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Alexander Severus

(Encyclopedia) Alexander Severus (Marcus Aurelius Alexander Severus)Alexander Severussĭvērˈəs [key], d. 235, Roman emperor (222–35), b. Syria. His name was changed (221) from Alexius Bassianus when…

Caesar

(Encyclopedia) CaesarCaesarsēˈzər [key], ancient Roman patrician family of the Julian gens. There are separate articles on its two most distinguished members, Julius Caesar and Augustus. Another…

Vaughan, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Vaughan, HenryVaughan, Henryvôn [key], 1622–95, one of the English metaphysical poets. Born in Breconshire, Wales, he signed himself Silurist, after the ancient inhabitants of that…

Évora

(Encyclopedia) Évora Évora ĕˈvôrə [key], town, capital of Évora dist. and of Altro Alentejo, S…

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…

Julia Sweeney's God Said, “Ha!”

By: Julia SweeneyDirector: Beth MilesSets: Michael McGartyLighting: Russell H. ChampaCostumes: Connie MartinSound: John ShiversOpened: 11/96 at the Lyceum Theater With: Julia Sweeney Julia…

Curious Collections

America's weird museums by Laura Hayes   Arts & Entertainment | American History Gruesome | Medical Marvels | Curious Collections | Really Weird Science Related Links…

Curious Collections

America's weird museums by Laura Hayes Arts & Entertainment | American History Gruesome | Medical Marvels | Curious Collections | Really Weird Science Related Links Destination…

Howe, Julia Ward

(Encyclopedia) Howe, Julia Ward, 1819–1910, American author and social reformer, b. New York City. Although unhappily married, she assisted her husband, Samuel Gridley Howe, in his philanthropic…