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... tion . Even this fact , however , must somehow be subordinate to a great law of general progress ; and it is gratifying to know that , on the coast of Africa , a settlement has recently been formed called DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY . 19.
... tion . Even this fact , however , must somehow be subordinate to a great law of general progress ; and it is gratifying to know that , on the coast of Africa , a settlement has recently been formed called DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY . 19.
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... formed called Liberia , peopled by liberated negro slaves from North America ; and who , bringing with them the Anglo - American civilization , give promise of founding a cultured and prosperous community . MONGOLIAN HISTORY - THE ...
... formed called Liberia , peopled by liberated negro slaves from North America ; and who , bringing with them the Anglo - American civilization , give promise of founding a cultured and prosperous community . MONGOLIAN HISTORY - THE ...
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... formed , he bequeathed ( B. C. 595 ) to his son Astyages . 6 Astyages having given his daughter Mandane in marriage to a Persian chieftain named Cambyses , the issue of this marriage was the famous Cyrus , the founder of the Persian ...
... formed , he bequeathed ( B. C. 595 ) to his son Astyages . 6 Astyages having given his daughter Mandane in marriage to a Persian chieftain named Cambyses , the issue of this marriage was the famous Cyrus , the founder of the Persian ...
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... formed from the Ionic , was named the Attic , from its being spoken by the inhabitants of Attica . In the year 1856 B. C. , Inachus a Phoenician adventurer , is said to have arrived in Greece at the head of a small band of his ...
... formed from the Ionic , was named the Attic , from its being spoken by the inhabitants of Attica . In the year 1856 B. C. , Inachus a Phoenician adventurer , is said to have arrived in Greece at the head of a small band of his ...
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... formed in Eolia . The settlers founded twelve cities , some of which afterwards rose to great wealth and splendor . Ionia was the name bestowed upon the district , in reference to the Ionic stock from which the Athenians drew their ...
... formed in Eolia . The settlers founded twelve cities , some of which afterwards rose to great wealth and splendor . Ionia was the name bestowed upon the district , in reference to the Ionic stock from which the Athenians drew their ...
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