(Encyclopedia) Peruzzi, BaldassarePeruzzi, Baldassarebäldäs-säˈrā pār&oomacr;tˈtsē [key], 1481–1536, Italian architect and painter of the High Renaissance and mannerist periods. His outstanding…
(Encyclopedia) Brill or Bril, Flemish painters, brothers. Mattys BrillMattys Brillmäˈtīs [key], 1550–83, went to Rome early in his career and executed frescoes for Gregory XIII in the Vatican. Paul…
(Encyclopedia) Livy (Titus Livius)Livylĭvˈē [key], 59 b.c.–a.d. 17, Roman historian, b. Patavium (Padua), probably of noble family. He lived most of his life in Rome. The breadth of his education is…
(Encyclopedia) Severus or Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus)Severussĕptĭmˈēəs sēvēˈrəs [key], 146–211, Roman emperor (193–211), b. Africa. He was campaigning in Pannonia and Illyria when…
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basilicabasilicabəsĭlˈĭkə [key], large building erected by the Romans for transacting business and disposing of legal matters. Rectangular in form with…
(Encyclopedia) Bramante, DonatoBramante, Donatodōnäˈtō brämänˈtā [key], 1444–1514, Italian Renaissance architect and painter, b. near Urbino. His buildings in Rome are considered the most…
(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, Charles Edward, 1720–88, claimant to the British throne, b. Rome. First son of James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender), he was known as Bonnie Prince Charlie…
The following timeline lists terrorist attacks against the United States and Americans living either in the U.S. or abroad. 1920 Sept. 16, New York City: TNT bomb planted in unattended horse-…
(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…
