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From this ancient custom derives the French word baccalauréat ( from the Latin bacca, a berry, and laureus, of the bay laurel ), and, by modification, the term " bachelor " in referring to one who holds a university degree.
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From this action sprang the idea of somehow uniting Greek and Shakespearean drama into a new total form, capable of restoring to life the ancient moral and poetic responses.
From the Medieval Arabic king lists of both African states, allegedly copied from earlier lists in ancient Near Eastern languages it appears that the state founders claimed to be deportees of the Assyrian empire who had fled from Syria and Samaria after the defeat of the Egyptian-Assyrian army at Carchemish in 605 BCE.
Archaeological confirmation of Bethlehem as an Israelite city was uncovered in 2012 at the archaeological dig at the City of David in the form of a bulla ( seal impression in dried clay ) in ancient Hebrew script that reads " From the town of Bethlehem to the King ," indicating that it was used to seal the string closing a shipment of grain, wine, or other goods sent as a tax payment in the 8th or 7th century BCE.
From the viewpoint of the ancient Greeks, a person's public life was not separated from their private life, and Greeks did not distinguish between the two worlds according to the modern western conception.
From the ancient times until the 1800s, one goal was to reduce the expense of a classical education.
From this doctrine arose the Epicurean epitaph: Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo ( I was not ; I was ; I am not ; I do not care ) – which is inscribed on the gravestones of his followers and seen on many ancient gravestones of the Roman Empire.
From ancient times through the Middle Ages, bursts of mathematical creativity were often followed by centuries of stagnation.
From the scientific discovery which has been a silent evidence, it has pointed out that the South East Asian civilizations are a of much older civilization compared to the widely researched and well documented east Asians ' ancient civilisations Dong Son culture spread to Indonesia bringing with it techniques of wet-field rice cultivation, ritual buffalo sacrifice, bronze casting, megalithic practises, and ikat weaving methods.
From Mount Emei in Sichuan, a Daoist hermit, a nun known as a " numinous old woman " and " holy physician "— who Temple says was associated with the ' school of the ancient immortals ' and thus most likely specialized in ' internal alchemy '— introduced the technique of inoculation to the capital.
* Independent Religion – From the Encyclopædia Britannica Article on Jainism: "... Along with Hinduism and Buddhism, it is one of the three most ancient Indian religious traditions still in existence.
From various ancient writings, historians have gathered that a group of young women were left in Sappho's charge for their instruction or cultural edification.
From ancient texts to medieval maps, anything written down for study would have been done with manuscripts.
The 1907 Catholic Encyclopedia wrote, " From ancient times until the nineteenth century the port of Monaco was among the most important of the French Mediterranean coast, but now it has lost all commercial significance.
From the middle and late Eastern Han to the early Wei and Jin dynasties, the net growth of ancient Chinese science and technology experienced a peak ( second only to that of the Northern Song dynasty )... Han studies of the Confucian classics, which for a long time had hindered the socialization of science, were declining.
From the Arab conquest 637 CE until modern time the city of Mosul on the opposite bank of the river Tigris became the successor of ancient Nineveh.
From the earliest finds, opium has appeared to have ritual significance, and anthropologists have speculated that ancient priests may have used the drug as a proof of healing power.
From an ancient senatorial family, Gregory worked with the stern judgement and discipline typical of ancient Roman rule.
From ancient Greece to the late 19th century, it was a central part of Western education, filling the need to train public speakers and writers to move audiences to action with arguments.
From that time, scholars began to study the ancient Roman legal texts, and to teach others what they learned from their studies.
From their existing records, it is known that the ancient Egyptians recorded the names of only a few identifiable constellations and a list of thirty-six decans that were used as a star clock.
From the period of the Middle Kingdom onwards, Saluki-like animals appear on the ancient Egyptian tombs of 2134 BC.
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From Cluny the custom spread to the other houses of the Cluniac order, which became the largest and most extensive network of monasteries in Europe.
From 1 July 2008, anyone over the age of 16 is permitted to use a Segway on Dutch roads but users need to buy custom insurance.
From this comes the Israelite custom that each year the young women of Israel go out for four days to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.
From the middle of the thirteenth century, the fact that the vassals ( the gokenin ) were allowed to become de facto owners of the land they administered, coupled to the custom that all gokenin children could inherit, led to the parcelization of the land and to a consequent weakening of the shogunate.
From the layering of the palace Evans developed de novo an archaeological concept of the civilization that used it, which he called Minoan, following the pre-existing custom of labelling all objects from the location Minoan.
From almost the beginning of Mars ' city the custom of New Year's gifts ( strenae ) prevailed on account of the precedent of king Tatius who was the first to reckon the holy branches ( verbenae ) of a fertile tree ( arbor felix ) in Strenia's grove as the auspicious signs of the new year.
From Germany this custom spread to southern France, Spain, Greece, and probably to northern France, and was in time generally adopted.
From the Frankish kingdom the custom spread to Rome, where liturgical gloves are first heard of in the earlier half of the 11th century.
From there, Knapp began performing throughout the Midwest selling her two custom recordings at shows.
From the incident in the Book of Ruth (), which certainly refers to this ancient custom, it seems the loosening of the shoe symbolized a transfer of rights, and had no stigma attached to it.
From this dates the Karaite custom of reciting the articles of the creed preparatory to slaughtering.
From the middle of the thirteenth century, the fact that gokenin were allowed to become de facto owners of the land they administered, coupled to the custom that all gokenin children could inherit, brought to the parcelization of the land and to a consequent weakening of the shogunate.
From the 1972 Summer Olympics through 2000, Cassioli's design ( or a slight modification ) remained on the obverse with a custom design by the host city on the reverse.
From 1972 – 2000, Cassioli's design ( or a slight reworking ) remained on the obverse with a custom design by the host city on the reverse.
From 1972 – 2000, Cassioli's design ( or a slight reworking ) remained on the obverse with a custom design by the host city on the reverse.
From New York City, Russell sang " Sabre Song " to audiences in Boston and Washington, D. C. She rode a bicycle custom made for her by Tiffany.
From around the time of the First World War the custom changed somewhat in that children of non-fishermen started to take part.
From 1989-1991, Becker used various guitars, most notably a Peavey custom model with the numbered fretboard markers.
From the custom of genuflecting to kings and other nobles arose the custom by which lay people or clergy of lesser rank genuflect to a prelate and kiss his episcopal ring, as a sign of acceptance of the bishop's apostolic authority as representing Christ in the local church.
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