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... ancient quarries of Kara marble are located near the monastery of Karíais . The limestone is honeycombed with many ancient tombs between the villages of Kará , Trákhones , and Komniná . The aromatic plants and flowers of the ...
... ancient quarries of Kara marble are located near the monastery of Karíais . The limestone is honeycombed with many ancient tombs between the villages of Kará , Trákhones , and Komniná . The aromatic plants and flowers of the ...
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... Ancient , Middle , and Modern Iranian . Two Ancient Iranian languages are known from texts and inscriptions dating from the 6th century BC : Avestan and Old Persian . Avestan was probably spoken in northeastern Iran , and Old Persian in ...
... Ancient , Middle , and Modern Iranian . Two Ancient Iranian languages are known from texts and inscriptions dating from the 6th century BC : Avestan and Old Persian . Avestan was probably spoken in northeastern Iran , and Old Persian in ...
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... ancient Roman and Italian god . Like Zeus , the Greek god with whom he is etymologically identical ( root diu , " bright " ) , Jupiter was a sky god . One of his most ancient epithets is Lucetius ( " Light- Bringer " ) ; and later ...
... ancient Roman and Italian god . Like Zeus , the Greek god with whom he is etymologically identical ( root diu , " bright " ) , Jupiter was a sky god . One of his most ancient epithets is Lucetius ( " Light- Bringer " ) ; and later ...
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19th century Horsehair for the textile industry | 87 |
horsehair worm also called HAIRWORM | 250 |
of this dark cloud has a shape somewhat | 300 |
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