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... equal justice . At other times , as under Theodosius , the country was governed according to the wishes of the less enlightened majority , and the Arian Greeks of Alexandria lost that ascendancy which they claimed as their birthright ...
... equal justice . At other times , as under Theodosius , the country was governed according to the wishes of the less enlightened majority , and the Arian Greeks of Alexandria lost that ascendancy which they claimed as their birthright ...
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... equal space in Europe ; and the same mud that manured the field was baked in the sun to form the hut in which the husbandman slept at night . There are few trees in the country , and wood is but little used ; no sea- worthy ships could ...
... equal space in Europe ; and the same mud that manured the field was baked in the sun to form the hut in which the husbandman slept at night . There are few trees in the country , and wood is but little used ; no sea- worthy ships could ...
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... ( see Fig . 4 ) ; and the rushes on which he crossed the overflow would afterwards carry him over the deeper river in equal safety . For nine months in the year the north wind blows strongly along CHAP . I. 7 THE NILE .
... ( see Fig . 4 ) ; and the rushes on which he crossed the overflow would afterwards carry him over the deeper river in equal safety . For nine months in the year the north wind blows strongly along CHAP . I. 7 THE NILE .
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... equal treatment which the women received in Egypt was shown in other circumstances beside their being allowed to sit on the throne . In the mythology , the goddess Isis sometimes held rank above her husband . We see on the mummy cases ...
... equal treatment which the women received in Egypt was shown in other circumstances beside their being allowed to sit on the throne . In the mythology , the goddess Isis sometimes held rank above her husband . We see on the mummy cases ...
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... equal , as the little kings of Canaan had been . Genesis , Manetho . ( 34 ) The Phenicians , who had settled quietly in the Delta , soon got too strong for the people who had given them a home . They rose against the Egyptians , and ...
... equal , as the little kings of Canaan had been . Genesis , Manetho . ( 34 ) The Phenicians , who had settled quietly in the Delta , soon got too strong for the people who had given them a home . They rose against the Egyptians , and ...
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