A nymph in Greek mythology Adamanthea helped raise the infant Zeus to hide him from his father Cronus. Her name comes from the Greek word ἀδάμας (adamas) meaning untameable and […]
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Maxentius
For the saint of the same name see Saint MaxentiusMaxentius (Latin: Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius Augustus; c. 278 – 28 October 312) was Roman Emperor from 306 to 312. He […]
Maximinus II
This article deals with this 4th-century Roman Emperor. For the 3rd-century Roman Emperor of the same name see: Maximinus Thrax. For other uses of the name see Maximin.Maximinus II (Latin: […]
Louis Althusser
Louis Pierre Althusser (French: [altysɛʁ]; 16 October 1918 – 22 October 1990) was a French Marxist philosopher. He was born in Algeria and studied at the École Normale Supérieure in […]
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry (May 29 1736 – June 6 1799) was an American attorney planter and politician who became known as an orator during the movement for independence in Virginia in […]
Edward Benson (bishop)
Edward White Benson (14 July 1829 – 11 October 1896) was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1883 until his death.
Al Taliaferro
Charles Alfred Taliaferro (August 29 1905 – February 3 1969) known simply as Al Taliaferro was a Disney comics artist who used to produce Disney comic strips for King Features […]
Batasuna
Batasuna (English: Unity originally Herri Batasuna or Unity of the People) was a Basque nationalist political party based mainly in Spain where it was outlawed in 2003 after a very […]
Silvio Gesell
Silvio Gesell (March 17 1862 – March 11 1930) was a German merchant theoretical economist social activist anarchist and founder of Freiwirtschaft.
Gottfried Semper
Gottfried Semper (pronounced [ˌɡɔtfriːt ˈzɛmpɐ]) (November 29 1803 – May 15 1879) was a German architect art critic and professor of architecture who designed and built the Semper Opera House […]