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31Metzer Epitome — Als Metzer Epitome wird ein spätantikes Geschichtswerk bezeichnet, das dem Leben Alexander des Großen gewidmet ist. Der Autor der in lateinischer Sprache verfassten Epitome (wohl eine Kompilation eines früheren Werkes über Alexander) ist… …
32Anaxagoras and the atomists — C.C.W.Taylor ANAXAGORAS In the course of the fifth century BC the political and cultural pre eminence of Athens attracted to the city a considerable number of intellectuals of various kinds from all over the Greek world. This phenomenon, the so… …
33Philosophy and its background in the early medieval West — Rosamond McKitterick and John Marenbon ‘Libraries, schools and the dissemination of texts’ is by Rosamond McKitterick; the ‘Introduction’ and ‘Philosophical themes’ are by John Marenbon. INTRODUCTION The period from 800 to 1100 is even more… …
34Sir Gawain and the Green Knight — Sire Gauvain et le Chevalier vert Première page du manuscrit original de Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sire Gauvain et le Chevalier vert (en anglais Sir Gawain and the Green Knight) est un roman de chevalerie en vers allitératifs datant de la… …
35Christian views on the old covenant — Depicted is the famous Sermon on the Mount of Jesus in which he commented on the Old Covenant. Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant.[1] Painting by Carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter, d. 1890 …
36Alexander's Conflict with the Kambojas — Greek historians refer to three warlike peoples viz. the Astakenoi, the Aspasioi [Other classical names are Assaceni, Aseni, Aspii and Hippasii etc.] and the Assakenoi [ Other classical names are Assacani, Asoi, Asii/Osii etc.] [ Asoi is also a… …
37Christianity in the 8th century — Age of the Caliphs   Expansion under Muhammad, 622–632/A.H. 1 11 …
38List of sects in the Latter Day Saint movement — Contents ♦ Before 1844 ♦ Brigham Young: Mainstream LDS  · Woolley / other fundamentalists · Progressive · Miscellaneous ♦ …
39Philip the Arab — 33rd Emperor of the Roman Empire Reign 244–249 …
40Times, The — Daily newspaper published in London, one of Britain s oldest and most influential, and one of the world s greatest newspapers. Founded by John I. Walter in 1785 as The Daily Universal Register, it became The Times in 1788, publishing commercial… …
