Indian emperorBorn: c. 321 B.C. Chandragupta was the founder of the Maurya dynasty, which ruled ancient India for about 140 years. His troops conquered one northern Indian kingdom after another and…
(Encyclopedia) Kent, George Edward Alexander Edmund, duke of, 1902–42, fourth son of George V of Great Britain. He traveled extensively as “salesman of the empire.” A member of the Royal Air Force…
(Encyclopedia) Leven, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl ofLeven, Alexander Leslie, 1st earl oflĕvˈən [key], 1580?–1661, Scottish general. He served in the Swedish army some 30 years, being knighted by…
(Encyclopedia) PerdiccasPerdiccaspərdĭkˈəs [key], d. 321 b.c., Macedonian general under Alexander the Great. After the death of Alexander (323) he ruled as regent from Babylon. He strove in vain to…
(Encyclopedia) Ardashir IArdashir Iärdäshērˈ [key] [another form of Artaxerxes], d. 240, king of Persia (226?–240). He overthrew the last Parthian king, Artabanus IV, entered Ctesiphon, and reunited…
STEWART, Andrew, (son of Andrew Stewart [1791-1872]), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., April 6, 1836; attended Sewickley Academy, Sewickley, Pa., and…
STEWART, Andrew, (son of Andrew Stewart [1791-1872]), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., April 6, 1836; attended Sewickley Academy, Sewickley, Pa., and…
(Encyclopedia) Rodchenko, Aleksandr. 1891–1956, Russian painter, sculptor, photographer, and designer, b. St. Petersburg. One of the most important and versatile avant-garde artists to emerge after…
(Encyclopedia) Peter I, 1844–1921, king of Serbia (1903–18) and king of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (1918–21), son of Prince Alexander of Serbia (Alexander Karadjordjević). He was brought up in…
(Encyclopedia) ApellesApellesəpĕlˈēz [key], fl. 330 b.c., Greek painter, the most celebrated in antiquity but now known only through descriptions of his works. He is thought to have studied under…
