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Devon
Devon , county (1991 pop. 1,008,300), 2,591 sq mi (6,711 sq km), SW England. The county town is Exeter . Devon is bounded on the N by the Bristol Channel, on the S by the English Channel, and on the W by Cornwall. It is a land of rolling hills, dominated by Dartmoor and Exmoor , upland areas of... Read more |
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Noh drama
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Guildhall School of Music and Drama
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Roman Britain
Roman Britain. Britain was the Roman province Britannia, ad 43–410. Although there had been increasing contact between Britain and the classical world during the late Iron Age, the first official Roman presence in Britain was that of Julius Caesar in 55–54 bc. In ad 43 Emperor... Read more |
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Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
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tragedy
tragedy form of drama that depicts the suffering of a heroic individual who is often overcome by the very obstacles he is struggling to remove. The protagonist may be brought low by a character flaw or, as Hegel stated, caught in a "collision of equally justified ethical aims." See also ... Read more |
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Volscians
Volscians or Volsci , people of ancient Italy. They occupied the country SE of the Alban Hills. They were early opponents of the Romans and Latins. The story of Coriolanus , a Roman who led the Volscians against Rome, only to turn back at the last minute and be put to death by the Volscians, is... Read more |
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Veneti (Italian people)
Veneti people of ancient Italy. They occupied the shore of the Adriatic from Trieste to the mouth of the Po River and spoke an Illyrian language. Friendly toward Rome, they came under Roman rule in the 2d cent. BC... Read more |
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Durotriges
Durotriges. British tribe and civitas. Centred in Dorset but also occupying the southern parts of Wiltshire and Somerset, the Durotriges seem to have been a loosely knit confederation of small tribal groups or septs at the time of the Roman conquest. Their coinage carries the names of no kings, and... Read more |
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