(Encyclopedia) AthanaricAthanaricəthănˈərĭk [key], d. 381, Visigothic chieftain. He led the Visigoths against Emperor Valens and negotiated a favorable peace in 369. A pagan, he persecuted the…
(Encyclopedia) Valentinian IValentinian Ivălˌəntĭnˈēən [key], 321–75, Roman emperor of the West (364–75). He held high military rank under Julian and Jovian. After the death of Jovian, Valentinian…
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(Encyclopedia) EutropiusEutropiusy&oomacr;trōˈpēəs [key], fl. 4th cent. a.d., Roman historian, a protégé of the emperors Julian and Valens. His Breviarium ab urbe condita (10 books) is a summary…
(Encyclopedia) Valentinian II, 371?–392, Roman emperor of the West (375–92), son of Valentinian I. Upon the death of his father, he was proclaimed emperor with his brother Gratian as coregent. After…
FREER, Romeo Hoyt, a Representative from West Virginia; born in Bazetta, Trumbull County, Ohio, November 9, 1846; attended the common schools of Ashtabula County, Ohio, where his parents had…
(Encyclopedia) González, JulioGonzález, Julioh&oomacr;lˈyō gōnthäˈlĕth [key], 1876–1942, Spanish sculptor. The son of a goldsmith and sculptor, González went to Paris in 1900. There he met…
(Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone)singer, songwriter, actress, record producerBorn: 8/16/1958Birthplace: Bay City, Michigan Singer, songwriter, and actress whose eroticism, determination, and…
(Encyclopedia) Benn, GottfriedBenn, Gottfriedgôtˈfrēt bĕn [key], 1886–1956, German poet and critic, a physician. His early verse and poetic dramas, such as Der Vermessungsdirigent [the surveyor] (…
(Encyclopedia) Jovian (Flavius Claudius Jovianus)Jovianjōˈvēən [key], c.331–364, Roman emperor (363–64). The commander of the imperial guard under Julian the Apostate in his Persian campaign, Jovian…
