Epitome of Ancient, Mediæval and Modern HistoryHoughton, Mifflin, 1888 - 618 pages |
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... Christ into four districts : 1. Judæa ( Jerusalem , Hebr . Jerushalaïm ; Greek ' Iepoobλvua , with the fortress of Zion and the Temple on Mt. Moriah ; Bethlehem , Jericho , Joppa , now Jaffa , on the coast ) ; 2. Sama- ria ( Samaria ...
... Christ into four districts : 1. Judæa ( Jerusalem , Hebr . Jerushalaïm ; Greek ' Iepoobλvua , with the fortress of Zion and the Temple on Mt. Moriah ; Bethlehem , Jericho , Joppa , now Jaffa , on the coast ) ; 2. Sama- ria ( Samaria ...
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... Christ ( four years before the beginning of our era ? ) . 6 A. D. After a short reign of the three sons of Herod , Judæa be- came a part of the Roman Province of Syria . ( Two Te- trarchies , however , remained independent : Galilæa ...
... Christ ( four years before the beginning of our era ? ) . 6 A. D. After a short reign of the three sons of Herod , Judæa be- came a part of the Roman Province of Syria . ( Two Te- trarchies , however , remained independent : Galilæa ...
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... Christianity , after which the new religion spread through- out the country , a church was organized and bishoprics founded at Canterbury and York ( ? ) . With the decay of the empire its power in Britain declined . Troops were ...
... Christianity , after which the new religion spread through- out the country , a church was organized and bishoprics founded at Canterbury and York ( ? ) . With the decay of the empire its power in Britain declined . Troops were ...
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... Christian era was occupied in the north by Goidelic Celts ( Cruithni , Picts ) ; in the east and centre by British ... Christianity in the fifth century . Palladius , sent to Ireland , 431 A. D. , died soon after . St. Patrick ( Succath ...
... Christian era was occupied in the north by Goidelic Celts ( Cruithni , Picts ) ; in the east and centre by British ... Christianity in the fifth century . Palladius , sent to Ireland , 431 A. D. , died soon after . St. Patrick ( Succath ...
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... Christ , Deiotarus became king of all Galatia , which Augustus made a Roman province . 250. b . The Parthians ( p . 29 ) who under the Arsacidæ ( 250 B. C. to 226 A. D. ) conquered all lands between the Euphrates and the Indus , and ...
... Christ , Deiotarus became king of all Galatia , which Augustus made a Roman province . 250. b . The Parthians ( p . 29 ) who under the Arsacidæ ( 250 B. C. to 226 A. D. ) conquered all lands between the Euphrates and the Indus , and ...
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