an important document in British history which King John of England signed in 1215 at Runnymede in the south of England. By doing this he agreed that limits could be set on royal powers. Later, especially in the 17th century, the document was seen as a statement of basic civil rights. (Latin: "Great Charter") Document guaranteeing English political liberties, drafted at Runnymede, a meadow by the Thames, and signed by King John in 1215 under pressure from his rebellious barons. Resentful of the king's high taxes and aware of his waning power, the barons were encouraged by the archbishop of Canterbury, Stephen Langton, to demand a solemn grant of their rights. Among the charter's provisions were clauses providing for a free church, reforming law and justice, and controlling the behavior of royal officials. It was reissued with alterations in 1216, 1217, and 1225. Though it reflects the feudal order rather than democracy, the Magna Carta is traditionally regarded as the foundation of British constitutionalism
(Latin; "Great Greece") Group of ancient Greek cities along the coast of southern Italy. Euboeans founded the first colonies, including Cumae, 750 BC, and subsequently Spartans settled at Tarentum (Taranto); Achaeans at Metapontum, Sybaris, and Croton; Locrians at Locri Epizephyrii; and Chalcidians at Rhegium (Reggio di Calabria). It was a busy commercial centre as well as the seat of the Pythagorean and Eleatic systems of philosophy. After the 5th century BC, most of the cities declined in importance
the document signed by King John of England in 1215 that limited the king’s power and guaranteed certain basic rights; considered the beginning of constitutional government in England
A charter, signed by King John on the 15th June 1215 in a meadow which is called Runnymede, that provides the basic fundamental principle of human rights to the English people
with high honour - used to show that someone has finished American high school or college at the second of the three highest levels of achievement that students can reach cum laude, summa cum laude summa cum laude
modern Labdah Largest city of ancient Tripolis, located near modern Al-Khums, Libya. Founded by the Phoenicians in the 6th century BC, it passed to Numidia in 202 BC but broke away in 111 BC to become an ally of Rome. The emperor Trajan made it a Roman colony. The waning of the Roman Empire caused its decline, and it was largely abandoned after the Arab conquest of AD 642. It has some of the best-preserved Roman ruins in North Africa
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