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Janiculum

(Encyclopedia)Janiculum: see Rome before Augustus under Rome. ...

Aventine

(Encyclopedia)Aventine, hill: see Rome before Augustus under Rome. ...

Caelian

(Encyclopedia)Caelian, hill: see Rome before Augustus under Rome. ...

Viminal

(Encyclopedia)Viminal, hill: see Rome before Augustus under Rome. ...

Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3d duke of

(Encyclopedia)Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3d duke of, 1735–1811, British statesman. After serving as a secretary of state (1765–66), he became first lord of the treasury in Lord Chatham's administration (1...

Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, 1902–74, American aviator

(Encyclopedia)Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, 1902–74, American aviator who made the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight, b. Detroit; son of Charles A. Lindbergh (1859–1924). He left the Univ. of Wisconsin (1...

Daly, Marcus

(Encyclopedia)Daly, Marcus, 1841–1900, American copper magnate, b. Ireland. He went to New York City at 15 and later moved to California, where he worked as a miner. He was employed by the “silver kings,” J. ...

John III, king of Poland

(Encyclopedia)John III (John Sobieski) sôbyĕˈskē [key], 1624–96, king of Poland (1674–96), champion of Christian Europe against the Ottomans. Born to an ancient noble family, he was appointed (1668) command...

Heathfield, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia)Heathfield, 1st Baron: see Eliott, George Augustus, 1st Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar. ...

Esquiline

(Encyclopedia)Esquiline, hill: see Rome before Augustus and Roman Empire under Rome. ...