HOW DID ROME EXPAND? WHAT WAS THE RELIGION OF ANCIENT ROME? HOW WERE ROMAN SOLDIERS RECRUITED? SENATORSEMPERORSFIND OUT MORERome began, around 1000 BC, as a settlement of farmers and shepherds in…
(Encyclopedia) Holy League, in Italian history, alliance formed (1510–11) by Pope Julius II during the Italian Wars for the purpose of expelling Louis XII of France from Italy, thereby consolidating…
(Encyclopedia) CalpurniaCalpurniakălpûrˈnēə [key], d. after 44 b.c., Roman matron. The daughter of Lucius Calpurnicus Piso Caesoninus (see under Piso, family), she was married to Julius Caesar in 59…
The Question:
How did the petri dish get its name?
The Answer:
The petri dish, which is a small glass or plastic container used for growing bacteria and other microorganisms, was named after…
(Encyclopedia) ApolloniaApolloniaăpəlōˈnēə [key] [Gr.,=of Apollo], name of several ancient Greek towns. The most important was a port in Illyria on the Adriatic. It was founded by Corinthians and was…
(Encyclopedia) Andrássy, Julius, CountAndrássy, Julius, Countŏnˈdräsh-shē [key], 1823–90, Hungarian politician. One of the leading figures in the 1848–49 Hungarian revolution, he supported the…
(Encyclopedia) Andrássy, Julius, Count, 1860–1929, Hungarian politician; son of the elder Count Andrássy. He occupied several cabinet posts before becoming (1900) minister of the interior of Hungary…
(Belle Silverman)operatic sopranoBorn: 5/25/1929Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Animated coloratura widely regarded as America's greatest soprano. She has appeared as the heroine in more than 50…
The Question: I remember a line like "the uncertain glory of an April day" that described an elusive victory in battle. I thought it was from Julius Caesar…
