(Encyclopedia) Luchaire, AchilleLuchaire, Achilleäshēlˈ lüshĕrˈ [key], 1846–1908, French historian. He edited, in collaboration with Berthold Zeller, L'Histoire de France racontée par les…
(Encyclopedia) PraetoriansPraetoriansprētôrˈēənz [key], bodyguard of the ancient Roman emperors. Growing out of an early troop that served as bodyguard to the general commanding in Rome, they were…
(Encyclopedia) FulviaFulviafŭlˈvēə [key], d. 40 b.c. Roman matron. She was wife, in turn, of Publius Clodius, Quintus Scribonius Curio, and (44 b.c.) Marc Antony, to whom she remained completely…
(Encyclopedia) Perrot, GeorgesPerrot, Georgeszhôrzh pĕrōˈ [key], 1832–1914, French archaeologist. He was professor at the Sorbonne from 1875, director of the École normale supérieure, Paris, from…
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Rome, Ital. Roma, city (1991 pop. 2,775,250), capital of Italy and see of the pope, whose residence, Vatican City, is a sovereign state within the…
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(Encyclopedia) CapriCaprikäˈprē [key], Lat. Capreae, island (1987 est. pop. 7,750), 4 sq mi (10.4 sq km), Campania, S Italy, in the Bay of Naples off the tip of the Sorrento Peninsula. It is an…
Senate Years of Service: 1823-1825; 1825-1829Party: Crawford Republican; JacksonianBRANCH, John, (uncle of Lawrence OâBryan Branch and great-uncle of William Augustus Blount Branch), a…
Senate Years of Service: 1914-1919Party: DemocratHARDWICK, Thomas William, a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Thomasville, Thomas County, Ga., on December 9, 1872; attended…
