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23. Alexander Nevski, Cloister or Monastery of. A famous foundation of Peter the Great at St. Petersburg. The large church, though by a Ru ian architect, is basilican in plan, with transepts and an Italian dome at the cro ing. The exterior is sober in design and ornament; the interior is of lavish richne in marbles, jewels, and paintings. The shrine of the saint, in ma ive silver, is 15 feet high without the angel supported canopy. Alexander of the North. An epithet of Charles XII. of Sweden. Alexander Severus (sē-vēʼrus), Marcus Aurelius. Born at Arca Cæsarea in Phœnicia about 205 A. D.: died in 235 A. D. Roman emperor ceeded. Alexandra (Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julie). Born at Copenhagen, Dec. 1, 1844. Daughter of Christian IX. of Denmark and wife of Edward VII., king of England, whom she married March 10, 1863. Alexandra. The queen of the Amazons in Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso." Alexandra. The 54th asteroid, discovered by Goldschmidt at Paris, Sept. 10, 1858. Alexandra Land. A vast region of Australia under the administration of South Australia, regarded as the same as the Northern Territory, or as that part of it which is included between lat. 16°-26° S. and long. 129°-138° E. Alexandre (äl-ek-son'dr), Aaron. Born at Hohenfeld, Bavaria, about 1766: died at London, Nov. 16, 1850. A German che -player, author of "Encyclopédie des échecs” (1837). Alexandre le Grand (äl-ek-son'dr lè gron). A tragedy by Racine, produced in 1665. It was the cause of a serious quarrel between Molière and Racine, who both loved the same woman, an actre who played the part of Axiane. Alexandretta (al-eg-zan-dret'ä), Turk. Skanderun, or Iskanderun (from Arab. Iskan der , Alexander (the Great)). A seaport in the vilayet of Adana, Asiatic Turkey, on the Gulf of Iskanderun in lat. 36° 35' N., long. 36° 10' E., founded by Alexander the Great in 333 в. с. Alexandria (al-eg-zan'dri-ä), Arab. Iskanderiyeh. A famous seaport of Egypt, founded by Alexander the Great in 332 в. с. (whence its name). It is situated at the northwestern extremity of the Delta on the strip of land which lies between the Mediterranean and Lake Mareotis. The modern city occupies what was anciently the island of Pharos, together with the isthmus now connecting it with the where the ancient city stood. Alexandria was the capital of Egypt during the Ptolemaic period, and became an important seat of Greek culture and learning. In 30 B. с. it was annexed by Rome. It ranked as the second city of the Roman Empire, and continued to be the chief commercial city under the Byzantine empire. It was an Alexis measured 270 by 404 feet in plan, and had on three sides long halls, with columns, inside of which were smaller sub ornamental marbles, and the vaults ornamented with gla mosaics. It is believed to date from the reign of divisions. The walls of the interior were incrusted with Hadrian. Alexandria. A town in southern Rumania, 50 miles southwest of Bukharest. Population (1889–90), 12,308. Alexandria. A small manufacturing town in Dumb art on shire, Scotland, situated on the Leven 15 miles northwest of Glasgow. Alexandria. The capital of Rapides parish, Louisiana, situated on Red River 100 miles northwest of Baton Rouge. A Federal squadron in Banks's expedition pa ed the rapids here, May, 1864, by means of a dam built by Lieutenant-Colonel Bailey. Population (1900), 5,648. Alexandria. A town in Jefferson County, New York, situated on the St. Lawrence 32 miles southwest of Ogdensburgh. Population (1900), 3,894. Alexandria. The capital of Douglas County, Minnesota, 125 miles northwest of St. Paul. Population (1900), 2,681. Alexandria. A city, port of entry, and the capital of Alexandria County, Virginia, situated on the Potomac 7 miles south of Washington. It was entered by Federal troops May 24, 1861. Population (1900), 14,528. Alexandrian Codex, L. Codex Alex and rin us. An important manuscript of the Scriptures now in the British Museum, sent to Charles I. of England by the Patriarch of Constantinople. It is written in Greek uncials on parchment, and contains the Septuagint version of the Old Testament com.