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11Byzantine literature — may be defined as the Greek literature of the Middle Ages, whether written in the territory of the Byzantine Empire or outside its bordersEncyclopaedia Britannica Greek literature: Byzantine literature ] . It forms the second period in the… …
12Byzantine Literature — • The four cultural elements included are the Greek, the Christian, the Roman, and the Oriental Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Byzantine Literature Byzantine Literature …
13Haydn, Joseph — ▪ Austrian composer Introduction in full Franz Joseph Haydn born March 31, 1732, Rohrau, Austria died May 31, 1809, Vienna Austrian composer who was one of the most important figures in the development of the Classical style in music during… …
14mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …
15Saint John Damascene — St. John Damascene † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. John Damascene Born at Damascus, about 676; died some time between 754 and 787. The only extant life of the saint is that by John, Patriarch of Jerusalem, which dates from the tenth… …
16St. Aldhelm — St. Aldhelm † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Aldhelm Abbot of Malmesbury and Bishop of Sherborne, Latin poet and ecclesiastical writer (c. 639 709). Aldhelm, also written Ealdhelm, Ældhelm, Adelelmus, Althelmus, and Adelme, was a kinsman …
17Theodore Dreiser — Theodore Dreiser, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Born August 27, 1871(1871 08 27) Terre Haute, Indiana Di …
18Arnobius — of Sicca (died c. 330 A.D.) was an Early Christian apologist, during the reign of Diocletian (284 305). [To distinguish him from a later Arnobius, of the fifth century, he is sometimes called Arnobius the Elder.] According to Jerome s Chronicle,… …
19Heavy on the Magick — Infobox VG| title = Heavy on the Magick developer = Greg Follis Roy Carter (game) Mark Time (music) publisher = Gargoyle Games designer = engine = released = 1986 genre = Graphic Adventure modes = Single player ratings = N/A platforms = Amstrad… …
20Pachymeres, George — ▪ Byzantine scholar born 1242, Nicaea [now İznik, Turkey] died c. 1310, , Constantinople [now Istanbul] outstanding 13th century Byzantine liberal arts scholar, whose chronicle of the Palaeologus emperors is the period s main historical… …
