And conquer all Italy and its haughty peoples. ... It is he who shall consolidate your power-For thirty years with all their turning months; Then shall he move his capital from Lavinium To Alba Longa, which he shall fortify To the uttermost; and there a line of kings... ... Romulus established a government with a king, who was imperium, "Over all persons and in all causes supreme" (Adcock 6). ... The succession of kings wasn't hereditary. ... He sent men to finish him off, but Tullia ran over her father with a cisium, Latin for a light, two-wheeled carriage. ...

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By the middle of the 12th century almost all of these bodies had adopted the Rule of St Augustine. ... The dissolution of the monasteries in England by Henry VIII included all those belonging to the Austin Friars. ... As early as 1354 the order had provided 24 popes, 200 cardinals, 7,000 archbishops, 15,000 bishops, 1,560 canonized saints, and 5,000 holy people worthy of canonization, a number since increased to 40,000, and it had included 20 emperors, 10 empresses, 47 kings, 50 queens, and many other royal and noble people. ... The Reformation left not more than 5,000, but this number has sin...

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VOCABULARY Archaeology: the scientific study of ancient people and cultures principally revealed through excavation. Cromlech: a circle of megaliths. Henge: a Neolithic monument, characterized by a circular ground plan. Used for rituals and marking astronomical events. Megalith: a stone of great siz...

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