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  2. Hereford Mappa Mundi - Wikipedia

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    The map itself shows some evidence that it was used this way, for instance, Hereford has nearly disappeared from it, presumably from repeated touching; and one of the map's main inscriptions states: "Let all who have this history — or who shall hear, or read, or see it — pray to Jesus in his divinity." [8]

  3. Charles Newton Hunter - Wikipedia

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    Charles Newton Hunter (January 11, 1906 – June 14, 1978) was the author of the book Galahad (1963), a first person account of the Burma Campaign in World War II.Galahad was the code-name for the U.S. Army's 5307th Composite Unit (provisional), better known as Merrill's Marauders.

  4. Mappa mundi - Wikipedia

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    This quite basically presents the known world in its real geographic appearance which is visible in the so-called Vatican Map of Isidor (776), the world maps of Beatus of Liebana’s Commentary on the Apocalypse of St John (8th century), the Anglo-Saxon Map (ca. 1000), the Sawley map, the Psalter map, or the large mappae mundi of the 13th ...

  5. How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world - AOL

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    He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before dying, aged just 32. Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him ...

  6. Lekianoba - Wikipedia

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    Though chiefly of small scale, these assaults were frequent enough to be rather devastating to the fragmentised country, with the marauders taking hostages and pillaging the border settlements. From time to time, these attacks evolved into major military operations involving thousands of troops and conducted by the Dagestani feudal warlords ...

  7. Theatrum Orbis Terrarum - Wikipedia

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    Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Latin: [tʰɛˈaːtrũː ˈɔrbɪs tɛˈrːaːrũː], "Theatre of the Lands of the World") is considered to be the first true modern atlas.Written by Abraham Ortelius, strongly encouraged by Gillis Hooftman [2] and originally printed on 20 May 1570 in Antwerp, [3] it consisted of a collection of uniform map sheets and supporting text bound to form a book for which ...

  8. ‘Harry Potter’ Prop Sold for Nearly $300K to Benefit Injured ...

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    The Marauder’s Map from the Harry Potter films has smashed records to become the most expensive prop ever sold from the movie franchise. The prop, which famously first appeared in Harry Potter ...

  9. Woes to the unrepentant cities - Wikipedia

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    The Galilean cities had witnessed Jesus' miracles firsthand, making their unbelief more culpable than that of notoriously wicked Gentile cities. Nature of Repentance: The passage emphasizes the importance of repentance as a response to divine revelation. Jesus expected that His miracles would lead to a change of heart and behavior.