – Ch'oe Pu (1454–1504), the


Roman Civil War starts with democratic uprising led by Gaius Marius, but the democrats under the tribune P. Sulpicius Rufus are crushed by the conservatives under Sulla. Marius flees to Africa.


Africa define adult at age 13. According to Jewish tradition, adulthood is reached at age 13 (the age of the Bar Mitzvah), for Jewish boys, for example, were expected to demonstrate


found off Ireland, the Canary Islands, Western Africa, and Ascention Island. In August 2001, a specimen was found off São Paulo, Brazil, and is the southernmost the whale has


postalveolar clicks are a family of click consonants found only in Africa and in the Damin ritual jargon of Australia. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents


mostly to be found in the African country of Niger and in the north of Nigeria, but the language is widely used as a lingua franca (similar to Swahili in East

Roman province on the northern African coast covering parts of present-day Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya


greatness. The architect John Shaw Sr. designed new parts of the abbey for Wildman. William Frederick Webb. In 1861, William Frederick Webb, African explorer, bought the Abbey from Wildman's widow.


with a faint purple gloss. There is a large patch of white feathers on the back of the lower neck. It occurs in eastern and southern Africa in open,


Africa's first female elected head of state. Births. 1245 – Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296). 1409 – René I of Naples (d. 1480). 1477


Telegraph in conjunction with the New York Herald, arranged the journey of H.M. Stanley to Africa to discover the course of the Congo River, and Stanley named after him a mountain


in southern Europe, Africa, northern South America, and the Malay Archipelago. In North America it winters south of a line from Washington to Idaho and from New Mexico east


species, 36 are exclusive to Africa. Distribution. Twelve of the species which occur in Africa are found in the subcontinental region of southern Africa; of these, seven occur in


and Africa. He worked with them to create a soundtrack meant to enhance the mood of the movie, based upon the actual music played during the time of Jesus. However, he


albus) of Africa, and the Chihuahuan Raven (C. cryptoleucus) of the North American southwest. There are eight recognized subspecies: C. c. corax (the nominate subspecies) occurs from Europe eastwards


became famous for his UN report on desertification in the African Sahel region, where he stated that "the desert southern boundary has shifted south by an average of


sharing the woods and grass plains of prehistoric Africa with a rival. Until more recent discoveries were made, it seemed as if the evolution of man might be “special” since there


Africa, eventually spreading to Japan, India, and the rest of the world. Ragga heavily influenced early jungle music, and also spawned the syncretistic bhangragga style when fused with bhangra. In


back to Earth. It re-entered Earth's atmosphere and burned up over Africa on December 7 at approximately 19:51 UT (2:51 p.m. EST) at an estimated location of 16.4 N,


development, although the areas once thrived as rice plantations, using a rice variety brought from Africa. After the Civil War, and the loss of slave labor, the plantations gradually


family Turdidae, but are now more often treated as part of the Old World flycatcher Muscicapidae. These are African woodland dwelling species, but some have become adapted


Gally for the pirate ship and Ouidah for the town in Benin. The indigobirds and whydahs, are small passerine birds native to Africa. Some species are also


IITA has its headquarters in Ibadan in Nigeria and several research stations across Africa. Currently, a network of over 100 international scientists based in its various stations are helping find solutions


10 pound note featuring Mary Slessor on the front and a vignette of a map of Calabar and African missionary scenes on the back. 20 pound note


the Indian Ocean located between the island of Madagascar and southeast Africa, primarily the country of Mozambique. It was a World War II clashpoint during the Battle of Madagascar. The channel


there (Munda, Dravidian, Indo-Aryan, etc). More recently, it has emerged from archeological, paleontological, and genetic research that genetically modern humans only left Africa some 50,000 years ago, so it


flycatcher Muscicapidae. These are African and Asian garden and forest dwelling species. Species list: Madagascar Magpie Robin, Copsychus albospecularis. Oriental Magpie Robin, Copsychus saularis. White-rumped Shama, Copsychus malabaricus. Seychelles


The Thekla Lark, Galerida theklae, breeds in Iberia, northern Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to


Africa to South Africa, through to Indonesia, and all the way to Japan and New Caledonia. The clown triggerfish is most commonly found around coral reefs. It lives in clear


dated to about 50,000 years ago. These ancient inhabitants probably had their origins in Southeast Asia, themselves originating in Africa 50,000 to 70,000 years ago. New Guinea


of the treecreeper family Certhiidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa and northern India in open deciduous forest and mangrove swamps. It does not migrate other than local movements. The Spotted


and latency is still relatively low (approximately 60ms). It also doesn't cover sub-Saharan Africa, nor much of Asia, particularly China, due to censorship (see). A Globalstar satellite has


specialist predator of rodents. Taxonomy. The name "Black-shouldered Kite" was formerly used for a Eurasian and African species, Elanus caeruleus, and the Australian bird (and also a North


on it. The strata have been detected in late Ordovician rock strata of North Africa and then-adjacent northeastern South America, which were south-polar locations at the time.


a medium-sized heron. It occurs mainly on the coasts in tropical west Africa, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and east to India. It has been recorded as


post-independence Africa. In July 1981 while attending the wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer, he was nearly overthrown in a bloody coup d'etat attempt by Kukoi Samba Sanyang


filled by continental qualifying tournaments. Positions were filled by three teams from the Americas, one from Asia, one from Africa, three from Europe and two from Oceania. Another two places were


Pangolin, is one of four species of pangolin which can be found in Africa and the only one in southern and eastern Africa. Although it is present over quite a large


this progressed to include demands for political reform. Transition to democracy. In the period of reforms towards multiparty democracy in Africa at the beginning of the 1990s, Benin


was recorded at about 2700m (8800 ft). Nyiragongo and nearby Nyamuragira are together responsible for 40% of Africa's historical volcanic eruptions. Geology. Not much is known about how


northern South America, the Atlantic Ocean, and Africa. November 2 – United States Congressional elections. December 26 – Total solar eclipse in Australia and New Zealand. Fictional events. September –

artwork by Eugène Delaplanche in Paris, France


is the Ringed Kingfisher (M. torquata), and these two in all probability originated from an African Megaceryle which colonized the Americas. Distribution and habitat. This bird's breeding habitat


these four branches, FUM has the largest number of individual members. The Friends United Meeting is responsible for much of the growth of Quakerism in Africa and Latin


2009 the CGBCI official website listed only 36 churches remaining in the CGBCI fellowship. The CGBCI have foreign missionaries in Africa and Germany. The Conservative Grace Brethren is one


author for corrections or clarifications. __NOTOC__. Events. By place. Africa. The Aghlabid dynasty in North Africa is overthrown by the Fatimids. Asia. The Min Kingdom is established


from the Greek words 'aer' (air) and 'angos' (urn), referring to the form of the lip. Approximately 50 species in this genus are known mostly from tropical Africa, but also from


continents of Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Australia. The park is in a semi-arid environment and one of its most notable features is the Journey into Africa


of the genus Colobus, native to Africa, and are closely related to the red colobus monkeys of genus Piliocolobus. The word "colobus" comes from Greek ekolobóse "he


(Hawaii). The most extensive Montane grasslands and shrublands occur in the Neotropic Paramo of the Andes Mountains. This biome also occurs in the mountains of east and central Africa


do with any particular town named Chester than his famous hymn "Africa" has to do with Africa. With identifiable names for compositions, performers could select different lyrics to


is a genus of highly aquatic frogs native to Sub-Saharan Africa. There are 18 species in the Xenopus genus. They are known collectively as African Clawed Frogs or Platanna.


Arabia and Africa. Under the Han Dynasty, the Northern Silk Road was expanded to advance exploration and military purposes to the west. This Northern Silk Road is


Th Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) is a small Old World vulture, found from southwestern Europe and northern Africa to southern Asia. It is the only living member


wooden pegs instead of nails. In China and Japan, coffins made from the scented, decay-resistant wood of cypress, sugi, thuja and incense-cedar are in high demand. In Africa


Thomas Michael Hoare (born 1920) (Mad Mike) is a mercenary leader known for military battles in Africa and the Indian Ocean. Early life and military career. Hoare


southern and central Asia. They are somewhat migratory, and northern birds winter further south and into north Africa. The adult male is unmistakable. It has a rounded orange


tree bark fissures, as well as under stones. These are haplogyne primitive araneomorphs related to the Dysderidae. Both Segestria and Ariadna are known from North America, South America, Eurasia, Africa


northern half of Europe and Asia. It is migratory over most of its range, wintering in southern Europe, north Africa and southern Asia, but is resident in Ireland,


groups, such as the Australasian fantails, monarchs and paradise flycatchers. The Square-tailed Drongo is a common resident breeder in much of Africa south of the Sahara. These insect-eating


War and has advocated for American military intervention elsewhere in the world. He has defended historical colonialism in places such as Africa as more beneficial than it is generally


and shrubs in eleven genera. Native to most temperate climates, they are found in Europe, Asia and Africa. Some species of this family have been naturalized in other places.

goddess of Roman Africa and personification of the continent Africa


The Wattled Crane, Bugeranus carunculatus is a large bird found in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. At a height of up to 175 cm (nearly 6 feet), it


(Cecropis semirufa, syn. Hirundo semirufa) is a large swallow. It breeds in equatorial Africa, although most common in the east. It is partially migratory, following the rains beyond the


a Roman commission headed by the elderly Marcus Porcius Cato came to Africa about 155 to decide a territorial dispute between Masinissa and Carthage. Animated probably by


ground orchids, although some are epiphytes, and rarely, lithophytes. They are distributed in shady rainforests or in open scrub or woodland in the tropics and subtropics of Africa, India,


the thrush family Turdidae. It breeds in southern Europe across central Asia to northern China. This species is strongly migratory, all populations wintering in Africa south of the Sahara. It is


will grow in areas where annual rainfall is less than 400 mm (16 inches). It has recently been introduced to African agriculture. Other names for this bean include Pawi, Pavi,


sometimes spelled, shott; from Arabic šaṭṭ شط "bank, coast", from a root šṭṭ "exceed, deviate") is used to denominate dry (salt) lakes in the Saharan area of Africa


Diversity. Worldwide, there are 1100 known species of blowflies, with 228 species in the Neotropics, and a large number of species in Africa and Southern Europe. The most


The gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa (syn. R. grossularia) is a species of Ribes, native to Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia. It


become light until they reach adulthood at the age of five. Distribution. Egyptian Vultures are quite widely distributed and may be found in southern Europe, in northern Africa, and


for the settlement of escaped black slaves in Canada but strongly opposed plans for repatriation to Africa. Forten did not believe African Americans should leave their "own" land and


and rocky slopes in western north Africa and Iberia. It is largely resident and nests in crevices in rocks laying 3-6 eggs. The male of this species is all black except


of African origin, but took a cultural foothold in the Andean region of Colombia and Venezuela and has spread in popularity throughout Latin America. External links.


reached Africa in January 1921. Baptist work in Chad (then still a part of French Equatorial Africa) began in 1925. Paul Metzler entered this area from the work already begun


the Rock since 1985. Prior to joining, Casel spent four years studying performance and cultural organization in Dakar, Senegal. While in Africa, she co-founded ADEA (Artistes des Echanges


perceived as inequalities between the sexes resulting from African and Islamic traditions. Raised by her traditional grandparents, she had to struggle even to gain an education, because they did not believe


the family Charadriidae. It is a resident breeder across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia, although it has seasonal movements. It lays two or three eggs on a ground scrape. These


Dutch as they were at January 1, 1803 before the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars, in the Americas, Africa, and Asia with the exceptions of the Cape of


consistent, low-level violence. SOF has covered African warfare in greater depth than most publications due to the historical link between Africa and mercenary activity. Editorials in the magazine have taken


metabates) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. The Accipitridae also include many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles and harriers. This hawk breeds in sub-Saharan Africa


the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs. On a trip to Africa in late 2004, De Gucht made several strong, negative remarks about the capabilities of Congolese leaders. This worsened


migratory insectivorous bird. It breeds in southern Russia and central Asia to Northern Pakistan, wintering in Africa and India. It is like a female Northern Wheatear but

2013 UK documentary series by David Attenborough


the phase of rapid growth is ending in industrialized countries, but the spread continues in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East. For example, the PC Conectado program


Chioko is killed in battle against the Portuguese. Mutapa as Ophir. The empire had another indirect side effect on the history of Southern Africa. Gold from the empire


in several terrestrial ecozones, including parts of the Afrotropic (equatorial Africa), Indomalaya (parts of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia), the Neotropic (northern South America and Central America), Australasia


Europe, much of Asia down to New Guinea, and most of Africa. Most birds move to more open or coastal waters in winter, but it is only


majority of the population winters in sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of the first leaf warblers to return in the spring but is later than the Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita. This is


The penduline tits live in Eurasia and Africa and North America. The genus Remiz is almost exclusively Eurasian, ranging discontinuously from Portugal and the tip of northern Morocco through to


ending redemption of the continent of Africa by people of African ancestry, at home and abroad. It is rooted in one basic idea: "whatsoever things common to man that man has


perennial species of grass native to Europe, Asia, northern Africa and North America. General Description. Poa pratensis forms a valuable pasture plant, characteristic of well-drained, fertile soil. It is


Juatco. Ryan also spent some time traveling in Africa and South America, where many of LLF's songs were inspired. In 2006 and 2007 He was a two-time host


African, Indian, French, Amerindian, Chinese, British, Dutch, Portuguese, Caribbean and American culture. Guyana is one of a few mainland territories that is considered to be a part of the Caribbean region.


Aelius Festus Aphthonius was a Latin grammarian of the 3rd or 4th century, possibly of African origin, and considered to be one of the most important classical rhetoricians. He


Islands east across northern and central Africa, the extreme southeast of Europe (Crete), and southern Asia from Turkey east to southern China and Malaysia. The diverse habitats they occupy


The centre shield is supported by two zebras. The shape of the shield is that of traditional shields found in East Africa. On the top portion of the shield are three


is migratory, wintering in Africa and south western Asia. It is declining in parts of its range. This is an undistinguished looking bird with long wings and tail.


in the modernist tradition. Scully was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, where he edited the student literary magazine, Icarus. He has lived in Italy and Africa. Scully's


a large turaco, a group of African near-passerines. It is a resident breeder in the forests of tropical west Africa. It lays two eggs in a tree


Benson's "Lady Love Me(One More Time)". David co-wrote the 1982 hit, "Africa", along with Toto's drummer Jeff Porcaro. David also sang lead vocals on the song. On the 1988

song written and composed by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro, originally recorded by Toto in 1981 and released in 1982


He replaced Flavius Martinus after that vicarius' suicide. His rule is recorded is Ammianus XXIII 1, 3. He came from Antioch and served under Constantius II and

neighborhood in southeastern Davidson County, Tennessee, USA


sacred pictures. From Cyprus they went to the port of Antioch in Syria, and thence traveled for a year to the Khan's court, going ten leagues (55.56 kilometers)

ghost town in Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA


Sicily. Agrippina the Elder accuses Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, governor of Syria, of having assassinated her husband Germanicus in Antioch. Piso commits suicide in Rome. A Triumphal Arch


pupil of Theodore of Mopsuestia in Antioch and gained a reputation for his sermons that led to his enthronement by Theodosius II as Archbishop following the death of Sisinnius I

second largest city in Contra Costa County, California, United States of America


Juliet Road) runs north-to-south connecting US-70 to I-40, before continuing toward Interstate 24 in the Antioch area. Mt. Juliet serves as a stop on the recently-launched Music City Star

neighborhood in southeastern Davidson County, Tennessee, USA


and Antioch in Asia Minor. He had settled in Bath in England by 1122. Background. One of the first to introduce the Indian number system to Europe. He wrote

ancient town in Pisidia, Asia Minor, now Turkey


Constantinople; however, he took part in the synod of Sardica convoked by Pope Julius II (ca. 342), and when four Arian bishops consequently came from Antioch to


his story: Eusebes (being a title of his father) and also Philopator (father-loving) both honoured his father. After that, he ruled Antioch and its surroundings, fighting endlessly against the four brothers

unincorporated community in Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA


twin) Antiochus XI Ephiphanes, after the eldest son Seleucus VI Epiphanes was killed by their cousin Antiochus X Eusebes. He managed to establish himself in Antiochia sometime after


Antioch, along with the Maronites and Syro-Malankara Christians. This is distinct from the Greek Byzantine rite of Antioch of the Melkites, both Orthodox and Catholic. Their head, the Syriac


patriarch Nerses IV Shnorhali in Hromkla (today Rumkale in Turkey) and fled to Antioch. This measure of caution, however, did not save the life of the young Roupen, who was


was defeated on June 8, 218, at Antioch, Diadumenian followed his father's death. External links. (Historia Augusta at LacusCurtius: Latin text and English translation).


to the exile of many Castilian nobles to Portugal. These immigrants immediately created a faction among the Portuguese court, aiming at privileges and power that, somehow, could compensate


The 1994 EHF European Men's Handball Championship (1st tournament) was held in Portugal from 3–12 June, in the cities of Porto and Almada. Sweden won


is founded by Margrave Ottokar III of Styria. The city of Tomar is founded in Portugal by Gualdim Pais. Reynald of Chatillon is arrested by the Muslims. Derby


on the Corn Laws. He concluded it was to England's advantage to trade with Portugal in return for grain, even though it might be possible to produce that


Guadiana (,), or Odiana, is one of the major rivers of Spain and Portugal. It forms part of the border between the two


a raging gale, off Cape St Vincent in southwestern Portugal. Battle. Rodney formed his fleet of 18 ships of the line into line of battle abreast and bore down on


Bragança), the Hopeful (Port. o Esperançoso) (16 September 1837 in Lisbon – 11 November 1861 in Lisbon) was the 31st (or 32nd according to some historians) King of Portugal


do Pópulo is one of the sixteen civil parishes (freguesias) that make up the municipality (município or concelho) of Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. The parish has an


travelled throughout the region, gathering thousands of recipes from Portugal to Iceland. He was a noted expert on Lao cuisine, which he introduced to the West through


European countries including: the United Kingdom, Greece, France, Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Finland, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and Ireland. In the United States and India, rights to the


(1700–21) in 1706. From 1697 to 1710 he acted as papal nuncio to the Kingdom of Portugal, where he is believed to have formed those unfavourable impressions of the