Skilful general
1Taxiles (general) — Taxiles (in Greek Tαξιλης; lived 1st century BC) was a general in the service of Mithridates the Great, and one of those in whom he reposed the highest confidence. He is first mentioned in 86 BC, when he was sent by Mithridates, with an army of… …
2Gratian — • Details on this Roman Emperor who was the son of Valentinian I. He was born at Sirmium, 359 and died at Lyons, 383 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gratian Gratian …
3HAMPDEN, JOHN — a famous English statesman and patriot, cousin to Oliver Cromwell, born in London; passed through Oxford and studied law at the Inner Temple; subsequently he settled down on his father s estate, and in 1621 entered Parliament, joining the… …
4TAYLOR, ZACHARY — twelfth President of the United States, born in Orange County, Virginia; obtained a lieutenancy in the navy in 1808; first saw service in Indian wars on the north west frontier; in 1836 cleared the Indians from Florida and won the brevet of… …
5Afrasiab — ( afrāsiyāb ) ( fa. افراسياب; Avestan: Fraŋrasyan; Pahlavi: Frāsiyāv, Frāsiyāk and Freangrāsyāk), is the name of the mythical King and hero of Turan and an archenemy of Iran. It is also the name of a city, referred to Afrosiyob in Uzbek, in old… …
6Luxeuil Abbey — was one of the oldest and best known monasteries in Burgundy, located in the département of Haute Saône in Franche Comté, France. Contents 1 History 1.1 Columbanus 1.2 Eustace of Luxeuil …
7Moses — Drawn (or Egypt. mesu, son; hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen. 45:17 25), Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt. This immigration took place probably about 350 years before the birth of Moses. Some centuries before …
8strategist — n. Skilful general, adroit tactician, expert manaeuvrer …
9Vajrayana — Part of a series on Tibetan Buddhism …
10Jansenius and Jansenism — • The subject of this article lived three quarters of a century later than his namesake. He was born 28 October, 1585, of a Catholic family, in the village of Accoi, near Leerdam, Holland; died at Ypres, 6 May, 1638 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …
