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 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 ".

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From a humble beginning, a small number of Augustinian Friars eventually became the Province of St. Thomas of Villanova and in 1842, the Province established Villanova College, today a flourishing university about twelve

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 its beginnings in the early 19th century through the early 20th century, anthropology in the United States was influenced by the presence of Native American societies.

According to critic Geoffrey Blum, the process that saw its beginnings in 1942's Pirate Gold first bore its full fruit in 1950's ' Vacation Time ,' which he describes as ' a visual primer for reading comics and understanding ... the form ...." From the early 1950s Barks undertook the quarterly adventures of Uncle Scrooge and the duck clan in Scrooge's own title.

From these beginnings rose the various classical styles which are recognised today.

From the very beginnings of the movement, Disciples have founded institutions of higher learning.

From a more modern perspective, Haeckel's drawings were the beginnings of the field of evolutionary developmental biology ( evo-devo ).

From Late Antiquity, and from the beginnings of Christian theology, knowledge of the sphericity of the Earth had become widespread.

From its earliest beginnings in the Middle Ages, gin has evolved over the course of a millennium from an herbal medicine to an object of commerce in the spirits industry.

From its modest beginnings in the 14th-century principality of Moscow, Russia had become the largest state in the world by Peter's reign.

From early beginnings with the invention of the phonograph using purely mechanical techniques, the field has advanced with the invention of electrical recording, the mass production of the 78 record, the magnetic wire recorder followed by the tape recorder, the vinyl LP record.

From the movement ’ s beginnings, with its roots in Wesleyan theology, Methodism has distinguished itself as a religious movement strongly tied to social issues.

From its beginnings, printing was practiced also as a true art form, setting a high aesthetic and artistic standard, such as in the famous 42-line Bible.

" From its earliest beginnings, Christianity spread much more quickly in major urban areas ( like Antioch, Alexandria, Carthage, Corinth, Rome ) than in the countryside ( in fact, the early church was almost entirely urban ), and soon the word for " country dweller " became synonymous with someone who was " not a Christian ," giving rise to the modern meaning of " pagan.

From its beginnings in the late 18th century, romantic nationalism has relied upon the existence of a historical ethnic culture which meets the romantic ideal ; folklore developed as a romantic nationalist concept.

From amateur beginnings it quickly became a massive commercial circus catering for cars, motorcycles and trucks, and spawned other similar events.

From its earliest beginnings in the Medieval period to the present, chamber music has been a reflection of the changes in the technology and the society that produced it.

From its male, same-sex beginnings, AIDS continues to be a problem with illegal sex workers and intravenous drug users.

From its beginnings as a traditional subsistence-based farming society, Sevier County has grown into a major tourist destination since the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is dominates the southern portion of the county.

From its beginnings, Clark County relied on the river for economic opportunities.

From their beginnings to the present day, B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning.

From these early beginnings, a small but thriving community grew into the city now known as Pinole.

From that revival, the Christian Church, Churches of Christ, and the Disciples of Christ ( DOC ) were founded, seeking to restore Christianity to its non-denominational beginnings.

From its beginnings as a lumber port, Gulfport evolved into a diversified city.

From its beginnings as Fort Crook in the late 19th century, Offutt has adapted to the defense needs of the United States.

From its beginnings, Tidioute was connected to the cutlery industry, when groups of cutlery workers who had emigrated from Sheffield, England migrated from factories in New England to the vicinity of Tidioute and northern Pennsylvania to establish their own concerns.