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ancient Menaenum, founded by Ducetius in 459 B.C. There is some doubt as to whether this town was also the birthplace of Ducetius, owing to confusions in nomenclature (see E. A. See also:

FREE

Free-See also:

man, See also:

HISTORY

History of Sicily, ii. 361). Remains of ancient fortifications still exist, though it seems uncertain whether they are of See also:

Greek or of See also:

BYZANTINE

Byzantine origin (Notizie degli Scavi, 1899, p. 70). Four See also:

MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles to the See also:

north is the Lacus Palicorum, a small See also:

lake in a See also:

CRATER

crater, which still sends up carbonic See also:

ACID (from the Lat. root ac-, sharp; acere, to be sour)

acid See also:

gas.

By it was the See also:

temple of the Palici, twin Sicel gods, the most See also:

HOLY

holy See also:

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place in Sicily, where an See also:

OATH (0. Eng. ddh)

oath taken was especially binding, and an inviolable See also:

asylum for fugitive slaves. There is now nothing to suggest twin deities; in ancient times there were probably two craters, whereas now there is only one. It was here that Ducetius, a few years later, founded a new seat for his See also:

POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power, the See also:

CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of Palica.

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