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  • 51Byzantine Empire — the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in A.D. 476. Cap.: Constantinople. * * * Empire, southeastern and southern Europe and western Asia. It began as the city of Byzantium, which had grown from an ancient Greek colony… …

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  • 52John Christie (murderer) — John Reginald Halliday Christie (born April 8, 1898 [ [http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=John Christie / Timothy Evans Case John Christie / Timothy Evans Case Your Archives ] ] , Halifax; died July 15, 1953) was an… …

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  • 54Isaias — • Essay on the Biblical prophet and the book which bears his name Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Isaias     Isaias     † …

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  • 55Marty Puccio — Martin Joseph Puccio, Jr. (born March 21, 1973) (usually called Marty) is an American currently serving a life sentence for murder. In the early morning hours of July 15, 1993, Puccio, along with six others, killed Bobby Kent in what is now… …

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  • 56Bobby Kent — (May 12 1973 July 15 1993) was an American teenager who was murdered by seven teenagers, including his best friend, Marty Puccio, in South Florida. He attended South Broward High School in Hollywood, Florida. Childhood and teenage yearsBobby Kent …

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  • 57Stanzaic Morte Arthur, The — (14th century)    The Stanzaic Morte Arthur is a MIDDLE ENGLISH poem composed probably in the North Midlands area of England in the middle of the 14th century. As the title suggests, the poem narrates the events leading up to the death of King… …

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  • 58Elijah — This article is about the prophet in the Hebrew Bible. For other uses, see Elijah (disambiguation). Prophet Elijah Elijah reviving the Son of the Widow of Zarephath by Louis Hersent Prophet, Apostle to Ah …

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  • 59Draupadi — Draupadi. Painting by Raja Ravi Varma. In the epic Mahābhārata, Draupadi, also known as Kṛṣṇā draupadī (Devanagari: कृष्णा द्रौपदी; approximate pronunciation: [krɪʂɳaː d …

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  • 60Rajput — constitute one of the major Hindu Kshatriya groups from India. They claim descent from ancient royal warrior dynasties of Kshatriyas. They are identified with the word Rajanya found in ancient Indian literature and trace their roots to Rajputana …

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