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... turn out to be of no interest . " But he forgot that such a singular find would in itself reveal many matters of extraordinary interest , which would cause a revolutionary rewriting of history : they would disclose that the Romans had ...
... turn out to be of no interest . " But he forgot that such a singular find would in itself reveal many matters of extraordinary interest , which would cause a revolutionary rewriting of history : they would disclose that the Romans had ...
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... turn left the power to deal with current matters in the hands of a group of elders , but in times of emergency they chose a king to " take charge for a limited period . " Millennia later , Herodotus pictures a similar delegation of ...
... turn left the power to deal with current matters in the hands of a group of elders , but in times of emergency they chose a king to " take charge for a limited period . " Millennia later , Herodotus pictures a similar delegation of ...
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... turn its axle , which with its revolving spokes , turns the heavy concave Nysirian millstones . We taste again the joys of primitive life , learning to feast on products of Demeter , without labor . " This distinct reference to an ...
... turn its axle , which with its revolving spokes , turns the heavy concave Nysirian millstones . We taste again the joys of primitive life , learning to feast on products of Demeter , without labor . " This distinct reference to an ...
Contents
PROLOGUE | 3 |
THE MINDFULNESS OF MAN | 14 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
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