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Gortyna
(Encyclopedia) GortynaGortynagôrtīˈnə [key], ancient city, S central Crete. Under Rome it was one of the leading cities of the island. Many ancient Greek remains have been discovered on the site. An…Capella, Martianus
(Encyclopedia) Capella, MartianusCapella, Martianusmärshēāˈnəs kəpĕlˈə [key], fl. 5th cent.?, Latin writer, b. Carthage. His one famous work, The Marriage of Mercury and Philology, also called the…Alfonso III, king of Portugal
(Encyclopedia) Alfonso III, 1210–79, king of Portugal (1248–79), son of Alfonso II, brother and successor of Sancho II. By his marriage with Matilda, countess of Boulogne, he became count of Boulogne…Micaëlis de Vasconcelos, Carolina
(Encyclopedia) Micaëlis de Vasconcelos, CarolinaMicaëlis de Vasconcelos, Carolinakärōlēˈnä mēkäāˈlĭs dĭ väshˌk&oobreve;nsĕlˈ&oobreve;sh [key], 1851–1925, Portuguese scholar, b. Berlin. As a…Isabel of Bavaria
(Encyclopedia) Isabel of Bavaria, 1371–1435, French queen, consort of Charles VI, daughter of the duke of Bavaria. After her marriage (1385) she was several times regent for her demented husband.…Leonard, William Ellery
(Encyclopedia) Leonard, William Ellery, 1876–1944, American poet, b. Plainfield, N.J., grad. Boston Univ., 1899, Ph.D. Columbia, 1904. For many years he was professor of English at the Univ. of…fabliau
(Encyclopedia) fabliau, plural fabliauxfabliau,both: fäblēōˈ [key], short comic, often bawdy tale in verse that deals realistically and satirically with middle-class or lower-class characters.…Agustini, Delmira
(Encyclopedia) Agustini, DelmiraAgustini, Delmiradĕlmēˈrä äg&oomacr;stēˈnē [key], c.1886–1914, Uruguayan poet. Essentially a poet of ideas, Agustini combined deep spiritual and erotic yearnings…decree
(Encyclopedia) decree, in law, decision of a suit in a court of equity. It is the counterpart in equity of the judgment in a court of law, although in those jurisdictions where law and equity have…Essex, Robert Devereux, 3d earl of
(Encyclopedia) Essex, Robert Devereux, 3d earl of, 1591–1646, English parliamentary general; son of Robert Devereux, 2d earl of Essex. James I restored him (1604) to the estates of his father and…Trending
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