Word: eras
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There is an old story of a South Sea missionary who spent some weeks building an elaborate sun-dial for his flock. When it was done the natives were charmed with the new machine. For three days they did nothing but admire it and talk about the new era it had inaugurated in the life of the island. The fourth day they appointed a committee to care for the treasure. And thereupon the committee, after much consultation and three adjourned sessions, proceeded to surround it on all sides with a wall and a roof a foot thick. Since then...
...first point to bear in mind about Crete and Knossos is primarily a geographical one, since the leadership in the Amorgan era and the great maritime empire in the Mycenaean Age were due entirely to the advantageous position of Crete. Thus when commerce and enterprise were fairly under way, Crete found itself nearer to Cyprus and Troy and also nearer to the Delta of the Nile than any other Greek or Aegean land. Crete, then, could be taken as a middle point between Europe, Africa and Asia, and it was made possible for the diffusion of Egyptian germs...
...Seminary of Classical Philology. Privileges of Women in Roman Society during the first century of our era. Mr. J. C. Rockwell. Harvard...
...Seminary of Classical Philology. Privileges of Women in Roman Society during the first century of our era. Mr. J. C. Rockwell. Harvard...
...Privileges of Women in Roman Society during the first century of our era, Mr. J. C. Rockwell...