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(Encyclopedia) oratory, the art of swaying an audience by eloquent speech. In ancient Greece and Rome oratory was included under the term rhetoric, which meant the art of composing as well as…Sand, George
(Encyclopedia) Sand, GeorgeSand, Georgesănd, Fr. zhôrzh säN [key], pseud. of Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, baronne DudevantSand, GeorgeämäNdēnˈ ôrôrˈ lüsēˈ düpăN, bärônˈ düdväNˈ [key], 1804–76, French…Paleozoic era
(Encyclopedia) Paleozoic eraPaleozoic erapāˌlēəzōˈĭk [key], a major division (era) of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table) occurring between 570 to 240 million years…Paul, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Paul, Saint, d. a.d. 64? or 67?, the apostle to the Gentiles, b. Tarsus, Asia Minor. He was a Jew. His father was a Roman citizen, probably of some means, and Paul was a tentmaker by…Han, Chinese dynasty
(Encyclopedia) HanHanhän [key], dynasty of China that ruled from 202 b.c. to a.d. 220. Liu Pang, the first Han emperor, had been a farmer, minor village official, and guerrilla fighter under the Ch'…Bellini
(Encyclopedia) BelliniBellinibĕl-lēˈnē [key], illustrious family of Venetian painters of the Renaissance. Jacopo BelliniJacopo Belliniyäˈkōpō [key], c.1400–1470, was a pupil of Gentile da Fabriano.…Ruth, Babe
(Encyclopedia) Ruth, Babe (George Herman Ruth), 1895–1948, American baseball player, considered by many the greatest of all baseball players, b. Baltimore. Ruth, a left hander, proved to be (1914–…Trademarks: A History
A history of a billion-dollar business Related Links Lost Brand Names Trademarks Trade Names Brand Names Marketing Business The first case of actual trademark…Brewer's: Silver
was, by the ancient alchemists, called Diana or the Moon. Silver The Frenchman employs the word silver to designate money, the wealthy Englishman uses the word gold, and the poorer old…Brewer's: Stigmata
Impressions on certain persons of marks corresponding to some or all of the wounds received by our Saviour in His trial and crucifixion. The following claim to have been so stigmatised: (1…Trending
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