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  • 121Gens — In ancient Rome, a gens (pl. gentes ) was a clan, caste, or group of families, that shared a common name (the nomen) and a belief in a common ancestor. In the Roman naming convention, the second name was the name of the gens to which the person… …

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  • 122Book of Armagh — A page of text from the Book of Armagh. The Book of Armagh or Codex Ardmachanus (ar or 61), also known as the Canon of Patrick and the Liber Ar(d)machanus, is a 9th century Irish manuscript written mainly in Latin. It is held by the Library of… …

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  • 123Marcus Manlius — Capitolinus (died 384 BC) was consul of the Roman Republic in 392 BC.[1] He was the brother of Aulus Manlius Capitolinus. The Manlii were a patrician gens. During the Gallic siege of Rome in 390 (or 387) BC, the account of which became partly… …

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  • 124Ancient Rome — For the modern day city, see Rome. For Other uses, see Ancient Rome (disambiguation). The Roman Forum, the political, economic, cultural, and religious center of the city during the Republic and later Empire, now lies in ruins in modern day Rome …

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  • 125Night Watch (Pratchett novel) — infobox Discworld|id=29th novel ndash; 7th City Watch story characters=Ankh Morpork City Watch Samuel Vimes and Lu Tze. locations=Ankh Morpork motifs=Time travel, cop novels, Revolutions year=2002 publisher=Doubleday ISBNH=ISBN 0 385 60264 2… …

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  • 126Golems (Discworld) — For the original and other characters named Golem , see Golem and :Category:Fictional golems. For other uses, see Golem (disambiguation). Golems in Terry Pratchett s Discworld series are derived from golems in Jewish mythology; early forms of a… …

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  • 127Ankh-Morpork Assassins' Guild — The Ankh Morpork Assassins Guild is a fictional school for professional killers in Terry Pratchett s long running Discworld series of fantasy novels. It is located in Ankh Morpork, the largest city on the Discworld, and is widely considered by… …

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  • 128Early Modern Switzerland — The Early Modern period of Swiss history, lasting from formal independence in 1648 to the French invasion of 1798 came to be referred as Ancien Régime retrospectively, in post Napoleonic Switzerland. The Early Modern period was characterized by… …

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