(Encyclopedia) fountain, natural or artificially conveyed flow of water. In ancient Greece columnar shrines were built over springs and dedicated to deities or nymphs. In ancient Rome fountains fed…
(Encyclopedia) onion, plant of the family Liliaceae (lily family), of the same genus (Allium) as the chive (A. schoenoprasum), garlic (A. sativum), leek (A. porrum), and shallot (A. ascalonium).…
Here are the key news events of the year organized into four categories: World News, U.S. News, Business, and Disasters/Science News.
Source: (Left to Right) Charlie Hebdo (Lionel Cironneau…
The Question: In a recent academic competition, the students raised a question about Roman numerals. I immediately referred to the 1998 Information Please Almanac, and then to…
(Encyclopedia) PindusPinduspĭnˈdəs [key], Gr. Píndhos, chief mountain range of Greece, extending c.100 mi (160 km) S from the Albanian border through NW Greece. Mt. Smólikas (8,650 ft/2,637 m) is the…
(Encyclopedia) Roman art, works of art produced in ancient Rome and its far-flung provinces.
The continued striving after three-dimensional illusionist effects revealed in the various phases of…
No. Dinosaurs are a group of ancient reptiles that had a set of particular skeletal features. The hips, hind legs, and ankles were specialized and allowed the legs to move directly under the body…
(Encyclopedia) Suli or SouliSuliboth: s&oomacr;ˈlyē [key], small mountainous district, N Greece, in Epirus. Its inhabitants, the Suliotes, who lived in fortlike villages in the mountains,…
