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  • 51Alcuin — of York ( la. Alcuinus) or Ealhwine, nicknamed Albinus or Flaccus (c. 735 ndash; May 19, 804) was a scholar, ecclesiastic, poet and teacher from York, Northumbria. He was born around 735 and became the student of Egbert at York. At the invitation …

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  • 52Tacitus — For other uses, see Tacitus (disambiguation). Tacitus Occupation Senator, consul, governor, historian Genres …

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  • 53Gibbon, Edward — born May 8, 1737, Putney, Surrey, Eng. died Jan. 16, 1794, London British historian. Educated at the University of Oxford and in Switzerland, Gibbon wrote his early works in French. In London he became a member of Samuel Johnson s brilliant… …

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  • 54familiar — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a member of the household of a high official 2. one that is familiar; especially an intimate associate ; companion 3. a spirit often embodied in an animal and held to attend and serve or guard a person 4. a. one who… …

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  • 55List of After Colony characters — This is a list of fictional characters from the After Colony (AC) timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries, primarily Gundam Wing and Endless Waltz . The codes after the characters names indicate which series and manga the characters appear in.*… …

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  • 56ORIENTALISTS — Orientalism is the study of the languages, history, and civilization of the peoples of Asia and, due to the expansion of islam , the northern parts of Africa. As Islam, almost from its beginning, widely influenced Jewish thought, Jewish religious …

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  • 57Tara Maclay — Infobox Buffyverse Character Tara Maclay Title=Tara Maclay First= Hush Last= Villains Creator=Joss Whedon Name=Tara Maclay Status=Deceased Kind=Human/witch Affiliation=The Scooby Gang, UC Sunnydale students, formerly UC Sunnydale Wicca Group… …

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  • 58Calendar of 1994 — ▪ 1995 JANUARY JANUARY 1       Mexican peasants revolt in Chiapas. A group of uniformed Mexican peasants, calling themselves the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN), caught the government completely off guard when they attacked and captured …

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  • 59Germanic Neopaganism — Ásatrú redirects here. For other uses, see Ásatrú (disambiguation). A Heathen altar for household worship in Gothenburg, Sweden. The painted tablet on the back depicts Sunna, the two larger wooden idols Odin (left) and Frey (right), in front of… …

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  • 60Richard Crashaw — Infobox Writer name = Richard Crashaw birthdate = c. 1613 birthplace = London, England deathdate = 25 August 1649 deathplace = Loretto occupation = Poet nationality = British alma mater = Peterhouse, CambridgeRichard Crashaw (c. 1613 25 August… …

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