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  • 131Vedic civilization/EB 1911 — TOC (Encyclopedia Britannica 1911, s.v. Sanskrit) [http://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tim Starling/ScanSet TIFF demo vol=24 page=ED4A170] [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/scans/EB1911 tiff/VOL24%20SAINTE… …

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  • 132Chrysaphius — (Greek: Χρυσάφιος) was a eunuch at the Eastern Roman court, who became the chief minister of Theodosius II (r. 408–450). Effectively the ruler of the empire during his ascendancy, he pursued a policy of appeasement towards the Huns, which cost… …

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