(Encyclopedia) AssurbanipalAssurbanipaläˌs&oobreve;rbäˈnēpäl [key] or AshurbanipalAshurbanipaläˈsh&oobreve;r– [key], d. 626? b.c., king of ancient Assyria (669–633 b.c.), son and successor of…
(Encyclopedia) Knights of the Golden Circle, secret order of Southern sympathizers in the North during the Civil War. Its members were known as Copperheads. Dr. George W. L. Bickley, a Virginian who…
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