Like the historical Absalom, Absalom Kumalo was at odds with his father, the two fighting a moral and ethical battle of sorts over the course of some of the novel's most important events.

Like his father, Alboin was raised a pagan, although Audoin had at one point attempted to gain Byzantine support against his neighbours by professing himself a Catholic.

Like many artists, Watterson incorporated elements of his life, interests, beliefs and values into his work — for example, his hobby as a cyclist, memories of his own father ’ s speeches about ‘ building character ’, and his views on merchandising and corporations.

Like his father, Bayezid II was a patron of western and eastern culture and unlike many other Sultans, worked hard to ensure a smooth running of domestic politics, which earned him the epithet of " the Just ".

Like his father before him, Henry V was faced with waning power.

Like Hugh Magnus, Henry was crowned as co-ruler with his father ( 1027 ), in the Capetian tradition, but he had little power or influence as junior king while his father still lived.

Like his father, Babur, he lost his kingdom early, but with Persian aid, he eventually regained an even larger one.

Like his father and brother, Harry was educated at independent schools, starting at Jane Mynors ' nursery school and the pre-preparatory Wetherby School, both in London.

Like his father, Isaac also deceived Abimelech about his wife and also got into the well business.

Like his father before him, Cade left his young family to fight for Australia in the Armed Forces in World War II.

Like his father, Downey pursued a career in music, recording in both pop and country styles.

Like Athena, Minerva was born from the head of her father, Jupiter ( Greek Zeus ).

* Like Laertes, who received the famous list of maxims from his father Polonius, Robert Cecil received a similar list from his father Burghley — a list that E. K. Chambers suggested as Shakespeare's likely source.

Like his predecessor Herodotus, known as " the father of history ", Thucydides places a high value on eyewitness testimony and writes about events in which he himself probably took part.

Like other contemporary arrangements, the agreement stressed the responsibility of the adopted rather than adopter, focusing on the fact that, under the contract, the adoptive father was meant to be cared for in his old age ; an idea that is similar to the conceptions of adoption under Roman law.

Like his father, he majored in chemistry.

Like his father, Carter Harrison, Sr., Carter Harrison, Jr. gained election to five terms as Chicago's mayor.

Like his father, he added the aristocratic-sounding particle to help him fit into respected society, but it was a choice based on skill, not birthright.

Like his father, Poseidon, he carried a trident.

Like his renowned father Alessandro Scarlatti he composed in a variety of musical forms, although today he is known mainly for his 555 keyboard sonatas.

Like his father, he shrank from proposing the wholesale abolition of the rotten boroughs, advocating instead an increase in county representation.

Like Burton, his father died from a cerebral haemorrhage, in January 1957, at the age of 81.

Like his father George Calvert, who had originated the efforts that led to the colony's charter, Cecilius Calvert was Catholic at a time when England was dominated by the Anglican Church.

Like his predecessor, Lord Germain, he turned for advice to Arthur Phillip.

Like its predecessor, Modern Times employed sound effects but almost no speaking.

Like its predecessor, Hexen II also used a hub system.

Like its predecessor, the UN does not have its own standing armed forces, but calls on its members to contribute to armed interventions, such as during the Korean War and the peacekeeping mission in the former Yugoslavia.

Like its predecessor, Accent, Mach used a single shared-memory mechanism for physically passing the message from one program to another.

Like his predecessor, Farrakhan was a dynamic, charismatic leader and a powerful speaker with the ability to appeal to the African-American masses.

Like his predecessor Nicholas I, Adrian was forced to submit in temporal affairs to the interference of the emperor Louis II, who placed him under the surveillance of Arsenius, bishop of Orte, his confidential adviser, and Arsenius ' nephew Anastasius, the librarian.

Like his famous predecessor Innocent III, he set his mind on the achievement of two great goals: the recovery of the Holy Land in the Fifth Crusade and a spiritual reform of the entire Church.

Like his predecessor, Gregory was nominated by the nobility, and the electors unanimously agreed that he was the most worthy to become the Bishop of Rome.

Like its predecessor, Character Options have released a spring-loaded toy version constructed of injection-moulded plastic.

The band's second album Different Light ( 1986 ) was more polished than its predecessor and, with the help of the worldwide No. 1 hit " Walk Like an Egyptian ", saw the band firmly in the mainstream.

Like its predecessor, American Doll Posse debuted at # 5 on the Billboard 200.

Like its predecessor, it was also well-received critically.

Like his predecessor, Clement V, he centralized power and income in the Papacy and lived a princely life in Avignon.

Like his predecessor Henry, he was disliked by much of the Czech nobility.

Like its predecessor, the album features diverse musical styles and experimentation with stereo sound.

Like its predecessor, it drew heavily from war films, as shown in titles of levels such as " Bridge Over the River Kwai " and " Saving Private Ryan ".

Like its immediate predecessor, Joan Baez, Vol.

Like its predecessor, the Embargo Act, it was mostly ineffective, and contributed to the coming of the War of 1812.

Like the Former Shu, the capital was at Chengdu and it basically controlled the same territory as its predecessor.

Like his famous predecessor Man o ' War, Secretariat was a large chestnut colt and was given the same nickname, " Big Red.

Like its predecessor, Beadle ’ s New Dime Novels ran for 321 issues, until 1885.

Like its predecessor, it was overwhelmingly Royalist.

Like its predecessor, the sequel remains a highly influential film in the gangster genre.