Monastery, The
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Monastery, The, a novel by Sir W.
Scott, published 1820. Set in the Abbey of Melrose (renamed Kennaquhair) in the Scotland of the early Reformation, it gives a vivid picture of the decline of the unreformed Catholic Church, but was the first of Scott's novels to be considered a failure.
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Roman re-establishes ties to animation firm. (Media & Technology).(Phil Roman in talks with Film Roman)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 3/4/2002; ; 700+ words
; Three years after leaving Film Roman to open a smaller production business, animator Phil Roman, who founded the company two decades ago...There's a tremendous potential:' said Roman, who left in 1999 after North Hollywood-based...
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Roman finds success with some help from his friend
Newspaper article from: Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.; 10/20/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...starts thinking about Artesia senior quarterback Steven Roman. He knows Roman throws the ball well, runs the ball well, and wins...when he sees one but the scary thing is, he knows Roman didn't win all those games alone. That's where...
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Roman Corporation To Distribute Its Holdings Of Denison Mines To Shareholders.
Business Wire; 12/17/1999; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 1999-- Roman Corporation Limited (TSE:RMN.) announced...directors has approved the distribution of Roman Corporation's holdings in Denison Mines Limited to the shareholders of Roman Corporation. Each Roman Corporation...
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Roman art from the Louvre.(ON EXHIBIT)
Magazine article from: Veranda; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...languages and beliefs. Roman Art From The Louvre locates diverse Romans in the arenas where...important role of art in Roman society. The new...art made by ancient Romans but ancient Rome...dynasty. Ordinary Romans also cultivated their...lavish decor of a Roman domus, which was...
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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ROMAN WIPES SLATE CLEAN.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 9/1/2005; 700+ words
; ...com 608-252-6176 GREEN BAY -- Mark Roman is standing beneath an open overhead door...furthest thing from my mind right now," Roman said. "Right now, my (mind-set...free agent from the Cincinnati Bengals, Roman was supposed to provide a reliable complement...
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Roman returns to Niners after seeking trade
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/3/2009; ; 700+ words
; When safety Mark Roman shopped his services around the NFL over...situation with the San Francisco 49ers. So Roman was back in practice Tuesday with the Niners...another team that wanted him as a starter, Roman still insists he's happy to be here...
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Roman remains. (ruins of Roman settlement in Vienna)
Magazine article from: Europe; 5/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...remained here until the Romans eventually abandoned the area. The Roman fortifications were...larger area of the Roman camp to light. Basically...remains prove that the Romans used in-wall and...bricks testify to Roman ingenuity as does...
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Murray Roman passes away. (obituary)
PR Newswire; 5/11/1984; 700+ words
; ...YORK, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Murray Roman, the creator of telemarketing campaigns...Tuesday, May 8, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Roman, who was chairman of the New York-based...classic story of bootstrap entrepreneurship, Roman's career began after service as a bombardier...
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Roman's Rise and Fall: Prizefighter, Painter, Candy Maker
Newspaper article from: Forward; 12/2/1994; ; 700+ words
; Douglas Century Forward 12-02-1994 Roman's Rise and Fall: Prizefighter, Painter, Candy...footage of the Hungarian Jewish artist George Roman was taken in 1979 -- two years before Roman's death -- for a Hungarian television documentary...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Romans claim their turf; MIDLANDS archive Chris Upton looks back at the origins of the Lunt Roman fort near Coventry while Ross Reyburn investigates the site's present situation.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 5/13/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...role to play. The Lunt Roman Fort at Baginton was...indispensable when the Romans were putting down military...still is in use, not by Romans sadly (although a local cohort of imitation Romans are to be seen there...been done with too many Roman sites. Archaeological...
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Roman Law
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...753 to 31 b.c., the Roman republic developed the...legislation and applied only to Roman citizens. By the third century b.c., the Romans developed the jus gentium...magistrates and governors. Romans divided the law into...resolutions of the Roman Senate, laws issued...
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Roman, Phil: 1930—: Animator, Producer, Director
Book article from: Contemporary Hispanic Biography
Phil Roman: 1930 — : Animator, producer, director From the time he was eleven, Phil Roman always knew he would be an animator. Beginning...winner and founder of two film companies, Roman has directed, produced, and animated a...
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Roman Clothing
Book article from: Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages
Roman Clothing The ancient Romans took the clothing traditions...banned from wearing Roman clothes like the toga. Romans were very careful about...what we know about Roman clothing comes from...left by the wealthiest Romans. The many statues...
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Roman law
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Development In the late 3d cent. BC, Roman law could no longer limit itself...account of the surrounding non-Roman peoples. Thus, to the jus civile...which governed relations among the Romans and those admitted to Roman status, was added the jus gentium...
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Roman Mythology
Book article from: Myths and Legends of the World
...Greek myths that the Romans had adopted. Ovid's Fasti describes Roman myths about the gods...and goddesses, the Romans gradually changed...their numina into Roman versions of the major...brought into the Roman pantheon, where...and Phoebus. The Romans gave their deities...
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