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  • Nicanor (/naɪˈkeɪnər/; Greek: Nικάνωρ Nīkā́nōr), nicknamed "The Elephant", was a general under King Philip V of Macedonia in the 3rd century BC. He invaded...
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    Battle of Cynoscephalae (category Battles involving the Roman Republic)
    The mercenaries (except the Thracians) were commanded by Athenagoras of Macedon and the second infantry corps by Nicanor the Elephant. During the march...
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  • Menelaus (son of Lagus) Nicanor (Antipatrid general) Nicanor (father of Balacrus) Nicanor (Ptolemaic general) Nicanor the Elephant Onesilus (son of Python)...
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    Hadley Nicanor Hemingway (October 10, 1923 – December 1, 2000) was a Canadian-American fly fisherman, conservationist, and writer. He was the son of American...
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  • Nicanor (/naɪˈkeɪnər/; Ancient Greek: Νικάνορ, romanized: Nīkā́nōr; died 161 BCE) was a Syrian-Greek general (strategos) that served the Seleucid Empire...
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    Cretan War (205–200 BC) (category Wars involving the Aetolian League)
    decided to send a force under the command of Nicanor the Elephant to assist them in their attack on Attica. The Macedonians and their allies plundered and...
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  • Battle of Adasa (category Battles of the Maccabean Revolt)
    governor) of the region, likely ruling from the Acra. Nicanor had previously been a commander of Seleucid war elephants, and had taken part in the Battle of...
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  • Byzantium: At the start of the year, Antigonus Monophthalmus sends Nicanor with a large fleet to do battle with Cleitus the White at the Hellespont. The two fleets...
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  • Chapters of 2 Maccabees (category Books of the Maccabees)
    makes no reference to elephants appearing at this battle. The new holiday of Nicanor's Day on 13 Adar is described as being "the day before Mordecai's...
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    only Babylon. Perhaps Nicanor had not told him that Seleucus now had at least 20,000 soldiers. It seems that the scale of Nicanor's defeat was not clear...
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    general, Nicanor, was appointed military governor of Judea. A truce was briefly made between Nicanor and the Maccabees, but was soon broken. Nicanor gained...
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    Seleucid–Mauryan war (category Wars involving the Maurya Empire)
    the areas governed by Nicanor, Phillip, Eudemus and Peithon. This established Mauryan control all the way to the banks of the Indus. Chandragupta's victories...
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  • remarks. It includes only composers of significant fame and importance. The style of the composer's music is given where possible, bearing in mind that some...
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    Hadley and for the young Spanish matador Nicanor Villalta, who had impressed Hemingway the previous summer. The baby was healthy, and the birth quick; Hemingway...
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  • Babylonian War (category Wars of the Diadochi)
    part of Iran. News of the defeat of Nicanor and Euagoras must have reached Antigonus at about the time of his signing the Peace of the Dynasts (December 311...
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  • A list of films produced in the Philippines in the 1950s. For an A-Z see Category:Philippine films. Olivares, Rick (2019-11-20). "Classic Filipino strip...
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    campaigning against Cleitus the White who had a large fleet at the Hellespont. Cleitus was able to defeat Antigonus's admiral Nicanor in a sea battle but he...
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    and Chanakya, and these wars may have been the cause of the demise of two of Alexander's governors, Nicanor and Philip. Megasthenes served as a Greek ambassador...
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  • Lundgren Had Only 3 Chances to Nail the Dialogue". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 26, 2022. Pyun, Albert; Nicanor Loreti (2009). "Cannon's Spider-Man"...
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  • Timeline of Philippine history (category Years in the Philippines)
    the Philippines and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see history of the Philippines. The Tabon Cave Complex. The...
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