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Marcian
(Encyclopedia) MarcianMarcianmärˈshən [key], 396–457, Roman emperor of the East (450–57); successor of Theodosius II, whose sister Pulcheria he married in 450. Orthodox in religious affairs, he…Theodosius II
(Encyclopedia) Theodosius II, 401–50, Roman emperor of the East (408–50), son and successor of Arcadius. He preferred the study of theology and astronomy to public affairs, which he left to the…Valentinian III
(Encyclopedia) Valentinian III, 419–55, Roman emperor of the West (425–55). Two years after the death of his uncle, Honorius, he was placed on the throne by his cousin Theodosius II, who deposed the…Orléans, city, France
(Encyclopedia) Orléans, city (1990 pop. 107,965), capital of Loiret dept., N central France, on the Loire River. A commercial and transportation center, it has food-processing, tobacco, machine-…Alföld
(Encyclopedia) AlföldAlföldôlˈföld [key], Hun. Nagy-Alföld [Great Alföld], great central plain of Hungary extending into Serbia and W Romania. The level region is drained by the Tisza and Danube…Men's Olympic Swimming: 200-meter Individual Medley
200-meter Individual Medley Find the Olympic gold-medal times for the men's 200m IM swimming competition from 1968 to the present. Year WinnerTime Record1968 Charles Hickcox, USA…Brewer's: Etzel
i.e. Attila. King of the Huns, a monarch ruling over three kingdoms and more than thirty principalities; being a widower, he married Kriemhild, the widow of Siegfried. In the Nibelungen-…Huns
(Encyclopedia) Huns, nomadic and pastoral people of unknown ethnological affinities who appeared in Europe in the 4th cent. a.d., and built up an empire there. They were organized in a predominantly…Zapolya, John
(Encyclopedia) Zapolya, John: see John I, king of Hungary.1992 Men's Olympic Modern Pentathlon Medalists
Individual Arkadlusz Skrzypaszek, POL 5559 Attila Mizser, HUN 5446 Eduard Zanovka, UT 5361 Team Poland 16018 Unified Team 15924 Italy 15760…