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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Apostolius
Britannica 11thAPOSTOLIUS, MICHAEL (d. c. 1480), a Greek theologian and rhetorician of the isth century. When, in 1453, the Turks conquered Constantinople, his native city, he fled to Italy, and there obtained the protection of Cardinal Bessarion. But engaging in the great d ...
Vol. 2, pp. 205-205
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Apostolici
Britannica 11thAPOSTOLICI, APOSTOLIC BRETHREN, or APOSTLES, the names given to various Christian heretics, whose common doctrinal feature was an ascetic rigidity of morals, which made them reject property and marriage. The earliest Apostolici appeared in Phrygia, Cilicia, Pi
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Argostoli
Britannica 11thARGOSTOLI (anc. Cephallenia) , the capital of Cephalonia (one of the Ionian islands), and the seat of a bishop of the Greek church. Pop. about 10,000. It possesses an excellent harbour, a quay a mile in length, and a fine bridge. Shipbuilding and silk-spinning
Vol. 2, pp. 482-482
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