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362-366. Ops (ops). In Roman mythology, a godde of plenty, wife of Saturn. Optic (op'tik), Oliver. The pseudonym of William Taylor Adams. Opuntian Locrians. See Locri Opuntii . Opzoomer Opzoomer (op'zō-mer), Karel Willem. Born at Rotter dam, Sept. 20, 1821: died at Oosterbeck, Aug. 23, 1892. A Dutch philosopher and jurist, profe or at Utrecht. He wrote a manual of logic (1851), etc. Oran (ō-rän'; F. ō-ron'). 1. The westernmost department of Algeria, bordering on Morocco on the west. Area, 44,616 square miles. Population (1891), 942,066.-2. The capital of the department of Oran, a seaport situated on the Mediterranean in lat. 35° 44′ N., long. 0°42′ W. It has important trade. The old Spanish town exists along with the modern town. It was a flourishing medieval town; was held by the Spaniards from 1509 to 1708, and from 1732 until after the earthquake of 1790; and was taken by the French in 1831. Population (1891), 73,839. Orange (or'ānj; F. pron. ō-rońzh'). A town in the department of Vaucluse, France, 13 miles north of Avignon: the ancient Arausio, noted for its Roman antiquities. The Roman triumphal arch here, well preserved and of fine masonry, is attrib uted to the reign of Marcus Aurelius. It has a large central arch between two smaller ones flanked by Corinthian columns, the two middle ones of which support a pediment. It is ornamented with reliefs among which naval trophies are conspicuous; and the deep vault of the central opening is beautifully coffered. The height is 72 feet, width 67, and thickne 26. The Roman theater is much ruined in its cave a, but po e es probably the finest surviving example of an ancient stage structure. The splendid uncemented wall at the back is 340 feet long, 118 high, and 13 thick, and still shows the pierced corbels which received the awning-poles. The stage has 3 doors, and was roofed. The theater could seat about 7,000. The Cimbri defeated the Romans here in 105 B. C. It was a flourishing Roman town. Later it was the capital of a principality which fell to the house of Na au in 1530; was under the Na au-Orange family until 1702; and was annexed to France in 1713. The title of Prince of Orange was retained in the house of Na au. Population (1891), 9,859. Orange (or'anj). A city in E ex County, New Jersey, 13 miles west of New York. It contains many residences of New-Yorkers. Population (1900), 24,141. Orange. See Clove and Orange . Orange, Prince of. See William "the Silent," Prince of Orange, and William III . , King of England. Orange, Principality of. A small principality now in the department of Vaucluse, France, containing Orange and neighboring places.