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Durrës

(Encyclopedia) DurrësDurrësd&oomacr;rˈəs [key], Ital. Durazzo, city (1989 pop. 82,719), capital of Durrës dist., W Albania, on the Adriatic Sea. The chief seaport of Albania and the leading…

Roman art

(Encyclopedia) Roman art, works of art produced in ancient Rome and its far-flung provinces. The continued striving after three-dimensional illusionist effects revealed in the various phases of…

Shakespeare Quotation

The Question: I remember a line like "the uncertain glory of an April day" that described an elusive victory in battle. I thought it was from Julius Caesar…

The Devil's Dictionary: Druids

by Ambrose Bierce DRAMATISTDUCK-BILLDRUIDS -n. Priests and ministers of an ancient Celtic religion which did not disdain to employ the humble allurement of human sacrifice. Very little is…

Nicolas Cage Biography

Nicolas Cage(Nicolas Coppola)actorBorn: 1/7/1964Birthplace: Long Beach, California Academy Award-winning actor whose credits range from serious dramas to wacky comedies to action-adventure films.…

James Caan Biography

James Caanactor, directorBorn: 3/26/1939Birthplace: Queens, New York He gained fame as the dying football player Brian Piccolo in Brian's Song (1971) and as the eldest Corleone son in Francis Ford…