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  • 81Aristides — /ar euh stuy deez/, n. ( the Just ) 530? 468? B.C., Athenian statesman and general. * * * (2nd century AD) Athenian philosopher, one of the earliest Christian Apologists. His Apology for the Christian Faith discussed the harmony in creation and… …

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  • 82Xenophon — Xenophontian /zen euh fon tee euhn/, Xenophontine /zen euh fon tuyn, tin/, adj. /zen euh feuhn, fon /, n. 434? 355? B.C., Greek historian and essayist. * * * born 431, Attica, Greece died shortly before 350 BC, Attica Greek historian. Born of a… …

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  • 83biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 84Alexander the Great — This article is about the ancient king of Macedon. For other uses, see Alexander the Great (disambiguation). Alexander the Great Basileus of Macedon …

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  • 85Imperial cult (ancient Rome) — Ancient Roman religion Marcus Aurelius (head covered) sacrificing at the Temple of Jupiter …

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  • 86Lydos — was an ancient Athenian vase painter who flourished in the mid 6th century BCE. More than 130 vases of various shapes and sizes are attributed to him, though only two are signed. One is a lebes from the Acropolis (National Archaeological Museum… …

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  • 87History of algebra — Elementary algebra is the branch of mathematics that deals with solving for the operands of arithmetic equations. Modern or abstract algebra has its origins as an abstraction of elementary algebra. Historians know that the earliest mathematical… …

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  • 88Miles Gloriosus (play) — Miles Gloriosus Plautus Written by Plautus Setting Ephesus Miles Gloriosus is a comed …

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  • 89Galeerensklave — Als Galeerensklave wird ein Sklave bezeichnet, der auf einem Ruderschiff (Galeere) ruderte. Der Ausdruck besitzt zwei verschiedene Bedeutungen: Er kann sich entweder auf zur Galeerenstrafe verurteilte Sträflinge (frz.: forçat) beziehen oder auf… …

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  • 90The Byzantine Empire —     The Byzantine Empire     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire     The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …

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