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Page 217
... returned to Auxerre , where he built St. Alban's Church . Through his ap- peal in 431 , St. Palladius was sent to Scotland by Celestine as the first bishop of the Scots . According to tradition , while he was there he answered an appeal ...
... returned to Auxerre , where he built St. Alban's Church . Through his ap- peal in 431 , St. Palladius was sent to Scotland by Celestine as the first bishop of the Scots . According to tradition , while he was there he answered an appeal ...
Page 454
... returned home . However , in 490 a Per- sian army of 25,000 men landed unopposed on the Plain of Marathon , and the Atheni- ans appealed to Sparta to join forces against the invader . Owing to a religious festival , the Spartans were ...
... returned home . However , in 490 a Per- sian army of 25,000 men landed unopposed on the Plain of Marathon , and the Atheni- ans appealed to Sparta to join forces against the invader . Owing to a religious festival , the Spartans were ...
Page 880
... returned to Rome , where the emperor Tiberius received him but refused to allow him to stay at the court until his debt was paid . A new loan covered the obligation , and he secured a post as tutor to Tiberius ' grandson . Agrippa also ...
... returned to Rome , where the emperor Tiberius received him but refused to allow him to stay at the court until his debt was paid . A new loan covered the obligation , and he secured a post as tutor to Tiberius ' grandson . Agrippa also ...
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