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... held by Venic 1405-1797 , and then by Austria . Its university , founded 1221 has ab . 70 teachers , 1,400 students , and a library of 160,000 vols The city has many old and fine buildings : its palace was com pleted 1219. Pop . , 1892 ...
... held by Venic 1405-1797 , and then by Austria . Its university , founded 1221 has ab . 70 teachers , 1,400 students , and a library of 160,000 vols The city has many old and fine buildings : its palace was com pleted 1219. Pop . , 1892 ...
Page 1112
... held by Rome from ab . 272 B.C .; famed for its roses in time of Augustus ; de- stroyed by Saracens in 9th century . Now noted for its ruins connection with a temple . Originally raised over relics of Buddha , the primal object has been ...
... held by Rome from ab . 272 B.C .; famed for its roses in time of Augustus ; de- stroyed by Saracens in 9th century . Now noted for its ruins connection with a temple . Originally raised over relics of Buddha , the primal object has been ...
Page 1115
... held successively by Babylonians , Per- sians , and Greeks , and from 65 B.C. by Romans . Saracens conquered it 634. Crusaders held it 1098-1187 , and portions of it till 1291. Since 1517 it has been a part of the Turkish empire ...
... held successively by Babylonians , Per- sians , and Greeks , and from 65 B.C. by Romans . Saracens conquered it 634. Crusaders held it 1098-1187 , and portions of it till 1291. Since 1517 it has been a part of the Turkish empire ...
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... held by French 1808-13 . Pop . ab . 27,000 . Pamprodactylous . Bird having all the four toes turned forward , as in true Swifts . Their relatives , the Swiftlets , makers of the edible birds ' nests , have the first toe directed ...
... held by French 1808-13 . Pop . ab . 27,000 . Pamprodactylous . Bird having all the four toes turned forward , as in true Swifts . Their relatives , the Swiftlets , makers of the edible birds ' nests , have the first toe directed ...
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... held at Washington Panama Ship Canal . Nov. 18 , 1889 - April 19 , 1890 , by representatives of various American countries , who discussed matters of international interest , and recommended reciprocity treaties and uniformity of ...
... held at Washington Panama Ship Canal . Nov. 18 , 1889 - April 19 , 1890 , by representatives of various American countries , who discussed matters of international interest , and recommended reciprocity treaties and uniformity of ...
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