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Herodotus
Herodotus , 484?-425? BC, Greek historian, called the Father of History, b. Halicarnassus, Asia Minor. Only scant knowledge of his life can be gleaned from his writings and from references to him by later writings, notably the Suda. He traveled along the coast of Asia Minor to the northern islands... Read more |
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Esquire History of Henry Esmond The
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Knights
knight in ancient and medieval history, a noble who did military service as a mounted warrior. The Knight in Ancient History In ancient history, as in Athens and Rome, the knight was a noble of the second class who in military service had to furnish his own mount and equipment. In Roman... Read more |
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German history 1871-1945
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Selden Society
SELDEN SOCIETY The Selden Society is an association of legal historians that publishes scholarly works on the legal history of England. It was founded in 1886 by English legal professionals and scholars, including the renowned historian frederic william maitland. Named for the revered... Read more |
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Procopius
Procopius , d. 565?, Byzantine historian, b. Caesarea in Palestine. He accompanied Belisarius on his campaigns as his secretary, and later he commanded the imperial navy and served (562) as prefect of Constantinople. His education, high connections, and public offices give his histories great... Read more |
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Diedrich Knickerbocker
Knickerbocker, Diedrich, fictitious chronicler of Irving's humorous History of New York (1809) and in shorter tales and sketches dealing with the Dutch background of the state. Owing to Irving, the name became synonymous with the Dutch in respect to New York. The real Knickerbocker family came to... Read more |
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Vincent of Beauvais
Vincent of Beauvais , c.1190-c.1264, French Dominican friar. He was the author of three of the four parts of the Speculum majus, of great value as a summary of the knowledge of his time. The part entitled "Morals" is of unknown authorship, but is not by him. The three parts written by him are... Read more |
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Carl Lotus Becker
Carl Lotus Becker 1873-1945, American historian, b. Blackhawk co., Iowa. He taught history at Dartmouth College (1901-2), at the Univ. of Kansas (1902-16), and at Cornell Univ. (1917-41). After retirement he was professor emeritus and university historian at Cornell. Among his early works were... Read more |
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conscience
conscience sense of moral awareness or of right and wrong. The concept has been variously explained by moralists and philosophers. In the history of ethics , the conscience has been looked upon as the will of a divine power expressing itself in man's judgments, an innate sense of right and wrong... Read more |
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working class
...the dramatic fall in real wages experienced by...Labour Party). These values have been called ‘populist...understanding working-class history in Britain lie in its political meaning...long march of labour history from Tom Paine's Rights... |
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As Patent Attorneys and Examiners Stress that A Patent's Real Value Lies in...
...professionals' time, so that it can be better spent on higher value work. By using CPA Claimkey, patent attorneys will be exposed...CPA Claimkey loads pending and issued US patent prosecution histories, as well as prior art references into a recorded, structured... |
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the Arts: Not to be taken at face value A new exhibition establishes a link...
...guesses. The piercing portrait Hendrickje Stoffels from the National Gallery in London, into which so much personal feeling and history can be read, is, in truth, only a portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels. Identification here is based on the fact that there... |
 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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A RACE WITH REAL VALUES.(Editorial)
...suddenly seems to be "values." Webster's defines...fact that the only real difference is how...to ask, given the history of negative campaigning...absolute. Hollywood's values (at least the positive...back away from the lies and innuendoes ... |
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Dan K. THOMASSON /cat:K/pri:R/sld:E/por:4/for:5/slu:BC-THOMASSON(SH) nu--a...
...suddenly seems to be "values." Webster's defines...fact that the only real difference is how...to ask, given the history of negative campaigning...absolute. Hollywood's values (at least the positive...back away from the lies and innuendoes ... |
 "The Palestine Chronicle (Mountlake Terrace, WA)")
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The Arab Spring: Tribute to People Who Value History.
...Uses and Abuses of History (2009), David...humans live in history, a few write it...21st century--the value in history to advance...general. Arab history lies between China and...as well as the value of ... |
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building real value
...based on a perceived value of what the technology...we start building real value, instead of just the perception of value. In most young...successful" in the history of the industry even...revenue generation must lie with ... |
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The real immigration lie
...continue to benefit Britain as it has throughout our island history. To ensure that this is the case, the government should not...each other and share the same essential liberal, democratic values. Integration, as Gordon Brown seems to grasp, is the only... |
 "The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)")
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REAL ESTATE VALUES WILL REMAIN WEAK AS BABY BOOMERS NEAR RETIREMENT
...modern times). But real estate doesn't work...work against zippy real-estate appreciation...retirement that now lie ahead. Young retirees...generation in our history to be smaller than...this presupposes a real-estate crash. But average home ... |
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COMMENTARY: Genres' real history is often overlooked
...EUGENE, Ore. -- History is an odd bird. Often...common presumptions lies a whole system of overlooked...revealed, can show history in a new light. Pop...through some of the secret histories which abound in our...International Secret History ... |
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COLUMN: Insurgent's real offense lies in reason for publishing
...reflections critical of Christian belief, history and practice. Responses from several...beginning that their path is at odds with the values of the world and likely to encounter disbelief...Insurgent undermines. In this sense the real "offense" of this March 2006 issue is... |
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