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Terni

(Encyclopedia)Terni tārˈnē [key], city (1991 pop. 108,248), capital of Terni prov., Umbria region, central Italy, on the Nera River. Its manufactures include iron and steel, munitions, textiles, machinery, and c...

Eratosthenes

(Encyclopedia)Eratosthenes ĕrətŏsˈthənēz [key], c.275–c.195 b.c., Greek scholar, b. Cyrene. A pupil of Callimachus in Athens, he became (c.240 b.c.) head of the library at Alexandria. Known for his versatil...

Carew, Thomas

(Encyclopedia)Carew, Thomas, 1595?–1639?, English author, one of the Cavalier poets. Educated at Merton College, Oxford, he had a short diplomatic career on the Continent, then returned to England and became a fa...

Cesena

(Encyclopedia)Cesena chāzāˈnä [key], city, in Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, on the Sávio River. It ...

turquoise

(Encyclopedia)turquoise, hydrous phosphate of aluminum and copper, Al2(OH)3PO4·H2O+Cu, used as a gem. It occurs rarely in crystal form, but is usually cryptocrystalline. Turquoise is opaque and has a waxy luster; ...

Mantua

(Encyclopedia)Mantua mănˈcho͞oə, –to͞oə [key], Ital. Mantova, city (1991 pop. 53,065), capital of Mantova prov., Lombardy, N Italy, bordered on three sides by lakes formed by the Mincio River. It is an agri...

Cassano d'Adda

(Encyclopedia)Cassano d'Adda käs-säˈnō dädˈdä [key], town, Lombardy, N Italy, on the Adda Ri...

Alaric I

(Encyclopedia)Alaric I ălˈərĭk [key], c.370–410, Visigothic king. He headed the Visigothic troops serving Emperor Theodosius I. After the emperor's death (395) the troops rebelled and chose Alaric as their le...

Bolzano

(Encyclopedia)Bolzano bōˈtsən [key], city, capital of Bolzano prov., in Trentino–Alto Adige, N Italy, ...

Lovelace, Richard

(Encyclopedia)Lovelace, Richard, 1618–1657?, one of the English Cavalier poets. He was the son of a Kentish knight and was educated at Oxford. In 1642 he was briefly imprisoned for having presented to Parliament ...