Caesar Augustus 凯撒奥古斯都 Many consider Augustus to be Rome's greatest emperor. 许多人认为奥古斯都是罗马最伟大的皇帝。 His policies certainly extended the Empire's life span and initiated the celebrated Pax Romana or Pax A

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The principal conquests of the Romans were achieved under the republic; and the emperors, for the most part, were satisfied with preserving those dominions which had been acquired by the policy of the senate, the active emulations of the consuls, and

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In a bid to protect the rights of citizens, the founders of the United States included in the Constitution, the legal framework of the new government, ten Amendments: three to protect individual rights and seven to ensure justice. They are collective

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AS IT IS 2014-09-13 Thailand Media Pressured Under Military Rule 泰国军事统治下的媒体压力大 The Thai military moved quickly after the ouster of the civilian government. The military ordered news industry officials and editors to attend m

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A Royal Obsession, Do Americans Care? The U.S. media have made sure Americans don't miss out on a single detail about the upcoming wedding of Britain's Prince William to Kate Middleton. But what do Americans in Washington really think of the royal we

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Critics of Jordan's King Bemoan Missed Opportunities In recent days, some Jordanians have broken a long-held taboo - chanting attacks on King Abdullah himself. The protests were sparked by a cut in subsidies, meant to forestall a fiscal crisis and co

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Om an Prepares to Vote Amid Uncertain Times Oman is preparing to hold its first general election since pro-reform demonstrations spread throughout the country earlier this year. The vote follows a pledge by the government to meet most demands set by

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After ISIS posted a video that a Jordanian air-pilot been burned alive. Jordan responded with mourning, horror and anger. Jordan's King promised an immediate response soaring with air-strike against the Sydney military group,and there are even rumors

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Fridays are the undistributed transb, awesome,I'm Carl L with cnn students news ten minutes commercial free advance.Start today with news from Jordan,the constitutional monarchy in the middle east,and its government is in raids.the isis terrorists gr

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This is an absolute monarchy. Its crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was appointed by his father, King Salman, two years ago. And since then, the nation has gone through what one CNN reporter describes a top to bottom overhaul. 这是一个君主制的

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 15 October 2007 A special session of Nepal's parliament this week is considering a proposal by the country's former rebels to declare the state a republic. VOA correspondent Steve Herman reports from Kathmandu that the outco

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January 20th,1981Iran releases 52 Americans taken hostage at the U.S. embassy in Tehran, after 444 days in captivity. It happens just minutes after Ronald Reagan is sworn in as president succeeding Jimmy Carter in the White House. 1961In Washington,

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文本: The Duke was blessed with a rich wife. So he leased this land from the crown, and on it, built a lavish mansion equal to his ambitions. Although not a stone of it is visible today. The Duke might have known how to make a big impression, but

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2018年5月19日12点,英国王位的第六顺位继承者哈里王子与美国女演员梅根马克尔在温莎城堡举办盛大的婚礼。这也是2011年威廉王子与凯特王妃大婚之后的又一场英国皇室婚礼。 The first black p

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By Steve Herman New Delhi 19 September 2007 A day after Nepal's former Maoist insurgents bolted from the country's interim government, there is hope they may soon return, allowing planned national elections to go ahead unhindered at the end of this y

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Wearing army uniform, former Thailand's Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh talks with reporters as he arrives for a self reporting at the gate of the government's Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) 30 April 2010 in Bangkok,

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By Steve Herman Thimpu, Bhutan 18 July 2007 Bhutan's prime minister and six other members of his cabinet are set to resign within weeks. Prime Minister Khandu Wangchuk, in a VOA interview, confirmed the decision to step down so that he and others can

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September,28th, 2000Ariel Sharon, at the time Israel's hard-line opposition leader, visits Jerusalem's TempleMount. His visit to the sacred site, claimed by both Jews and Muslims, sparks violent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians. And it fuels

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Broadcast on COAST TO COAST: July 3, 2003 AA: I'm Avi Arditti, Rosanne Skirble is away. This week on WORDMASTER -- English in early America. It's a timely topic, as Americans get ready to celebrate the Fourth of July. On that day in seventeen-seventy

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The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is facing growing opposition in Athens to sweeping the austerity measures he agreed to introduce in exchange for a new bailout. Mark Mardell reports from Athens. 希腊首相齐普拉斯由于同意在国内实行

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