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... Italian origin . Daines Barrington and Mr. Bowle ( Archeologia , vol . viii . , 133-151 ) were of opinion that it is of Spanish origin ; but Berni's Capitolo del Gioco della Primeira affords proof that it was at least commonly played in ...
... Italian origin . Daines Barrington and Mr. Bowle ( Archeologia , vol . viii . , 133-151 ) were of opinion that it is of Spanish origin ; but Berni's Capitolo del Gioco della Primeira affords proof that it was at least commonly played in ...
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... Italy after the death of Severus . As a condition of his consent , Ricimer obtained the hand of the daughter of Anthemius . After a few years Ricimer quar- relled with his father - in - law , and marched against him . The emperor Leo ...
... Italy after the death of Severus . As a condition of his consent , Ricimer obtained the hand of the daughter of Anthemius . After a few years Ricimer quar- relled with his father - in - law , and marched against him . The emperor Leo ...
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... Italy founded by Theodoric , and the expedi- tion of Belisarius against Totilas . The 8th book is of a mixed character ; it resumes the account of the Persian wars , then speaks of the affairs of the Roman empire in other quarters , in ...
... Italy founded by Theodoric , and the expedi- tion of Belisarius against Totilas . The 8th book is of a mixed character ; it resumes the account of the Persian wars , then speaks of the affairs of the Roman empire in other quarters , in ...
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... Italy which they brought under their dominion , and from being at first a merely descriptive term , it has come to be ap- propriated as a proper name . In Cæsar's time the Provincia of the Romans included not only the modern Provence ...
... Italy which they brought under their dominion , and from being at first a merely descriptive term , it has come to be ap- propriated as a proper name . In Cæsar's time the Provincia of the Romans included not only the modern Provence ...
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... Italy , which was subject to the Roman state . In contemplating the history of Rome , the most instructive part of it , next to a study of the internal organization of the state , is the system of provincial govern- ment by which the ...
... Italy , which was subject to the Roman state . In contemplating the history of Rome , the most instructive part of it , next to a study of the internal organization of the state , is the system of provincial govern- ment by which the ...
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