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When he died (of natural causes) in 133 b.c. , his subjects were dismayed to learn that he had bequeathed his entire kingdom to the Romans.
In 1950, a descendant — an American named Robert Tucker — bequeathed many family heirlooms to the house in his will.
The Washington Post gives this story the boldest headline on its front but leads instead with word that the philanthropist Paul Mellon, who died ten days ago, has bequeathed to the National Gallery $75 million in cash and more than 100 pictures--including van Goghs, Seurats, and Manets--worth many times that much.
It was built specifically to house the private art collection of Sophia de Bruyn, who then bequeathed it to the city in 1890.
The Romans cultivated grapes, wheat, and olives; built roads; and bequeathed the Latin foundations of the Portuguese language and a strong base of Christian belief.