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(Encyclopedia) NonnusNonnusnŏnˈəs [key], fl. 5th cent.?, Greek poet, b. Panopolis, Egypt. His extant epic, Dionysiaca (in 48 books), a collection of legends about Dionysus, has innovations in meter…Akhmim
(Encyclopedia) AkhmimAkhmimăkhmēmˈ [key], city (1986 pop. 70,602), E central Egypt, on the Nile. Textiles and handicrafts are manufactured; grain, dates, and cotton are processed. The ancient Chemmis…Council of
(Encyclopedia) Council of. For many entries beginning thus, see the next term in the council's name, e.g., Foreign Ministers, Council of and Ten, Council of.Lancaster, John of, duke of Bedford
(Encyclopedia) Lancaster, John of, duke of Bedford: see Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of.Lancaster, John of Gaunt, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Lancaster, John of Gaunt, duke of: see John of Gaunt.Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem
(Encyclopedia) Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem: see Knights Hospitalers.Gloucester, Thomas of Woodstock, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Gloucester, Thomas of Woodstock, duke of, 1355–97, English nobleman; youngest son of Edward III. He was betrothed (1374) to Eleanor, heiress of Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford, and…John of Lancaster, duke of Bedford
(Encyclopedia) John of Lancaster, duke of Bedford: see Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of.Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of
(Encyclopedia) Saint John of Jerusalem, Knights of: see Knights Hospitalers.Protocols of the Elders of Zion
(Encyclopedia) Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a fraudulent document that reported the alleged proceedings of a conference of Jews in the late 19th cent., at which they discussed plans to overthrow…