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Boniface IX
(Encyclopedia) Boniface IX, c.1345–1404, pope (1389–1404), a Neapolitan named Pietro Tomacelli; successor of Urban VI. The Avignon antipopes Clement VII and Benedict XIII were his contemporaries…Caractacus
(Encyclopedia) CaractacusCaractacuskərăkˈtəkəs [key] or CaradocCaradockərădˈək [key], fl. a.d. 50, British king; son of Cymbeline. After the Roman invasion of a.d. 43, he led British resistance until…veronica, Christian relic
(Encyclopedia) veronicaveronicavərŏnˈĭkə [key] [Lat., probably connected with Greek Berenice], relic preserved in St. Peter's Church, Rome. It is said to be a veil that a woman used to wipe the face…Cesari, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Cesari, Giuseppe, called Cavaliere d'ArpinoCesari, Giuseppe,j&oomacr;zĕpˈpā chāˈzärē kävälyāˈrā därpēˈnō [key], 1568–1640, Italian late mannerist painter. Cesari's outstanding…Tosti, Sir Francesco Paolo
(Encyclopedia) Tosti, Sir Francesco PaoloTosti, Sir Francesco Paolofränchāsˈkō päˈōlō tôˈstē [key], 1846–1916, Italian composer and teacher. Having been court singing teacher in Rome, he went in 1875…Postumus
(Encyclopedia) Postumus (Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus)Postumuspŏsˈty&oomacr;məs [key], d. 269?, Roman commander. Governor of Gaul under Gallienus, he revolted (257) and established an…Nola
(Encyclopedia) NolaNolanôˈlä [key], town (1991 pop. 32,613), in Campania, S Italy. It is an agricultural center with food-processing industries. An Etruscan stronghold as early as 500 b.c., Nola…Severn, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Severn, JosephSevern, Josephsĕvˈərn [key], 1793–1879, English portrait and landscape painter. He was consul at Rome from 1861 to 1872. He is best known for his devotion to Keats during…Pamphylia
(Encyclopedia) PamphyliaPamphyliapămfĭlˈēə [key], ancient region of S Asia Minor, on the coast between Lycia and Cilicia, in present S Turkey. Its chief cities were Attalia, Side, and Perga.…Pannini, Giovanni Paolo
(Encyclopedia) Pannini or Panini, Giovanni PaoloPannini or Panini, Giovanni Paolojōvänˈnē päˈōlō pänēnˈnē, pänēˈnē [key], 1691–1765, Italian painter. Pannini abandoned the study of architecture for…Trending
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