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civil war, in Roman history
(Encyclopedia)civil war, in Roman history: see Marius and Sulla; Pompey and Julius Caesar. ...Pfeffer, Wilhelm
(Encyclopedia)Pfeffer, Wilhelm vĭlˈhĕlm pfĕˈfər [key], 1845–1920, German plant physiologist. He was professor of botany successively at the universities of Bonn, Basel, Tübingen, and Leipzig (from 1887). W...Veneti, people of ancient Gaul
(Encyclopedia)Veneti vĕnˈətī [key], Celtic people of ancient Gaul, who inhabited an area of NW France, now in Morbihan dept. Forming the most important of the Gallic maritime states, they rebelled in 57 b.c. ag...Huerta, Adolfo de la
(Encyclopedia)Huerta, Adolfo de la ädôlˈfō ᵺā lä wārˈtä [key], c.1882–1955, Mexican revolutionist and president (May–Dec., 1920). As governor of Sonora, he broke with President Carranza and declared ...Frischlin, Nikodemus
(Encyclopedia)Frischlin, Nikodemus nēkōdāˈmo͝os frĭshˈlĭn [key], 1547–90, German satirist and philologist. His dramas, written in Latin and seemingly dealing with antique or biblical subjects, were in fac...Mason, James
(Encyclopedia)Mason, James, 1909–84, British stage and film actor. Mason, trained at Cambridge as an architect, became a leading man in British films in the 1940s and thereafter an international star. With a velv...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...Zela
(Encyclopedia)Zela zēˈlə [key], ancient city of Pontus, NE Asia Minor. There Mithradates VI defeated Triarius c.67 b.c., and in 47 b.c. Julius Caesar defeated Pharnaces, king of Pontus, recording the victory in ...Rubicon
(Encyclopedia)Rubicon ro͞oˈbĭkŏn [key], Lat. Rubico, small stream that flows into the Adriatic and in Roman times marked the boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and ancient Italy. In 49 b.c., after some hesitation,...Stirling, William Alexander, earl of
(Encyclopedia)Stirling, William Alexander, earl of, 1567?–1640, Scottish poet. He was tutor of Prince Henry of Scotland and went to England on the accession of James I. The holder of various government offices, h...Browse by Subject
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