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Page 108
... Roman Catholic house of Guise . His campaign against the Roman Catholics in 1562 was eminently successful . In June of that year Adrets was master of the greater part of Dauphiné . But his brilliant military qualities were marred by his ...
... Roman Catholic house of Guise . His campaign against the Roman Catholics in 1562 was eminently successful . In June of that year Adrets was master of the greater part of Dauphiné . But his brilliant military qualities were marred by his ...
Page 131
... Roman general , a devoted adherent of Pompey the Great . In 60 BC , chiefly by Pompey's support , Afra- nius was raised to the consulship , in which of- fice he proved himself incompetent to manage civil affairs . In the following year ...
... Roman general , a devoted adherent of Pompey the Great . In 60 BC , chiefly by Pompey's support , Afra- nius was raised to the consulship , in which of- fice he proved himself incompetent to manage civil affairs . In the following year ...
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... Roman Catholic diocese in the United States , and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ( 1806-21 ) was the nation's first Roman Cath- olic cathedral ; St. Mary's Seminary and Uni- versity was ...
... Roman Catholic diocese in the United States , and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ( 1806-21 ) was the nation's first Roman Cath- olic cathedral ; St. Mary's Seminary and Uni- versity was ...
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