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The sudden substitution of cremation for the neolithic practice of burial indicates
a movement of peoples from Central Europe, where the burning of the dead was
a very ancient custom.” Further proof of an immigration from the European ...
The sudden substitution of cremation for the neolithic practice of burial indicates
a movement of peoples from Central Europe, where the burning of the dead was
a very ancient custom.” Further proof of an immigration from the European ...
Pagina 72
But their wealth and power of patronage, and their esprit de corps, intensified by
the practice of intermarriage, gave them an unchallenged preponderance. The
patricians did not indeed dispute the ultimate sovereignty of the people. Under
the ...
But their wealth and power of patronage, and their esprit de corps, intensified by
the practice of intermarriage, gave them an unchallenged preponderance. The
patricians did not indeed dispute the ultimate sovereignty of the people. Under
the ...
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It is more significant that the traditional conceptions of the underworld were still
widespread, and particularly so that even educated persons were reverting to
beliefs and practices which they had Revival of tacitly abandoned or openly
scoffed ...
It is more significant that the traditional conceptions of the underworld were still
widespread, and particularly so that even educated persons were reverting to
beliefs and practices which they had Revival of tacitly abandoned or openly
scoffed ...
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A History of Rome: Down to the Reign of Constantine M. J. Cary,H. Howard Hayes Scullard Anteprima non disponibile - 1975 |
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