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Angaria logo #21000[Roman law] Angaria (from ἄγγαρος, the Greek form of a Babylonian word adopted in Persian for `mounted courier`), a sort of postal system adopted by the Roman imperial government from the ancient Persians, among whom, according to Xenophon (Cyrop. VIII. 6; cf. Herodotus VIII. 98) it was established by Darius the Great. Couriers on h...
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Angaria logo #21000[gastropod] Angaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Angariidae. Angaria is the only genus in the family Angariidae. == Taxonomy == According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005, Angaria belongs in the subfamily Angariinae, within the family Turbinidae. Williams et al. (2008) moved An...
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Angaria logo #20764Requisitioning of transport.
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angaria logo #10444The requisitioning of transport.
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