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(Encyclopedia) PiankhiPiankhipēängˈkē, –ăngˈ– [key], king of ancient Nubia (c.741–c.715 b.c.). After subduing Upper Egypt, he defeated (c.721 b.c.) Tefnakhte, lord of Saïs, who had just completed the…
(Encyclopedia) CarausiusCarausiuskərôshˈēəs [key], d. 293, Gallo-Roman military commander. He was stationed in Gaul, but Emperor Maximian suspected him of conspiring with the Germans and condemned…
(Encyclopedia) CartimanduaCartimanduakärˌtĭmănˈjəwə [key], fl. 1st cent. a.d., British queen of the Brigantes. Ruler of the largest and most powerful tribe in Roman Britain (inhabiting the area that…
Many Americans, including many who supported the new Constitution, criticized the document because it lacked a bill of rights—a listing of the basic rights held by people against the new national…
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A History and Timeline of Affirmative Action
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