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Padua

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Padua , Ital. Padova, city (1991 pop. 215,137), capital of Padova prov., in Venetia, NE Italy, connected by canal with the Brenta, Adige, and Po rivers. It is an agricultural, commercial, and major industrial center and a transportation junction. Manufactures include machinery, motor vehicles, leather goods, textiles, and processed food. Called Patavium by the Romans, it was second to Rome in wealth. The city was destroyed by the Lombards in AD 601 but recovered quickly. Except for a 20-year period of rule by Ezzelino da Romano, Padua was from the 12th to the 14th cent. a free commune of... Read more
Marsilius of Padua
Encyclopedia of World Biography Marsilius of Padua The Italian political philosopher Marsilius of Padua (c. 1275-1342) wrote Defensor pacis, the most important...Marsilio dei Mainardini, who is known as Marsilius of Padua, was born at Padua. He was the son of a notary, and he... Read more
Marsilius of Padua
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (born 1280, Padua, Kingdom of Italy—died 1343, Munich) Italian political philosopher. He was consultant...lies with the people, a theory that influenced the modern idea of the state. Marsilius of Padua Marsilius of Padua Marsilius of Padua Read more

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2 YEARS FOR A MARKET FAVORITE MILLIE PADUA, 74, IS SENTENCED FOR STEALING MORE THAN $171,000 IN RENTS.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 7/13/2002; ; 582 words ; Byline: TRACY JOHNSON P-I reporter Millie Padua was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday...act and stole money from her employer. Padua, who maintains her innocence, stood during...Peterson, however, said he will insist that Padua be taken into custody on the date her sentence... Read more
St. Anthony of Padua.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 6/13/2006; 481 words ; ST. Anthony of Padua was not from Padua or any other part of Italy. Rather, he was born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal. But he lived and worked in Padua during the last years of his life. Like Francis of Assisi, Anthony... Read more
Padua's modern masters of form A CUT ABOVE: JEWELRY
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 5/3/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...International Herald Tribune 05-03-2008 Padua's modern masters of form A CUT ABOVE: JEWELRY...Group Edition: 1 Section: SPECIAL REPORT PADUA, Italy -- In Renaissance Italy, geometry...perfection in art. In mid-20th-century Padua, a school of goldsmiths and jewelers adopted... Read more
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Magazine article from: Epoca; 4/12/1999; 239 words ; ...Media al siglo XVII La ciudad italiana de Padua ha organizadao una gran exposición de minaturas,. La miniatura en Padua. el Medievo hasta el Siglo XVII recoge...de la Rgión y en el del Monte en Padua; La Biblia iluminada , en la Academia... Read more
Padua and the Tudors: English Students in Italy, 1485-1603.(Review)
Magazine article from: History: Review of New Books; 6/22/1999; ; 480 words ; Woolfson, Jonathan Padua and the Tudors: English Students in Italy...expatriates studying at the University of Padua in the Tudor era. More than one-fourth...detailing not only their dates of residence at Padua but other pertinent information including... Read more
Indian troops retake Padua as BDR pulls out, THE INDEPENDENT
Newspaper article from: The Independent (Bangladesh); 4/20/2001; 246 words ; ...Independent (Bangladesh) 04-20-2001 The Padua camp and its adjoining 250 acres of land...The BDR withdrew its troops from the Padua area following a flag meeting between the...territory crossing the zero line at the Padua border in the morning. But the Bangladesh... Read more
MARKET'S MILLIE PADUA CONVICTED EMBEZZLEMENT VERDICT `HARD THING' FOR ONE JUROR TO REACH.(News)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 3/15/2002; ; 502 words ; ...he's ever done: finding 73-year-old Millie Padua guilty yesterday of embezzling more than...to give his last name. It wasn't easy. Padua sat silently as the verdict was read, one...of receipts, nine hefty binders full of Padua's bank records and hundreds of attendance... Read more

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