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A noted cavalry commander in the Civil War, Wesley Merritt rose through the ranks with unprecedented speed. After serving with the Army of the Potomac, Merritt spent extensive time on the frontier. With the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, he commanded US Army forces in the Philippines.

Patrouchos is the ancient Greek word an heiress.

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Jade is a gemstone that Chinese culture has revered for thousands of years. The Mandarin character "yu" means jade and also refers to the link between heaven and earth, the spiritual and the physical. Jade is often referred to as the Stone of Heaven. The Chinese developed the art of carving the gems

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Embroidered boots with gradated colors, ca 2nd–3rd century A.D.

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The destruction of Troy.

Theater of Dionysus

A stock character is a fictional creation whose personality, speech patterns, attire and other characteristics are derived from stereotypes. Stock characters are usually easily recognizable to people familiar with the cultural types they represent.History of the Stock CharacterStock...

Hermes crossed a lot of boundaries in his career as god.

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Unlike many 19th-century Chinese immigrants in the West, Gin Lin found respect and great wealth in southern Oregon's gold mines. Gin Lin's respectability among whites grew as his wealth multiplied; he

After ten years of planning, the six colonies of Australia joined together in a federation to create the Commonwealth of Australia on January 1, 1901.

An overview of the Punic War and what led to the fighting of the First Punic War.

About the Roman Poet Catullus