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Page 336
Valens next waged war on the Visigoths , who had aided Procopius and were
threatening to invade Thrace from their lands north of the lower Danube ( in
modern Walachia and Transylvania ) . In May 367 the Emperor crossed the
Danube and ...
Valens next waged war on the Visigoths , who had aided Procopius and were
threatening to invade Thrace from their lands north of the lower Danube ( in
modern Walachia and Transylvania ) . In May 367 the Emperor crossed the
Danube and ...
Page 940
The origin of the dog has provoked much dispute , which is understandable when
the enormous variety of modern breeds is considered . It has been supposed that
man domesticated wolves and jackals in different locales or that there existed ...
The origin of the dog has provoked much dispute , which is understandable when
the enormous variety of modern breeds is considered . It has been supposed that
man domesticated wolves and jackals in different locales or that there existed ...
Page 983
The slow - paced , self - contained civilizations of the East have only recently
been affected by Western theatre , just as the West has only recently become
conscious of the theatrical wealth of the East and what it could do to fertilize the
modern ...
The slow - paced , self - contained civilizations of the East have only recently
been affected by Western theatre , just as the West has only recently become
conscious of the theatrical wealth of the East and what it could do to fertilize the
modern ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 16 The New Encyclopædia Britannica |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopædia Britannica, Incorporated, 1981 |
| Original from | University of Minnesota |
| Digitized | 19 Jan 2010 |
| ISBN | 085229378X, 9780852293782 |
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