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  • 21Caesar, Julius — ▪ Roman ruler Introduction in full  Gaius Julius Caesar  born July 12/13, 100? BC, Rome [Italy] died March 15, 44 BC, Rome (ancient Rome)  celebrated Roman general and statesman, the conqueror of Gaul (58–50 BC), victor in the Civil War of 49–45… …

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  • 22Gaozong — ▪ emperor of Southern Song dynasty Wade Giles romanization  Kao tsung , personal name (xingming)  Zhao Gou  born 1107, China died 1187, China       temple name (miaohao) of the first emperor of the Nan (Southern) Song dynasty (1127–1279). He fled …

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  • 23Anacletus II — • The title which was taken by Cardinal Pietro Pierleone at the contested papal election of the year 1130 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Anacletus II     Anacletus II      …

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  • 24Henry VIII — • Lengthy article which concentrates on Henry s break with the Church of Rome Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Henry VIII     Henry VIII      …

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  • 25John XIX (XX) —     Pope John XIX (XX)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope John XIX (XX)     Enthroned in 1024; d. 1032. After the death of the last patricius of the House of Crescentius, the counts of Tusculum seized the authority in Rome, a scion of this family …

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  • 26Pope John XIX (XX) —     Pope John XIX (XX)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope John XIX (XX)     Enthroned in 1024; d. 1032. After the death of the last patricius of the House of Crescentius, the counts of Tusculum seized the authority in Rome, a scion of this family …

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  • 27processions (religious) — Impregnated with local culture and displaying an extensive palette of popular traditions and arts, processions in China are, or were, inherent constituents of local identity. Our focus here is processions of a religious nature, which play a vital …

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  • 28extravagantly — adverb With lavish expenditure or behaviour …

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  • 29dissipation — n. 1. Dispersion, scattering, vanishing. 2. Waste, squandering, lavish expenditure. 3. Dissoluteness, profligacy, excess, debauchery, loose living …

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  • 30extravagance — n. 1. Excess, exorbitance, enormity, unreasonableness, preposterousness. 2. Irregularity, wildness, folly, excess, absurdity. 3. Prodigality, profusion, waste, lavish expenditure …

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