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Asia Minor Side Aisles
1,737 wordsA mixed style, i. e. a style composed of Greece-Roman and Oriental elements which, in earlier centuries, cannot be clearly separated. The form of the church used most in the west, a nave supported on columns and an atrium (see BASILICA), appears in many examples of the fifth century in Byzantium as well as in Rome; the sixth century saw such churches erected in other regions outside Rome, at Ravenna, in Istria, and in Africa. In the West this style of building occasionally presents (in S. Lorenz...
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Healing Powers Imperial Family
1,675 wordsRasputin: The Man and the Myth Few people in the 20 th Century have been more notorious, yet more mysterious, than the Siberian peasant who burst upon the world's stage in 1905, Gregory Yefimovich Novykh. Gregory is better known today as Rasputin. Rasputin literally translates to the debauched one, a moral corrupter. To the Imperial Family of Russia, he was simply Father Gregory. Rasputin was known for seeming to dominate the last Tsar of Russia, causing the downfall of both men. Gregory Rasputi...
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Duke Of Buckingham De Winter
404 wordsThe protagonist of this book is dArtagnon. A young Frenchman from Gascony. Who dreams of becoming a Musketeer. The antagonist of this book is the Cardinal, who wishes to expose the queens love affair with the Duke of Buckingham. dArtagnon stands in the way of his plans. This book is about a young man dArtagnon who comes to Paris to be a musketeer on his way he meets three musketeers Porthos, Athos and Aramis who serve the king. dArtagnon falls in love with Constance de Bonacieux. The kings wife ...
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Fugitive Pieces By Anne Michaels
1,093 wordsAnne Michaels wrote a beautiful book called Fugitive pieces. In this book she offered the reader the collection of poems concerning various issues. One of the themes covered in her writings is the theme of past that develops through her literary pieces. In 1940, Jacob Beer, a seven-year-old boy, bursts from the mud of a war-torn Polish city, where he has buried himself to hide from Nazi soldiers who have killed his family. Though he should have died with his family, he has not only survived but ...
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Byzantine Empire Roman Empire
1,302 wordsThe greatest of medieval civilizations was the Eastern Roman Empire. The Roman Empire was divided in 395. The Western half, ruled from Rome, was ruled by the barbarians in the 5 th century. The Eastern half, known as the Byzantine Empire, lasted for more than over 1, 000 years. The Byzantine Empire was one of the leading civilizations in the world. Byzantine Architecture Is a mixed style composed of Greece-Roman and Oriental elements which, The form of the church used most in the west, a the lon...
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Jakob Athos Ben
481 wordsReport on Fugitive Pieces Searing the mind with stunning images while seducing with radiant prose, this brilliant first novel is a story of damaged lives and the indestructibility of the human spirit. It speaks about loss, about the urgency, pain and ultimate healing power of memory, and about the redemptive power of love. Its characters come to understand the implacability of the natural world, the impartial perfection of science, the heartbreak of history. The narrative is permeated with insig...
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