| Evidence: | At even reading from Rollin the defeat of the Romans under Crassus, 54 BC, the history of Hieron, the good king of Syracuse and the siege of Suracuse by the Romans under Marcellus, when it was reduced by them. |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 3 Dec 1820 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Scotland | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening: evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | n/a | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Adam Mackie |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1788 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Farmer- rented farm in 1815. Apprenticed in Aberdeen as bookeeper (1800-1805) . Marries 1817. Branches out into shopkeeping and inn keeping |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Scotland |
| Country of experience: | Scotland |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Charles Rollin |
| Title: | The Roman History |
| Genre: | History |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 4900 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Adam Mackie | |
| Editor: | David Stevenson | |
| Title: | The Diary of a Canny Man 1818-1828- Adam Mackie Farmer, Merchant, and Innkeeper in Fyvie | |
| Place of Publication: | Aberdeen | |
| Date of Publication: | 1991 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 29 | |
| Additional comments: | Compiled by William Mackie |
| Citation: | Adam Mackie, David Stevenson (ed.), The Diary of a Canny Man 1818-1828- Adam Mackie Farmer, Merchant, and Innkeeper in Fyvie (Aberdeen, 1991), p. 29, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=4900, accessed: 23 April 2024 | |
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