Luca Marenzio was a composer whose madrigals are considered to be among the finest examples of Italian madrigals of the late 16th century. Marenzio published a large number of madrigals and villanelles and five books of motets. He developed an individual technique and was skilled in evoking moods

Alexandria: City site: …separates the salt lake of Maryūṭ, or Mareotis—now partly drained and cultivated—from the Egyptian mainland. An hourglass-shaped promontory formed by the silting up of a mole (the Heptastadion), which was built soon after Alexandria’s founding, links the island of Pharos with the city centre on the mainland. Its two steeply…

George Stubbs: …groups of horses, such as Mares and Foals in a Landscape (c. 1760–70).

Gutzon Borglum: …sculpted a bronze group called The Mares of Diomedes, the first piece of American sculpture bought for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Versatile and prolific, he sculpted many portrait busts of American leaders, as well as of figures such as the Twelve Apostles, which he created for…

Chicago style: …Society Orchestra, including Leon Rappolo, Paul Mares, George Brunis, and others), a white New Orleans band playing at Chicago’s Friar’s Society.

marshal: …evolved from the title of marescalci (masters of the horse) of the early Frankish kings. The importance of cavalry in medieval warfare led to the marshalship being associated with a command position; this rank came to include the duties of keeping order at court and in camp and of deciding…

marshal: …of marshal of France (marescallus Franciae) was instituted under King Philip II (d. 1223), and the marshal became one of the great officers of the crown. The number of French marshals gradually increased, from two (13th century) to four (16th century) until there were as many as 20 (18th…

robotic surgery: Historical developments: …Operation, in which French physician Jacques Marescaux and Canadian-born surgeon Michel Gagner performed a remote cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) from New York City on a patient in Strasbourg, France. Despite the breakthrough, telesurgery failed to gain widespread popularity for multiple reasons, including time delays between the control end and the operating…

Hugues-Bernard Maret, duke de Bassano was a French diplomat and statesman of the Napoleonic period. A journalist in the early stages of the French Revolution, Maret entered the diplomatic service in 1792. After the coup d’état of 18 Brumaire (Nov. 9, 1799), Napoleon appointed him secretary of state

World War II: Montgomery’s Battle of el-Alamein and Rommel’s retreat, 1942–43: …miles past Tripoli to the Mareth Line within the frontiers of Tunisia. By that time the Axis position in Tunisia was being battered from the west, through the execution of “Torch.”

Robert R. Marett was an English social anthropologist who, like Sir James George Frazer and Andrew Lang, came to anthropology with a strong background in classical literature and philosophy. Marett is best-known for his studies of the evolution of moral philosophy and religious beliefs and

Robert R. Marett was an English social anthropologist who, like Sir James George Frazer and Andrew Lang, came to anthropology with a strong background in classical literature and philosophy. Marett is best-known for his studies of the evolution of moral philosophy and religious beliefs and

Étienne-Jules Marey was a French physiologist who invented the sphygmograph, an instrument for recording graphically the features of the pulse and variations in blood pressure. His basic instrument, with modifications, is still used today. Marey wrote extensively on the circulation of the blood,

Texas: The arts: The town of Marfa in the Trans-Peco region has become an artists’ community; there, sculptor Donald Judd founded the Chianti Foundation, a contemporary art museum exhibiting the works of national and international artists. The town of Round Top has also become an arts centre.

Larry Clark: Marfa Girl (2012), which is set in Marfa, Texas, centres on a young woman who is raped; a sequel was released in 2018. Ken Park (2002; codirected with Ed Lachman), a drama about four teens that features graphic sex and violence, was banned in Australia…

Larry Clark: …woman who is raped; a sequel was released in 2018. Ken Park (2002; codirected with Ed Lachman), a drama about four teens that features graphic sex and violence, was banned in Australia and never received a theatrical release in the United States.

Miranda Lambert: …Randall on the collaborative album The Marfa Tapes (2021), a low-fi effort that was accompanied by a documentary. Later in 2021 Lambert reunited with Pistol Annies for the Christmas album Hell of a Holiday.

Marfan syndrome, rare hereditary connective tissue disorder that affects most notably the skeleton, heart, and eyes. In Marfan syndrome a genetic mutation causes a defect in the production of fibrillin, a protein found in connective tissue. Affected individuals have a tall, lanky frame and fingers

Mulk Raj Anand: Notable works: …numerous magazines and journals, including MARG, an art quarterly that he had founded in 1946. He intermittently worked on a projected seven-volume autobiographical novel entitled Seven Ages of Man, completing four volumes: Seven Summers (1951), Morning Face (1968), Confession of a Lover (1976), and The Bubble (1984).

marga, in Indian religions, a path toward, or way of reaching, salvation. The epic Bhagavadgita (or Gita) describes jnana-marga, the way of knowledge (study of philosophical texts and contemplation); karma-marga, the way of action (proper performance of one’s religious and ethical duties); and

Batak: …exogamous patrilineal clans known as marga. They practice a form of bridewealth, in which a husband’s family gives gifts and services to the wife’s family; once a particular proportion of the agreed-upon gifts is reached, the bride becomes an official member of her husband’s group. Among the Toba Batak a…

Sir Albert Margai was a West African politician who was prime minister of Sierra Leone from April 29, 1964, until March 21, 1967, when he was ousted by a military coup. Margai was called to the bar by the Middle Temple, London, in 1947 and returned to Sierra Leone to practice law and serve in local

Sir Albert Margai was a West African politician who was prime minister of Sierra Leone from April 29, 1964, until March 21, 1967, when he was ousted by a military coup. Margai was called to the bar by the Middle Temple, London, in 1947 and returned to Sierra Leone to practice law and serve in local

Sir Milton Margai was the first prime minister of Sierra Leone, a conservative, pro-British politician who came to power with the backing of a coalition of traditional chiefs and elite modernists from the Protectorate—the part of Sierra Leone that became a British colony at the end of the 19th

Mingrelian language, unwritten Kartvelian (South Caucasian) language spoken along the coast of the Black Sea in Georgia. Its speakers call it margaluri nina; in Georgian, it is called megruli ena. Some scholars believe Mingrelian and the closely related Laz language to be dialects of a single

Margam, locality, Neath Port Talbot county borough, historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), southern Wales. It is situated inland of the sandy Margam Burrows at the base of the peaks Mynydd Margam and Moel Ton-mawr, adjoining Port Talbot (northwest). The community of Margam developed around a

Margam: …Margam developed around a Cistercian abbey founded by Robert, earl of Gloucester, in 1147. Margam Abbey was a prominent cultural and educational centre until its dissolution in 1537. During the region’s industrial development in the 18th and 19th centuries, Margam grew into a modern industrial area closely associated with Port…

Madgaon, town, west-central Goa state, western India. Madgaon is situated just inland from the Arabian Sea on the railway that extends from Marmagao port (northwest) to Castle Rock (east) in Karnataka state. Madgaon is the second most populous urban area in Goa. It gained importance with the

Kenneth Lonergan: … (2002) before writing and directing Margaret, about a teenage girl (Anna Paquin) whose distraction of a bus driver (Ruffalo) results in a fatal accident. It was filmed in 2005, but editing disagreements between Lonergan and the studio—which led to three lawsuits—delayed the movie’s release to 2011. Although it was largely…

Austria: Contest for the Babenberg heritage: …niece Gertrude and his sister Margaret, were considered to embody the claims to the heritage. Gertrude married first the Bohemian prince Vladislav and afterward the margrave Hermann of Baden, who died in 1250. After Hermann’s death, Otakar II, prince of Bohemia (from 1253 king) and a member of the house…

Philip II: …duke’s marriage (June 1369) to Margaret of Flanders was arranged by Charles to prevent her from marrying an English prince. In 1384, Philip and his wife inherited Flanders, Artois, Rethel, Nevers, Franche-Comté, and some lands in Champagne. By purchase and skillful alliance he also secured several holdings in the Netherlands.…

Germany: The Great Interregnum: He pursued his feud with Margaret, countess of Flanders, over their conflicting territorial claims in Zeeland at the mouth of the Rhine. He renewed the attempts of his dynasty to obtain complete mastery of the Zuider Zee by thrusting eastward into Friesland; he died at the hands of the Frisians…

Margaret was the queen of Scotland from 1286 to 1290, the last of the line of Scottish rulers descended from King Malcolm III Canmore (ruled 1058–93). Margaret’s father was Eric II, king of Norway; her mother, Margaret, a daughter of King Alexander III of Scotland (ruled 1249–86), died in 1283.

A wealthy young socialite, Margaret (“Peggy”) Abbott spent the years 1899 to 1902 living in Paris with her mother, the novelist Mary Abbott. There the younger Abbott studied art, took in the sights, and enjoyed high-society life. She also played an occasional round of golf with her American

Margaret I was the regent of Denmark (from 1375), of Norway (from 1380), and of Sweden (from 1389), who, by diplomacy and war, pursued dynastic policies that led to the Kalmar Union (1397), which united Denmark, Norway, and Sweden until 1523 and Denmark and Norway until 1814. The daughter of King

Budapest: Buda: Opposite Rózsa Hill lies Margit Island, a mile-long park with hotels and swimming pools. Facing Castle Hill on the Pest side of the Danube is the ornate Parliament Building (Országház). Designed in Neo-Gothic style and influenced by the Houses of Parliament in London, the building (completed in 1902) has…

Margaret Maultasch was a countess of Tirol, whose efforts to keep Tirol in the possession of her family failed after two unsuccessful marriages, forcing her to cede her lands to the Austrian Habsburgs. (She was called Maultasch, “mouth pocket,” because of her deformed jaw.) The daughter of Henry,

Margaret of Angoulême was the queen consort of Henry II of Navarre. As a patron of humanists and reformers and as an author in her own right, she was one of the most outstanding figures of the French Renaissance. Daughter of Charles de Valois-Orléans, comte d’Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy, she

Margaret of Anjou was the queen consort of England’s King Henry VI and a leader of the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses (1455–85) between the houses of York and Lancaster. Strong-willed and ambitious, she made a relentless, but ultimately unsuccessful, effort to obtain the crown for her son,

Henry VI, Part 2: …lessened by the arrival of Margaret of Anjou, the new queen, who—together with her lover, the duke of Suffolk—plots against Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, and his ambitious duchess, Eleanor. The power struggle swirls around the saintly, ineffectual King Henry until gradually the dynamic Richard Plantagenet, duke of York, who has…

St. Margaret of Antioch ; Eastern feast day July 13; Western feast day July 20) was a virgin martyr and one of the 14 Holy Helpers (a group of saints jointly commemorated on August 8), who was one of the most venerated saints during the Middle Ages. Her story, generally regarded to be fictitious,

Margaret of Parma was a duchess of Parma and Habsburg regent who, as governor-general of the Netherlands (1559–67), attempted to appease the growing discontent with Spanish rule. The illegitimate daughter of the Holy Roman emperor Charles V (Charles I of Spain) and Johanna van der Gheenst, Margaret

Margaret of Austria was a Habsburg ruler who, as regent of the Netherlands (1507–15, 1519–30) for her nephew Charles (later the Holy Roman emperor Charles V), helped consolidate Habsburg dominion there. The daughter of the Habsburg archduke Maximilian (later the Holy Roman emperor Maximilian I) and

Louis X: In 1305 Louis married Margaret, daughter of Robert II, duke of Burgundy; in the last months of Philip IV’s reign, she was convicted of adultery and was later strangled in prison (1315). Louis then married (July 1315) Clémence, daughter of Charles I, of Hungary.

Margaret Of Valois was the queen consort of Navarre known for her licentiousness and for her Mémoires, a vivid exposition of France during her lifetime. The daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de Médicis, she played a secondary part in the Wars of Religion (1562–98) from the moment she

Margaret of Angoulême was the queen consort of Henry II of Navarre. As a patron of humanists and reformers and as an author in her own right, she was one of the most outstanding figures of the French Renaissance. Daughter of Charles de Valois-Orléans, comte d’Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy, she

Margaret of Parma was a duchess of Parma and Habsburg regent who, as governor-general of the Netherlands (1559–67), attempted to appease the growing discontent with Spanish rule. The illegitimate daughter of the Holy Roman emperor Charles V (Charles I of Spain) and Johanna van der Gheenst, Margaret

Margaret Of Provence was the eldest daughter of Raymond Berengar IV, count of Provence. Her marriage to King Louis IX of France on May 27, 1234, extended French authority beyond the Rhône. Although Blanche of Castile, Louis IX’s mother, had arranged the marriage, she was jealous of her

Portugal: Union of Spain and Portugal, 1580–1640: …the unpopularity of the governor, Margaret of Savoy, duchess of Mantua, and her secretary of state, Miguel de Vasconcelos, the leaders of the party of independence carried through a nationalist revolution on December 1, 1640. Vasconcelos was almost the only victim; the Spanish garrisons were driven out, and on December…

St. Margaret of Scotland ; canonized 1250; feast day November 16, Scottish feast day June 16) was the queen consort of Malcolm III Canmore and patroness of Scotland. Margaret was brought up at the Hungarian court, where her father, Edward (son of Edmund Ironside), was in exile. After the Battle of

Margaret Maultasch was a countess of Tirol, whose efforts to keep Tirol in the possession of her family failed after two unsuccessful marriages, forcing her to cede her lands to the Austrian Habsburgs. (She was called Maultasch, “mouth pocket,” because of her deformed jaw.) The daughter of Henry,

Margaret Of Valois was the queen consort of Navarre known for her licentiousness and for her Mémoires, a vivid exposition of France during her lifetime. The daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de Médicis, she played a secondary part in the Wars of Religion (1562–98) from the moment she

Princess Margaret was a British royal, the second daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) and the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. She struggled throughout her life to balance an independent spirit and artistic temperament with her duties as a

Margaret Tudor was the wife of King James IV of Scotland, mother of James V, and elder daughter of King Henry VII of England. During her son’s minority, she played a key role in the conflict between the pro-French and pro-English factions in Scotland, constantly shifting her allegiances to suit her

Princess Margaret was a British royal, the second daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) and the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. She struggled throughout her life to balance an independent spirit and artistic temperament with her duties as a

Henry VI, Part 2: …lessened by the arrival of Margaret of Anjou, the new queen, who—together with her lover, the duke of Suffolk—plots against Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, and his ambitious duchess, Eleanor. The power struggle swirls around the saintly, ineffectual King Henry until gradually the dynamic Richard Plantagenet, duke of York, who has…

Margaret Beaufort was the mother of King Henry VII (reigned 1485–1509) of England and founder of St. John’s and Christ’s colleges, Cambridge. Margaret was the daughter and heir of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, and great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (a son of King Edward

Margaret Maultasch was a countess of Tirol, whose efforts to keep Tirol in the possession of her family failed after two unsuccessful marriages, forcing her to cede her lands to the Austrian Habsburgs. (She was called Maultasch, “mouth pocket,” because of her deformed jaw.) The daughter of Henry,

Margaret Maultasch was a countess of Tirol, whose efforts to keep Tirol in the possession of her family failed after two unsuccessful marriages, forcing her to cede her lands to the Austrian Habsburgs. (She was called Maultasch, “mouth pocket,” because of her deformed jaw.) The daughter of Henry,

Cambrian Period: Photosynthetic organisms: …the axes of one species, Margaretia dorus, exceeded 2 cm (0.8 inch) in diameter and were probably more than 1 metre (3.3 feet) in height. Such large size is attained by modern green algae only in warm, equatorial oceans. The phytoplankton, consisting of acritarchs and blue-green algae, also diversified near…

margarine, food product made principally from one or more vegetable or animal fats or oils in which is dispersed an aqueous portion containing milk products, either solid or fluid, salt, and such other ingredients as flavouring agents, yellow food pigments, emulsifiers, preservatives, vitamins A

Unilever: …Dutch firms merged to form Margarine Unie NV in the Netherlands and Margarine Union Limited in Britain, bonded together with common directors and equalized dividends and capital values. In 1928 other major European producers of oils, soaps, and margarines were brought in. Finally, in 1929, Lever Brothers and its associated…

Unilever: …NV in the Netherlands and Margarine Union Limited in Britain, bonded together with common directors and equalized dividends and capital values. In 1928 other major European producers of oils, soaps, and margarines were brought in. Finally, in 1929, Lever Brothers and its associated firms joined the group, and the twin…

Christopher Columbus: The second and third voyages of Christopher Columbus: …subordinates, Alonso de Ojeda and Pedro Margarit, took revenge for the massacre at Navidad and captured slaves. In March Columbus explored the Cibao Valley (thought to be the gold-bearing region of the island) and established the fortress of St. Thomas (Santo Tomás) there. Then, late in April, Columbus led the…

Rodrigo Calderón, count de Oliva: …opposition, headed by the queen, Margarita, for whose death in 1611 he was unjustifiably alleged by his enemies to have been responsible.

Diego Velázquez: Last years of Diego Velázquez: …portraits of the young infanta Margarita and prince Felipe Próspero, similar in composition and manner, are among the most colourful of his works, and he most sensitively reveals the childlike character of his sitters behind the facade of royal dignity. Velázquez’s late bust portraits of Philip IV (c. 1654 and…

margarita, cocktail traditionally prepared with tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice. Margaritas are usually served with coarse salt on the rim of the drink glass and are occasionally sweetened with agave syrup or simple syrup (sugar dissolved in water). The margarita is made and consumed in

Margaret of Angoulême was the queen consort of Henry II of Navarre. As a patron of humanists and reformers and as an author in her own right, she was one of the most outstanding figures of the French Renaissance. Daughter of Charles de Valois-Orléans, comte d’Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy, she

Margaret of Austria was a Habsburg ruler who, as regent of the Netherlands (1507–15, 1519–30) for her nephew Charles (later the Holy Roman emperor Charles V), helped consolidate Habsburg dominion there. The daughter of the Habsburg archduke Maximilian (later the Holy Roman emperor Maximilian I) and

Margaret of Parma was a duchess of Parma and Habsburg regent who, as governor-general of the Netherlands (1559–67), attempted to appease the growing discontent with Spanish rule. The illegitimate daughter of the Holy Roman emperor Charles V (Charles I of Spain) and Johanna van der Gheenst, Margaret

Margaret of Angoulême was the queen consort of Henry II of Navarre. As a patron of humanists and reformers and as an author in her own right, she was one of the most outstanding figures of the French Renaissance. Daughter of Charles de Valois-Orléans, comte d’Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy, she

Margaret of Parma was a duchess of Parma and Habsburg regent who, as governor-general of the Netherlands (1559–67), attempted to appease the growing discontent with Spanish rule. The illegitimate daughter of the Holy Roman emperor Charles V (Charles I of Spain) and Johanna van der Gheenst, Margaret

Margarita Island, island in the Caribbean Sea, 12 miles (19 km) north of the Península de Araya in northeastern Venezuela. Also known as the Isle of Pearls, Margarita is the largest of 70 islands comprising Nueva Esparta estado (state). In reality two islands joined by a low narrow isthmus,

encyclopaedia: The level of writing: …the day in his brief Margarita philosophica, which correctly interpreted the taste of the younger generation at the end of the 15th century.

Margarita Island, island in the Caribbean Sea, 12 miles (19 km) north of the Península de Araya in northeastern Venezuela. Also known as the Isle of Pearls, Margarita is the largest of 70 islands comprising Nueva Esparta estado (state). In reality two islands joined by a low narrow isthmus,

brittle mica: Margarite and clintonite are examples of brittle micas. Both of these minerals occur in metamorphic rocks such as pelitic schists and metasomatized marbles as well as metamorphosed bauxites, basalts, and anorthosites.

Thomas Lodge: …Lodge’s most important romance was A Margarite of America (1596), which combines Senecan motives and Arcadian romance in an improbable love story between a Peruvian prince and a daughter of the king of Muscovy. His other romances are chiefly notable for the fine lyric poems scattered through them. Lodge continued…

Abhdisho bar Berikha: …notable of his works is Margaritha vitae (“The Pearl of Life”), considered to be one of the most comprehensive statements of late Nestorian teaching. The “Pearl” focussed on the issue of Christ’s psychological identity. Reacting against the pietistic element of Greek and Oriental Christianity, which accented Christ as simply the…

conservation: Freshwater mussels and clams: Margaritiferidae. Of these, 21 have become extinct in the past century, and 70 percent are in danger of extinction. During this same period, engineers have extensively dammed and channeled North America’s rivers. The Tennessee River, for example, is dammed along its entire length from Knoxville,…

Manny Pacquiao: …defeated WBC super welterweight champion Antonio Margarito, who outweighed Pacquiao by 17 pounds at the time of the fight.

ground pearl, (genus Margarodes), any of a group of scale insects in the family Margarodidae (order Homoptera) that have an iridescent globular body 2 to 4 mm (0.08 to 0.16 inch) in length. Ground pearl insects vary in colour from metallic bronze, red, or gold to cream or silver. They are worldwide

Western architecture: Palestine: …Krak des Chevaliers or at Margat, “whose bastions seemed to sustain the sky; only eagles and vultures could approach its battlements”—striking witness, in so remote a place, to Romanesque faith and power.

grunt: …cm (12 inches) long; the margate (H. album), a usually pearl gray species of the western Atlantic; the pigfish (Orthopristis chrysoptera), a western Atlantic food fish, striped silvery and blue and about 38 cm (15 inches) long; the porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus), a western Atlantic reef fish that, when young, is…

Margate, town, Thanet district, administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England. It lies east of the River Thames estuary. A Roman villa existed just outside the town, which has a Norman church. During the 18th century the town, which is endowed with sandy beaches, became a bathing

margay, (Leopardus wiedii), small cat (family Felidae) that ranges from South through Central America and, rarely, into the extreme southern United States. Little is known about the habits of the margay. It lives in forests and presumably is nocturnal, feeding on small prey such as birds, frogs,

ship: Commercial steam navigation: One of these, the Margery, though built on the Clyde in 1814, was sent to operate on the Thames the next year, but so much difficulty was encountered from established watermen’s rights on that stream that the boat was transferred in 1816 to French ownership and renamed the Elise.…

Andreas Sigismund Marggraf was a German chemist whose discovery of beet sugar in 1747 led to the development of the modern sugar industry. Marggraf served as assistant (1735–38) to his father, the court apothecary at Berlin, and as director of the chemical laboratory of the German Academy of

Venice: The port of Venice: …of commercial shipping today is Port Marghera, developed next to the suburb of Mestre on the mainland shore west of Venice. Marco Polo International Airport (1960) was built on reclaimed land at Tessera, to the northwest of the city. Although these areas are incorporated into the administration of Venice, the…

Jamaame, town, southern Somalia, eastern Africa. Jamaame is situated on the eastern bank of the lower Jubba River, in the southeastern coastal lowlands near the Indian Ocean. The town is an important agricultural, commercial, and industrial centre. Bananas, the major crop, are exported through

Margherita Peak, highest summit of the Ruwenzori Range in East Africa and the third highest in Africa (after Mounts Kilimanjaro and Kenya). Margherita Peak is the highest peak on Mount Stanley. It rises to 16,795 feet (5,119 m) between Lake Albert (Lake Mobutu Sese Seko) to the north and Lake

Chicago-style pizza: …a construction known as pizza Margherita. When Neapolitans began to arrive in North America in the 19th century, pizzas grew larger and had more abundant and various toppings, including pepperoni, sausage, onions, and mushrooms.

Italy: Political parties: …DS merged with the centrist Daisy (Margherita) party. Soon afterward the FI joined with the AN to create the new center-right People of Freedom (Popolo della Libertà; PdL) party. AN leader Gianfranco Fini withdrew from the alliance in 2010 to form the rival center-right Future and Freedom for Italy (Futuro…

Alexandru Marghiloman was a Romanian statesman and Conservative leader who greatly influenced Romania’s role in World War I. After studying law in Paris, Marghiloman was elected a deputy in Romania in 1884 and became a member of the government in 1888. As a member of the Young Conservative Junimist

Margilon, city, eastern Uzbekistan. It lies 19 miles (30 km) north of Fergana. Originally known as Margilan, it probably dates to the 2nd–1st century bce, when one branch of the great Silk Road to the Orient ran through the Fergana Valley. It was an important commercial town in the 10th–12th

ancient Iran: The Seleucids: …the two eastern provinces of Margiana and Aria suffered an invasion by nomads. But the invasion was repelled, and the nomads were pushed back beyond the Jaxartes. Demodamas, a general to the first two Seleucid kings, crossed the river and even put up altars to Apollo, ancestor of the dynasty.…

Henry King: Films of the 1940s: With Margie (1946), King traveled back to the Jazz Age, using period songs to buttress a thin story about a teenager (Jeanne Crain) and her friends. The director reteamed with Power for both Captain from Castile (1947), a big-budget epic, and Prince of Foxes (1949), a…

Margilon, city, eastern Uzbekistan. It lies 19 miles (30 km) north of Fergana. Originally known as Margilan, it probably dates to the 2nd–1st century bce, when one branch of the great Silk Road to the Orient ran through the Fergana Valley. It was an important commercial town in the 10th–12th

Margilon, city, eastern Uzbekistan. It lies 19 miles (30 km) north of Fergana. Originally known as Margilan, it probably dates to the 2nd–1st century bce, when one branch of the great Silk Road to the Orient ran through the Fergana Valley. It was an important commercial town in the 10th–12th

margin, in finance, the amount by which the value of collateral provided as security for a loan exceeds the amount of the loan. This excess represents the borrower’s equity contribution in a transaction that is partly financed by borrowed funds; thus it provides a “margin” of safety to the lender

In the dynamic world of finance, understanding the nuances between different types of investment accounts is important for your decision-making process. The two primary choices available to investors are margin accounts or regular cash accounts. Each offers unique advantages and disadvantages, but