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(Encyclopedia) ScopasScopasskōˈpəs [key], Greek sculptor, fl. 4th cent. b.c., b. Paros. Although numbered among the Athenians, he wandered from place to place and did not attach himself to any school…Rainalducci, Pietro
(Encyclopedia) Rainalducci or Rainallucci, PietroRainalducci or Rainallucci, Pietropyĕˈtrō rīnäld&oomacr;tˈchē, rīnäl-l&oomacr;tˈchē [key], d. 1333, Italian churchman (b. Corvaro, near Rieti…Livy
(Encyclopedia) Livy (Titus Livius)Livylĭvˈē [key], 59 b.c.–a.d. 17, Roman historian, b. Patavium (Padua), probably of noble family. He lived most of his life in Rome. The breadth of his education is…Kircher, Athanasius
(Encyclopedia) Kircher, AthanasiusKircher, Athanasiusätänäˈzē&oobreve;s kĭrkhˈər [key], 1601?–1680, German Jesuit archaeologist, mathematician, biologist, philologist, astronomer, musicologist,…Bramante, Donato
(Encyclopedia) Bramante, DonatoBramante, Donatodōnäˈtō brämänˈtā [key], 1444–1514, Italian Renaissance architect and painter, b. near Urbino. His buildings in Rome are considered the most…Stuart, Charles Edward
(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, Charles Edward, 1720–88, claimant to the British throne, b. Rome. First son of James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender), he was known as Bonnie Prince Charlie…Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus), Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia) Severus or Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus)Severussĕptĭmˈēəs sēvēˈrəs [key], 146–211, Roman emperor (193–211), b. Africa. He was campaigning in Pannonia and Illyria when…basilica
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Floor plan of a basilica basilicabasilicabəsĭlˈĭkə [key], large building erected by the Romans for transacting business and disposing of legal matters. Rectangular in form with…fountain
(Encyclopedia) fountain, natural or artificially conveyed flow of water. In ancient Greece columnar shrines were built over springs and dedicated to deities or nymphs. In ancient Rome fountains fed…West Roman Empire
(Encyclopedia) West Roman Empire: see Roman Empire under Rome.Trending
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