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(Encyclopedia)Macer: see under Licinius, Roman gens. ...Appius Claudius
(Encyclopedia)Appius Claudius: see Claudius, Roman gens. ...Saturnalia
(Encyclopedia)Saturnalia: see Saturn, in Roman religion. ...Placidia
(Encyclopedia)Placidia, Roman empress: see Galla Placidia. ...Flora
(Encyclopedia)Flora, in Roman religion, goddess of flowers and fertility. Her festival, the Floralia, Apr. 28–May 1, was celebrated with great gaiety and licentiousness. ...Calvus
(Encyclopedia)Calvus: see under Licinius, Roman gens. ...Douglass, Frederick
(Encyclopedia)Douglass, Frederick dŭgˈləs [key], c.1818–1895, American abolitionist, b. near Easton, Md. as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey. The son of a black slave, Harriet Bailey, and a white father, m...Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, 2d Viscount
(Encyclopedia)Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, 2d Viscount kăˈsəlrā [key], 1769–1822, British statesman, b. Ireland. Entering the Irish Parliament in 1790 and the British Parliament in 1794, he was acting chief s...Fauna
(Encyclopedia)Fauna, in Roman religion: see Bona Dea. ...Titus, Arch of
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