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Smerdis
(Encyclopedia) SmerdisSmerdissmûrˈdĭs [key], d. c.528 b.c., second son of Cyrus the Great, king of Persia. He is also called Bardiya. He was assassinated by his brother Cambyses II, who kept the…Petropavlovsk, city, Russia
(Encyclopedia) PetropavlovskPetropavlovskpyĕtrəpävˈləfsk [key] or Petropavlovsk-KamchatskiPetropavlovskpyĕtrəpävˈləfsk, [key]Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskikəmchätˈskē [key], city (1989 pop. 269,000),…Orosius, Paulus
(Encyclopedia) Orosius, PaulusOrosius, Paulusōrōˈshēəs [key], c.385–420, Iberian priest, theologian, and historian, b. Tarragona, Spain or Braga, Portugal. He went to see St. Augustine (c.413) and…babbler
(Encyclopedia) babbler, common name for some members of the large, diversified family Timaliidae, passerine birds found primarily in wooded areas of Asia, Africa, and Australia. Babblers have soft,…Olympia, city, ancient Greece
(Encyclopedia) Olympia, ancient city, important center of the worship of Zeus in ancient Greece, in Elis near the Alpheus (now Alfiós) R. It was the scene of the Olympic games. The great temple of…Sorenstam, Annika
(Encyclopedia) Sorenstam, Annika, 1970–, Swedish golfer. Acclaimed by many as golf's greatest female player, she dominated the game in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She played for the Swedish…Ur-Nammu
(Encyclopedia) Ur-NammuUr-Nammuŭr-nämˈ&oomacr; [key], fl. 2060 b.c., king of the ancient city of Ur, sometimes called Zur-Nammu or Ur-Engur. He founded a new Sumerian dynasty, the third dynasty…Bayreuth Festival
(Encyclopedia) Bayreuth Festival, also called the Richard Wagner Festival, annual season of performances of Wagner's works, held in the Bavarian town of Bayreuth. Around 1851, Wagner began to…Colombo Plan
(Encyclopedia) Colombo Plan, international economic organization created in a cooperative attempt to strengthen the economic and social development of the nations of Southeast Asia and the Pacific.…Freiberg
(Encyclopedia) Freiberg Freiberg frīˈbĕrkh [key], city, Saxony, E Germany. It is an industrial center and a rail…Trending
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