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... contemporary account . Practically the only other contemporary source for Vandal history is the Life of St. Augustine by Possidius ; but as Augustine died in the second year of the siege of Carthage ( 430 ) it is of little use for ...
... contemporary account . Practically the only other contemporary source for Vandal history is the Life of St. Augustine by Possidius ; but as Augustine died in the second year of the siege of Carthage ( 430 ) it is of little use for ...
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... contemporary or nearly contemporary history.20 He wrote in the Syriac language and - strange to say -- was a Monophysite ; yet Justinian employed him to convert to Christianity the pagans who were still numerous in the provinces of Asia ...
... contemporary or nearly contemporary history.20 He wrote in the Syriac language and - strange to say -- was a Monophysite ; yet Justinian employed him to convert to Christianity the pagans who were still numerous in the provinces of Asia ...
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... contemporary , and of a man whose position in governmental affairs gave him first - hand information . But it is ... contemporary John Knox ( 1505– 72 ) not only personified the Reformation in Scotland but was the author of the chief ...
... contemporary , and of a man whose position in governmental affairs gave him first - hand information . But it is ... contemporary John Knox ( 1505– 72 ) not only personified the Reformation in Scotland but was the author of the chief ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I THE ANCIENT ORIENT | 3 |
ANCIENT GREEK HISTORIOGRAPHY | 21 |
THE ALEXANDRIAN AND POSTALEXANDRIAN EPOCH | 41 |
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