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Decius

(Encyclopedia) Decius (Caius Messius Quintus Decius)Deciusdēˈshəs [key], 201–51, Roman emperor (249–51), b. Pannonia. He was sent by Philip (Philip the Arabian) to quell a mutiny, but when the…

Philip the Bold, duke of Burgundy

(Encyclopedia) Philip the Bold, 1342–1404, duke of Burgundy (1363–1404); a younger son of King John II of France. He fought (1356) at Poitiers and shared his father's captivity in England. He was…

Mountbatten, Philip

(Encyclopedia) Mountbatten, Philip: see Edinburgh, Prince Philip Mountbatten, duke of.

Philip, Prince

(Encyclopedia) Philip, Prince: see Edinburgh, Prince Philip Mountbatten, duke of.

Philip II, king of Macedon

(Encyclopedia) Philip II, 382–336 b.c., king of Macedon (359–336 b.c.), son of Amyntas II. While a hostage in Thebes (367–364), he gained much knowledge of Greece and its people. He was appointed…

Kerr, Philip Henry

(Encyclopedia) Kerr, Philip Henry: see Lothian, Philip Henry Kerr, 11th marquess of.

Stanhope, Philip Dormer

(Encyclopedia) Stanhope, Philip Dormer: see Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th earl of.