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Soli
Soli , ancient city of Cilicia, SW of Tarsus, in present-day Turkey. It was founded c.700 BC by colonists from Rhodes. An important port at the time of Alexander the Great, Soli was destroyed in the 1st cent. BC by Tigranes of Armenia. It was rebuilt by Pompey, who called it Pompeiopolis. The word ... Read more |
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Naturalization
Naturalization BIBLIOGRAPHY Naturalization is the means by which a person of foreign birth is made a full citizen. Naturalization is a process always complicated by race, gender and sexuality, religion, ethnicity, class, and the structural and political choices societies and their members make... Read more |
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Marco Antonio de Dominis
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Chrysippus
CHRYSIPPUS(b. Soli, Asia Minor, c. 280 BCE;d. Athens, c. 205 BCE), theory of matter, logic, cosmology, psychology, Stoicism.The third leader of the Stoic school of philosophy in Athens, Chrysippus consolidated and expanded the influence of the Stoic school, making it one of the most influential... Read more |
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Bath
Bath city (1991 pop. 84,283), Bath and North East Somerset, SW England, in the Avon River valley. Britain's leading winter resort, Bath has the only natural hot springs in the country. Engineering, printing, bookbinding, wool-weaving, and clothing are among Bath's industries. In the 1st cent. AD,... Read more |
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Antonio Maceo
Antonio Maceo Antonio Maceo (1845-1896) was a Cuban mulatto patriot who rose to the rank of general in Cuba's Independence Army and became a hero of the wars which ended Spanish domination over Cuba. Antonio Maceo was born in Santiago de Cuba on June 14, 1845. He was the son of Marcos... Read more |
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Marcos de Niza
Marcos de Niza , c.1495-1558, missionary explorer in Spanish North America. A Franciscan friar, he served in Peru and Guatemala before going to Mexico. There he headed an expedition (1539) planned by Antonio de Mendoza , who had been excited by Cabeza de Vaca's stories of rich Native American... Read more |
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spandrels of San Marco
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incubus
incubus , lascivious male demon said to possess mortal women as they sleep and to be responsible for the birth of demons, witches, and deformed children. According to one legend the incubus and his female counterpart, the succubus, were fallen angels. The belief in these demons was especially... Read more |
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Antonio Salandra
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