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Events 5 October - Theodoric II of the Visigoths, in the name of the emperor Avitus, defeats the Sueves on the river Urbicus near Astorga in Gallaecia; this shatters the power of the Sueves. The Emperor Marcian quells disturbances on the Armenian frontier. Capua is destroyed by the Vandals. Ricimer beats the Vandals in a sea battle near Corsica. 17 October - The magistri militum Ricimer and Majorian defeat the emperor Avitus and compel him to renounce the purple and become Bishop of Placentia. Ricimer becomes de facto (and Majorian on 1 April 457 de jure ...

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The original 456 was available in GT and (from 1996) GTA forms. The difference in name signifies the transmission: the former has a six-speed manual and the latter has a four-speed automatic, only the fourth automatic transmission ever offered by Ferrari. The flowing lines matched the 1990s Pininfarina aesthetic, replacing the hard edges of the previous models. The 5.5 L (5474 cc) 65° V12 engine was derived from the Dino V6 rather than the more conventional 60° V12s used in the 412 and Daytona. It prod ...

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Ferrari 456, Ferrari 456 - 456, Ferrari 456 - 456M, Ferrari 456 - Rare body styles, Ferrari 456 - Awards

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The word abbot, meaning father, has been used as a Christian clerical title in various, mainly monastic, meanings. Abbot - Origins. The title had its origin in the monasteries of Syria, spread through the eastern Mediterranean, and soon became accepted generally in all languages as the designation of the head of a monastery. Originally, the word, meaning father, was applied to various priests, e.g. at the court of the Frankish monarchy the Abbas palatinus ('of the palace') and Abbas castrensis ('of t ...

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• Abbot - Origins
• Abbot - Monastic History
• Abbot - General Information
• Abbot - Abbatial hierarchy
• Abbot - Modern Abbots not as Superior
• Abbot - Protestantism
• Abbot - Sources and References

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Capua (modern Santa Maria Capua Vetere) was the chief ancient city of Campania, and one of the most important towns of ancient Italy, situated 25 km (16 mi) north of Neapolis, on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain. Capua - History. The name of Capua comes from the Etruscan, Capue. The meaning remains unknown. Its foundation is attributed by Cato the Elder to the Etruscans, and the date given as about 260 years before it was "taken" by Rome. If this be referred, not to its capture ...

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• Capua - History
• Capua - Remains
• Capua - Amphitheatre
• Capua - Miscellaneous

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The Burgundians or Burgundes were an East Germanic tribe which may have emigrated from mainland Scandinavia to the island of Bornholm, whose old form in Old Norse still was Burgundarholmr (the Island of the Burgundians), and from here to mainland Europe. In the Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar, Veseti settled in an island or holm, which was called Borgund's holm, i.e. Bornholm. Alfred the Great's translation of Orosius uses the name Burgenda land. The poet and early mythologist Viktor Rydberg (1828–18 ...

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• Burgundians - Early History
• Burgundians - Tribal Origins
• Burgundians - Religion
• Burgundians - Early Relationship with the Romans
• Burgundians - The Burgundian Kingdoms
• Burgundians - The First Kingdom
• Burgundians - The Second Kingdom
• Burgundians - The Fall of the Second Kingdom
• Burgundians - The Burgundian Laws
• Burgundians - Origin of Burgundy
• Burgundians - Notes

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A V12 is an internal combustion engine with 12 cylinders in V configuration. Like a straight-6, this configuration has perfect primary and secondary balance no matter which V angle is used and therefore needs no balance shafts. A V12, with two banks of six cylinders angled at 60° from each other, has even firing with power pulses delivered twice as often per revolution as, and is much smoother than, a straight-6. This allows for great refinement in a luxury car; in a racing car, the rotating parts can be made much lighter and thus mo ...

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• V12 - V12 road cars
• V12 - Heavy trucks
• V12 - Auto racing
• V12 - Large diesel engines

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The prehistorical era of Sardinia is characterised by the typical structures in stone that are called Nuraghe. There are about 7000 of these structures, more or less complex. The most famous is the complex of Barumini in the province of Cagliari. The Nuraghe were built in the period from about 1800 to 250 BC, with the climax between 1200 and 900 BC. Next to that holy waterplaces have been built (for example Santa Cristina, Sardara) and the grave structures called Dolmen. It is known that the Sardinians already had conta ...

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History of Sardinia, History of Sardinia - Prehistory, History of Sardinia - The Stone Age and Obsidian, History of Sardinia - The era of the nuraghi, History of Sardinia - Phoenicians Punics and Romans in Sardinia, History of Sardinia - The Middle Ages, History of Sardinia - From the kingdom of Sardinia until the present day

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In automobiles, V12 engines have never been common, because of their complexity and thus cost. Their use has been thus confined to costly luxury and sports cars, in which they give superlative performance and smoothness characteristics. Prior to World War II, twelve-cylinder engines were found in many luxury models, including cars from Cadillac, Packard, Lincoln, Franklin, Rolls-Royce, and Hispano-Suiza. Packard's 1912 "Double Six" is widely regarde ...

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V12, V12 - Aviation, V12 - V12 road cars, V12 - Heavy trucks, V12 - Auto racing, V12 - Large diesel engines

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The Mondial was introduced as the Mondial 8 in 1980. It was the first Ferrari to depart from the company's familiar 3-digit naming scheme, and was fairly mild-performing (for a Ferrari). It used a mid/rear-mounted V8, shared with the 308, mounted transversely. The engine was originally used in the 1974 Dino 308 GT4. The chassis was also based on the 308 GT4, but with a 100 mm longer wheelbase at 2650 mm. The suspension was double wishbones all around. The Mondial 8 is considered one of the marque's most reliable, inexpensive to maintain, and even practical cars due to its 214 hp (160 ...

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Ferrari Mondial, Ferrari Mondial - Mondial 8, Ferrari Mondial - Mondial Quattrovalvole, Ferrari Mondial - Mondial Cabriolet, Ferrari Mondial - 3.2 Mondial, Ferrari Mondial - Mondial t

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unknown Thomas (c. 1053) Cyriacus (c. 1076) unknown ...

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Patriarchate of Carthage, Patriarchate of Carthage - Bishops and Archbishops of Carthage Tunis, Patriarchate of Carthage - Restored Catholic Bishops and Archbishops of Carthage Tunis, Patriarchate of Carthage - Apostolic Vicar of Tunis c. 1650-1884, Patriarchate of Carthage - Archbishops of Carthage 1884-1964, Patriarchate of Carthage - Prelate of Tunis 1964-1995, Patriarchate of Carthage - Bishops of Tunis 1995-present

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The Suebic kingdom of Galicia lasted from 410 to 584 and seems to have enjoyed relatively stable government for most of that time. Historians like José António Lopes Silva, the translator of Idatius' chronicles, the primary written source for the period, find that the essential temper of Galician culture was established in the blending of Ibero-Roman culture with that of the Suebi [1]. As with most Germanic invasions, the number of the original Suebi invaders is estimated at fewer than 30,000, settling mainly in the zones around Bra ...

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Kingdom of Galicia, Kingdom of Galicia - The Suebic Kingdom, Kingdom of Galicia - Suebi Kings of Galicia, Kingdom of Galicia - Asturian Kings of Galicia, Kingdom of Galicia - Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal, Kingdom of Galicia - King of Galicia and Portugal, Kingdom of Galicia - Leonese Kings of Galicia

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2000 years ago the Baltic Sea was known to the Romans as the Mare Suebicum. Partially because of his unfamiliarity with the various Germanic peoples interacting with Rome at the time, the historian Tacitus referred to all eastern Germanic people as Suebi. More recent scholarship has shown that view to be an oversimplification. The Suebi eventually migrated south and west to reside for a while in the Rhineland area of modern Germany, where their name survives in the historic region known as Swabia. The Suebi under Ariovistus were invited into Gallia by the Aedui but soon came to dominate them and were fina ...

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Suebi, Suebi - Early history, Suebi - Suebic kingdom of Gallaecia, Suebi - Suebi Kings of Gallaecia

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In the early days of the Roman Republic, patricians formed a hereditary ruling group within the state. The patricians claimed to be able to trace their family to the original populous of Rome before the reign of Ancus Marcius and strong ties to the earliest members of Roman Senate. All magistracies were off-limits to non-patricians, who were known as plebeians. Patrician status was inherited, and intermarriage between patricians and plebeians was forbidden. Trade between ...

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The early 166, 195, and 212 cars used Colombo V12s of varying sizes. All shared the same 58.8 mm stroke, with 60, 65, and 68 mm bores giving displacements of 1995, 2341, and 2563 cc in the 166, 195, and 212 respectively. Output ranged from 105 hp to 165 hp. Ferrari Colombo engine - Type 125. One of the most common Colombo engines is the Type 125. It bowed in 1952 in the 250S and lasted through the 1963 330 America. It used a 73 mm bore with the common Colombo stroke of 58.8 mm for a total of 2953 cc.See also:

Ferrari Colombo engine, Ferrari Colombo engine - Formula One, Ferrari Colombo engine - 58.8 mm stroke, Ferrari Colombo engine - Type 125, Ferrari Colombo engine - 275, Ferrari Colombo engine - 330, Ferrari Colombo engine - Four-cam, Ferrari Colombo engine - 365, Ferrari Colombo engine - 400, Ferrari Colombo engine - 512

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The name of Capua comes from the Etruscan, Capue. The meaning remains unknown. Its foundation is attributed by Cato the Elder to the Etruscans, and the date given as about 260 years before it was "taken" by Rome. If this be referred, not to its capture in the second Punic War (211 BC) but to its submission to Rome in 338 BC, we get about 600 BC as the date of its foundation, a period at which Etruscan power was at its highest, and which may perhaps, therefore, be accepted. Like many founded cities, however, it probably replaced an earlier settlement, although it is impractica ...

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Capua, Capua - History, Capua - Remains, Capua - Amphitheatre, Capua - Miscellaneous

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Sardinia's history is very ancient. In 1979 human remains were found that were dated to 150,000 BC. In Prehistory Sardinia's inhabitants developed a trade in obsidian, a stone used for the production of the first rough tools, and this activity brought Sardinians into contact with most of the Mediterranean people. Desiccated grapes, recently found in several locations, were DNA tested and proved to be the oldest grapes in the world, dating back to the Pyramids' and Mesopotamia’s era. The Cannonau wine is made with these grapes and may qualify as t ...

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Sardinia, Sardinia - Geography, Sardinia - Tourism, Sardinia - Climate, Sardinia - Language, Sardinia - Business and commerce, Sardinia - Transport, Sardinia - Environment, Sardinia - History, Sardinia - Kingdom of Sardinia, Sardinia - Notes

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Saint Peter the Apostle c.37 - c.53 Euodias c.53 - c.68 Saint Ignatius c.68 - 107 Hero 107 - c.127 Cornelius c.127 - c.154 Eros c.154 - c.169 Theophilus of Antioch c.169 - 182 Maximus I 182 - 191 Serapion 191 - 211 Ascelpiades 211 - 220 Philetus 220 - 231 Zebinnus 231 - 237 Saint Babylas 237 - 253 Fabius 253 - 256 Demetrius 256 - 260 Paul of Samosata 260 - 272 Domnus I 268 - 273 Timaeus 273 - 282 Cyril 283 - 303 Tyrannos 304 - 31 ...

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List of Patriarchs of Antioch, List of Patriarchs of Antioch - List of Patriarchs of Antioch, List of Patriarchs of Antioch - External link

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2000 years ago the Baltic Sea was known to the Romans as the Mare Suebicum. Partially because of his unfamiliarity with the various Germanic peoples interacting with Rome at the time, the historian Tacitus referred to all Elbe-Germanics as Suebi. More recent scholarship has shown that view to be an oversimplification. The Suebi eventually migrated south and west to reside for a while in the Rhineland area of modern Germany, where their name survives in the historic region known as Swabia. The Suebi under Ariovistus were invited into Gallia by the Aedui but soon came to dominate them and were fina ...

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Suebi, Suebi - Early history, Suebi - Sueve kingdom of Gallaecia, Suebi - Suebi Kings of Gallaecia

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(The Arians took control of the See of Antioch and appointed the following Patriarchs from 331-360) Eulalius of Antioch 331 - 333 Euphornius 333 - 334 Philaclus 334 - 342 Stephanus I 342 - 344 Leontius of Antioch 344 - 357 Eudoxius of Antioch 358 - 359 Euzoius 360 Meletius (361—381) Flavian I (381—404) Porphyrus (404—412) Alexander (412—417) Theodotus (417—428) John I (428—442) Domnus II (442—449)See also:

List of Patriarchs of Antioch, List of Patriarchs of Antioch - List of Patriarchs of Antioch, List of Patriarchs of Antioch - External link

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