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	Imperial Ethiopia - Contemporary History
		Ethiopia was one of the few territories which had not become a European colony, and Italy, a newcomer in the colonial bonanza, soon made its designs known.
		Johannis was allied with the British in their war against Mahdist forces in Sudan, but attacked several of the Italian garrisons during a series of battles in 1887, and usually won.
		It was Ethiopia's role in the Second World War that defined the nation's identity internationally for the second half of the twentieth century.
	www.imperialethiopia.org /history3.htm (2231 words)

	Menelek II of Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The son of King Haile Melekot of Shoa (1847 - 1855), was born in 1844 in Ankober, Shoa and heir to the Shewan branch of the Solomonic Dynasty which claimed descent from King Solomon of ancient Israel, and the Queen of Sheba.
		On the death of his father in 1855 he was taken prisoner by Emperor Tewodros II (Theodore II), a former minor noble originally named Kassa of Kwara, who had usurped the Imperial throne from the last Emperor of the elder Gondar branch of the Solomonic dynasty, Emperor Johannis III (John III).
		Emperor Menelik II died on December 12th, 1913, and is buried at the Baeta Le Mariam Monastery Church of Addis Ababa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Menelik_II_of_Ethiopia (1239 words)

	Order of Preachers
		Dominic and his companions, having received from Innocent III authorization to choose a rule, with a view to the approbation of their order, adopted in 1216, that of St. Augustine, and added thereto the "Consuetudines" which regulated the ascetic and canonical life of the religious.
		II, III); Giovanni di Vincenza, whose popular eloquence stirred Northern Italy during the year 1233 -- called the Age of the Alleluia (Sitter, "Johann von Vincenza und die Italiensche Friedensbewegung", Freiburg, 1891); Giordano da Rivalto, the foremost pulpit orator in Tuscany at the beginning of the fourteenth century [d.
		Jahrhunderts" in "Kirchengeschichtliche Abhandlungen", Breslau, III, 1905; VII, 1909).
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/p/preachers,order_of.html (19766 words)

	Prester John - LoveToKnow 1911
		The Asiatic story then died away, but the name remained, and the royal presbyter was now assigned a locus in Ethiopia.
		At the bottom of the double allocation there was, no doubt, that confusion of Ethiopia with India which is as old as Virgil and perhaps older.
		Philip had also reported the king's anxiety for instruction in Catholic discipline and for reconciliation with the apostolic see in regard to all discrepancies, and his desire to have a church in Rome and an altar at Jerusalem.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Prester_John (3013 words)

	Order of Friars Minor
		The compromise essayed by St. James of the March in 1455 was inherently hopeless, although it granted to the vicars of the Observants active voting power at the general chapters.
		In 1279 Nicholas III sent five Franciscans to China, among them John of Montercorvino, who prached on the outward journey in Armenia, Persia, and Ethiopia and on his return journey in the same countries and in India.
		III, 669-70.) From 1320 to 1325 Odoric of Pordenone laboured in Persia, India, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Canton, Tibet, and China.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/f/friars_minor,order_of.html (16110 words)

	Menelik II (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The son of King HaileMelekot of Shoa 1847 to 1855, was born in 1844 in Ankober, Shoa and heir to the Shewan branch of theSolomonic Dynasty which claimed descent from King Solomon of ancient Israel, and the Queen of Sheba.
		On the death of his father in 1855 he was taken prisoner by Emperor Tewodros II (TheodoreII), a former minor noble originally named Kassa of Kwara, who had usurped the Imperial throne from the last Emperor of the elderGondar branch of the Solomonic dynasty, Emperor Johannis III (John III).
		A British mission under Sir Rennell Rodd in May 1897, however, was cordially received, and Menelik agreed to a settlement of the Somali boundaries, to keep open to British commerce the caravan route between Zaila and Harrar, and to prevent the transit of munitions of war to the Mahdists,whom he proclaimed enemies of Ethiopia.
	www.therfcc.org /menelik-ii-86112.html (1039 words)

	Menelik II of Ethiopia - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Menelik II (August 17, 1844 - December 12, 1913) was negus negust (emperor) of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death.
		Her uncle Dejazmatch Wube had been the ruler of Tigré and much of norther Ethiopia.
		He also gave assistance to French officers who sought to reach the upper Nile from Abyssinia, there to join forces with the Marchand Mission; and Abyssinian armies were sent towards the Nile, but withdrew when the Fashoda Crisis between France and the United Kingdom cooled off.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Menelik_II_of_Ethiopia (1153 words)

	Roman Africa - LoveToKnow 1911
		It comprised the whole of the portion of the African continent known to the ancients, except Egypt and Ethiopia.
		But in A.D. 37 Caligula deprived the proconsul of his military powers and gave them to the imperial legate (legatus Augusti pro praetore provinciae Africae), who was nominated directly by the emperor, and whose special duty it was to guard the frontier zone (Tacitus, Hist.
		African epigraphy has revealed the names of some of their deities: deus invictus Aulisva; the god Motmanius, associated with Mercury; the god Lilleus; Baldir Augustus; Kautus pater; the goddess Gilva, identified with Tellus, and Ifru Augustus (Tissot i.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Roman_Africa (2508 words)

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		Further eastwards, the huge volcanic plateau of Ethiopia rests on ancient material, but was largely formed in the tectonic processes during the formation of the East African Rift Valley system.
		Thus, the mountains of southern Sudan and Ethiopia are characterized by steep climatic gradients and correspondingly, by clear altitudinal changes in the vegetation zonation.
		Bussmann, R.W. The forest vegetation of the Harenna Escarpment (Bale Province, Ethiopia) - syntaxonomy and phytogeographical affinities.
	www.lyonia.org /viewArticle.php?articleID=476 (10849 words)

	Johannis III of Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Johannis III (or Yohannis III) was the last of the elder "Gondar" line of the Solomonic Dynasty to reign over Ethiopia.
		Johannis III agreed to step down from the throne on the condition that the new Emperor guarantee that he would not ever be made to reunite with his much hated wife, Empress Mennen.
		Ex-Emperor Johannis III then faded into obscurity, dying a very impoverished man sometime in the early 1870s.
	www.phatnav.com /wiki/index.php?title=Johannis_III_of_Ethiopia (285 words)

	Yohannes III of Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Emperor Yohannes III or Johannis III (born c.
		It is also often said that he converted to Roman Catholicism at the end of his life, and wrote a letter to Napoleon III asking for financial relief.
		Because Sahle Dengel was Emperor until shortly before Tewodros' coronation (11 February 1855), this version may be closer to the truth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johannis_III_of_Ethiopia (426 words)

	ABU TAMMAM - LoveToKnow Article on ABU TAMMAM (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The temple and town continued to be rebuilt at intervals down to the times of the XXXth dynasty, and the cemetery was used continuously.
		In the XHth dynasty a gigantic tomb was cut in the rock by Senwosri (or Senusert) III.
		Seti I. in the XIXth dynasty founded a great new temple to the south of the town in honor of the ancestral kings of the early dynasties; this was finished by Rameses (or Ramessu) II., who also built a lesser temple of his own.
	16.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AB/ABU_TAMMAM.htm (2424 words)

	Online Library of Liberty - The Works of John Locke, vol. 9 (Letters and Misc. Works)
		The annual or yearly letters out of Ethiopia, China, India, and other parts, give much light into the affairs of those countries, and are to be found in several volumes, and scattered in collections of travels; of all which it will be needless to give any account in this place.
		This is only a translation of a Portuguese jesuit’s account who lived in Ethiopia some years, being the same that is given by F. Alvarez and others of the society who lived there, and no doubt is very authentic, as delivered by an eye-witness, who was a person of probity.
		Other things relating to the unicorn, rhinoceros, bird of paradise, pelican, and phœnix, he writes upon hearsay, which deserve not the same credit, particularly when he says, that the rhinoceros has two horns, which we have seen in England to be otherwise; and of the great rarity of pelicans, which are also sufficiently known.
	oll.libertyfund.org /?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php?title=1726&chapter=81697&layout=html&Itemid=27 (15743 words)

	Ethiopedia: Kings and Queens of Ethiopia 4470 B.C.E. to 1930 A.D.
		Kings and Queens of Ethiopia 4470 B.C.E. to 1930 A...
		Ethiopia's Downfall: The End of the Aksumite Empir...
		Kings and Queens of Ethiopia 4470 B.C.E. to 1930 A.D. We are listing here the magical history of the rulers of Ethiopia from Ethiopian sources.
	ethiopedia.blogspot.com /2007/01/kings-and-queens-of-ethiopia-4470-bce.html (921 words)

	Encyclopedia: Menelik II of Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Menelik II (August 17, 1844 - December 12, 1913), Conquering Lion of Judah, Elect of God, King of Kings of Ethiopia was negus negust (emperor) of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death.
		Her uncle Dejazmatch Wube had been the ruler of Tigré and much of northern Ethiopia.
		Menelik II's French sympathies were shown in a reported official offer of treasure towards payment of the indemnity at the close of the Franco-Prussian War, and in February 1897 he concluded a commercial treaty with France on very favorable terms.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Menelik-II-of-Ethiopia (1218 words)

	EthioBlog - Ethiopia Celebrates Adowa Victory 111th Anniversary Today
		The only reason that Ethiopia is what it is today, divided, confused and lost is becuase few of her sons and daughters are betraying her for the reason that they themselves are confused about who they really are.
		Ethiopia's existence, can be expressed in religious, mystical, folkloric and historical representation values, dotting the ideal realms of the large entire populace which is very significant.
		Ethiopia became a symbol of the struggle for freedom and fl intellectuals and religious leaders made pilgrimages to the country.
	nazret.com /blog/index.php?title=ethiopia_celebrates_adowa_victory_111th&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 (10321 words)

	Menelik II Article, Menelik Information (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Menelik II (August 17, 1844 - December 12, 1913)was negus negusti (emperor) of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death.
		The son of King HaileMelekot of Shoa 1847 to 1855, was born in 1844 in Ankober, Shoa and heir to the Shewan branch of the Solomonic Dynasty which claimed descent from King Solomon of ancient Israel, and the Queen of Sheba.
		A British mission under Sir Rennell Rodd in May 1897, however, was cordially received, and Menelik agreed to a settlement of the Somali boundaries, to keep open to British commerce the caravan route between Zaila and Harrar, and to prevent the transit ofmunitions of war to the Mahdists, whom he proclaimed enemies of Ethiopia.
	www.anoca.org /emperor/he/menelik_ii.html (1048 words)

	menelik ii of ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Menelik II (August 17, 1844 - December 12, 1913) was negus negusti (emperor) of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death.
		Menelik and Taytu would have no children, although Menelik had previous to this marriage, sired not only Zauditu (eventually Empress of Ethiopia), but also another daughter, Shoaregga, who married Ras Mikael of Wollo, and a son Prince Wossen Seged who died in childhood.
		Menelek’s clemency to Ras Mangasha, whom he compelled to submit and then made hereditary Prince of his native Tigré, was ill repaid by a long series of revolts.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Menelik_II_of_Ethiopia.html (1195 words)

	Menelik II of Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Menelik II The son of King Haile Melekot of 1847 to 1855 was born in 1844 in Ankober and heir to the Shewan branch of Solomonic Dynasty which claimed descent from King Solomon of ancient Israel and the Queen of Sheba.
		On the death of his father 1855 he was taken prisoner by Emperor II (Theodore II) a former minor noble named Kassa of Kwara who had usurped Imperial throne from the last Emperor of elder Gondar branch of the Solomonic dynasty Johannis III (John III).
		A British mission under Sir Rennell Rodd in May 1897 however was cordially and Menelik agreed to a settlement of Somali boundaries to keep open to British the caravan route between Zaila and Harrar and to prevent the transit of of war to the Mahdists whom he proclaimed enemies of Ethiopia.
	www.freeglossary.com /Menelik_II_of_Ethiopia (1385 words)

	Byzantine Studies Conference: 1978 Abstracts
		The demonstrated inability of the exarch in Ravenna to prevent or interrupt the Roman Synod of A.D. 731, at which iconoclasm and the emperor were formally condemned, and the failure of Constantine V to either prevent or disrupt the Franco-papal alliance of A.D. effectively signified the permanization of the papal secession.
		The success of this policy is seen at the very end of the century, when by an invocation of the Papal mystique Leo III turns aside the serious accusations of his enemies and then appears to the world as the creator of an Imperial title.
		In particular, this paper will suggest that the causes for the establishment of themes during the two separate periods of foundation were largely similar in character; the Balkan themes were emergency foundations intended to stave off further encroachments on the tenuous Byzantine position in the Balkans.
	www.byzconf.org /1978abstracts.html (16686 words)

	Ethiopia Times
		Negus Negust (Emperor) of Ethiopia from 1889 to is death.
		Menelik II The son of King Haile Melekot of Shoa (1847 - 1855), was born in 1844 in Ankober, Shoa and heir to the Shewan branch of the Solomonic Dynasty which claimed descent from King Solomon of ancient Israel, and the Queen of Sheba.
		He also gave assistance to French officers who sought to reach the upper Nile from Ethiopia, there to join forces with the Marchand Mission; and Ethiopian armies were sent towards the Nile, but withdrew when the Fashoda Crisis between France and the United Kingdom cooled off.
	www.angelfire.com /electronic/negroworld/ethiopia5.html (1137 words)

	AFRICA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Romans gave the name of Africa to that part of the world which the Greeks called Libya (Aibbe.) It comprised the whole of the portion of the African continent known to the ancients, except Egypt and Ethiopia.
		But in A.D. 37 Caligula deprived the proconsul of his military powers and gave them to the imperial legate (legatus Augusti pro praetore provinciae Africae), who was nominated directly by the emperor, and whose special duty it was to guard the frontier zone (Tacitus, Mist.
		The Johannis of Corippus mentions three native divinities: Sinifere, Mastiman and Gurzil.
	simplestartpage.com /2301_AFRICA.HTML (2510 words)

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		Materials for the history of Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, canonized by pope Alexander III, A. Vol.
		I (1875) Materials for the history of Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, canonized by pope Alexander III, A. Vol.
		Wycliffe, John Fasciculi zizaniorum magistri Johannis Wyclif cum tritico (1858) 1317.
	www.dm.unipi.it /~traverso/Ebooks/gallica-en (13944 words)

	William Dailey Rare Books, Ltd. - Rare Books Printed Before 1700
		Part I lists and describes rulers of the seven Saxonian kingdoms, part II lists and describes kings before William the Conqueror, part III is divided into descriptions of the reigning of English kings from William the Conqueror to Charles II.
		First printed by Aldus in 1505 (from which the Greek text is taken), the Kerver editions with the fine wooducts are most appealing; this edition follows the French edition of 1543 but with 7 of the blocks replaced with new ones.
		HISTORIA ÆTHIOPICA, Sive Brevis and Succincta Descriptio Regni Habessinorum, Quod Vulgò Malè Presbyteri Johannis Vocatur.
	www.daileyrarebooks.com /0902rarebefore1700.htm (16718 words)

	Indian Christianity
		Nam Petri quidem et Pauli et Johannis et Thomae manifesta sunt sepulcra.
		The other countries specified, whence they came in large numbers, are Persia and Ethiopia; but no mention is made of Arabia the nearest to Palestine, whence they could easily have come in large bodies as he says.
		The country is in Africa, and we know from traditions reported in Chapter V. that it must have been to Matthew, who was preaching the Gospel in Ethiopia of old.
	www.indianchristianity.com /html/chap4/chapter4g.htm (14615 words)

	Menelik I -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		According to the traditional Ethiopian royal chronicle, King Solomon had intended on sending one son of each of his nobles and one son each of each temple priest with Menelik upon his return to his mother's kingdom.
		Upon the death of Makeda, Queen of Sheba, Menelik assumed the throne with the new title of Emperor and King of Kings of Ethiopia.
		He founded the (Click link for more info and facts about Solomonic Dynasty) Solomonic Dynasty of Ethiopia that ruled Ethiopia with few interruptions for close to three thousand years and ended with the fall of Emperor (Emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975)) Haile Selassie in 1974.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Me/Menelik_I.htm (116 words)

	Sotheby 5/28-29/03 African ephemera pictures books maps - (eBay item 280140816488 end time Aug-12-07 19:46:55 PDT)
		Travels in Ethiopia, above the Second Cataract of the Nile; exhibiting the state of that...
		Discoveries in Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Peninsular of Sinai, in the years 1842-1845...
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	Jean Bodin (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
		In the meantime, on January 6, 1577, Henry III had revoked the recent Edict of Beaulieu, and declared that he would no longer tolerate the “so-called Reformed religion” in his realm.
		The death of Duke François-Hercule, the youngest brother of the king, raised dynastic problems: the presumptive heir, Henry of Navarre, was the leader of the Huguenots, and he was related to Henri III to the 22
		The Estates General of Blois sanctioned, on October 18, 1588, The Edict of Rouen as “the fundamental and irrevocable law of this kingdom.” The crisis reached its peak during a quick succession of events that shook the kingdom.
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/bodin (9663 words)

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