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    Paul of Thebes (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ; Koinē Greek: Παῦλος ὁ Θηβαῖος, Paûlos ho Thēbaîos; Latin: Paulus Eremita; c. 227 – c. 341), commonly known as Paul...
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  • Dorotheus of Sidon Epigenes of Byzantium Hephaistio of Thebes Julius Firmicus Maternus Marcus Manilius Paulus Alexandrinus Ptolemy Petosiris to Nechepo Rhetorius...
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    Israel and, like Paul, a member of the Tribe of Benjamin; the Latin name Paulus, meaning small, was not a result of his conversion as is commonly believed...
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    the Flemish writer and painter Karel van Mander first published in 1604 in Haarlem in the Dutch Republic, where van Mander resided. The book is written...
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    Hermopolis was a place of great resort and opulence, ranking second to Thebes alone. A little to south of the city was the castle of Hermopolis, at which...
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  • 29 June 1900) Ioannes Baptista Wu Mantang [pl] (c. 1883 – 29 June 1900) Paulus Wu Wanshu [pl] (c. 1884 – 29 June 1900) Raymond Li Quanzhen [pl] (c. 1841...
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    experienced a great revival at the hands of Agathias of Myrina, the historian, Paulus Silentiarius, and their circle. Their ingenious but mannered productions...
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    Achaia, where the barbarians succeeded in sacking Sparta, Argos, Corinth and Thebes. The historian Dexippus relates in his Chronicle that he himself succeeded...
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    Méliès was commissioned by the popular singer Paulus to make films of his performances. Because Paulus refused to perform outdoor, some thirty arc and...
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    Dionysus also sent a fox that was fated never to be caught in Thebes. Creon, king of Thebes, sent Amphitryon to catch and kill the fox. Amphitryon obtained...
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