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Cyrus the Great
(Encyclopedia) Cyrus the GreatCyrus the Greatsīˈrəs [key], d. 529 b.c., king of Persia, founder of the greatness of the Achaemenids and of the Persian Empire. According to Herodotus, he was the son…Theodoric the Great
(Encyclopedia) Theodoric the Great, c.454–526, king of the Ostrogoths and conqueror of Italy, b. Pannonia. He spent part of his youth as a hostage in Constantinople. Elected king in 471 after his…Theodosius the Great
(Encyclopedia) Theodosius the Great: see Theodosius I.Catherine the Great
(Encyclopedia) Catherine the Great: see Catherine II.Peter the Great
(Encyclopedia) Peter the Great: see Peter I.Procopius the Great
(Encyclopedia) Procopius the Great, Czech Prokop Holý, d. 1434, Czech Hussite leader. A priest, he joined the Hussite movement (see Hussites) and distinguished himself as a captain under John Zizka…Stephen the Great
(Encyclopedia) Stephen the Great, d.1504, prince of Moldavia (1457–1504). A great military and political leader, Stephen consolidated princely authority, furthered economic prosperity, and…Otto the Great
(Encyclopedia) Otto the Great: see Otto I, Holy Roman emperor.Cubango
(Encyclopedia) CubangoCubangok&oomacr;bängˈgō [key], KuvangoKuvangok&oomacr;vängˈgō [key]Kuvango–vängˈ– [key], or OkavangoOkavangoōkəvängˈgō [key], river, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) long, rising…nitrogen mustard
(Encyclopedia) nitrogen mustard, any of various poisonous compounds originally developed for military use (see poison gas). Like mustard gas and lewisite, it is a vesicant (blistering agent). In the…Trending
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