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(Encyclopedia) ArminiusArminiusärmĭnˈēəs [key], d. a.d. 21, leader of the Germans, called Hermann in modern German. He was a chief of the Cherusci (in an area of present-day Hanover) when the Romans…Caracalla
(Encyclopedia) CaracallaCaracallakărəkălˈə [key], 188–217, Roman emperor (211–17); son of Septimius Severus. His real name was Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, and he received his nickname from the…Rulers of the Roman Empire and the Roman Republic
Over a millennium of leadership (good and bad) Take me to the Kings | Take me to the Republic Leaders | Take me to the Emperors More than a millennium passed between the founding of Rome and the…Caesar, Sid
(Encyclopedia) Caesar, Sid (Isaac Sidney Caesar), 1922–2014, American comedian, one of the stars of the “golden age of live television,” b. Yonkers, N.Y. While performing in a World War II military…Hirtius, Aulus
(Encyclopedia) Hirtius, AulusHirtius, Aulusôˈləs hûrˈshēəs [key], d. 43 b.c., Roman soldier. He was a friend of Julius Caesar, with whom he served in Gaul. After Caesar's assassination (44 b.c.)…Frederick Augustus I, 1670–1733, elector of Saxony
(Encyclopedia) Frederick Augustus I, elector of Saxony: see Augustus II, king of Poland.Frederick Augustus II, elector of Saxony
(Encyclopedia) Frederick Augustus II, elector of Saxony: see Augustus III, king of Poland.William Shakespeare: Cymbeline, Act III
Act IIIScene IBritain. A hall in Cymbeline's palaceEnter in state, Cymbeline, Queen, Cloten, and Lords at one door, and at another, Caius Lucius and AttendantsCymbelineNow say, what would…Casca
(Encyclopedia) Casca (Publius Servilius Casca Longus)Cascakăsˈkə [key], d. c.42 b.c., Roman politician, one of the assassins of Julius Caesar. Casca was the first to stab Caesar. He died (presumably…Augustus II
(Encyclopedia) Augustus II, 1670–1733, king of Poland (1697–1733) and, as Frederick Augustus I, elector of Saxony (1694–1733). He commanded the imperial army against the Turks (1695–96), but had no…Trending
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