About 470 he entered Italy with the Sciri; he joined the Roman army and rose to a position of command.
Mary Reibey became a prominent businesswoman, Samuel Terry was known as the "Botany Bay Rothschild," and the landowner, trader, and manufacturer Simeon Lord rose to a position of wealth.
During the 40 years after the second treaty with Carthage, Rome rapidly rose to a position of hegemony in Italy south of the Po valley.
Douglas left New England at the age of 20 to settle in Jacksonville, Ill., where he quickly rose to a position of leadership in the Illinois Democratic Party.
At 25, stepson Dawson rose to a position he describes as national sales director of Starkey.
He was born into a family with an excellent old Roman pedigree, and rose to a position of immense power and influence in the Ostrogothic kingdom under Theodoric.
He joined the Communist Youth movement and soon rose to a position of leadership thanks to his way with words and a good grasp of rhetoric.
He rose to a position as supervisor, and he's still there.
My eyebrows immediately rose to a position where Botox may one day freeze them; I was pretty shocked.
In the NRA, Kagame specialised in intelligence gathering, and he rose to a position close to Museveni.
