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former federation of the Italian colonies of Eritrea and Italian Somaliland and the kingdom of Ethiopia. The federation was formed (1936) to consolida...
( z dôr´ s, m l ´t s) (KEY) , name of two architects of the time of Justinian. The elder was associated with Anthemius of Tralles in rebuilding Hag...
writings in the Italian language, as distinct from earlier works in Latin and French.
The Thirteenth Century
The first Italian vernacular literature...
( stä´k r) (KEY) , old town, S Iran. Built largely from the ruins of ancient Persepolis, 3 mi (4.8 km) away, it was a capital of the Sassanid dynast...
( z´r l, z´r l) (KEY) [as understood by Hebrews,=he strives with God], according to the book of Genesis, name given to Jacob as eponymous ancest...
or Ivan the Terrible, 1530–84, grand duke of Moscow (1533–84), the first Russian ruler to assume formally the title of czar.
Early Reign
Ivan su...