Antara
Antara , fl. 600, Arab warrior and poet, celebrated in his own day as a hero because he rose from slave birth to be a tribal chief. His poetry is represented by one poem in the Muallaqat . His greatness gave rise to many legends over the centuries, and he became the hero of the popular Arabic epic Sirat Antar. In it he represents the ideal of a Bedouin chief, rich, generous, brave, and kind. His name also appears as Antar.
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UNITED KINGDOM: WEST SUSSEX MAN CONVICTED FOR ILLEGALLY SELLING ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION PILLS
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United Kingdom : Sussex Research invests in ipadio.
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Tender Notice: East Sussex County Council Seeks Management Services (United Kingdom)
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Sussex, kingdom of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Sussex, kingdom of. Sussex was ruled by its own kings from the time of Ælle ( c. 477...compact geographical location from the south coast to the weald, Sussex was a complex political unit. Its earliest charters show that it...
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kingdom of Sussex
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
kingdom of Sussex one of the Anglo...heptarchy (seven kingdoms) in England...known of the kingdom's history for...dwalla of Wessex , Sussex remained subject...the marginal kingdoms (including Sussex) into which...
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Sussex
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...as Brighton and Eastbourne . Sussex is primarily an agricultural...suburbs of London. The old kingdom of the South Saxons (Sussex) was founded by King Æ...at Hastings . In 1974, East Sussex and West Sussex were reorganized...
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Middlesex
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...probably too small to sustain an independent kingdom, unlike Sussex , Essex , and Wessex . But the existence...land) suggests a brief Middle Saxon kingdom straddling the Thames. The importance...strong competition from neighbouring kingdoms. By the 6th cent. the area seems to...
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Hampshire
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...bordered by Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey, and Sussex. At the time of the Roman occupation, the region was...Jutish settlement and for a while formed part of the kingdom of Sussex . By the 8th cent., a harbour of Hampton had developed...
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