Who was cecil rhodes? british engineer who oversaw the construction of the suez canal in egypt british viceroy of india who abolished the practice of sati, or widow burning british christian missionary responsible for spreading anglican christianity to the country of nigeria

British viceroy of India who abolished the practice of sari, or widow burning.

polisit can also mean a body of citizens. in modern historiography, polis is normally used to indicate the ancient greek city-states, like classical athens and its contemporaries, and thus is often translated as "city-state". the body of citizens came to be the most important meaning of the term polis in ancient greece.