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The Delphic maxims are a set of moral precepts that were inscribed on the Temple of Apollo in the ancient Greek precinct of Delphi. The three best known maxims – "Know thyself", "Nothing in excess", and "Give a pledge and trouble is at hand" – were prominently located at the entrance to the temple, and were traditionally said to have been ...
The minimum age to obtain a driving licence is 16 years for mopeds and low power motorcycles maximum of 50cc, 18 years for cars (max gross weight of 3.500kg and up to 8 passengers exc. driver) (B) and up to 125cc (A1), 20 years for more powerful motorcycles or scooters up to 35kW or 400cc (A2), and 18 to 21 years of age for buses and cargo ...
On July 25, 1962, and with Government Gazette A '110/62, it was announced in paragraph 1 of article 14 that "by joint decisions, issued by the Ministers of Transport, Public Works and Interior, all matters relating to the road signs, road markings, the type of signals, the characteristics of the road signage and the manner of its application ...
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The exact origins of the Chaldean Oracles are unknown, but are usually attributed to Julian the Theurgist and/or his father, Julian the Chaldean. [2] Chaldea is the classical Greek term for Babylon, transliterating Assyrian Kaldū, which referred to an area southeast of Babylonia near the Persian Gulf.
Although Theophilus cites the opening of the Gospel of St. John (1:1), he does not go on to speak of the incarnation of the Word and his (Jesus's) atoning sacrificial death. While Theophilus makes no mention of the name of Jesus or use the word Christ or the phrase Son of God , he identifies the Logos as the Son of God in his second letter ...
I, pp. 459–60, which also cites sources for a discussion of the term's distinction from Greek nomos/"law". The Code of Canon Law, 1983, in the English translation prepared by the Canon Law Society of Great Britain and Ireland ; The Oxford English Dictionary lists the origin of precept as from the Latin roots of pre-septum. Thus precept is a ...
A number of the fables credited to Aesop seem to have been created to illustrate already existing proverbs. [1] The tale of Herakles and the Cowherd, first recorded by Babrius towards the end of the 1st century CE, is one of these. The rustic's cart falls into a ravine and he calls on the deified strongman for help, only to be advised by a ...