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(Encyclopedia) ClearchusClearchusklēärˈkəs [key], d. 401 b.c., Spartan officer, celebrated as the leader of the Ten Thousand. Sent in 410 to govern Byzantium, he made himself unpopular by his harsh…Menelaus
(Encyclopedia) MenelausMenelausmĕnəlāˈəs [key], in Greek mythology, king of Sparta, son of Atreus. He was the husband of Helen, father of Hermione, and younger brother of Agamemnon. When Paris,…Bush, John Ellis ("Jeb")
(Encyclopedia) Bush, John Ellis ("Jeb"), 1953- , American politician and businessman, b. Midland, Tx, Univ. of Texas, Austin (B.A., 1974).…Simnel, Lambert
(Encyclopedia) Simnel, LambertSimnel, Lambertsĭmˈnəl [key], c.1475–1525, imposter and pretender to the English throne. Little is known of his early life, but before 1486 he caught the attention of an…Cruikshank, George
(Encyclopedia) Cruikshank, GeorgeCruikshank, Georgekr&oobreve;kˈshăngk [key], 1792–1878, English caricaturist, illustrator, and etcher; younger son of Isaac Cruikshank (1756–1810), caricaturist.…Cunaxa
(Encyclopedia) CunaxaCunaxaky&oomacr;năkˈsə [key], ancient town of Babylonia, near the Euphrates River, NE of Ctesiphon. It was the scene of a battle (401 b.c.) between Cyrus the Younger and…Griffith, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Griffith, Arthur, 1872–1922, Irish statesman, founder of Sinn Féin. He joined the nationalist movement as a young man. In 1899 he founded the United Irishman, in which he advocated…Hernández Alvarado, Juan Orlando
(Encyclopedia) Hernández Alvarado, Juan Orlando, 1968–, Honduran political leader, president of Honduras (2014–21). A…Herrera, Francisco de
(Encyclopedia) Herrera, Francisco deHerrera, Francisco defränᵺēsˈkō [key]Herrera, Francisco de ᵺā ārāˈrä [key], c.1576–1656, Spanish painter, engraver, miniaturist, and draftsman. He worked in…Ivan V
(Encyclopedia) Ivan V, 1666–96, czar of Russia (1682–96), son of Czar Alexis by his first wife. Ivan was mentally retarded, and on the death of his elder brother, Feodor III, his succession was…Trending
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