LL-L 'History' 2006.07.08 (10) [E]

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L O W L A N D S - L * 08 July 2006 * Volume 10
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From: 'Kevin Caldwell' <kevin.caldwell1963 at verizon.net>
Subject: LL-L 'History' 2006.07.08 (05) [E]

> From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at scotstext.org>
> Subject: LL-L 'Minorities' 2006.07.08 (02) [E]
>
> >From: Wa2kbzKarl at wmconnect.com
> >Subject: LOWLANDS-L Digest - 2 Jul 2006 to 3 Jul 2006 (#2006-177)
> >
> >There is also an old group of Germans in Russia, from Katy the great's
> and
> >Peter's day.
> >
> Changing the subject here, this reminds me of something I was wondering
> about lately: what does it mean when someone is titled "the Great"?
> There aren't many of them, are there? Alexander, Catherine, Peter,
> Herod...?
>
> Sandy Fleming
> http://scotstext.org/

Not to mention Frederick, Ivan (Ivan III, that is, not his grandson Ivan IV
"the Terrible"), Leo, Alfred, Otto, Akbar...

I believe it usually means that the person had a significant impact on
history, at least within his or her own country.

In Peter's case, it could also be taken as a literal reference to his
physical size - he was 6 feet, 7 inches tall.

Kevin Caldwell

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