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  Alexander the Great - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander the Great was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and of his fourth wife, Epirote princess Olympias.
The assassin was supposedly a former lover of the king, the disgruntled young nobleman Pausanias, who held a grudge against Philip because the king had ignored a complaint he had expressed.
At the ancient Phrygian capital of Gordium, Alexander "undid" the tangled Gordian Knot, a feat said to await the future "king of Asia." According to the most vivid story, Alexander proclaimed that it did not matter how the knot was undone, and he hacked it apart with his sword.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_the_Great   (8904 words)

  
 Articles - Edward II of England   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Ironically it was the king who had originally chosen Gaveston to be a suitable friend for his son, in 1298.
It was thought prudent to compel the captive king to resign the crown, and this occurred on January 20.
In the Italian town of Cecima, (75 km from Milan), there is a tradition that a king of England was buried there and there is an empty mediaeval tomb said to be the place of his burial before his body was repatriated to England by his son.
www.bowling-balls.net /articles/Edward_II_of_England   (3107 words)

  
 NAZIRENE  HOME  PAGE
Verses 13-14 and 17-18, which instruct the reader to submit themselves to the ordinances of man and honor the kings and governors was put there to exert political and social control over the people by the secular authorities of the Roman Empire.
In addition to the concept of submission to the king, emperor, or more appropriately, any government official, we also see the addition of the doctrine of hell in the words: "In Hades there is no one who can confess his sins".
Like the people of England who are not born of royal bloodlines, and can never themselves become king or queen, their role is limited to the praise and support the royal family.
nazirene.org /corruption.htm   (15557 words)

  
 Grace (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net
But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.
As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed" (Galatians 1:6-9 - NKJV).
Author: J. Paul McCracken, Summit Ministries, with minor editing by Paul S. Taylor.
www.christiananswers.net /dictionary/grace.html   (291 words)

  
 Bahaullah: Writings on Spiritual Civilization(Baha'u'llah)
From the lips of the members of this sect foul imprecations fall unceasingly, while they invoke the word 'Mal'Ășn' (accursed) -- uttered with a guttural sound of the letter 'ayn -- as their daily relish.
According to the fundamental laws which We have formerly revealed in the Kitab-i-Aqdas and other Tablets, all affairs are committed to the care of just kings and presidents and of the Trustees of the House of Justice.
Having pondered on that which We have enunciated, every man of equity and discernment will readily perceive, with his inner and outer eyes, the splendours of the daystar of justice which radiate therefrom.
www.bahaullah.com /bahaullah-writings-building-civilization-part1.html   (5140 words)

  
 Beyond Babylon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Did Jesus simply exemplify male-bonding in its purest form, like King David did with his best friend, Jonathan?
Will Israel expose the connection between the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin and the Vatican's drive to possess Jerusalem?
Zion Under Siege: Who Will Be King of the Mountain?
beyondbabylon.blogspot.com   (14591 words)

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