From the 16th century he is commonly identified as member of the family of Paganelli di Montemagno, which belonged to the Pisan aristocracy, but this has not been proven and contradicts earlier testimonies that suggest he was a man of rather humble origins.

From this humble beginning, the Soviets would go on to create the first operational-level armored formations in history, the 11th and 45th Mechanized Corps, in 1932.

From there Perdiccas turned west towards Phrygia in order to humble Antigonus, who escaped with his son Demetrius to Greece, where he obtained the favour of Antipater, regent of Macedonia ( 321 BC ), and Craterus.

From humble beginnings, the black bass has become the second most specifically sought-after game fish in the United States.

From these humble dwellings quickly developed a village known as the Big Spring Community.

From there Vuk, who only held the humble title of gospodin ( lord, sir ), started to expand his realm and to create his own state.

From its humble beginnings as a family venture between a father and his two sons, the practice later became America's first integrated group practice, a model that is now standard in the United States.

From these humble beginnings the Passion Play developed very rapidly, since in the fourteenth century it was at a stage of development which could not have been reached except by repeated practice.

From these humble beginnings the game quickly became a fully regulated and codified sport.

From William Allan ( afterwards Sir William Allan and president of the Royal Scottish Academy ) and John Burnet, the engraver of Wilkie's works, we have an interesting account of his early studies, of his indomitable perseverance and power of close application, of his habit of haunting fairs and marketplaces, and transferring to his sketchbook all that struck him as characteristic and telling in figure or incident, and of his admiration for the works of Carse and David Allan, two Scottish painters of scenes from humble life.

From this education, he obtained a commission in the Austrian army, but resigned it in 1783 on finding his humble birth hindered his chances for promotion.

From these humble beginnings the college grew southward along Hampton Boulevard, turning an empty field into a sprawling campus.

From its humble beginnings, the VU has become a modern research university.

From these humble beginnings, the group has grown to become a major civil society actor, with approximately 10 million members, and chapters in 47 countries.

From humble beginnings, Hardy's contributions to House Music are considered mammoth.

From this humble beginning the force eventually grew to a force 10, 000 strong, travelingto Jiangxi and joining Mao Zedong at Jinggangshan in April 1928.

From humble beginnings the organisation was formally incorporated to provide legal support for the inaugural Conference of Australian Linux Users ( now linux. conf. au ).

From humble origins in the East End of London, Sugar now has an estimated fortune of £ 770m ( US $ 1. 14 billion ) and was ranked 89th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2011.

From this humble house he would later buy numerous buildings and a 60, 000 acre ( 243 km² ) Ayala de Chinati Ranch ( not open to the public ), almost all carefully restored to his exacting standards ; though rumored that much of the ' preserved ' land has been sold.

From these humble beginnings the Stern Brothers became an important merchandising family in New York City.

From these humble origins and a developing reputation, White ’ s boatyard grew to become John Samuel Whites of Cowes, a flourishing tradition developed which lasted well into the 1960 ’ s with 134 White ’ s Lifeboat ’ s ordered, completed and delivered.

From their humble roots in Lyons, the Brothers today have spread across the globe, seeking to fulfill Marcellin's dream of " making Jesus known and loved ".

* BBC News Magazine-Wilfred Owen: From humble cottage to dazzling tribute

From pantheist mysticism to humble Christian spirituality, from celebration of corporeality and ecstatic unity of human, non-human and the divine to meditative repose, from the ironic verse making burlesque of modern technology-driven civilization to the tender verbal music hallowing ancient Dalmatian hamlets, from the powerful expression of erotic yearning to the resignation to the fates of human condition — Ujević's poetry is a polymorphous vision of life, blend of often conflicting traditions ranging from the Mediterranean ideal of harmonious beauty and modern existentialist sensibility expressed in the verses of unmatched virtuosity and profundity.

From the beginning of his career, Patchen has adopted an anti-intellectual approach to poetry.

From the beginning of commercial recording, new discs purported to be indistinguishable from The Real Thing have regularly been put in circulation.

From the very beginning the electoral discussions raised fundamental issues in Moroccan politics, precisely the type of questions that were most difficult to resolve in the new government.

`` From its beginning '', the trustees' statement said Friday, `` Emory University has assumed as its primary commitment a dedication to excellence in Christian higher learning.

From this earth, then, while it was still virgin God took dust and fashioned the man, the beginning of humanity ''.

From an analysis of relationships and diversities within the Asterales and with their superorders, estimates of the age of the beginning of the Asterales have been made, which range from 116 Mya to 82Mya.

From the beginning, Colangelo wanted to market the Diamondbacks to a statewide fan base and not limit fan appeal to Phoenix and its suburbs.

From left to right: end of a video scan line, front porch, horizontal sync pulse, back porch with color burst, and beginning of next line

From being a mere village in an agricultural district at the beginning of the 19th century, the place grew rapidly in population owing to the abundance of coal and iron ore, and the population of the whole parish, 1, 486 in 1801, increased tenfold during the first half of the 19th century.

" From beginning to end, Capp was acid-tongued toward the targets of his wit, intolerant of hypocrisy, and always wickedly funny.

From the beginning of each playing period with a stroke-off ( a set strike from the centre-spot by one team ) until the end of the playing period, the ball is in play at all times, except when either the ball leaves the field of play, or play is stopped by the referee.

From the very beginning Mayotte refused to join the new republic and aligned itself even more firmly to the French Republic, but the other islands remained committed to independence.

From the beginning they have been the largest vote-winning party, averaging around 40 %.

From the beginning of civilization to the 20th century, ownership of heavy cavalry horses has been a mark of wealth amongst settled peoples.

From the very beginning, the Soviet's operation entailed elaborate denial and deception, known in the USSR as Maskirovka.

From the beginning of Communist rule in 1949, until the 1980s, when China was in the early years of economic reform, the focus was largely on peasant life, as interpreted via the officially sanctioned Marxist theory of class struggle.

From the very beginning of mapmaking, maps " have been made for some particular purpose or set of purposes ".

From 1839, larger American clipper ships started to be built beginning with the Akbar, 650 tons OM, in 1839, and including the 1844-built Houqua, 581 tons OM.

From the beginning, the CIA was in charge.

From the beginning of the movement, the free exchange of ideas among the people was fostered by the journals published by its leaders.

From the beginning of the 2008 – 09 season to New Year's Day, the Wings enjoyed success.

From the beginning the Emperor had refused to accept the will of Charles II, and he did not wait for England and the Dutch Republic to begin hostilities.

From the beginning to the end of his career at the New Yorker, he frequently provided what the magazine calls " Newsbreaks " ( short, witty comments on oddly worded printed items from many sources ) under various categories such as " Block That Metaphor.

From flamenco's beginning in the 18th century most performers were professional.

From 60, 000-80, 000 Russian soldiers remained stationed in Finland at the beginning of 1918, but the majority of them were demoralized and unwilling to fight, and were withdrawn from Finland by the end of March.