Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, History, Politics and Biography, a New Ed.; Including a Copius Collection of Original Articles in American Biography; on the Basis of the 7th Ed., of the German Conversations-lexicon, Volum 4Lea & Blanchard, 1844 |
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Pàgina 3
... - tinguished for talent , presence of mind and integrity . 2. M. Licinius Crassus , sur- named Dives ( the rich ) , so called , like ma- ny of his family , on account of his vast riches . He possessed a fortune equal to $ 5,000,000.
... - tinguished for talent , presence of mind and integrity . 2. M. Licinius Crassus , sur- named Dives ( the rich ) , so called , like ma- ny of his family , on account of his vast riches . He possessed a fortune equal to $ 5,000,000.
Pàgina 4
... equal to $ 5,000,000 . He once gave an entertain- ment to the whole people , in which 10,000 tables were set , and , besides this , distrib- uted corn enough to last each family three months . In the years of Rome 683 and 698 , he was a ...
... equal to $ 5,000,000 . He once gave an entertain- ment to the whole people , in which 10,000 tables were set , and , besides this , distrib- uted corn enough to last each family three months . In the years of Rome 683 and 698 , he was a ...
Pàgina 12
... equal rights with native Europeans . Before the declaration of independence by the colonies of Spanish America , there existed marked lines of distinction between the different classes , founded on difference of birth . The Chapetones ...
... equal rights with native Europeans . Before the declaration of independence by the colonies of Spanish America , there existed marked lines of distinction between the different classes , founded on difference of birth . The Chapetones ...
Pàgina 18
... equal him . In all military feats , he was most expert , and could play with the sword so dexterously , with both his hands , that no man could fight him . When he saw his enemy , he would throw himself upon him at one jump of 20 or 24 ...
... equal him . In all military feats , he was most expert , and could play with the sword so dexterously , with both his hands , that no man could fight him . When he saw his enemy , he would throw himself upon him at one jump of 20 or 24 ...
Pàgina 20
... equal length and breadth . The head is thick , rounded above , and nearly vertical . Between the eyes , which are widely separated and reticulated on the surface , there are two brilliant stemmata . The corselet is quadrangular ...
... equal length and breadth . The head is thick , rounded above , and nearly vertical . Between the eyes , which are widely separated and reticulated on the surface , there are two brilliant stemmata . The corselet is quadrangular ...
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