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Bacchus: Text replacement - "tbe " to "the "

2024-04-28T23:43:32Z

Text replacement - "tbe " to "the "

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	'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was ~~tbe~~ King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that ~~tbe~~ old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from ~~tbe~~ sands of ~~tbe~~ River Pactolus in which ~~tbe~~ legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of ~~tbe~~ 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, ~~tbe~~ legend says, made ~~tbe~~ sands of ~~tbe~~ river rich with gold. ~~tbe~~ Lydians, eiTher during ~~tbe~~ reign of Croesus or just before, were ~~tbe~~ first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of ~~tbe~~ great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of ~~tbe~~ Seven Wonders of ~~tbe~~ ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his sig[[nature]] at ~~tbe~~ base of one of ~~tbe~~ columns of ~~tbe~~ Temple of Artemis (now on display at ~~tbe~~ British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from ~~tbe~~ city of Sardis.		'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was the King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that the old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from the sands of the River Pactolus in which the legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of the 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, the legend says, made the sands of the river rich with gold. the Lydians, eiTher during the reign of Croesus or just before, were the first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of the great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his sig[[nature]] at the base of one of the columns of the Temple of Artemis (now on display at the British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from the city of Sardis.
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Bacchus: Text replacement - " the " to " tbe "

2024-04-26T17:25:15Z

Text replacement - " the " to " tbe "

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	'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was ~~the~~ King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that ~~the~~ old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from ~~the~~ sands of ~~the~~ River Pactolus in which ~~the~~ legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of ~~the~~ 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, ~~the~~ legend says, made ~~the~~ sands of ~~the~~ river rich with gold. ~~the~~ Lydians, eiTher during ~~the~~ reign of Croesus or just before, were ~~the~~ first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of ~~the~~ great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of ~~the~~ Seven Wonders of ~~the~~ ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his sig[[nature]] at ~~the~~ base of one of ~~the~~ columns of ~~the~~ Temple of Artemis (now on display at ~~the~~ British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from ~~the~~ city of Sardis.		'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was tbe King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that tbe old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from tbe sands of tbe River Pactolus in which tbe legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of tbe 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, tbe legend says, made tbe sands of tbe river rich with gold. tbe Lydians, eiTher during tbe reign of Croesus or just before, were tbe first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of tbe great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of tbe Seven Wonders of tbe ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his sig[[nature]] at tbe base of one of tbe columns of tbe Temple of Artemis (now on display at tbe British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from tbe city of Sardis.
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𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹: Text replacement - "tbe" to "the"

2023-09-12T22:23:24Z

Text replacement - "tbe" to "the"

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	'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was ~~tbe~~ King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that ~~tbe~~ old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from ~~tbe~~ sands of ~~tbe~~ River Pactolus in which ~~tbe~~ legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of ~~tbe~~ 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, ~~tbe~~ legend says, made ~~tbe~~ sands of ~~tbe~~ river rich with gold. ~~tbe~~ Lydians, eiTher during ~~tbe~~ reign of Croesus or just before, were ~~tbe~~ first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of ~~tbe~~ great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of ~~tbe~~ Seven Wonders of ~~tbe~~ ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his sig[[nature]] at ~~tbe~~ base of one of ~~tbe~~ columns of ~~tbe~~ Temple of Artemis (now on display at ~~tbe~~ British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from ~~tbe~~ city of Sardis.		'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was the King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that the old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from the sands of the River Pactolus in which the legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of the 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, the legend says, made the sands of the river rich with gold. the Lydians, eiTher during the reign of Croesus or just before, were the first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of the great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his sig[[nature]] at the base of one of the columns of the Temple of Artemis (now on display at the British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from the city of Sardis.
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Bacchus: Text replacement - "the" to "tbe"

2023-09-08T22:30:16Z

Text replacement - "the" to "tbe"

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	'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was ~~the~~ King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that ~~the~~ old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from ~~the~~ sands of ~~the~~ River Pactolus in which ~~the~~ legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of ~~the~~ 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, ~~the~~ legend says, made ~~the~~ sands of ~~the~~ river rich with gold. ~~the~~ Lydians, eiTher during ~~the~~ reign of Croesus or just before, were ~~the~~ first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of ~~the~~ great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of ~~the~~ Seven Wonders of ~~the~~ ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his sig[[nature]] at ~~the~~ base of one of ~~the~~ columns of ~~the~~ Temple of Artemis (now on display at ~~the~~ British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from ~~the~~ city of Sardis.		'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was tbe King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that tbe old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from tbe sands of tbe River Pactolus in which tbe legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of tbe 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, tbe legend says, made tbe sands of tbe river rich with gold. tbe Lydians, eiTher during tbe reign of Croesus or just before, were tbe first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of tbe great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of tbe Seven Wonders of tbe ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his sig[[nature]] at tbe base of one of tbe columns of tbe Temple of Artemis (now on display at tbe British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from tbe city of Sardis.
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WikiSysop: Text replacement - " The " to " the "

2023-02-27T07:52:20Z

Text replacement - " The " to " the "

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	'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was ~~The~~ King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that ~~The~~ old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from ~~The~~ sands of ~~The~~ River Pactolus in which ~~The~~ legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of ~~The~~ 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, ~~The~~ legend says, made ~~The~~ sands of ~~The~~ river rich with gold. ~~The~~ Lydians, eiTher during ~~The~~ reign of Croesus or just before, were ~~The~~ first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of ~~The~~ great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of ~~The~~ Seven Wonders of ~~The~~ ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his sig[[nature]] at ~~The~~ base of one of ~~The~~ columns of ~~The~~ Temple of Artemis (now on display at ~~The~~ British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from ~~The~~ city of Sardis.		'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was the King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that the old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from the sands of the River Pactolus in which the legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of the 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, the legend says, made the sands of the river rich with gold. the Lydians, eiTher during the reign of Croesus or just before, were the first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of the great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his sig[[nature]] at the base of one of the columns of the Temple of Artemis (now on display at the British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from the city of Sardis.
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Bacchus: Text replacement - "nature" to "nature"

2023-02-18T02:00:31Z

Text replacement - "nature" to "nature"

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	'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was The King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that The old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from The sands of The River Pactolus in which The legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of The 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, The legend says, made The sands of The river rich with gold. The Lydians, eiTher during The reign of Croesus or just before, were The first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of The great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of The Seven Wonders of The ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his ~~signature~~ at The base of one of The columns of The Temple of Artemis (now on display at The British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from The city of Sardis.		'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was The King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that The old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from The sands of The River Pactolus in which The legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of The 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, The legend says, made The sands of The river rich with gold. The Lydians, eiTher during The reign of Croesus or just before, were The first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of The great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of The Seven Wonders of The ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his sig[[nature]] at The base of one of The columns of The Temple of Artemis (now on display at The British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from The city of Sardis.
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WikiSysop: Text replacement - "tbe" to "The"

2023-02-14T13:50:41Z

Text replacement - "tbe" to "The"

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	'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was ~~tbe~~ King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that ~~tbe~~ old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from ~~tbe~~ sands of ~~tbe~~ River Pactolus in which ~~tbe~~ legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of ~~tbe~~ 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, ~~tbe~~ legend says, made ~~tbe~~ sands of ~~tbe~~ river rich with gold. The Lydians, ~~eitber~~ during ~~tbe~~ reign of Croesus or just before, were ~~tbe~~ first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of ~~tbe~~ great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of ~~tbe~~ Seven Wonders of ~~tbe~~ ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his signature at ~~tbe~~ base of one of ~~tbe~~ columns of ~~tbe~~ Temple of Artemis (now on display at ~~tbe~~ British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from ~~tbe~~ city of Sardis.		'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was The King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that The old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from The sands of The River Pactolus in which The legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of The 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, The legend says, made The sands of The river rich with gold. The Lydians, eiTher during The reign of Croesus or just before, were The first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of The great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of The Seven Wonders of The ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his signature at The base of one of The columns of The Temple of Artemis (now on display at The British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from The city of Sardis.
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Bacchus: Text replacement - "the" to "tbe"

2023-02-13T21:55:20Z

Text replacement - "the" to "tbe"

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	'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was ~~the~~ King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that ~~the~~ old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from ~~the~~ sands of ~~the~~ River Pactolus in which ~~the~~ legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of ~~the~~ 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, ~~the~~ legend says, made ~~the~~ sands of ~~the~~ river rich with gold. The Lydians, ~~either~~ during ~~the~~ reign of Croesus or just before, were ~~the~~ first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of ~~the~~ great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of ~~the~~ Seven Wonders of ~~the~~ ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his signature at ~~the~~ base of one of ~~the~~ columns of ~~the~~ Temple of Artemis (now on display at ~~the~~ British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from ~~the~~ city of Sardis.		'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was tbe King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that tbe old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from tbe sands of tbe River Pactolus in which tbe legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of tbe 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, tbe legend says, made tbe sands of tbe river rich with gold. The Lydians, eitber during tbe reign of Croesus or just before, were tbe first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of tbe great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of tbe Seven Wonders of tbe ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his signature at tbe base of one of tbe columns of tbe Temple of Artemis (now on display at tbe British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from tbe city of Sardis.
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Bacchus: Text replacement - "tbe" to "the"

2023-02-06T08:27:06Z

Text replacement - "tbe" to "the"

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	'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was ~~tbe~~ King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that ~~tbe~~ old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from ~~tbe~~ sands of ~~tbe~~ River Pactolus in which ~~tbe~~ legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of ~~tbe~~ 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, ~~tbe~~ legend says, made ~~tbe~~ sands of ~~tbe~~ river rich with gold. The Lydians, ~~eitber~~ during ~~tbe~~ reign of Croesus or just before, were ~~tbe~~ first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of ~~tbe~~ great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of ~~tbe~~ Seven Wonders of ~~tbe~~ ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his signature at ~~tbe~~ base of one of ~~tbe~~ columns of ~~tbe~~ Temple of Artemis (now on display at ~~tbe~~ British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from ~~tbe~~ city of Sardis.		'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was the King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that the old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from the sands of the River Pactolus in which the legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of the 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, the legend says, made the sands of the river rich with gold. The Lydians, either during the reign of Croesus or just before, were the first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of the great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his signature at the base of one of the columns of the Temple of Artemis (now on display at the British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from the city of Sardis.
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Bacchus: Text replacement - "the" to "tbe"

2023-02-05T16:03:09Z

Text replacement - "the" to "tbe"

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	'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was ~~the~~ King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that ~~the~~ old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from ~~the~~ sands of ~~the~~ River Pactolus in which ~~the~~ legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of ~~the~~ 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, ~~the~~ legend says, made ~~the~~ sands of ~~the~~ river rich with gold. The Lydians, ~~either~~ during ~~the~~ reign of Croesus or just before, were ~~the~~ first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of ~~the~~ great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of ~~the~~ Seven Wonders of ~~the~~ ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his signature at ~~the~~ base of one of ~~the~~ columns of ~~the~~ Temple of Artemis (now on display at ~~the~~ British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from ~~the~~ city of Sardis.		'''Croesus''' (pronounced 'KREE-sus') was tbe King of [[Lydia]], a country in western Asia Minor (corresponding to modern-day Turkey) from 560-547 BC and was so wealthy that tbe old expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference to him. His wealth, it is said, came from tbe sands of tbe River Pactolus in which tbe legendary [[King Midas]] washed his hands to rid himself of tbe 'Midas Touch' (which turned everything he laid hands on into gold) and in so doing, tbe legend says, made tbe sands of tbe river rich with gold. The Lydians, eitber during tbe reign of Croesus or just before, were tbe first people to mint coins of gold and silver in Asia Minor and it was Croesus who funded construction of tbe great Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of tbe Seven Wonders of tbe ancient world. Although some have claimed that Croesus was only a legendary figure, his signature at tbe base of one of tbe columns of tbe Temple of Artemis (now on display at tbe British Museum) is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from tbe city of Sardis.
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