"History shows that we're not a nation which conquers," he said.
Even the Mongolian empire, which conquered China in the 12th century, is made part of the story.
McKeown argued that it was not drugs, or vaccines, or scientific medicine which conquered this infectious disease, but money.
The Ayyūbid dynasty under Tūrān Shāh, brother of Saladin, which conquered Yemen in 1173 74, made its capital first at Zabīd and then moved it to Taʿizz.
It was a stronghold of the Volsci, an ancient people prominent in the 5th century bce, and was older than Rome, which conquered it in 338 bce.
In these various capacities, Patiño was responsible for the fitting-out and dispatch of the expeditions which conquered Sardinia and Sicily in 1717 18.
The deal caps a bumpy and unpredictable rise for the tiny, eight-year-old start-up, which conquered the Asian companies that dominate the camera industry.
Those words belonged to Marcello Lippi, the coach of the Italian squad which conquered the 2006 World Cup and exited the 2010 edition like startled kittens.
The story was probably inspired by Serge Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes, which conquered Europe in the early years of the 20th century.
Israel, which conquered it 65 years ago, handed it to a yeshiva, a Jewish religious seminary.Israelis point out that Arabs have been bad at looking after Jewish holy places.
In many ways, Google's operation has been reminiscent of I.B.M.'s Deep Blue chess-playing machine, which conquered all human challengers not by playing smarter but by computing faster.
