Pollonarrua
Pollonarrua or Polonnaruwa , ruined ancient city, NE Sri Lanka. Pollonarrua, beautifully situated on a lake, was once the most splendid city of Sri Lanka. It became a royal residence in the mid-4th cent. and the capital after the fall (late 8th cent.) of Anuradhapura . The city reached its height under the rule of king Parakrama Bahu I (1164-97), the last notable monarch of the Sinhalese dynasty. He embellished the capital with temples, stupas, and huge stone images of Buddha; among these is a famous colossal statue of the recumbent Buddha. Pollonarrua fell to the Hindu Tamils in the 13th cent. The name is also spelled Pollanarrua.
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Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas , 1544-90, French poet. A Huguenot soldier under Henry IV, Du Bartas is known chiefly for his epic poems La Sepmaine; ou, Creation...
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Sidney, Philip (1554–1586)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...first forty-three Psalms (later magnificently completed by his sister Mary), and began a translation of Guillaume de Salluste du Bartas' La semaine (1578; The week) on the Creation (since lost), as well as an English version of his French...
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