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The Iliad of Homer: The Seventh Battle, for the Body of Patroclus.--The Acts of Menelaus
Book 16 Book 18 The Seventh Battle, for the Body of Patroclus.--The Acts of Menelaus. Menelaus, upon the death of Patroclus, defends his body from the enemy: Euphorbus, who attempts it,…Footnotes - The Odyssey
Footnotes Black races are evidently known to the writer as stretching all across Africa, one half looking West on to the Atlantic, and the other East on to the Indian Ocean. The original…Ennius, Quintus
(Encyclopedia) Ennius, QuintusEnnius, Quintuskwĭnˈtəs ĕnˈēəs [key], 239–169? b.c., Latin poet, regarded by the Romans as the father of Latin poetry, b. Calabria. His birthplace was the meeting point…Auerbach, Erich
(Encyclopedia) Auerbach, Erich, 1892–1957, German-American philologist, literary scholar, and critic, b. Berlin, Ph.D. Univ. of Greifswald, 1921. He is known primarily for Mimesis: The Representation…Pisistratus
(Encyclopedia) PisistratusPisistratuspīsĭsˈtrətəs [key], 605?–527 b.c., Greek statesman, tyrant of Athens. His power was founded on the cohesion of the rural citizens, whom he consolidated with…The Supreme Court and Equal Rights
The Constitution describes equal rights only in general terms. The courts, especially the Supreme Court, have had to decide how these consitutional guarantees apply to specific situations. Some…Civil Rights Cases (1883)
Historical BackgroundBetween 1866 and 1875, Congress passed several civil rights acts to implement the 13th and 14th amendments. One was the Civil Rights Act of 1875, which imposed various…Trojan War
(Encyclopedia) Trojan War, in Greek mythology, war between the Greeks and the people of Troy. The strife began after the Trojan prince Paris abducted Helen, wife of Menelaus of Sparta. When Menelaus…John Keats: On first looking into Chapman's Homer
by JohnKeatsTo one who has been long in city pent,On leaving some Friends at an early HourOn first looking into Chapman's Homer Much have I traveled in the realms of gold, And many…Homer Daniel ANGELL, Congress, OR (1875-1968)
ANGELL Homer Daniel , a Representative from Oregon; born on a farm near The Dalles, Wasco County, Oreg., January 12, 1875; attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of Oregon…Trending
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