Search
Search results
Displaying 381 - 390
Agrigento
(Encyclopedia) Agrigento Agrigento ägrējānˈtō [key], Lat. Agrigentum, city, capital of Agrigento prov., S Sicily, Italy, on a hill above the Mediterranean Sea. It is an…Orsini
(Encyclopedia) OrsiniOrsiniōrsēˈnē [key], powerful Roman family that included three popes and numerous other churchmen, soldiers and statesmen. The eponymous ancestor was one Ursus. Giacinto Orsini,…Nicholas I, Saint, pope
(Encyclopedia) Nicholas I, Saint, c.825–867, pope (858–67), a Roman; successor of Benedict III. He was a vigorous and politically active pope who arbitrated both temporal and religious disputes. His…Niebuhr, Barthold Georg
(Encyclopedia) Niebuhr, Barthold GeorgNiebuhr, Barthold Georgbärˈtôlt gāˈôrkh nēˈb&oobreve;r [key], 1776–1831, German historian, b. Copenhagen; son of Karsten Niebuhr. He served in the Danish and…Aurelian
(Encyclopedia) Aurelian (Lucius Domitius Aurelianus)Aurelianôrēˈlēən [key], c.212–275, Roman emperor (270–75). Rising in the ranks, he became consul under Valerian. He succeeded Claudius II, whose…Early Christian art and architecture
(Encyclopedia) Early Christian art and architecture, works of art exhibiting Christian themes and structures designed for Christian worship created relatively soon after the death of Jesus. Most date…Lanuvium
(Encyclopedia) LanuviumLanuviumlən&oomacr;ˈvēəm [key], ancient city of Latium, Italy, c.20 mi (32 km) S of Rome, in the Alban Hills near the Appian Way. It was celebrated for its temple of Juno.…Boris I
(Encyclopedia) Boris I, d. 907, khan [ruler] of Bulgaria (852–89). Baptized in 864, he introduced Christianity of the Byzantine rite among the Bulgarians. There followed a rivalry between Rome and…Temple University
(Encyclopedia) Temple University, mainly in Philadelphia; coeducational; founded 1884 by Russell H. Conwell, chartered 1888 as a college, became a university 1907. In 1965 the university became a…Villa Doria Pamphili
(Encyclopedia) Villa Doria PamphiliVilla Doria Pamphilivēlˈlä dôˈryä pämˈfēlē [key], Roman villa, built in the 17th cent. for Camillo Pamphili, nephew of Pope Innocent X, from plans designed by…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
