(Encyclopedia) KremenetsKremenetskrĕmĭnyĕtsˈ [key], Pol. Krzemieniec, city, in Ukraine. Founded in the 11th cent., Kremenets was part of the Kievan duchy and in the 13th cent. became a fortified city…
(Encyclopedia) Cornelius, SaintCornelius, Saintkôrnēlˈyəs [key], d. 253, pope (251–253); successor of St. Fabian. His rule was marked by the support of St. Cyprian and the opposition of the antipope…
(Encyclopedia) AlaungpayaAlaungpayaəlŏngˈpāyä [key], 1711–60, Burmese king, founder of the Konbaung dynasty, which ruled until 1885. His name, also given as Alompra, means “the coming Buddha.” The…
(Encyclopedia) Felix, Antonius, fl. a.d. 60, Roman procurator of Judaea, Samaria, Galilee, and Peraea (c.a.d. 52–a.d. 60), a freedman of Claudius I. He was judge of the apostle Paul. He married…
(Encyclopedia) Estrada Cabrera, ManuelEstrada Cabrera, Manuelmänwĕlˈ esträˈᵺä käbrāˈrä [key], 1857–1924, president of Guatemala (1898–1920). He ruled as an absolute dictator, and there were several…
(Encyclopedia) RabRabräb [key], Ital. Arbe, island, 40 sq mi (104 sq km) off Croatia, in the Adriatic Sea. One of the Dalmatian islands, it is a popular seaside resort. Fishing and agriculture are…
(Encyclopedia) Dyk, ViktorDyk, Viktorvĭkˈtôr dĭk [key], 1877–1931, Czech writer and nationalist. Dyk considered his novels, satires, short stories, plays, and poems as weapons in the struggle to free…
(Encyclopedia) Jullian, CamilleJullian, Camillekämēˈyə zhülyäNˈ [key], 1859–1933, French historian. His monumental Histoire de la Gaule (8 vol., 1908–26) combines scholarly erudition with colorful…
(Encyclopedia) StrumicaStrumicastr&oomacr;ˈmĭtsä [key], town (1994 pop. 43,868), SE North Macedonia. It is an agricultural center reliant on tobacco, livestock, and cotton production. Strumica,…
