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On the road to Morocco; BILLED as 'the Jewel in the Crown' of Moroccan Tourism, Agadir has overcome its recent tragic past to become a thriving holiday resort. Chris Beckett travelled there in search of sun, sea and souks and found a different type of Hammam.(Features)
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Byline: Chris Beckett
ON February 29, 1960 one of the worst disasters in Morocco's history took place when an earthquake struck Agadir claiming 15,000 lives.
With 80 per cent of its land and much of its cultural heritage buried, the city has had to fight hard to get back on its feet, wisely using its coastal location and 10km of sandy beach as selling points.
More than 40 years after the earthquake, 21st Century Agadir has become home to some of Morocco's most luxurious hotels as tourism sits alongside agriculture and fishing as its chief ...
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THE FIGHT FOR ROME
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News
; ...betrayed his people. The sons Onulf and Odoacer spend the rest of their lives, separately...father's death. The storyline is mostly Odoacer's and is an account of starvation...legions and the two Hunnish leaders, Odoacer and Onulf, unfolds on the page in great...
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Are we about to witness the demise of the dollar?
Newspaper article from: The Irish Times
; ...was captured and killed by the Germanic general Odoacer on this day in AD 476. Odoacer deposed Romulus Augustus, the 14-year-old...last western Roman emperor to exile in Campania. Odoacer renounced the title of emperor and officially...
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How immigration destroyed Rome. Oxford historian Peter Heather has reexamined the fall of Rome. His new book, The Fall of the Roman Empire, holds many lessons for today.(The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The New American
; ...serving in the still mighty Italian army. Odoacer, a barbarian soldier serving in the army...salaries. The soldiers agreed to follow Odoacer, and the barbarian leader submitted his...Emperor Romulus Augustulus. But with Odoacer controlling the army, Orestes had no...
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restaurants; USER PICKS.(VITA.MN)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; ...decent and the wait staff is very courteous. Check it out. ODOACER The Chatterbox Pub 800 S. Cleveland Av., St. Paul - 651...of the food, but again the food is of a secondary purpose. ODOACER The Muddy Pig 162 N. Dale St., St. Paul - 651-254-1030...
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Books: Rome didn't really fall " it was pushed The Fall of the Roman Empire By Peter Heather MACMILLAN pounds 25 pounds 22.50 (P&P FREE) 08700 798 897
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday
; ...Vandals. In 476, Italy itself fell to the Ostrogoths under Odoacer. The barbarian chieftain gently forced the abdication of the...and the boy went off to live with his relatives in Campania. Odoacer declared himself King of Italy, and the Imperial regalia were...
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The Last Legion.(Movie review)
Magazine article from: Daily Variety
; ...Aurelius Colin Firth Ambrosinus Ben Kingsley Mira Aishwarya Rai Odoacer Peter Mullah Wulfilla Kevin McKidd Nestor John Hannah Romulus...short order orphaned, deposed and exiled by the hordes of Odoacer (Peter Mullan), a Goth usurper. Aurelius (Colin Firth...
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A History of Rome.
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History
; ...periode depuis les origines de Rome jusqu'a la mort du roi Odoacer. Cette oeuvre se divise en trois parties, qui correspondent...III, de la mort de Severe Alexandre jusqu'a la mort d'Odoacer en 493 apres J.-C. (le bas empire, l'antiquite tardive...
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Cae el imperio Romano de Occidente.(ArtÃculo breve)
Magazine article from: Contenido
; ...gobernante del Imperio Romano de Occidente, es depuesto por Odoacer, un brbaro alemn autoproclamado rey. El usurpador --lder...edad, y tom Ravenna, capital del Estado. La coronacin de Odoacer no impidi otros ataques brbaros que destruyeron ciudades...
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Ask Calliope.(Athens, Greece; Inca Ice Maiden; Roman empire)
Magazine article from: Calliope
; ...While the Huns did conquer many Roman cities, they did not actually plunder Rome. In A.D. 476, a barbarian leader named Odoacer finally took control of the city. Send your questions to: Ask CALLIOPE, 30 Grove St., Suite C, Peterborough, NH 03458...
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THE crawl; NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE SCENE AND WWW.VITA.MN.(VITA.MN)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; ...given by guys?" asks Slimpee in the "dating" tag. "Should males be seeking out the advice of our close women friends?" Odoacer: "Close female friends mean well, but their advice usually sucks. It's almost always in the form of be nice/polite...
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