A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Caesarea ... Cajori, Florian Caesarea ("Ruins of Caesarea"), ancient port and administrative city of Palestine, on the Mediterranean coast of ... [3 Related Articles] Caesarius of Arles, Saint leading prelate of Gaul and a celebrated preacher whose opposition to the heresy of Semi-Pelagianism ... [2 Related Articles] Caesarius Of Heisterbach preacher whose ecclesiastical histories and ascetical writings made him one of the most popular authors ... [1 Related Articles] caesaropapism political system in which the head of the state is also the head of the ... [5 Related Articles] Caesars Palace (from the article "Las Vegas") ...became a model for those that followed it, the basic concept being a nondescript building ... caestus (from the article "boxing") ...Greeks used padded gloves for practice, not dissimilar from the modern boxing glove, these gloves ... caesura in modern prosody, a pause within a poetic line that breaks the regularity of the ... [3 Related Articles] Caetani Family noble family of medieval origin, the so-called Anagni branch of which won political power and ... Caetano, Marcello Jose das Neves Alves premier of Portugal from September 1968, when he succeeded Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, until the ... [3 Related Articles] Cafaggiolo (from the article "Cafaggiolo majolica") Italian tin-glazed earthenware produced during the early 16th century under Medici patronage in the castle ... Cafaggiolo majolica Italian tin-glazed earthenware produced during the early 16th century under Medici patronage in the castle ... [1 Related Articles] cafe small eating and drinking establishment, historically a coffeehouse, usually featuring a limited menu; originally these ... [2 Related Articles] Cafe Anglais (from the article "restaurant") The most illustrious of all 19th-century Paris restaurants was the Cafe Anglais, on the Boulevard ... Cafe Costes (from the article "Starck, Philippe") ...to refurbish the private apartments in the Elysee Palace (1983-84) in Paris for French President ... Cafe de Paris (from the article "restaurant") ...Foy, later called Chez Bignon, a favourite dining place of the English novelist William Makepeace ... Cafe Filho, Joao (from the article "Brazil") Vice President Joao Cafe Filho served out most of the remainder of Vargas's term and ... Cafe Foy (from the article "restaurant") ...This restaurant was still in business in the mid-1990s and was regarded as one of ... cafeteria self-service restaurant in which customers select various dishes from an open-counter display. The food is ... [1 Related Articles] Caffarelli, Scipione (from the article "Borghese Family") ...the father of Camillo Borghese, the future Pope Paul V. (See Paul V under Paul ... Caffaro Di Caschifellone Genoese soldier, statesman, diplomat, and crusader who wrote chronicles that are important sources for the ... Caffe, Il (from the article "Italy") ...movement. In 1761-62, however, an important group of young reformist noblemen formed around Pietro Verri ... caffeine nitrogenous organic compound of the alkaloid group, substances that have marked physiological effects. Caffeine occurs ... [10 Related Articles] Caffey syndrome a hereditary disease of infants, characterized by swellings of the periosteum (the bone layer where ... Caffieri family family of French sculptors and metalworkers known for their vigorous and original works in the ... Caffieri, Jacques (from the article "Caffieri family") The first prominent member of the family in France was Filippo Caffieri (b. 1634, Rome ... Caffieri, Jean-Jacques (from the article "Caffieri family") Philippe's younger brother, Jean-Jacques Caffieri (b. April 29, 1725, Paris-d. June 21, 1792, Paris), became ... Caffieri, Philippe (from the article "Caffieri family") ...Paris-d. 1755, Paris) became a notable metalworker. He completed many works for the palace at ... caftan man's full-length garment of ancient Mesopotamian origin, worn throughout the Middle East. It is usually ... [2 Related Articles] CAG trinucleotide repeat (from the article "Huntington disease") ...in certain regions of the brain, as well as other tissues of the body. Mutated ... Cagaba South American Indian group living on the northern and southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada ... [1 Related Articles] Cagayan de Oro city, northern Mindanao, southern Philippines. It lies along the Cagayan River near the head of ... Cagayan River longest stream in Luzon, Philippines. It begins its 220-mile (350-kilometre) course in a twisting pattern ... Cagayan Sulu island, southwestern Sulu Sea, Philippines. Low-lying and surrounded by 13 small islets and coral reefs, ... cage crinoline (from the article "dress") ...was, like its predecessors the farthingale and the hoop, a heavy underskirt reinforced by circular ... cage cup (from the article "glassware") ...is the Portland vase, in the British Museum, London. The capacity of the Italian glass ... Cage, John American avant-garde composer whose inventive compositions and unorthodox ideas profoundly influenced mid-20th-century music. [10 Related Articles] Cage, Nicolas American actor, perhaps best known for his performances in action films and large-budget summer blockbusters. ... [1 Related Articles] Cagliari city, capital of the island regione of Sardinia, Italy. It lies at the northern extremity ... Cagliostro, Alessandro, Count di charlatan, magician, and adventurer who enjoyed enormous success in Parisian high society in the years ... [1 Related Articles] Cagney, James American actor noted for his versatility in musicals, comedies, and crime dramas. [2 Related Articles] Cagniard de La Tour, Charles (from the article "siren") ...a piercing sound of definite pitch. Used as a warning signal, it was invented in ... Cagnola, Luigi (from the article "Western architecture") Neoclassical buildings after 1800 were more numerous, and a few examples illustrate the character and ... Cagoule (from the article "fascism") ...Barres, a former member of the Faisceau, crossed the channel in 1940 to serve under ... Caguas town, east-central Puerto Rico. Caguas lies in the fertile Caguas valley, the largest interior valley ... Caguas Basin (from the article "Puerto Rico") ...There is a continuous but narrow lowland along the north coast, where most people live, ... Cahaba historic village, Dallas county, southwest-central Alabama, U.S. It lies at the confluence of the Cahaba ... Cahaba River (from the article "Alabama River") ...winds westward to Selma, and then flows southward. Its navigable length is 305 miles (491 ... Cahan, Abraham journalist, reformer, and novelist who for more than 40 years served as editor of the ... [2 Related Articles] Cahill, Holger (from the article "WPA Federal Art Project") ...sponsored a more varied and experimental body of art, and had a far greater influence ... Cahill, Joe Irish paramilitary organization leader (b. May 19, 1920, Belfast, Ire.-d. July 23, 2004, Belfast, N.Ire.), ... Cahill, Thaddeus (from the article "electronic music") The first major effort to generate musical sounds electrically was carried out over many years ... Cahita group of North American Indian tribes that inhabited the northwest coast of Mexico along the ... Cahita language (from the article "Cahita") ...North American Indian tribes that inhabited the northwest coast of Mexico along the lower courses ... Cahn, Sammy American lyricist who, in collaboration with such composers as Saul Chaplin, Jule Styne, and Jimmy ... [6 Related Articles] Cahn-Ingold-Prelog (from the article "Prelog, Vladimir") ...configurations (like a person's right and left hands). With Robert Cahn and Sir Christopher Ingold, ... Cahokia village, St. Clair county, southwestern Illinois, U.S. It lies along the Mississippi River, opposite St. ... Cahokia Mounds archaeological site occupying some 5 square miles (13 square km) on the Mississippi River floodplain ... [1 Related Articles] Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (from the article "Cahokia Mounds") ...The site originally consisted of about 120 mounds spread over 6 square miles (16 square ... Cahora Bassa arch dam and hydroelectric facility on the Zambezi River in western Mozambique. The dam, located ... [3 Related Articles] Cahora Bassa (from the article "Africa") ...movements, that caused ridges to be formed across the courses of the major rivers. Waterfalls ... Cahora Bassa, Lake (from the article "Cahora Bassa") The dam impounds Lake Cahora Bassa, which is 150 miles (240 km) long and 19 ... Cahors town, capital of Lot departement, Midi-Pyrenees region, formerly capital ... cahow (from the article "petrel") Some of the better known gadfly petrels are the endangered Bermuda petrel, or cahow (Pterodroma ... Cahuachi (from the article "pre-Columbian civilizations") In the time of the Nazca style what has been described as a small city ... Cahuilla North American Indian tribe that spoke a Uto-Aztecan language. They originally lived in what is ... [1 Related Articles] Cai Lun Chinese court official who is traditionally credited with the invention of paper. [1 Related Articles] cai luong Vietnamese theatre style, the term meaning reformed or renewed theatre. 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Caillie, Rene-Auguste the first European to survive a journey to the West African city of Tombouctou (Timbuktu). [3 Related Articles] Caillois, Roger (from the article "sacred") Not only is there an ambivalence in the individual's reaction to the numinous quality of ... Cailloux, Bernd (from the article "Literature") Bernd Cailloux's novel Das Geschaftsjahr 1968/69, like Missfeldt's Steilkuste, was an attempt to come to ... Caiman (from the article "caiman") Caimans are placed in three genera: Caiman includes the broad-snouted (C. latirostris) and spectacled (C. ... caiman any of several species of Central and South American reptiles that are related to alligators ... caiman lizard any member of a genus (Dracaena) of lizards in the family Teiidae. These lizards (D. ... Cain in the Old Testament, first-born son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel ... 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Cainite member of a Gnostic sect mentioned by Irenaeus and other early Christian writers as flourishing ... Cains, Thomas (from the article "glassware") Fine lead glass in the New England area was first successfully made in the South ... Caiophora (from the article "Loasaceae") ...hairs that can result in discomfort for days; its oddly formed flowers have five pouchlike ... Caird, Edward philosopher and leader in Britain of the Neo-Hegelian school. [2 Related Articles] Caird, John British theologian and preacher, and an exponent of theism in Hegelian terms. Cairene rug Egyptian floor covering believed to have been made in or near Cairo from at least ... cairn a pile of stones that is used as a boundary marker, a memorial, or a ... Cairn Gorm (from the article "Glenmore") ...north-central Scotland. Established in 1948 and comprising 12,000 acres (5,000 hectares), the park extends upward ... cairn terrier working terrier breed developed in Scotland to rout vermin from cairns (rock piles). The modern ... Cairncross, John British government official who was identified in 1991 as the long-sought "fifth man" in the ... Cairnes, John Elliott Irish economist who restated the key doctrines of the English classical school in his last ... Cairngorm Mountains highest mountain massif in the British Isles, named after one of its peaks-Cairn Gorm, with ... [1 Related Articles] Cairngorms National Nature Reserve (from the article "Cairngorm Mountains") ...Mountains, centred on the town of Aviemore, has developed and expanded rapidly since World War ... Cairns city and port, northeastern Queensland, Australia, on Trinity Inlet of Trinity Bay. Founded in the ... Cairns, James Ford Australian left-wing politician (b. Oct. 4, 1914, Melbourne, Australia-d. Oct. 12, 2003, Melbourne), was best ... Cairo city, capital of Egypt, and one of the largest cities in Africa. Cairo has stood ... [17 Related Articles] Cairo city, seat (1860) of Alexander county, extreme southern Illinois, U.S. The city stands on a ... Cairo Conference (November-December 1943), either of two meetings of Allied leaders held in Cairo during World War ... [4 Related Articles] Cairo Conferences (from the article "Iraq") ...to confirm the nomination. Sir Percy Cox, recently appointed a high commissioner for Iraq, was ... Cairo Declaration (from the article "China") ...The campaign to open a land route across northern Burma had run into serious difficulty. ... Cairo Prophets (from the article "biblical literature") The earliest extant Hebrew Bible codex is the Cairo Prophets written and punctuated by Moses ... Cairo spiny mouse (from the article "African spiny mouse") ...Depending upon the species, fur covering the upperparts may be gray, grayish yellow, brownish red, ... Cairoli, Benedetto politician, leader of the left during the Risorgimento, and three times premier of united Italy. Caisse de la Dette Publique (from the article "Egypt") ...in the last years of Isma'il's reign. Various expedients to postpone bankruptcy (e.g., the khedive's ... caisson in engineering, boxlike structure used in construction work underwater or as a foundation. It is ... [8 Related Articles] Caitanya Hindu mystic whose mode of worshipping the god Krishna (Krsna) with ecstatic song and dance ... [8 Related Articles] Caitanya sect intensely emotional form of Hinduism that has flourished from the 16th century, mainly in Bengal ... [2 Related Articles] Caithness historic county in extreme northern Scotland, facing the Atlantic Ocean and the Pentland Firth (which ... caitya (Sanskrit: "that which is worthy to be gazed upon," thus "worshipful"), in Buddhism, a sacred ... 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