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  2. Kleobis and Biton - Wikipedia

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    Upon his reply, Solon names three separate people. The first being Tellus, the second and third being the brothers known as Kleobis and Biton. When hearing about this news, Croesus was confused as to why he was not considered to be one of the happiest of men. In response, Solon shares first the tale of Tellus and then the tale of Kleobis and ...

  3. Areopagus - Wikipedia

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    In 594 BC, the Areopagus Council was heavily restructured by Solon, as was the rest of the Athenian state apparatus. Aristotle suggests that Solon confirmed its competence over cases of treason (eisangelia, εἰσαγγελία) and its guardianship of the laws (nomophylakia, νομοφυλακία). [6]

  4. GEnie - Wikipedia

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    GEnie was founded by Bill Louden on October 1, 1985 [3] and was launched as an ASCII text-based service by GE's Information Services division in October 1985, and received attention as the first serious commercial competition to CompuServe. Louden was originally CompuServe's product manager for Computing, Community (forums), Games, eCommerce ...

  5. Genie (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Genie Workbench, a suite of film and TV production software; Genie, a DirecTV digital video recorder; ALGOL 68 Genie, a programming language; AIR-2 Genie, an American air-to-air nuclear rocket; Diaper Genie, a diaper disposal system; Project Genie, a 1964 computer project at UC Berkeley; Tmall Genie, a smart speaker; Video Genie, an early 1980s ...

  6. Solonian constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Solonian constitution was created by Solon in the early 6th century BC. [1] At the time of Solon, the Athenian State was almost falling to pieces in consequence of dissensions between the parties into which the population was divided. Solon wanted to revise or abolish the older laws of Draco.

  7. 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment - Wikipedia

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    The Regiment of volunteer paratroopers, the 17th Parachute Engineer Regiment is articulated in 6 combat companies and 1 detachment: 1 Command and logistic company (CCL) 1 Combat support company (CA) known as la verte et amarante, regrouping means of terrain organization 2 sections of combat support for emergency deployments

  8. Croesus and Fate - Wikipedia

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    Solon replies that birds like peacocks are incomparable in their beauty. Croesus disagrees, and he tries to impress Solon with a list of vanquished foes and claimed territories. Solon still disagrees, telling Croesus that the happiest man he had ever met was a peasant in Athens. He explains that the peasant worked hard, raised a family, and was ...

  9. Genie (Disney) - Wikipedia

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    The Genie has a major supporting role in the Aladdin television series (1994-1995), although his contributions are sometimes limited; as the show is directly after the sequel, the once-omnipotent Genie is now reduced to "semi-phenomenal, nearly-cosmic powers", which renders him incapable of undoing some of the spells he is confronted with, and ...