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Page 499
... Finally , he was recalled by Tiberius . Germanicus celebrated a triumph in Rome in May 17 , and the next year he became consul for the second time . Before taking office , how- ever , he received supreme command over all the eastern ...
... Finally , he was recalled by Tiberius . Germanicus celebrated a triumph in Rome in May 17 , and the next year he became consul for the second time . Before taking office , how- ever , he received supreme command over all the eastern ...
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... finally replaced by an impos- ing citadel during the time of King Saul ( 10th century ) when it served as the first " royal " residence of Israel . Later becoming insignifi- cant , it was finally destroyed at the time of the first ...
... finally replaced by an impos- ing citadel during the time of King Saul ( 10th century ) when it served as the first " royal " residence of Israel . Later becoming insignifi- cant , it was finally destroyed at the time of the first ...
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... finally reunited . A precursor of the modern novel , the Hellenistic romance is the source for classic love stories , such as those of Hero and Leander , Pyramus and Thisbe , Sappho and Phaon , and Daphnis and Chloë . Intro- duced in ...
... finally reunited . A precursor of the modern novel , the Hellenistic romance is the source for classic love stories , such as those of Hero and Leander , Pyramus and Thisbe , Sappho and Phaon , and Daphnis and Chloë . Intro- duced in ...
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