Bonifacius - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Archbishopric Of Mainz: Encyclopedia - Archbishopric Of Mainz
Between 780–82 and 1802 the Archbishop of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince in the Holy Roman Empire. His see wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Boniface: Encyclopedia - Saint Boniface
Saint Boniface (Latin: Bonifacius)(German: Bonifatius), (c. 672 - June 5, 754), the Apostle of the Germans, born Winfrid or Wynfrith at C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carthage: Encyclopedia - Carthage
Carthage (from the Phoenician Qart-Hadasht "New City" (written without vowels as QRT HDŠT قرت-حدش or קרת חדשת), was an anci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cotton Mather: Encyclopedia - Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather (February 12, 1663 – February 13, 1728). B.A. 1678 (Harvard College), M.A. 1681; honorary doctorate 1710 (University of G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wieringen: Encyclopedia - Wieringen
Wieringen (population: 8,451 in 2004) is a municipality consisting of the former island of Wieringen in the northwest of the Netherlands,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Boniface: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Boniface - Thor's Oak And The Conversion Of The Northern German Tribes
Winfrid again set out in 718, visited Rome, and was commissioned in 719 by Pope Gregory II, who gave him his new name of Boniface, to eva...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patrician: Encyclopedia Ii - Patrician - Patrician Caste
In the early days of the Roman Republic, patricians formed a hereditary ruling group within the state. The patricians claimed to be able ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carthage: Encyclopedia Ii - Carthage - Conflict With The Greeks And Romans
Carthage - First Sicilian War. Carthage's success led to the creation of a powerful navy to discourage both pirates and rival nations. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carthage: Encyclopedia Ii - Carthage - Founding Of Carthage
In approximately 814 BC, Carthage was founded by Phoenician settlers from the city of Tyre, bringing with them the city-god Melqart. Trad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patrician: Encyclopedia Ii - Patrician - Use In Fiction
In the satirical fantasy series Discworld by British author Terry Pratchett, the city of Ankh-Morpork is run by a Presidential like figur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint Boniface: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint Boniface - Boniface And The Carolingians
The support of the Frankish Mayors of the Palace (maior domos) and later, the early Pippinid and Carolingian rulers, was important to Bon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carthage: Encyclopedia Ii - Carthage - Founding Of Carthage
In approximately 814 BC, Carthage was founded by Phoenician settlers from the city of Tyre, bringing with them the city-god Melqart. Trad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carthage: Encyclopedia Ii - Carthage - Life In Carthage
Carthage - Carthaginian Commerce. The early trading empire of Carthage depended heavily on its trade with Tartessos and other cities of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carthage: Encyclopedia Ii - Carthage - Roman Carthage
The site was too well-chosen to let it go to waste, however, and a new city grew up there, eventually becoming the second largest city in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patrician: Encyclopedia Ii - Patrician - Patrician Position
Under the Roman Empire, patrician status as it had been understood in the Republic ceased to have meaning in everyday life. The emperor C...   » Read the article