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  • 21Augustus — /aw gus teuhs, euh gus /, n. 1. Also called Octavian (before 27 B.C.) (Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, Augustus Caesar), 63 B.C. A.D. 14, first Roman emperor 27 B.C. A.D. 14: reformer, patron of arts and literature; heir and successor to Julius… …

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  • 22Germany — • History divided by time periods, beginning with before 1556 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Germany     Germany     † …

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  • 23Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …

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  • 24Richelieu, Armand-Jean du Plessis, cardinal et duc de — ▪ French cardinal and statesman Introduction , (cardinal and duke of ),byname  The Red Eminence , French  L éminence Rouge  born September 9, 1585, Richelieu, Poitou, Fr. died December 4, 1642, Paris  chief minister to King Louis XIII of France… …

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  • 25French Literature — • Origin, foundations, and types Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. French Literature     French Literature     † …

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  • 26Augustus — For other uses of Octavius, see Octavius (disambiguation). For other uses of Octavian, see Octavian (disambiguation). For other uses of Augustus, see Augustus (disambiguation) …

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  • 27Petrarch — Infobox Writer name = Francesco Petrarca imagesize = 150 px caption = pseudonym = birthdate = Birth date|1304|7|20|df=yes birthplace = Arezzo deathdate = Death date and age|1374|7|19|1304|7|20|df=yes deathplace = Arquà Petrarca occupation =… …

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  • 28Polymath — A polymath (Greek polymathēs , πολυμαθής, having learned much )The term was first recorded in written English in the early seventeenth century Cite web url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=polymath searchmode=none title=Online Etymology …

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  • 30Johann Joachim Winckelmann — Infobox Writer name = Johann Joachim Winckelmann imagesize = 200px caption = Portrait by Raphael Mengs, after 1755 birthdate = birth date|1717|12|9|df=y birthplace = Stendal deathdate = death date and age|1768|6|8|1717|12|9|df=y deathplace =… …

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