The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 93
... Roman churches . • Benedict III ( b . Rome - d . April 17 , 858 , Rome ) , pope from 855 to 858 , who was cho- sen as successor to Leo IV in July 855. The election was not immediately confirmed by the Holy Roman emperor Louis II the ...
... Roman churches . • Benedict III ( b . Rome - d . April 17 , 858 , Rome ) , pope from 855 to 858 , who was cho- sen as successor to Leo IV in July 855. The election was not immediately confirmed by the Holy Roman emperor Louis II the ...
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... Roman state with voting rights for its citizens , a status known as the jus Caeritum . Although pros- perous under the empire , it declined during the succeeding centuries . The most important of the many tomb chambers excavated in the ...
... Roman state with voting rights for its citizens , a status known as the jus Caeritum . Although pros- perous under the empire , it declined during the succeeding centuries . The most important of the many tomb chambers excavated in the ...
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... Roman king on the Armenian throne , but was seriously wounded ( AD 2 ) while attempting to suppress an up- rising in the area . He eventually died of his wounds on his way back to Italy . His death forced Augustus to adopt Tiberius and ...
... Roman king on the Armenian throne , but was seriously wounded ( AD 2 ) while attempting to suppress an up- rising in the area . He eventually died of his wounds on his way back to Italy . His death forced Augustus to adopt Tiberius and ...
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Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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