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(Encyclopedia) SilchesterSilchestersĭlˈchĭstər [key], village, Hampshire, S England. It is noted for the ruins of the Roman-British town Calleva Atrebatum. The outside walls (2,760 yd/2,524 m in…Imola
(Encyclopedia) Imola Imola ēˈmōlä [key], city, Emilia-Romagna, N central Italy, on the Aemilian Way. It is…Davos
(Encyclopedia) Davos Davos dävôsˈ [key], town, Grisons canton, E Switzerland, on the Landwasser River. A…Bryson, Lyman
(Encyclopedia) Bryson, Lyman, 1888–1959, American educator, b. Valentine, Nebr., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1910; M.A., 1915). He taught there from 1913 to 1917. From 1918 to 1924 he was active…Forlì
(Encyclopedia) Forlì Forlì fōrlēˈ [key], city, capital of Forlì prov., Emilia-Romagna, N central…United Nations Industrial Development Organization
(Encyclopedia) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), specialized agency of the United Nations. Headquartered in Vienna, it was organized in 1966 and made a specialized UN agency…Timgad
(Encyclopedia) TimgadTimgadtĭmˈgăd [key], ancient Thamugadi, ruined city, Algeria, S of Constantine. It is sometimes called the Pompeii of North Africa because of the extensive remains of the Roman…Mostel, Zero
(Encyclopedia) Mostel, ZeroMostel, Zeromŏsˌtĕlˈ [key], 1915–77, American actor, b. New York City as Samuel Joel Mostel. Mostel made his Broadway debut in Keep 'Em Laughing (1942). A comic actor with…Roman architecture
(Encyclopedia) Roman architecture, structures produced by the ancient Romans. Most important among the structures developed by the Romans themselves were basilicas, baths, amphitheaters, and…Janus, in Roman religion
(Encyclopedia) JanusJanusjāˈnəs [key], in Roman religion, god of beginnings. He was one of the principal Roman gods, the custodian of the universe. The first hour of the day, the first day of the…Trending
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