Conclavists were compensated for the inconvenience of being locked in the conclave by the ransacking of the furnishings of the cell of the newly elected pope and by the expectation of money and benefices.

He had almost forgotten them, although they had played such an important part in his early dreams.

In order to prepare the role of an important old actress, a theatre student interviews three actresses who were her pupils: an international diva ( Glòria Marc, played by Núria Espert ), a television star ( Assumpta Roca, played by Rosa Maria Sardà ) and a dubbing director ( Maria Caminal, played by Anna Lizaran ).

Stones played an important part in the cult of the god, especially in the oracular shrine of Delphi ( Omphalos ).

Astronomy certainly played an important role in Chaco culture, as it is visible in the north-south axis alignment of many ceremonial structures.

The afterlife played an important role in Ancient Egyptian religion, and its belief system is one of the earliest known.

Sound recording and the telephone played important roles in a global transformation of society.

The river played an important role in the growth of the economy in the region during the 19th century as a source of transportation of goods.

A peace treaty was signed in Seville in 1339 and, in the next year, Portuguese troops played an important role in the victory of the Battle of Rio Salado over the Marinid Moors in October 1340.

He composed also a number of different works including many art songs in different languages and a number of important piano pieces, like the five " Doloras " ( 1914 ), which he later orchestrated and are normally played in concerts in Chile and Latinamerica.

Regarding their applications, amorphous metallic layers played an important role in the discussion of a suspected superconductivity in amorphous metals.

These conditions played an important role in the development of the structure theory of commutative rings in the works of David Hilbert, Emmy Noether, and Emil Artin.

His other important works include his Letters to Serapion, which dealt with the divinity of the Holy Spirit, and his classic Life of St Anthony, which was translated into several languages and played an important role in the spreading of the ascetic ideal in Eastern and Western Christianity.

It has traditionally been a leader in the inter-American community and played an important role in collective security efforts, as well as in economic cooperation in the Western Hemisphere.

As an album regarded by many as the start of the gangsta rap movement, Criminal Minded played an important role in reaffirming the social acceptance of having Jamaican roots.

Boats played a very important part in the commerce between the Indus Valley Civilization and Mesopotamia.

Modern studies have shown the important role such concepts played in the world-view of Early Medieval scholars.

Although they were childless, Potter played an important role in William ’ s large family, particularly enjoying her relationship with several nieces whom she helped educate and giving comfort and aid to her husband ’ s brothers and sisters.

Although the Royal Navy is widely regarded as having been vital for the rise of the British Empire, and British dominance of the world, the British Army played an important role in the colonisation of India and other regions.

The study of animal communication, called zoosemiotics ( distinguishable from anthroposemiotics, the study of human communication ) has played an important part in the development of ethology, sociobiology, and the study of animal cognition.

Preparing food with heat or fire is an activity unique to humans, and some scientists believe the advent of cooking played an important role in human evolution.

The military has played an important role in the history of Central African Republic.

It was especially important for preserving in its libraries manuscripts of Greek and Latin authors throughout a period when instability and disorder caused their mass-destruction in western Europe and north Africa: On the city's fall, thousands of these were brought by refugees to Italy, and played a key part in stimulating the Renaissance, and the transition to the modern world.

Neal Stephenson's novel Cryptonomicon ( 1999 ) also contains a fictional treatment of the historical role played by Turing and Bletchley Park.

A feature-length historical film Caligula was completed in 1979, in which Malcolm McDowell played the lead role.

These contrasting traditions may be vestiges of historical performance settings: large concert halls in which violins were played required more instruments, before electronic amplification, than did more intimate dance halls and houses fiddles were played in.

Robert Louis Stevenson's work included the urban Gothic novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ( 1886 ), and played a major part in developing the historical adventure in books like Kidnapped and Treasure Island.

Kenilworth has also played an important historical role.

The evidence points to the historical existence of a woman named Lucretia and a historical incident that played a critical part in the real downfall of a real monarchy.

It is also rumored that these historical games were played only in the winter, and therefore, the nuts that were placed on the table were " stone cold ", hence coining the term " stone-cold-nuts ".

Also, Willis, although very much a part of early radical feminism and continuing to hold that it played a necessary role in placing feminism on the political agenda, later criticised its inability " to integrate a feminist perspective with an overall radical politics ," while viewing this limitation as inevitable in the historical context of the times.

Shogi in its present form was played as early as the 16th century, while a direct ancestor without the " drop rule " was recorded from 1210 in a historical document Nichūreki, which is an edited copy of Shōchūreki and Kaichūreki from the late Heian period ( c. 1120 ).

Hoffman played theater owner Charles Frohman in the J. M. Barrie historical fantasia Finding Neverland ( 2004 ), costarring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet.

During the summer a historical tournament was held between Feyenoord and the three opponents they met in the European Cup finals, they played, Borussia Dortmund, Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic ( Feyenoord Jubilee Tournament ).

His son Einar ( presumably a variation of the historical Ivar ), played by Kirk Douglas, vows revenge and conquers Northumbria.

It has played host to many famous historical figures in its time.

The Beni-abbad had not previously played a major role in history, though they were of noble pedigree, hailing from Bani Lakhm, the historical kings of Al-Hira in south-central Iraq.

" The gourd-resonated, equal-ratio heptatonic-tuned mbila of Mozambique is typically played in large ensembles in a choreographed dance, perhaps depicting a historical drama.

The location of Champagne played a large role in its historical prominence as it served as a " crossroads " for both military and trade routes.

Prominent historical figures who played major roles as deacons and went on to higher office include Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, Thomas Becket and Reginald Pole.

They inhabited sparsely populated areas and islands in the lower Dnieper and Don basins, and played an important role in the historical development of both Ukraine and Russia.

In terms of tourism, the presence of such historical monuments as Stirling Castle, the National Wallace Monument and other nearby attractions like Blair Drummond Safari Park, the key role which Stirling has played in Scottish history, as well as the scenery of the area, has bolstered Stirling's position as an important tourist destination in Scotland.

He largely moved away from historical parts when he played an Italian vineyard owner in California in They Knew What They Wanted ( 1940 ); a South Seas patriarch in The Tuttles of Tahiti ( 1942 ); and an American admiral during World War II in Stand by for Action ( 1942 ).

They view the physical description of women as evidence of a more farcical intention when considered alongside both the historical context of the Elizabethan theatre ( where female characters were always played by prepubescent boys ) and the Induction in which Sly is attracted to the page disguised as his wife ; thus Shakespeare is satirising gender roles.

By the late 1900s the terms speculation and speculator were somewhat down played by the media, likely due to turmoil in the capital markets ever since the tech boom bubble pop, and the historical fascination with blaming wall street speculators for all the ills of the world, had mysteriously returned to the newspapers.

Time Travelers ' Potlatch is a game in which two or more players say what gift they would give to another person-this is usually an historical person who played a role in, or had an influence on, the formation of Surrealism.