Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of the family Emesidæ. E. longipes is a common species in the United States.
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Examples
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The SAIPA 132 will be manufactured under the name Emesa which is the ancient name for Homs, IRNA reported.
MP3Board.com 2009
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Thence it is a day's journey to Emesa, which is a city of the Zemarites, where about twenty
The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela Benjamin of Tudela
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Fourteen-year-old Avitus was paraded before legionary troops stationed near Emesa.
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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After a crushing defeat, the remaining Palmyrenes briefly fled into Antioch and into Emesa.
The Romance of Zenobia's Palmyra Heather McDougal 2008
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She hailed from the city of Emesa modern Homs, located in the fertile valley of the River Orontes in central Syria.
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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As with the first meetings of other emperors and their consorts, such as Titus and Berenice or Livia and Augustus, we do not know when or where Domna met her future husband, who was still married at the time of his visit to Emesa.
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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Zenobia was unable to remove her treasury at Emesa before Aurelian successfully entered and besieged Emesa.
The Romance of Zenobia's Palmyra Heather McDougal 2008
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Zenobia was unable to remove her treasury at Emesa before Aurelian successfully entered and besieged Emesa.
Archive 2008-04-01 Heather McDougal 2008
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After a crushing defeat, the remaining Palmyrenes briefly fled into Antioch and into Emesa.
Archive 2008-04-01 Heather McDougal 2008
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Best known as the home of the cult of the Emesene sun god Elagabal, Emesa drew pilgrims journeying to worship a cult object in the form of a large conical black stone.
Caesars’ Wives Annelise Freisenbruch 2010
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