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Eudoxus of Cnidus
(Encyclopedia) Eudoxus of CnidusEudoxus of Cnidusy&oomacr;dŏkˈsəs, nīˈdəs [key], 408?–355? b.c., Greek astronomer, mathematician, and physician. From the accounts of various ancient writers, he…Évora
(Encyclopedia) Évora Évora ĕˈvôrə [key], town, capital of Évora dist. and of Altro Alentejo, S…Buchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
(Encyclopedia) Buchan, John, 1st Baron TweedsmuirBuchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuirbŭkˈən, twēdzˈmy&oomacr;r [key], 1875–1940, Scottish author and statesman. Included among his works are a…Bialik, Hayyim Nahman
(Encyclopedia) Bialik, Hayyim NahmanBialik, Hayyim Nahmanhīˈyəm näˈmən byäˈlēk [key], 1873–1934, Hebrew poet, publisher in Odessa, Berlin, and Tel-Aviv, b. Volhynia, Russia. As an editor and…Brewer's: Months
January. So called from “Janus,” the Roman deity that kept the gates of heaven. The image of Janus is represented with two faces looking opposite ways. One face is old, and is emblematical…Brewer's: Shoe
(See Chopine.) Shoe. It was at one time thought unlucky to put on the left shoe before the right, or to put either shoe on the wrong foot. It is said that Augustus Caesar was nearly…William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene II
Scene IIA public placeFlourish. Enter Caesar; Antony, for the course; Calpurnia, Portia, Decius Brutus, Cicero, Brutus, Cassius, and Casca; a great crowd following, among them a…William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, Act I, Scene III
Scene IIIThe same. A streetThunder and lightning. Enter from opposite sides, Casca, with his sword drawn, and CiceroCiceroGood even, Casca: brought you Caesar home? Why are you breathless?…William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, Act II, Scene II
Scene IICaesar's houseThunder and lightning. Enter Caesar, in his night-gownCaesarNor heaven nor earth have been at peace to-night: Thrice hath Calpurnia in her sleep cried out, 'Help, ho!…William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, Act II, Scene III
Scene IIIA street near the CapitolEnter Artemidorus, reading a paperArtemidorus'Caesar, beware of Brutus; take heed of Cassius; come not near Casca; have an eye to Cinna, trust not Trebonius…Trending
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