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(y d k´s ) (KEY) , d. 404, Roman empress of the East (395–404), daughter of a Frankish general and wife of Arcadius. She had a great influence upo...
(y d ´sh ) (KEY) , d. 460, Roman empress of the East; daughter of an Athenian Sophist. She was selected by Pulcheria as the wife of Theodosius II, wh...
(y r´ k) (KEY) , d. c.484, king of the Visigoths (466–c.484), brother and successor of Theodoric II. He made Toulouse his capital and under him the...
(y d ´sh m k´´r mb l´´ t s´ ) (KEY) , fl. 11th cent., Byzantine empress. At the death of her husband, Constantine X, she married Romanus IV.
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( p m n´ d z) (KEY) , fl. 6th cent.? B.C., Cretan prophet and miracle worker. According to one story, he was called to Athens to purify the city afte...
( v g´ r s) (KEY) , d. c.374 B.C., despot of Cyprus. Exiled in his youth, he returned (411 B.C.) and made good his claim as ruler of Salamis. By 410 ...