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Maccabaeus Liberates Judea –3

There came also to them auxiliaries out of Syria and the country round about, as also many of the renegade Jews;Continuing Maccabaeus Liberates

When Mattathias had thus discoursed to his sons and had prayed to God to be their assistant and to recover to the people their former

This series has five easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionThe noble-minded Judas Maccabaeus was the hero of Jewish independence -- the

Today's installment concludes Painting the Sistine Chapel,our selection by Charles Clement.If you have journeyed through all of the installments

The second part of the ceiling, by much the most considerable, was finished in 1512.Continuing Painting the Sistine Chapel,our selection from

On his return to Rome in 1508, Michelangelo had found Julius II not cooled toward him, but preoccupied by new projects.Continuing Painting the

This series has four easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionThe Sistine Chapel in the Vatican contains some of the greatest art in the world.

Today's installment concludes Diaz Falls in Mexico,the name of our combined selection by Mrs. E.A. Tweedie and Dolores Butterfield. The concluding

Madero took the attitude that he was a presidential candidate in a free republic and began what he called his democratic campaign.Continuing Diaz