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Constantine II, Roman emperor
(Encyclopedia)Constantine II, 316–40, Roman emperor, son of Constantine I. When the empire was divided at the death (337) of Constantine I, among the brothers Constantius II, Constans I, and Constantine II, Const...Charles II, French king
(Encyclopedia)Charles II, French king: see Charles II, emperor of the West. ...World War II Memorial
(Encyclopedia)World War II Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Abd al-Hamid II
(Encyclopedia)Abd al-Hamid II, 1842–1918, Ottoman sultan (1876–1909). His uncle, Abd al-Aziz, was deposed from the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) in 1876 by the Young Turks, a liberal reformist group. Ab...Paterson, David Alexander
(Encyclopedia)Paterson, David Alexander, 1954–, American politician, the first African-American governor of New York (2008–11), b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Columbia (B.A., 1977), Hofstra Law School (J.D., 1982). T...Photius
(Encyclopedia)Photius fōˈshəs [key], c.820–892?, Greek churchman and theologian, patriarch of Constantinople, b. Constantinople. He came of a noble Byzantine family. Photius was one of the most learned men of ...Gregory of Nyssa, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Gregory of Nyssa, Saint nĭsˈə [key], d. 394?, Cappadocian theologian; brother of St. Basil the Great and his successor as champion of orthodoxy. He became bishop of Nyssa in Cappadocia in 371, was ...Eunomius
(Encyclopedia)Eunomius yo͞onōˈmēəs [key], c.a.d. 333–a.d. 393?, bishop of Cyzicus (c.361), founder of the Eunomian heresy. He was a disciple and secretary of Aetius whose extreme Arianism he adopted. His fol...Basilian monks
(Encyclopedia)Basilian monks bəzĭlˈēən [key], monks primarily of the Eastern Church. They follow the Rule of St. Basil the Great, which has been universal among them since the 7th cent. They have no centralize...Ladislaus II, king of Bohemia
(Encyclopedia)Ladislaus II, king of Bohemia: see Uladislaus II, king of Hungary. ...Browse by Subject
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