Araliaceae: Wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) has an aromatic root that is used as a substitute for sarsaparilla. Ginseng root, from Panax ginseng, has long been used by the Chinese in the treatment of various diseases; its American relative, Panax quinquefolium (see photograph), is used in the…

spikenard: American spikenard (A. racemosa) is a North American member of the ginseng family (Araliaceae). The plant is characterized by large spicy-smelling roots and is cultivated as an ornamental. It grows 3.5 metres (11 feet) tall and has leaves divided into three heart-shaped parts. The flowers…

angelica tree, (species Aralia spinosa), prickly-stemmed shrub or tree, of the ginseng family (Araliaceae), that can reach a height of 15 m (about 50 feet). Its leaves are large, with leaflets arranged feather-fashion and often prickly. The angelica tree is native to low-lying areas from Delaware

Araliaceae, the ginseng family of flowering plants, in the order Apiales, comprising approximately 700 species centred in Southeast Asia and tropical America. Most members are shrubs or trees, though there are a number of climbers and a few herbs. The family has large, usually alternate, compound

Apiales: Other families: …Himalayan region and western China; Aralidium, with one species in western Malesia; and Melanophylla, with seven species in Madagascar. Myodocarpaceae has 19 species in two genera, Delarbrea and Myodocarpus, all of which are located in New Caledonia.

Turkic languages: Classification: The South Kipchak group (NWs) consists of Kazakh (spoken in Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, and so on), its close relative Karakalpak (mainly Karakalpakstan), Nogay (Circassia, Dagestan), and Kyrgyz (Kyrgyzstan, China). The North Kipchak group (NWn) consists of Tatar (Tatarstan, Russia; China; Romania; Bulgaria; and so on), Bashkir (Bashkortostan,…

Aram, ancient country of the Middle East, southwestern Asia. It extended eastward from the Anti-Lebanon Mountains to beyond the Euphrates River. It was named for the Aramaeans, who emerged from the Syrian desert to invade Syria and Upper Mesopotamia (c. 11th century bce) and who built numerous

Eugene Aram was a noted English scholar and murderer, whose notoriety was romanticized in a ballad by Thomas Hood and in the novel Eugene Aram (1832), by Bulwer-Lytton. In 1745, when Aram was schoolmaster at Knaresborough, a man named Daniel Clark, his intimate friend, after obtaining a

Aramaean, one of a confederacy of tribes that spoke a North Semitic language (Aramaic) and, between the 11th and 8th century bc, occupied Aram, a large region in northern Syria. In the same period some of these tribes seized large tracts of Mesopotamia. In the Old Testament the Aramaeans are

Aramaic alphabet, major writing system in the Middle East in the latter half of the 1st millennium bce. Derived from the North Semitic script, the Aramaic alphabet was developed in the 10th and 9th centuries bce and came into prominence after the conquest of the Aramaean states by Assyria in the

Aramaic language, Semitic language of the Northern Central, or Northwestern, group that was originally spoken by the ancient Middle Eastern people known as Aramaeans. It was most closely related to Hebrew, Syriac, and Phoenician and was written in a script derived from the Phoenician alphabet.

The French Connection: …criminal mastermind Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey). In Brooklyn, Detective Jimmy (“Popeye”) Doyle (Gene Hackman), dressed as a street-corner Santa, and his partner, Buddy (“Cloudy”) Russo (Roy Scheider), roust a small-time drug dealer from a bar and beat him up, trying to get him to name his supplier. After work,…

Argentina: Attempts to restore constitutionalism, 1955–66: …in November 1955 by General Pedro Eugenio Aramburu. The new administration was a military dictatorship that sought to restore constitutional government. Taking a fiercely anti-Peronist stance, it dissolved Perón’s old party and placed the labour unions under state administration. The Peronists wielded considerable influence on the factions that were competing…

aramid, any of a series of synthetic polymers (substances made of long chainlike multiple-unit molecules) in which repeating units containing large phenyl rings are linked together by amide groups. Amide groups (CO-NH) form strong bonds that are resistant to solvents and heat. Phenyl rings (or

limpkin: …sole member of the family Aramidae (order Gruiformes). The bird is about 70 cm (28 inches) long and is coloured brown with white spots. The limpkin’s most distinctive characteristics are its loud, prolonged, wailing cry and its peculiar halting gait. The species ranges the lowlands from the southeastern United States,…

urena, (Urena lobata), plant of the family Malvaceae; its fibre is one of the bast fibre group. The plant, probably of Old World origin, grows wild in tropical and subtropical areas throughout the world. Urena has long been used for its fibre in Brazil, but it has been slow in achieving importance

Aramis, site of paleoanthropological excavations in the Awash River valley in the Afar region of Ethiopia, best known for its 4.4-million-year-old fossils of Ardipithecus ramidus found in 1992 and named in 1994. Ardipithecus is one of the earliest well-documented examples that resembles what would

Aramis, fictional character, one of the swashbuckling heroes of The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas père. With the other two musketeers, Athos and Porthos, Aramis fights against various enemies, notably Cardinal Richelieu, during the reigns of the French kings Louis XIII and Louis

limpkin, (species Aramus guarauna), large swamp bird of the American tropics, sole member of the family Aramidae (order Gruiformes). The bird is about 70 cm (28 inches) long and is coloured brown with white spots. The limpkin’s most distinctive characteristics are its loud, prolonged, wailing cry

Aran Islands, three limestone islands—Inishmore, Inishmaan, and Inisheer—comprising 18 square miles (47 square km) and lying across the mouth of Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. They are administratively part of County Galway. The islands, whose sheer cliffs face the Atlantic Ocean, are

J.M. Synge: …language, recording his impressions in The Aran Islands (1907) and basing his one-act plays In the Shadow of the Glen (first performed 1903) and Riders to the Sea (1904) on islanders’ stories. In 1905 his first three-act play, The Well of the Saints, was produced.

Guatemala: Civil war years: Carlos Arana Osorio substantially eliminated the rural guerrillas, but urban guerrilla and terrorist activity worsened.

Aranda, Aboriginal tribe that originally occupied a region of 25,000 square miles (65,000 square km) in central Australia, along the upper Finke River and its tributaries. The Aranda were divided into five subtribes, which were marked by differences in dialect. In common with other Aborigines, the

Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, count de Aranda was a Spanish general, diplomat, and minister, one of the most prominent reformers in the government of King Charles III (1759–88). Aranda came from the Aragonese nobility. After initially preparing for the priesthood, he entered the army, in which he

Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, count de Aranda was a Spanish general, diplomat, and minister, one of the most prominent reformers in the government of King Charles III (1759–88). Aranda came from the Aragonese nobility. After initially preparing for the priesthood, he entered the army, in which he

Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, and Ramon Vilalta: Aranda, Pigem, and Vilalta grew up in Olot, which is located in the Catalonian region of Spain, and met when studying at the Vallès School of Architecture (Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura del Vallès [ETSAV]). After graduating in 1987, they returned to Olot and established their…

Rafael Aranda, Carme Pigem, and Ramon Vilalta are Spanish architects who, as founders (1988) of the firm RCR Arquitectes, are known for their collaborative approach in designing a range of public and private projects. In 2017, the trio was awarded the Pritzker Prize, marking the first time the

Arandas, city, eastern Jalisco estado (state), west-central Mexico. It is situated on the Mesa Central at an elevation of 5,873 feet (1,790 metres). Arandas is the commercial and manufacturing centre of an agricultural (beans and wheat) and pastoral region that produces linseed oil, tequila,

agnathan: Annotated classification: †Order Arandaspida Eyes placed frontally, head covered in 2 large bony plates separated by small plates which each surround separate gill openings. Bone lacks enclosed bone cells. About 4 genera, 4 species. Middle to Late Ordovician (about 470–443.8 million years ago). †Order Astraspida Head covered with…

spider, (order Araneida or Araneae), any of more than 46,700 species of arachnids that differ from insects in having eight legs rather than six and in having the body divided into two parts rather than three. The use of silk is highly developed among spiders. Spider behaviour and appearance are

spider, (order Araneida or Araneae), any of more than 46,700 species of arachnids that differ from insects in having eight legs rather than six and in having the body divided into two parts rather than three. The use of silk is highly developed among spiders. Spider behaviour and appearance are

orb weaver, any spider of the family Araneidae (Argiopidae or Epeiridae) of the order Araneida, a large and widely distributed group noted for their orb-shaped webs. More than 2,840 species in some 167 genera are known. Notable among them are the garden spiders (subfamily Argiopinae), which are

garden spider, (Araneus diadematus), a member of the orb weaver family Araneidae (order Araneida) characterized by white marks arranged in the form of a cross on the abdomen. A fairly common species, the garden spider occurs throughout the Northern Hemisphere and is often found in grassy areas and

Pancho Villa was a Mexican revolutionary and guerrilla leader who fought against the regimes of both Porfirio Díaz and Victoriano Huerta and after 1914 engaged in civil war and banditry. Villa was the son of a field labourer and was orphaned at an early age. In revenge for an assault on his sister,

José Pereira da Graça Aranha was a Brazilian novelist and diplomat, best remembered for his novel Canaã (1902; Canaan, 1920), in which he explored the conflicts of the Brazilian ethnic melting pot through the varied perspectives and problems of two German immigrants. With its philosophical

Aranjuez, town, Madrid provincia (province) and comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), central Spain, on the southern bank of the Tagus River near its confluence with the Jarama. The town, which has existed since Roman times, was the headquarters of the Knights of Santiago (1387–1409) and

Joaquín Rodrigo was one of the leading Spanish composers of the 20th century. Although blind from age three, Rodrigo began music studies at an early age and later became a pupil of Paul Dukas. While in France he made the acquaintance of composer Manuel de Falla, who became his mentor. In 1939

Ferdinand VII: …Charles was overthrown by the Revolt of Aranjuez (March 17, 1808), and he abdicated in favour of Ferdinand. However, French troops occupied Madrid, and Napoleon summoned Ferdinand to the frontier and obliged him to return the crown to his father, who granted it to Napoleon. Napoleon made his brother Joseph…

Dôn: …frequently with various gods, and Aranrhod, a sky goddess and symbol of fertility, who bore Gwydion twin sons: Dylan, a sea god, and Lleu Llaw Gyffes (Lleu of the Dexterous Hand), whom many scholars consider analogous to the Irish god Lug.

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, coastal habitat conservation area in southern Texas, U.S., located about 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Corpus Christi. The refuge, parts of which are jointly administered by state and federal agencies, covers a total of 181 square miles (469 square km) on the Gulf

János Arany was the greatest Hungarian epic poet. Born of an impecunious farming family, he went to school in Debrecen, Hungary, but abandoned his studies to join for a short time a group of strolling players. Arany made his real advent on the literary scene in 1847 with his popular epic Toldi,

Balkrishna Doshi: …in Ahmedabad (1973) and the Aranya Low Cost Housing in Indore (1989). The latter, arguably his best-known project, was a township for low- to middle-income families. The master plan called for a central spine of private businesses and houses constructed on each side. A cluster of 10 residences share a…

Aranyaka, a later development of the Brahmanas, or expositions of the Vedas, which were composed in India in about 700 bce. The Aranyakas are distinguished from the Brahmanas in that they may contain information on secret rites to be carried out only by certain persons, as well as more

Jelly d’Arányi was a violinist known for her performances of contemporary music. Béla Bartók’s two sonatas for violin and piano were written for her; Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Violin Concerto were dedicated to her. The grandniece of the celebrated

Arao, city, northwestern Kumamoto ken (prefecture), west-central Kyushu, Japan. It faces Ariake Bay, about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Kumamoto city. Arao was a poor village until the opening of the Miike coal mine and the arrival of a major railway in the early 20th century. A military munitions

Peru: The short presidencies of Martín Vizcarra (2018–20), Manuel Merino (2020), and Francisco Sagasti (2020–21) and the COVID-19 pandemic: …back by electing Vice President Mercedes Aráoz as the country’s interim leader. The competing claims to the country’s leadership lasted only a few days, however. When it became clear that the military and police backed Vizcarra, Aráoz resigned. Moreover, in mid-January the Constitutional Court reaffirmed the constitutionality of Vizcarra’s dismissal…

Aleksandr Pushkin: The early years: …novel, Arap Petra Velikogo (1827; The Negro of Peter the Great). Like many aristocratic families in early 19th-century Russia, Pushkin’s parents adopted French culture, and he and his brother and sister learned to talk and to read in French. They were left much to the care of their maternal grandmother,…

Arapaho, North American Indian tribe of Algonquian linguistic stock who lived during the 19th century along the Platte and Arkansas rivers of what are now the U.S. states of Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas. Their oral traditions suggest that they once had permanent villages in the Eastern

Sand Creek Massacre: …a chief cause of the Arapaho-Cheyenne war that followed and had far-reaching influence in the Plains Wars of the next decade. Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site was opened in 2007 to preserve the location of the incident.

pirarucu, (Arapaima gigas), ancient, air-breathing, giant fish of Amazonian rivers and lakes. One of the largest freshwater fishes in the world, the pirarucu attains a length of nearly 3 metres (10 feet) and a weight of 220 kg (485 pounds). The fish has a peculiar profile in that the front of the

pirarucu, (Arapaima gigas), ancient, air-breathing, giant fish of Amazonian rivers and lakes. One of the largest freshwater fishes in the world, the pirarucu attains a length of nearly 3 metres (10 feet) and a weight of 220 kg (485 pounds). The fish has a peculiar profile in that the front of the

gender role: For example, the Arapesh people of New Guinea saw men and women as having similar roles in society and being equally responsible for raising children.

arak, triple-distilled alcoholic beverage traditionally made in the Levant region from white grapes of the Obaideh (Obeidy) or Merwah varieties and anise seeds. It belongs to a class of anise-flavored liquors known as anisettes, which also includes ouzo, raki, and sambuca. Ingredients such as

Araraquara, city, in the highlands of central São Paulo estado (state), Brazil, lying at 2,119 feet (646 metres) above sea level on a tributary of the Jacaré-Guaçu River. Formerly known as Freguesia de São Bento de Araraquara, it was given town status in 1817 and was made the seat of a municipality

Anatolia: The neo-Hittite states from c. 1180 to 700 bce: …protected by a “guardian” called Yariris (formerly known as Araras), who was once believed to be a usurper. In the introduction to one of his texts, Yariris emphasizes his diplomatic relations with what evidently are the states of Egypt and Babylon as well as with the Mysians (on the northwest…

Louise Glück: …concerns are also evident in Ararat (1990), which has been acclaimed for searing honesty in its examination of the family and the self.

Ararat, city, southwestern Victoria, Australia, on the northern flanks of the Pyrenees Range, near the Hopkins River. The community and a nearby peak (2,020 feet [616 metres] high) were named in 1840 by a sheep farmer who likened his settling there to the legendary resting of Noah’s Ark on Mount

Atom Egoyan: Ararat (2002) marked a departure from Egoyan’s usual subject matter by addressing the controversial subject of the Armenian massacres by the Young Turk government during World War I. He approached the topic obliquely, choosing to centre the plot on a contemporary filmmaker producing a shallow…

Armenia: Relief: …the southwest, a large depression—the Ararat Plain—lies at the foot of Mount Aragats and the Geghama Range; the Aras River cuts this important plain into halves, the northern half lying in Armenia and the southern in Turkey and Iran.

Mount Ararat, volcanic massif in extreme eastern Turkey, overlooking the point at which the frontiers of Turkey, Iran, and Armenia converge. Its northern and eastern slopes rise from the broad alluvial plain of the Aras River, about 3,300 feet (1,000 metres) above sea level; its southwestern slopes

Ethiopian chant: …which most melodies are performed; araray, presumably containing “cheerful” melodies, sung in a higher range, and used less frequently in services; and ezel, associated with periods of fasting and sorrow and used exclusively for Holy Week. According to church tradition, each style of zema is associated with a different person…

arartree, (Tetraclinis articulata), only species of the genus Tetraclinis of the cypress family (Cupressaceae), found in hot, dry areas of southeastern Spain, Malta, and northern Africa. A pyramidal tree 12 to 15 metres (about 40 to 50 feet) tall, the arartree has fragrant, brown or reddish-brown

hallucination: The nature of hallucinations: …to be mediated by the ascending midbrain reticular activating system (a network of nerve cells in the brainstem). Analyses of hallucinations reported by sufferers of neurological disorders and by neurosurgical patients in whom the brain is stimulated electrically have shown the importance of the temporal lobes (at the sides of…

Aras River, river rising south of Erzurum in the Bingöl Dağları (mountains) of Turkey; it flows eastward, forming for approximately 275 miles (440 km) the international boundary between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the north and Turkey and Iran on the south. Below the eastern boundary of Armenia, the

Aras River, river rising south of Erzurum in the Bingöl Dağları (mountains) of Turkey; it flows eastward, forming for approximately 275 miles (440 km) the international boundary between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the north and Turkey and Iran on the south. Below the eastern boundary of Armenia, the

Jón Arason was a poet and the last Roman Catholic bishop in Iceland, remembered as a national as well as a religious hero. The son of poor parents, he rose quickly to eminence in the church and was consecrated bishop of Hólar, the northern diocese of Iceland, in 1522. He administered his diocese

arti, in Hindu and Jain rites, the waving of lighted lamps before an image of a god or a person to be honored. In performing the rite, the worshipper circles the lamp three times in a clockwise direction while chanting a prayer or singing a hymn. Arti is one of the most frequently observed parts of

conure: Among them is the half-moon conure, A. canicularis, called Petz’s conure, or “dwarf parrot”; from Central America, it is 24 cm (about 10 inches) long and mostly green, with orange forehead, dull-blue crown, and blue in the wings. The large (to 50 cm [20 inches]) Patagonian conure, or burrowing…

agrarianism: Agrarianism in the 18th and 19th centuries: … defended the Jeffersonian view in The Arator (1813). Taylor decried the use of the law to favour factional and commercial interests, upheld wide property ownership, defended decentralized political power, and advocated rural rather than urban living. For Taylor, as for Jefferson, it was the free farmer whose independence was crucial…

arti, in Hindu and Jain rites, the waving of lighted lamps before an image of a god or a person to be honored. In performing the rite, the worshipper circles the lamp three times in a clockwise direction while chanting a prayer or singing a hymn. Arti is one of the most frequently observed parts of

Enmerkar: …subjugation of a rival city, Aratta, it is now believed that two separate epics tell this tale. One is called Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta. The longest Sumerian epic yet discovered, it is the source of important information about the history and culture of the Sumero-Iranian border area. According…

crustacean: Distribution and abundance: One of the mangrove crabs, Aratus, can climb trees. Some crabs spend so much time away from the water that they are known as land crabs; however, these crustaceans must return to the water when their larvae are ready to hatch. The most terrestrial of the Crustacea are the wood…

Aratus was a Greek poet of Soli in Cilicia, best remembered for his poem on astronomy, Phaenomena. He resided at the courts of Antigonus II Gonatas, king of Macedonia, and Antiochus I of Syria. The Phaenomena, a didactic poem in hexameters, is his only completely extant work. Lines 1–757 versify a

Aratus Of Sicyon was a Greek statesman of the Hellenistic Period, a skilled diplomatist and guerrilla fighter who for many years was the leading spirit of the Achaean League. After liberating Sicyon in 251, he established a democracy there and united it with the Achaean League for defense against

History of film: Mexico: The actor Alfonso Arau directed a highly popular film based on a novel written by his wife, Laura Esquivel, Como agua para chocolate (1992; Like Water for Chocolate). He then went on to be a director in American film and television. Alfonso Cuarón, who had been working…

Arauca, departamento, northeastern Colombia. It lies in the Orinoco River basin and is bounded north by Venezuela and south by the Casanare and Meta rivers. Arauca was given intendency status in 1955 and department status in 1991. It consists of llanos (plains) except in the extreme west, where it

Arauca River, western tributary of the Orinoco River, flowing through Venezuela and Colombia. It rises in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes mountains, near the Venezuelan-Colombian border. Its easterly course is about 500 miles (800 km) long and forms part of the Venezuelan-Colombian boundary.

Arauca River, western tributary of the Orinoco River, flowing through Venezuela and Colombia. It rises in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes mountains, near the Venezuelan-Colombian border. Its easterly course is about 500 miles (800 km) long and forms part of the Venezuelan-Colombian boundary.

Araucanian wars: …Araucanians in the epic poem La Araucana (1569–89). This work is known as the “Aeneid of the Chileans.”

Araucanía, región, southern Chile. It lies between the Biobío and Toltén rivers and is bordered by Argentina on the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It is divided into the provinces of Malleco and Cautín. The region embraces the coastal mountain range, the fertile Central Valley, and the

Araucanian wars: …Araucanians in the epic poem La Araucana (1569–89). This work is known as the “Aeneid of the Chileans.”

Araucanian, any member of a group of Indigenous South Americans that are now concentrated in the fertile valleys and basins of south-central Chile, from the Biobío River in the north to the Toltén River in the south. Although the pre-Columbian Araucanians did not themselves recognize political or

South America: Linguistic patterns: Mapuche speakers, who constitute the largest Indian population in Chile, are restricted to the south-central part of the country, with smaller groups found in Argentina, especially in Neuquén province.

Araucanian wars, series of conflicts between the Araucanian Indians of Chile and the Spanish conquistadores in the 16th century, and one battle between the Araucanians and independent Chile in the 19th century. The Araucanians were nomadic hunting and food-gathering peoples divided into three

Araucaria, genus of 20 species of pinelike coniferous plants in the family Araucariaceae. They are found in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, and Australia. The name of the genus is derived from Arauco, the name of a district in southern Chile where the trees were

Paraná pine, (Araucaria angustifolia), important evergreen timber conifer of the family Araucariaceae, native to the mountains of southern Brazil and adjacent areas of Paraguay and Argentina. Although the plant is widely cultivated elsewhere in South America, it is critically endangered in its

monkey puzzle tree, (Araucaria araucana), an evergreen ornamental and timber conifer of the family Araucariaceae, native to the Andes Mountains of South America. Although the tree was declared a natural monument in Chile in 1976 to afford it protection from logging, the species is listed as an

bunya pine, (Araucaria bidwillii), large evergreen conifer of the family Araucariaceae, native to humid areas in southeastern Queensland, Australia. The saplings are sold as houseplants in many areas, and the cream-coloured wood is used for veneers, plywood, and boxes. The tree’s large sweet seeds

Moreton Bay pine, (Araucaria cunninghamii), large evergreen timber conifer of the family Araucariaceae. The Moreton Bay pine is native to the coastal rainforests of northern New South Wales to northern Queensland in eastern Australia and the Arfak Mountains of western New Guinea. The plant is

Norfolk Island pine, (Araucaria heterophylla), evergreen timber and ornamental conifer of the family Araucariaceae, native to Norfolk Island, situated in the South Pacific Ocean between New Caledonia and New Zealand. The wood of large trees is used in construction, furniture, and shipbuilding. The

conifer: Annotated classification: Family Araucariaceae From Triassic; massive seed cones with a single large seed on each cone scale; highly reduced scales completely fused to the much larger bracts; species of Araucaria have branches densely clothed with prickly, spirally arranged, clawlike-to-wedge-shaped leaves; dammars (Agathis) have well-separated, oppositely arranged oval…

Biobío: …the provincias of Ñuble, Concepción, Arauco, and Biobío. The islands of Santa María, in the Bay of Arauco, and Mocha, 14 miles (23 km) offshore, are part of Arauco provincia. Biobío region spans the coastal mountain range, the cool, fertile Central Valley, and the Andean cordillera. Biobío region is drained…

Pedro de Oña: His most famous work is Primera parte de Arauco domado (1596; “First Part of the Araucan Conquest”), a verse epic in rhymed couplets depicting the deeds of the Marquis of Canete, viceroy of Peru from 1556 to 1560, based in part on the famous La Araucana (1569, 1578, 1589; “The…

Pedro de Oña: His most famous work is Primera parte de Arauco domado (1596; “First Part of the Araucan Conquest”), a verse epic in rhymed couplets depicting the deeds of the Marquis of Canete, viceroy of Peru from 1556 to 1560, based in part on the famous La Araucana (1569, 1578, 1589; “The…

Brazil: Pedro I and the regency: Pedro de Araújo Lima succeeded him. Many Brazilians were impatient with the regency and believed that the entire nation would rally behind the young ruler once he was crowned. On July 23, 1840, both houses of parliament agreed that he had attained his majority, though…

Jerusalem: Ancient origins of the city: … on the threshing floor of Araunah (Ornan) the Jebusite. Thus Jerusalem became the place of the royal palace and the sacred site of a monotheistic religion.

Battle of Arausio, (Oct. 6, 105 bc), the defeat of a Roman army by Germanic tribes near Arausio (now Orange in southern France). The Cimbri and the Teutoni had invaded the Roman province of Transalpine Gaul about 110 bc. The consul Gnaeus Mallius Maximus was sent from Italy in 105 with an army to

Ecuador: Ecuador from the late 20th century: The Correa-endorsed Andrés Arauz headed the Union for Hope (Unión por la Esperanza; UNES) ticket; Yaku Pérez represented the Indigenous Pachakutik party; and political outsider Xavier Hervas was the candidate of the Democratic Left (Izquierda Democrática; ID) party. In the first round voting, in February 2021, none…

Wadi Al-ʿArabah, topographic depression in southern Palestine extending about 100 miles (160 km) south from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba; it is part of the East African Rift System. Largely sandy desert, it is divided between Israel and Jordan. In the Old Testament, except in Deuteronomy 2:8,

Aravalli Range, hill system of northern India, running northeasterly for 350 miles (560 km) through Rajasthan state. Isolated rocky offshoots continue to just south of Delhi. The series of peaks and ridges, with breadths varying from 6 to 60 miles (10 to 100 km), are generally between 1,000 and