(Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski)actressBorn: 1/24/1960Birthplace: Berlin, Germany Best known for her title role in Tess (1979), this aloof, sultry actress made her film debut in False Moves (1975),…
(Encyclopedia) ArkiteArkiteärˈkīt [key], in the Bible, the Canaanite tribe centered around Arka or Arca, a town near the E Mediterranean Sea NE of Tripoli. Arka, called Arca Caesarea and Caesarea…
(Encyclopedia) SentinumSentinumsĕntīˈnəm [key], ancient town of Umbria, E central Italy, near the modern town of Sassoferrato. In 295 b.c. the Romans (led by Publius Decius Mus) defeated the Gauls…
(Encyclopedia) Etruscan civilization, highest civilization in Italy before the rise of Rome. The core of the territory of the Etruscans, known as Etruria to the Latins, was northwest of the Tiber…
Chinese explorerBorn: 2nd century B.C. In 138 B.C.the emperor of the Han dynasty sent Zhang Qian, an army officer, into central Asia to bring back information about a nomadic tribe with whom the…
(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…
Marcus Tullius Cicero Roman orator, philosopher, and politicianBorn: 106 B.C. Cicero was the most famous of all Roman orators. He held a variety of political posts and was known as an opponent of…
(Encyclopedia) AsculumAsculumăˈsky&oobreve;ləm [key], ancient town, Apulia, SE Italy, 18 mi (29 km) S of Foggia, on a branch of the Appian Way. Here Pyrrhus won a hard-fought battle against the…
(Encyclopedia) TheudasTheudasthy&oomacr;ˈdăs [key], leader of insurgents mentioned by Gamaliel, and probably to be identified with the Theudas who organized a revolt against the Romans when Fadus…
