(Encyclopedia) Franklin and Marshall College, at Lancaster, Pa.; United Church of Christ (Evangelical-Reformed); coeducational; est. 1787 as Franklin College, reorganized 1853 when it merged with…
The last Pharaoh of Egypt and the dashing Roman general by David Johnson One of the most famous women in history, Cleopatra VII was the brilliant and beautiful last Pharaoh of Egypt…
January: named after Janus, protector of the gateway to heaven February: named after Februalia, a time period when sacrifices were made to atone for sins March: named after Mars, the god of war…
(Encyclopedia) Agricola (Cneius Julius Agricola)Agricolanēˈəs, əgrĭkˈələ [key], c.a.d. 40–a.d. 93, Roman general, conqueror of Britain. After a distinguished military and political career (partly in…
(Encyclopedia) ZelaZelazēˈlə [key], ancient city of Pontus, NE Asia Minor. There Mithradates VI defeated Triarius c.67 b.c., and in 47 b.c. Julius Caesar defeated Pharnaces, king of Pontus, recording…
Senate Years of Service: 1843-1848Party: DemocratCOLQUITT, Walter Terry, (father of Alfred Holt Colquitt), a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Halifax County, Va., December 27…
(Encyclopedia) AmbiorixAmbiorixămbīˈərĭks [key], fl. 54 b.c., Gallic chieftain of the Eburones (in what is now central Belgium). He had been favorably treated by the Romans, but he joined another…
(Encyclopedia) Pharnaces IIPharnaces IIfärˈnəsēz [key], d. 47 b.c., king of Pontus, son of Mithradates VI. In the Roman civil war he overran Colchis and central Asia Minor. Julius Caesar came from…
Timeline of Kennedy Tragedies by Beth Rowen
Read about the many tragedies that have struck the Kennedy family, including John Kennedy's assassination and the…