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Agrippina the Younger
(Encyclopedia) Agrippina the Younger, d. a.d. 59, Roman matron; daughter of Germanicus Caesar and Agrippina the Elder. By her first husband, Cneius Domitius Ahenobarbus, she was the mother of Nero.…Yang Kuei-fei
(Encyclopedia) Yang Kuei-feiYang Kuei-feiyäng gwā-fā [key], 719–56, concubine of the T'ang emperor Hsüan-tsung. The most famous beauty in Chinese history, in legend she is said to have captivated the…Louis the German
(Encyclopedia) Louis the German, c.804–876, king of the East Franks (817–76). When his father, Emperor of the West Louis I, partitioned the empire in 817, Louis received Bavaria and adjacent…Albert II, Holy Roman Emperor
(Encyclopedia) Albert II, 1397–1439, Holy Roman Emperor, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1438–39), duke of Austria (1404–38). He was the son-in-law of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, whom he aided against…Antinoüs
(Encyclopedia) AntinoüsAntinoüsăntĭnˈōəs [key], c.110–130, favorite of Emperor Hadrian, b. Bithynia. He was with the emperor constantly until on a journey in Egypt he was drowned in the Nile—some say…Maurice, Byzantine emperor
(Encyclopedia) MauriceMauricemôrˈĭs [key], c.539–602, Byzantine emperor (582–602). He was a successful general when, on his deathbed, Tiberius II, his father-in-law and the successor of Justin II,…Seven Sleepers of Ephesus
(Encyclopedia) Seven Sleepers of EphesusSeven Sleepers of Ephesusĕfˈĭsəs [key], in a Christian version of a widespread story, martyrs immured in a cave near Ephesus during the persecutions by Decius…Germanicus Caesar
(Encyclopedia) Germanicus CaesarGermanicus Caesarjərmănˈĭkəs [key], 15 b.c.–a.d. 19, Roman general, son of Drusus Senior. He was adopted (a.d. 4) by his uncle Emperor Tiberius. Germanicus fought (a.d…Klesl, Melchior
(Encyclopedia) Klesl or Khlesl, MelchiorKlesl or Khlesl, Melchiorboth: mĕlˈkhyôr klāˈsəl [key], 1552–1630, Austrian politician, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. The son of a Protestant baker,…Valentinian II
(Encyclopedia) Valentinian II, 371?–392, Roman emperor of the West (375–92), son of Valentinian I. Upon the death of his father, he was proclaimed emperor with his brother Gratian as coregent. After…Trending
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