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- Puritan (15882 bytes)
1: ...]] which developed in [[England]] after the [[Reformation]].
3: ==Terminology==
4: ...undamentalist]]": Puritanism was a movement rather than a denomination.
5: ...ments, and not by the simple and nebulous term "Puritan."
7: ==History== - Cleopatra VII of Egypt (8634 bytes)
3: [[Image:ac.cleopatra.jpg|thumb|Cleopatra]]
4: ...means "the Goddess Cleopatra, Beloved of Her Father."
6: ...ing in title only, with her keeping the true authority.
8: ==Biography==
9: ...amed her eldest son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV [[Caesarion]] ([[44 BC|44]]–[[30 BC]]). - Ptolemy V of Egypt (2995 bytes)
1: ..., and under a series of regents the kingdom was paralysed.
3: ...supporters being killed out of hand by the Alexandrian mob.
5: ...ely transferred [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] from the Ptolemies to the Seleucids.
7: ... passionate sportsman; he excelled in athletic exercises and the chase.
9: ...as refering to some attocity what provoke further rebellions amongst the Egyptians. - Ptolemy VI of Egypt (2419 bytes)
1: ...Ptolemaic dynasty|Ptolemaic period]]. He reigned from [[180 BC|180]]-145 BC.
3: ...he following year he married his sister, [[Cleopatra II]].
5: ...e was killed in Syria, fighting against [[Alexander Balas]].
7: ===External Links===
8: ...LacusCurtius] — (Chapter IX of E. R. Bevan's ''House of Ptolemy'', 1923) - Ptolemy VIII of Egypt (5881 bytes)
1: ...phanes]] invaded Egypt and installed the young Euergetes as king.
3: ...to a partition that left Physcon in charge of [[Cyrenaica]].
5: ...hildless, an act not mentioned by any literary source.)
7: ...ughter [[Cleopatra Thea]], and sent him back to Cyrenaica.
9: ...Ptolemy III]], and had himself proclaimed as [[pharaoh]] in [[144 BC|144]]. - St. Peter's Basilica (17805 bytes)
1: ...zi in a 1630 painting, is the largest church in Christendom and often used by the Pope.]]
2: ...]]. [[Pope]]s have been buried there, too. Construction of the [[basilica]] began in [[1506]] and w...
4: ...h, but which is no longer used. These are the sources of the confusion.
6: ==History==
7: ... The high canopy or baldocchino was designed by Bernini.]] - Pope Silvester II (8276 bytes)
1: ...]] (see [[List of French popes|list]]), reigning from [[999]] until his death in [[1003]].
5: ...a]] and possibly in the [[Islam]]ic cities of [[Cordoba, Spain|C󲤯ba]] and [[Seville]].
7: ... archbishop of Reims|Adalberon]], [[Archbishop of Reims]].
9: ...by previous abbots, and Gerbert soon returned to Reims.
11: ...t]]. Capet became king of France, ending the [[Carolingian]] line of kings. - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
1: ...sar.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|Bust of Julius Caesar]]
2: ...e]], an accomplishment whose direct consequences are visible to this day.
4: ...der Caesar's grand-nephew and adopted son, [[Caesar Augustus]].
6: ...by later historians such as [[Suetonius]], [[Plutarch]], and [[Dio Cassius|Cassius Dio]].
8: ==Early Life== - Nero (23127 bytes)
2: [[Image:nero.JPG|frame|Nero]]
4: ... of [[suicide]] assisted by his [[scribe]] [[Epaphroditos]].
6: ==Sources on Nero==
8: ...pecially if there is an involvement of movements or selfish motives.
14: ...[[Agrippina the younger]], sister and reputed lover of [[Caligula]]. - Hadrian (6480 bytes)
1: ...d by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]]
3: ...perors|emperor]] from [[117]] - [[138]], and member of the ''[[gens]]'' [[Aelius|Aelia]]''.
5: ...an, and he may well have owed his succession to her.
7: ==Early life==
9: ...e that he was nicknamed "''Graeculus''" ("Little Greek"). - Amphitheatre (4978 bytes)
1: ...ancient [[Rome]]) which was used for spectator sports, games and displays.
3: ...racing and looked more like a very long, narrow horse shoe.
5: ...avian amphitheatre'' (Amphitheatrum Flavium), after the Flavian [[dynasty]] who had it built.
7: ...7-09.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The [[Colosseum]] in [[Rome]], [[Italy]].]]
9: ==Catalogue of Roman amphitheatres== - Pirate Ship (44502 bytes)
1: ...[commerce raiding]] was outlawed in the 19th century.
4: ...sdate=2009-04-09 |publisher=[[Open Democracy]]}}</ref>
7: ==History==
8: ===Ancient origins===
9: ...g|thumb|left|250px|Mosaic of a [[Trireme|Roman Trireme]] in [[Tunisia]].]] - Roman Forum (4543 bytes)
1: {| align="right"
2: ...px|Roman Forum with [[Palatine Hill]] in the background.]]
4: ...um_Romanum_panorama_2.jpg|thumb|380px|From a different view]]
6: ...pire, with '''Forum Holitorium''' and '''Forum Boarium''' shown at bottom middle]]
9: ... still to be seen, dates from the reign of [[Caesar Augustus|Augustus]]. - Pantheon, Rome (8255 bytes)
1: ...:ac.pantheon1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Pantheon, Rome]]
3: ...ch has been in continuous use throughout its history.
4: ==History==
6: ...cus Agrippa, son of Lucius, [[consul]] for the third time, built this."
8: ...5px|The interior of the Pantheon in the 18th century, painted by [[Giovanni Paolo Panini]]]] - Domitian (8530 bytes)
1: <div style="float: right; margin-left: 0.5em">[[Image:domitian.JPG]]</div>
3: ...''Domitian''', was a [[Roman Emperors|Roman emperor]] of the ''[[gens]] [[Flavius|Flavia]]''.
5: ...f [[Vespasian]], by his wife Domitilla, and brother of [[Titus]], whom he succeeded in [[81]].
7: ==Early life==
9: ...n his campaigns in the [[Roman provinces|African provinces]] and Judea. - Roman commerce (14626 bytes)
1: ...ty of their empire was due to their commercial [[trade]].
3: ...isings, they gave a distinct flavor to Roman commerce.
5: ...f [[Ancient Roman weights and measures|Roman measures]].
7: == Negotiatores, Mercatores and Pedlars ==
9: ...ers and paid cash for any booty coming from military activities.
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