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John XXII, pope

(Encyclopedia)John XXII, 1244–1334, pope (1316–34), a Frenchman (b. Cahors) named Jacques Duèse; successor of Clement V. Formerly, he was often called John XXI. He reigned at Avignon. John was celebrated as a ...

Germanicus Caesar

(Encyclopedia)Germanicus Caesar jərmănˈĭkəs [key], 15 b.c.–a.d. 19, Roman general, son of Drusus Senior. He was adopted (a.d. 4) by his uncle Emperor Tiberius. Germanicus fought (a.d. 8) in Pannonia and Dalm...

Rome, city, Italy

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Roman Empire (a.d. 117) CE5 Rome, Ital. Roma, city (1991 pop. 2,775,250), capital of Italy and see of the pope, whose residence, Vatican City, is a sovereign state within the city of Rome. R...

Larvae, in Roman religion

(Encyclopedia)Larvae: see lemures.

John George

(Encyclopedia)John George, 1585–1656, elector of Saxony (1611–56). A drunkard, he nonetheless ruled the leading German Protestant state during the Thirty Years War. He vacillated in his policy between support o...

Philip the Arabian

(Encyclopedia)Philip the Arabian: see Philip, Roman emperor. ...

Kunigunde, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Kunigunde, Saint: see Henry II, Holy Roman emperor. ...

Barbarossa, Frederick

(Encyclopedia)Barbarossa, Frederick: see Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. ...

Constantine the Great

(Encyclopedia)Constantine the Great: see Constantine I, Roman emperor. ...

Frederick Barbarossa

(Encyclopedia)Frederick Barbarossa: see Frederick I, Holy Roman emperor. ...