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Vancouver, George
(Encyclopedia)Vancouver, George, 1757–98, English navigator and explorer. He sailed on Capt. James Cook's second and third voyages. After 1780 he served under Admiral George Rodney in the West Indies, taking part...Casca
(Encyclopedia)Casca (Publius Servilius Casca Longus) kăsˈkə [key], d. c.42 b.c., Roman politician, one of the assassins of Julius Caesar. Casca was the first to stab Caesar. He died (presumably by suicide) soon ...Laver, Rod
(Encyclopedia)Laver, Rod (Rodney George Laver) lāˈvər [key], 1938–, Australian tennis player. He left school at age 15 to pursue tennis and in 1962 became the first male grand-slam winner in tennis since Don B...Cassivellaunus
(Encyclopedia)Cassivellaunus kăˌsĭvĭlôˈnəs [key], fl. 54 b.c., British chieftain, a leader in the resistance against the invasion of Julius Caesar in 54 b.c. Caesar crossed the Thames River into Cassivellaun...Cimber
(Encyclopedia)Cimber (Lucius Tillius Cimber) kĭmˈbər, sĭmˈ– [key], d. after 44 b.c., one of the assassins of Julius Caesar. He presented the petition that was used as a pretext to approach Caesar and held hi...Trebonius, Caius
(Encyclopedia)Trebonius, Caius trēbōˈnēəs [key], d. 43 b.c., Roman politician. When tribune (55 b.c.) of the plebs he proposed the Lex Trebonia by which Pompey obtained Spain, Crassus obtained Syria, and Caesa...Vercingetorix
(Encyclopedia)Vercingetorix vûrˌsĭnjĕtˈərĭks [key], d. 46 b.c., leader of the Gauls, a chieftain of the Arverni. He was the leader of the great revolt against the Romans in 52 b.c. Julius Caesar, upon hearin...Bibulus
(Encyclopedia)Bibulus (Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus) bĭbˈyo͝oləs [key], d. 48 b.c., Roman statesman. The colleague in the consulship with Julius Caesar in 59 b.c., he did everything in his power to block each move...Cato the Younger
(Encyclopedia)Cato the Younger or Cato of Utica, 95 b.c.–46 b.c., Roman statesman, whose full name was Marcus Porcius Cato; great-grandson of Cato the Elder. Reared by his uncle Marcus Livius Drusus, he showed an...Cassius
(Encyclopedia)Cassius kăshˈəs [key], ancient Roman family. There were a number of well-known members. Spurius Cassius Viscellinus, d. c.485 b.c., seems to have been consul several times. In 493 b.c. he negotiate...Browse by Subject
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