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  2. John Spikes - Wikipedia

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    John Curry Spikes (July 22, 1881 – June 28, 1955) was an American jazz musician and entrepreneur. Along with his brother Reb Spikes , John ran a traveling show band in early 1900s. At one point, Jelly Roll Morton was a member of the band. [ 1 ]

  3. Scythed chariot - Wikipedia

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    The scythed chariot was a modified war chariot. The blades extended horizontally for about 1 m (3 ft 3 in) to each side of the wheels. The Greek general Xenophon (430−354 BC), an eyewitness at the battle of Cunaxa, tells of them: "These had thin scythes extending at an angle from the axles and also under the driver's seat, turned toward the ground".

  4. Boudican revolt - Wikipedia

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    Boadicea by Thomas Thornycroft, depicting Boudica with her daughters in their chariot as she addresses troops before the battle. Boudica is imagined by Tacitus, her daughters beside her, encouraging her troops with a stirring speech from her chariot. [11] After providing a speech to the Roman troops by Suetonius, Tacitus describes the battle:

  5. Boadicea and Her Daughters - Wikipedia

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    The statue portrays Boudica (commonly written as "Boadicea" in the Victorian era), Queen of the Iceni tribe of Britons, [4] accompanied by her two daughters, mounted on a scythed chariot drawn by two rearing horses. The chariot is based on Roman models, not native British or Iceni models, and has a scythe blade attached to each wheel. The queen ...

  6. Boudica - Wikipedia

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    Boudica or Boudicca (/ ˈ b uː d ɪ k ə, b oʊ ˈ d ɪ k ə /, from Brythonic *boudi 'victory, win' + *-kā 'having' suffix, i.e. 'Victorious Woman', known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as Buddug, pronounced [ˈbɨðɨɡ]) was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61.

  7. Josh Scogin - Wikipedia

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    After a major line-up change the band went back into the studio to record what Scogin said would "define who The Chariot" was. In April 2007, The Chariot released their second full-length album entitled The Fiancée. On May 5, 2009, The Chariot released their third full-length album entitled Wars and Rumors of Wars.

  8. Spike (musician) - Wikipedia

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    Spike is known to have contributed backing vocals on the following recordings: Gang Bang (1997) – an extended-play (EP) album by the Gangbang Band (also featuring members of the Finnish hard-rock band Hanoi Rocks and the Babysitters); a live session; Company Of Wolves (1990) – an album by the American rock band of the same name

  9. Desperadoes Steel Orchestra - Wikipedia

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    The band has qualified for the most Panorama finals, 53 of 57 with {12} 1st, {6} 2nd and {9} 3rd. Desperadoes was a finalist for 36 consecutive years 1976 through 2011, has a winning average of (1) victory every 4.75 years as of 2020, has won every entered competition, and has a total of 21 combined MAJOR victories and 7 minor wins at various ...