However, there were more ancient measures that were also farthingales.

However, there have been many wild claims of ancient mid eastern ancestry ( including Assyrian ) throughout Europe, Africa and even the Americas, none of which have been supported by mainstream opinion or strong evidence, let alone proof.

However, there is controversy about whether they were genuinely recorded at the time or merely ascribed to ancient rulers by posterity.

However, other ancient witnesses ( such as the Old Syriac Version, 2nd century ) put John's time on Patmos during the reign of Nero.

However, the similarity between the central concerns of Job and those of certain ancient Babylonian and Egyptian texts reveals a shared interest in the question of why the innocent suffer.

However, according to The Jewish Alchemists, Maria the Jewess was an ancient alchemist who lived in Alexandria, which would seem to contradict the tradition that she was Moses ' sister: Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 334 BC, while Moses is thought to have lived around 1450-1200 BC.

However, an earlier version of events by the same ancient author downplays Agrippa's role — so it is not known how large a hand he had in things.

However, the Council is not accepted by several of the ancient eastern churches, including the Oriental Orthodox of Egypt, Syria and Armenia, and the Assyrian Church of the East.

However, both the serpent and the spirit serve as jealous guardians of the graves of kings or ancient civilizations.

However, Valla added the translation of ancient Greek works on mathematics ( firstly by Archimedes ), newly discovered and translated.

However, wine flavored with wormwood goes back to ancient Rome.

However, some have taken the feudalism analogy further, seeing it in places as diverse as ancient Egypt, the Parthian empire, the Indian subcontinent, and the antebellum American South.

However, it soon became clear that Henry was not willing to concede his presumed and ancient right to name the pope and bishops within his kingdom.

However, not all such grimoires of this era were based upon Arabic sources ; the 13th century the Sworn Book of Honorius for instance was, like the ancient Testament of Solomon before it, largely based upon the supposed teachings of the Biblical king Solomon, and also included ideas such as prayers and a ritual circle, with the mystical purpose of having visions of God, Hell and Purgatory, and gaining much wisdom and knowledge as a result.

However, there were those who did not believe this, for instance the Fransiscan friar Roger Bacon ( c. 1214-1294 ) stated that books falsely claiming to be by ancient authors " ought to be prohibited by law ".

However, Galen and the ancient Greek medical tradition generally continued to be studied and followed in the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire.

However, Guarducci also states that in 1950 an ancient image of Mary at the Church of Santa Francesca Romana was determined to be a very exact, but reverse mirror image of the original circular icon that was made in the 5th century and brought to Rome, where it has remained until the present.

However, in view of the difficulty in finding accurate counts in the first place, Caesar's propagandistic purposes, and the common exaggeration of numbers in ancient texts, the stated totals of enemy combatants are likely to be too high.

However, studies of ancient DNA have revealed that in prehuman times it was far more widespread up the west coast of the South Island and was present in the lower half of the North Island where it was the only kiwi species detected.

However, in the 11th century, the Pirqe de-Rabbi Eliezer, drawing on ancient legends of the fallen angel or angels, brought back to the mainstream of rabbinic thought the personification of evil and the corresponding myth.

However, the ancient Ligurian language, which probably was Indo-European, is not directly connected to the Italian dialect spoken by the modern inhabitants of Liguria, nor to the modern Monegasque language.

However, the ancient Romans recognized the health benefits of a simple or " frugal " diet ( from the Latin fruges, the common name given to cereals, vegetables and legumes ) and thick vegetable soups and vegetables remained a staple.

However, the Arab invasions came at a time when both ancient powers were exhausted from the protracted Byzantine – Sassanid Wars, particularly the bitterly fought Byzantine – Sassanid War of 602 – 628 which had brought both empires close to collapse.

However, others of late have come to favour a different hypothesis: that the Frankish Kingdom comprised several regna ( loosely translated as kingdoms ) that since ancient times had maintained different customs and dialects.

However, an initial perusal and comparison of some of the famous passages with the same parts of other versions seems to speak well of the efforts of the British Biblical scholars.

However, if Federal funds are used, it would be entirely appropriate to train workers for jobs which could be obtained elsewhere as well as for jobs in the area of chronic unemployment.

However, as witnessed by the large corporate bond calendar at present, as well as the record amount of municipal bond issues approved by voters, the over-all demands for capital funds seem likely to remain high, so that any downward pressure on rates from reduced demand should not be great.

However, the monetary authorities will continue to be required to pay attention to the consequences of their actions with respect to our international balance of payments position and the outflow of gold, as well as with regard to avoiding the creation of excessive liquidity in the economy, which would delay the effectiveness of monetary policy measures in the next expansion phase of the business cycle.

However well chosen and cleverly arranged, such memorabilia unfortunately amounted to more of an interruption than an auxiliary to the evening's main business, which ( considering the talent at hand ) should probably have been the gathering of fresh samples of the Chicago style.

However, he thinks we should love God more than ourselves and our neighbours, and more than our bodily life — since the ultimate purpose of loving our neighbour is to share in eternal beatitude: a more desirable thing than bodily well being.

However, astatine has a few metallic characteristics as well, such as plating out on a cathode, coprecipitating with metal sulfides in hydrochloric acid, and forming a cation in strong acidic solutions.

However, in digital systems, degradation can not only be detected but corrected as well.

However, its describers claim that other features of its skeleton reflect adaptation to bipedalism on the ground as well.

However, using pure mass to resist the forces of a storm only works well as a permanent mooring ; a large enough rock would be nearly impossible to move to a new location.

However, in that decade, progressive reformers such as Alcott, influenced by Pestalozzi as well as Friedrich Fröbel and Johann Friedrich Herbart, began to advocate writing about subjects from students ' personal experiences.

However, Sargon took this process further, conquering many of the surrounding regions to create an empire that reached westward as far as the Mediterranean Sea and perhaps Cyprus ( Kaptara ); northward as far as the mountains ( a later Hittite text asserts he fought the Hattite king Nurdaggal of Burushanda, well into Anatolia ); eastward over Elam ; and as far south as Magan ( Oman ) — a region over which he reigned for purportedly 56 years, though only four " year-names " survive.

However, the Vikings lacked both the equipment necessary to undertake a siege against the burh and a developed doctrine of siegecraft, having tailored their methods of fighting to rapid strikes and unimpeded retreats to well defended fortifications.

However, in practice they proved to be too large to manoeuvre well in the close waters of estuaries and rivers, the only places in which a ' naval ' battle could occur.

However, by this time, he had also witnessed the failures of his parents ' relationships as well as those of some of his friends.

However, despite her outwardly placid appearance, Anne was determined, and with experience, made a success of her position, becoming well liked by her employers.

However, Eastern Aramaic dialects, as well as Akkadian and Mesopotamian Aramaic personal and family names, still survive to this day among Assyrians in the regions of northern Iraq, southeast Turkey, northwest Iran and northeast Syria that constituted old Assyria.

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However, it was an advantageous position to hold because it demonstrated the aspiring politician's commitment to public service, as well as giving him the opportunity to hold public festivals and games, an excellent way to increase his name recognition and popularity.

However, the office did retain some powers over licentiousness and disorder, in particular over the baths and brothels, as well as the registration of prostitutes.

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However, these approaches are often a matter of national pride and there are opinions amongst jurists about the merits of the differing approaches and their drawbacks as well.

However, with proper modifications, it can be utilized to analyze liquid samples as well as nonconducting materials by mixing them with a conductor ( e. g. graphite ).

However, the name Artemis ( variants Arktemis, Arktemisa ) is most likely related to Greek árktos ‘ bear ’ ( from PIE * h₂ŕ ̥ tḱos ), supported by the bear cult that the goddess had in Attica ( Brauronia ) and the Neolithic remains at the Arkouditessa, as well as the story about Callisto, which was originally about Artemis ( Arcadian epithet kallisto ).

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