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titles, terms used to designate degrees of sovereignty, nobility, and honor.
In the Muslim world the temporal successors of Muhammad received the title caliph (literally, “…
(Encyclopedia) NumidiaNumidian&oomacr;mĭdˈēə [key], ancient country of NW Africa, very roughly the modern Algeria. It was part of the Carthaginian empire until Masinissa, ruler of E Numidia,…
(Encyclopedia) Maximian (Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus)Maximianmăksĭmˈēən [key], d. 310, Roman emperor, with Diocletian (286–305). An able commander, he was made caesar (subemperor) by…
(Encyclopedia) DurrësDurrësd&oomacr;rˈəs [key], Ital. Durazzo, city (1989 pop. 82,719), capital of Durrës dist., W Albania, on the Adriatic Sea. The chief seaport of Albania and the leading…
(Encyclopedia) Constantine I or Constantine the GreatConstantine Ikŏnˈstəntēn, –tīn [key], 288?–337, Roman emperor, b. Naissus (present-day Niš, Serbia). He was the son of Constantius I and Helena…
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Here's a history of organized labor in the United States 1869 One of the earliest and most influential labor organizations, the Knights of Labor is founded by Philadelphia tailors…
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