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21MASADA — (Heb. מְצָדָה, Meẓadah), Herod s palatial fortress and the last stronghold during the Jewish War against Rome (66–73/74 C.E.). Geography Masada is situated on an isolated rock plateau on the eastern fringe of the Judean Desert near the western… …
22lot — lotter, n. /lot/, n., v., lotted, lotting, adv. n. 1. one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance. 2. the casting or drawing of such objects as a method of deciding… …
23lot — lot1 W1S1 [lɔt US la:t] pron, adv 1.) a lot also lots informal a large amount or number ▪ We ve spent a lot on the children s education. ▪ How many CDs have you got? Lots. a lot of ▪ They paid a lot of money for that house. ▪ …
24lot — noun 1 LARGE AMOUNT a lot also lots informal a large quantity or number: The stereo cost a lot, but it was worth it. | How much ice cream do you want? Lots, please. (+ of): There were lots of people at the party. | a lot to do/see/eat etc: There… …
25Essex (whaleship) — The whaleship Essex left Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1819 on a two and a half year voyage in the whaling grounds of the South Pacific to hunt sperm whales. She was convert|87|ft|m long, and measured 238 tons. She was captained by the 28 year old… …
26Alexander Pearce — (1790 1824) [ (also known as Pierce, see reference cited on the article Mark Jefferies)] was a convict in Tasmania.CannibalAlexander Pearce gained a reputation as a bushranger who had escaped from the Macquarie Harbour Penal Settlement and is… …
27Pete Loveday — is a British underground cartoonist. He drew many comics charting the adventures of hippie character Russell including Big Bang Comics , Big Trip Travel Agency , Plain Rapper Comix printed by AK Press.… …
28World Junior Chess Championship — The World Junior Chess Championship is an under 20 chess tournament (players must have been under 20 years old on 1 January in the year of competition) organized by the World Chess Federation (FIDE).The idea was the brainchild of William Ritson… …
29United Kingdom local elections, 2006 — Local government elections took place in England (only) on Thursday 4 May, 2006. Polling stations were open between 7:00 and 22:00.All London borough council seats were up for election, as well as a third of the seats on each of the metropolitan… …
30Oligarchy — Part of the Politics series Basic forms of government Aristocracy Autocracy …
