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(Encyclopedia) GonzagaGonzagagōntsäˈgä [key], Italian princely house that ruled Mantua (1328–1708), Montferrat (1536–1708), and Guastalla (1539–1746). The family name is derived from the castle of…Aquitaine
(Encyclopedia) AquitaineAquitaineăkˈwĭtān, äkētĕnˈ [key], Lat. Aquitania, former duchy and kingdom in SW France. Julius Caesar conquered the Aquitani, an Iberian people of SW Gaul, in 56 b.c. The…Marseilles
(Encyclopedia) MarseillesMarseillesmärsāˈ [key], Fr. Marseille, city (1990 pop. 807,726), capital of Bouches-du-Rhône dept., SE France, on the Gulf of Lions, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea. It is…Athanasius, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Athanasius, SaintAthanasius, Saintăthənāˈzhəs [key], c.297–373, patriarch of Alexandria (328–73), Doctor of the Church, great champion of orthodoxy during the Arian crisis of the 4th…Cleopatra
(Encyclopedia) CleopatraCleopatraklēəpăˈtrə, –pāˈ–, –päˈ– [key], 69 b.c.–30 b.c., queen of Egypt, one of the great romantic heroines of all time. Her name was widely used in the Ptolemaic family; she…Bologna
(Encyclopedia) Bologna Bologna bōlôˈnyä [key], city, capital of Emilia-Romagna and of Bologna prov., N central…Papal States
(Encyclopedia) Papal States, Ital. Lo Stato della Chiesa, from 754 to 1870 an independent territory under the temporal rule of the popes, also called the States of the Church and the Pontifical…A Newport Man: What Does History Teach? (Part 2)
What Does History Teach? (Part 2)A Newport Man17 March 1788by A Newport ManSee also Federalist No. 18, Federalist No. 19, and Federalist No. 20…—I perceive in your last [issue a] piece signed…1978 Grammy Awards
Record of the Year“Just the Way You Are,” Billy JoelAlbum of the YearSaturday Night Fever, Bee Gees, David Shire, Yvonne Elliman, Tevares, Kool and the Gang, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, MFSB…Books & Plays
Johannes Gutenberg's printing press revolutionized the production of books in the West. Entering the modern age, books supplanted many oral traditions as they became cheap to produce. Better access…Trending
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