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c.A.D. 100–c.A.D. 165, Christian apologist, called also Justin the Philosopher. Born in Samaria of pagan parents, he studied philosophy, and after h...
(j t) (KEY) , name for any plant of the genus Corchorus, tropical annuals of the family Tiliaceae (linden family), and for its fiber. Many species yie...
only major engagement between the British and German fleets in World War I. They met c.60 mi (100 km) west of the coast of Jutland. On May 31, 1916, a...
(f l p´p y vär´rä) (KEY) , 1678–1736, Italian architect of the late baroque and early rococo periods. Trained in the studio of Carlo Fontana in...
legal term for behavior of children and adolescents that in adults would be judged criminal under law. In the United States, definitions and age limit...
(Marcus Junianus Justinus), fl. 3d cent., Roman historian. He made a collection of excerpts from Trogus, which gives many facts not recounted elsewher...