Word: rulers
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...predecessor went mad.* His power in matters of faith, order and polity is far more limited than that of the Pope; yet he is looked upon as "Elder Brother" by the churches of Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, Russia,. Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria, ATHENAGORAS I On a wooden throne, a nylon ruler...
...coffins for all. This imaginary incident made such a good spectacle that Donizetti wrote an opera around it. *The Florentine Ambassador Machiavelli met Cesare in the course of diplomatic business, was so taken with Cesare's forthright approach that he used him as an exemplar of the successful ruler in the famed treatise, The Prince...
...reference to Awolowo, in whose territory it sits. Lyttelton gave his blessing to the idea of a Nigerian D.C., and the result was that Dr. Zik suddenly proclaimed himself an "I-Like-Lyttelton" man. Awolowo's reaction was to blast the burly Tory as "a Machiavellian divider and ruler," and to threaten to pull Yoru-baland out of the federation...
Bothmer noted similarities to a statue of Amenhotep II (ruler of Egypt from 1448 to 1420 B.C.) at Thebes. When he read that the Louvre had another Amenhotep statue-headless-Bothmer swung into action like Sergeant Friday trying to identify a corpse. He trekked to Paris, compared the size and workmanship of the two pieces of sculpture. After long study, experts decided beyond doubt that the Boston head belonged to the Paris torso. Last week the results of Bothmer's artistic detective work were on view in the Boston Museum. Plaster casts of the body and head had been...
Last week Elizabeth, ruler of 50 million British subjects, stopped off on her voyage to Australia to pay a return visit to Salote. As the visiting Queen stepped ashore at the Tongan capital of Nukualofa, it began to rain once more. Both Queens smiled broadly as Salote this time opened a large green umbrella and raised it over both their heads...