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... Roman emperor Hadrian . His Lat- inized name may possibly indicate his succes- sion as the sixth pope after the Apostle St. Pe- ter . Although authoritative sources vary on the dates of his pontificate , they all agree that he reigned ...
... Roman emperor Hadrian . His Lat- inized name may possibly indicate his succes- sion as the sixth pope after the Apostle St. Pe- ter . Although authoritative sources vary on the dates of his pontificate , they all agree that he reigned ...
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... Roman majuscule ( capital ) lettering as seen on classical or im- perial Roman monuments and in the manu- scripts inspired by such epigraphic master- pieces . Square capitals are the chief feature of the square roman alphabet , which ...
... Roman majuscule ( capital ) lettering as seen on classical or im- perial Roman monuments and in the manu- scripts inspired by such epigraphic master- pieces . Square capitals are the chief feature of the square roman alphabet , which ...
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... Roman generals Gna- eus and Publius Scipio , who improved its har- bours and its walls , transforming it into the earliest Roman stronghold in Spain . It was known as Tarraco ; Julius Caesar initiated its period of splendour and called ...
... Roman generals Gna- eus and Publius Scipio , who improved its har- bours and its walls , transforming it into the earliest Roman stronghold in Spain . It was known as Tarraco ; Julius Caesar initiated its period of splendour and called ...
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