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  2. Hugo Grotius - Wikipedia

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    Hugo Grotius. Hugo Grotius (/ ˈɡroʊʃiəs / GROW-shee-əss; 10 April 1583 – 28 August 1645), also known as Hugo de Groot (Dutch: [ˈɦyɣoː də ˈɣroːt]) or Huig de Groot (Dutch: [ˈɦœyx]), was a Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, jurist, statesman, poet and playwright. A teenage prodigy, he was born in Delft and studied at ...

  3. Padjadjaran University - Wikipedia

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    Padjadjaran University. Padjadjaran University (Indonesian: Universitas Padjadjaran; (Sundanese: ᮅᮔᮤᮗᮨᮁᮞᮤᮒᮞ᮪ ᮕᮏᮏᮛᮔ᮪), abbreviated as UNPAD) is a public university located in Sumedang Regency and Bandung, which is the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia. It was established on September 11, 1957.

  4. Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) is an annual conference for Information Systems and Information Technology academics and professionals and is affiliated with the Association for Information Systems. Its purpose is to provide a high quality forum for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to exchange research ...

  5. Marsilius of Padua - Wikipedia

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    Miniature on the first page of a luxury manuscript of the Defensor pacis (15th century). Marsilius is shown presenting a copy to the Emperor. Marsilius of Padua (Italian: Marsilio da Padova; born Marsilio Mainardi, Marsilio de i Mainardini or Marsilio Mainardini; c. 1270 – c. 1342) was an Italian scholar, trained in medicine, who practiced a variety of professions.

  6. Temple of Peace, Rome - Wikipedia

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    The Temple of Peace (Latin: Templum Pacis), also known as the Forum of Vespasian (Latin: Forum Vespasiani), was built in Rome in 71 AD under Emperor Vespasian [1] in honour to Pax, the Roman goddess of peace. Positioned southeast of the Roman Forum, between the Via Sacra and the Carinae, [2] the temple stood on the southeast side of the ...

  7. Holy kiss - Wikipedia

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    Holy kiss. Farewell of Saints Peter and Paul, showing the Apostles giving each other the holy kiss before their martyrdom. (Alonzo Rodriguez, 16th century, Museo Regionale di Messina). The holy kiss is an ancient traditional Christian greeting, also called the kiss of peace or kiss of charity, and sometimes the "brother kiss" (among men), or ...

  8. Baphomet - Wikipedia

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    An 1856 depiction of the Sabbatic Goat from Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie by Éliphas Lévi. [1][2] The arms bear the Latin words SOLVE (dissolve) and COAGULA (coagulate). Baphomet is a deity that the Knights Templar were accused of worshipping [3] that subsequently became incorporated into various occult and Western esoteric traditions. [4]

  9. Pax (liturgical object) - Wikipedia

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    Pax (liturgical object) The pax was an object used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance for the Kiss of Peace in the Catholic Mass. Direct kissing among the celebrants and congregation was replaced by each in turn kissing the pax, which was carried around to those present. A wide range of materials were used, and the form of the pax was also ...