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Erasistratus
(Encyclopedia) ErasistratusErasistratusĕrəsĭsˈtrətəs [key], fl. 3d cent. b.c., Greek physician, b. Chios. He was the leader of a school of medicine in Alexandria, and his works were influential until…Douglas, Archibald, 8th earl of Angus
(Encyclopedia) Douglas, Archibald, 8th earl of Angus, 1555–88, Scottish nobleman; grandnephew of Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of Angus. During the regency (1572–78) of his uncle, James Douglas, 4th…Diyarbakir
(Encyclopedia) Diyarbakir Diyarbakir dēyärˈbäkŭrˌ [key], anc. Amida, city, capital of Diyarbakir prov., SE…consul
(Encyclopedia) consul, title of the two chief magistrates of ancient Rome. The institution is supposed to have arisen with the expulsion of the kings, traditionally in 510 b.c., and it was well…Clarendon, George William Frederick Villiers, 4th earl of
(Encyclopedia) Clarendon, George William Frederick Villiers, 4th earl of, 1800–1870, British statesman. He was ambassador (1833–39) to Spain during the difficult period of the Carlist war and then…Albano, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Albano, LakeAlbano, Lakeälbäˈnō [key], crater lake, 2 sq mi (5.2 sq km), central Italy, in the Alban Hills SE of Rome. It is c.6 mi (9.7 km) in circumference and c.560 ft (170 m) deep…Cambrai
(Encyclopedia) Cambrai Cambrai käNbrāˈ [key], city, Nord dept., N France, a port on the Escaut (Scheldt) River…Canosa di Puglia
(Encyclopedia) Canosa di Puglia Canosa di Puglia känôˈzä dē p&oomacr;ˈlyä [key],…Tivoli
(Encyclopedia) TivoliTivolitēˈvōlē [key], Lat. Tibur, city (1991 pop. 52,372), in Latium, central Italy, on the Aniene River. An important tourist center, the city is beautifully situated on a…Troyes
(Encyclopedia) TroyesTroyestrwä [key], city (1990 pop. 60,755), capital of Aube dept., NE France, on the Seine River. It is an industrial town. Hosiery is the main product. Troyes became an episcopal…Trending
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