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Agrippina the Elder
(Encyclopedia) Agrippina the ElderAgrippina the Elderăgˌrĭpīˈnə [key], d. a.d. 33, Roman matron; daughter of Agrippa and Julia and granddaughter of Augustus. She was the wife of Germanicus Caesar and…Strasbourg, Oath of
(Encyclopedia) Strasbourg, Oath of, 842, oath sworn by Charles the Bald (later Holy Roman Emperor Charles II) and Louis the German in solemnizing their alliance against their brother, Emperor Lothair…Wu-ti
(Encyclopedia) Wu-tiWu-tiw&oomacr; dē [key], posthumous temple name of the 5th emperor (140 b.c.–87 b.c.) of the Han dynasty. Wu-ti [Chin.,=martial emperor] ruled directly through a palace…Widukind, Saxon leader
(Encyclopedia) WidukindWidukindwĭdˈ&oomacr;kĭnd [key] or WittekindWidukindwĭtˈə– [key], d. 807?, leader of the Saxons against the Frankish king Charlemagne (later emperor of the West). In 782,…Wenceslaus I, king of Bohemia
(Encyclopedia) Wenceslaus I, d. 1253, king of Bohemia (1230–53), son and successor of Ottocar I. He invited large numbers of Germans to settle in the villages and towns of Bohemia and Moravia. In…Theodosian Code
(Encyclopedia) Theodosian CodeTheodosian Codethēˌədōˈshən [key], Latin Codex Theodosianus, Roman legal code, issued in 438 by Theodosius II, emperor of the East. It was at once adopted by Valentinian…Suzuki, Kantaro
(Encyclopedia) Suzuki, KantaroSuzuki, Kantarokäntärōˈ [key]Suzuki, Kantaro s&oomacr;z&oomacr;ˈkē [key], 1867–1948, Japanese admiral. He served briefly as prime minister from Apr., 1945, until…Sejanus
(Encyclopedia) Sejanus (Lucius Aelius Sejanus)Sejanussĭjāˈnəs [key], d. a.d. 31, Roman statesman; son of Sejus Strabo, Praetorian prefect. When his father went to Egypt as governor, he succeeded to…Rémusat, Charles, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Rémusat, Charles, comte deRémusat, Charles, comte deshärl kôNt də rāmüzäˈ [key], 1797–1875, French philosopher and liberal politician. He was a deputy (1830–48) and minister of the…Titus, Arch of
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