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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.Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of
(Encyclopedia) Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of, 1389–1435, English nobleman; third son of Henry IV of England and brother of Henry V. At the death (1422) of his brother and succession of his 9-…Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem
(Encyclopedia) Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem: see Knights Hospitalers.John of Lancaster, duke of Bedford
(Encyclopedia) John of Lancaster, duke of Bedford: see Bedford, John of Lancaster, duke of.District of Columbia, University of the
(Encyclopedia) District of Columbia, University of the, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; land-grant and federally supported; est. 1976 with the merger of three existing colleges; predominantly…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…Trending
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