Visions de l'Amen
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1996
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Visions de l'Amen. Suite in 7 movements for 2 pf. by
Messiaen, comp. 1943. F.p. Paris, 1943 (Loriod and Messiaen).
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Punic on the streets of Rome
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 6/4/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...the bastard sons of those who led the second: Hannibal and Scipio Africanus. But it was in fact Scipio's adopted grandson, Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus (Africanus Minor) Numantinus, who commanded the Roman army in the final war. One...
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SEEDS OF CONQUEST In `The Orange Tree,' Fuentes probes the clash of cultures
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/24/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...asks the narrator, Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus, the Roman general...Wars, the distinctions between Scipio Africanus, the adoptive grandfather, and Africanus Minor can be confusing, for Scipio Aemilianus (the Younger) entered...
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MASHA LEON
Newspaper article from: Forward; 5/30/1997; 700+ words
; ...Prepare for War' -- a quote from Roman general Scipio" -- (236-183 B.C.E.; conqueror of Spain, Africa and Asia Minor; defeated Hannibal the Carthaginian and took the surname Africanus for the victory). Mr. Marks was one of 10...
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A BITTER END FOR TWO PATRIOTS.(Hannibal defeated, 202 B.C.)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Crete and then to Asia Minor (present-day Turkey...conqueror, Publius Cornelius Scipio, was destined to meet...the battle of Zama, Scipio returned to Rome a hero...him with a new name -- Africanus. Then, just as had...aroused. Like Hannibal, Scipio was a relative newcomer...
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Publius Cornelius Aemilianus Scipio Africanus Minor
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Publius Cornelius Aemilianus Scipio Africanus Minor Publius Cornelius Aemilianus Scipio Africanus Minor (c. 185-129 B.C.) was a Roman official and general in Africa and Spain...
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Scipio Africanus Minor
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Scipio Africanus Minor (Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus), c.185-129 BC, Roman general, destroyer of Carthage. He was the son of Aemilius Paullus, under whom he fought at Pydna. He was adopted by the eldest son...
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Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Carthage and King Masinissa. In 190 Scipio was instrumental in obtaining...campaign. Seriously ill in Asia Minor, Scipio Africanus took no part in the decisive victory...to produce the account books, Scipio Africanus tore them up before...
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Scipio
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...son was the adoptive father of Scipio Africanus Minor . Africanus Minor was the son of Aemilius Paullus. Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio, d. c.132...pontifex maximus, was a son of Africanus Major's daughter; despite...
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Punic Wars
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the course of the war, see Hannibal and Scipio Africanus Major . At the war's close, Carthage surrendered...city. Carthage never surrendered. The younger Scipio ( Scipio Africanus Minor ) conquered it, house by house, and sold the...
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