Word: reigned
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Even before the reign of Attalus, Alexandria had been the great seat of learning of ancient times. Pergamon followed the example of the Egyptian city. A library was established which grew rapidly until, in the time of Mark Antony it had two hundred thousand volumes. Many scholars came to Pergamon who worked in the library and contributed to the philological learning of the times. The natural sciences were also subjects of study. The princes of Pergamon adorned their capital in a sumptuous manner. This was especially the case with Eumenes whose reign ended in 157 B. C. The principal sculptural...
...which will remain with him in after life. It is a this period that man's habits are formed. His physical appetite and passions are strong; his moral will power too is strong; the curb and reins he has in his grasp. The all important question is, Which shall reign, passions and physical appetite, or the will? Granted that many successful men indulge in intoxicating liquors to a moderate degree, yet their lives are not what they would be were they total abstainers: Strong drinks are in themselves hurtful, and lead to other associaions, the most important of which...
...prize of $100,000 has been offered by the Russian National Academy for the best work on the life and reign of Alexander...
Amos was one of the first of the prophets. He lived about 750 B. C. in the reign of Uzziah in Judah and of Jeroboam in Israel, in a little town near Bethlehem called Tekoa. It was just before the first Assyrian invasion-a time of great prosperity in Israel. He foresaw that the luxurious habits of the Jews would render them an easy prey to the enemy. The book of Amos consists of four parts: the introduction describing the downfall of many ancient cities because of this corruption, then four prophecies of disaster to Israel, then a series...
...city itself is not remarkably old, the first settlement being made in the seventh century in what is now one of the suburbs. For 250 years the Mamelukes in Cairo ruled Egypt with an iron hand, and cruelty and bloodshed were common. Nevertheless art flourished greatly in their reign. It was only seventy-seven years ago when the last of the Mamelukes were destroyed by an act of treachery. The traveler on his arrival is struck by sights common in Modern Europe, and in fact Modern Cairo is nothing more than the European quarter of the city. The streets...