Biography Category
(h p´ s) (KEY) , tyrant (527 B.C.–510 B.C.) of Athens, eldest son of Pisistratus. Hippias governed Athens after the death of his father. His young...
( t s´k ) (KEY) , shallow lake, 2 sq mi (5.2 sq km), in a pine-wooded swampy region, NW Minn. Henry R. Schoolcraft identified the lake (1832) as the ...
( ´´t s n-g ´) (KEY) , fought in S Uruguay, Feb. 20, 1827. A combined Argentine-Uruguayan force under Carlos María de Alvear decisively defeated B...
( ty r ´ ) (KEY) , ancient country on the northern border of Palestine. Jetur, the son of Ishmael, was its founder. Ancient geographers are not agree...
c.430–367 B.C., tyrant of Syracuse. Of humble origin, he entered politics as a supporter of the poorer classes. Having prompted (400 B.C.) a measure...
( l l m t) (KEY) , island and village, 6 mi (9.7 km) long and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, in Lake Champlain, NW Vt. The French chose the island as the site f...