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202. Amiens, Treaty of. A peace concluded at Amiens, March 27, 1802, between Great Britain on one side, and France, Spain, and the Batavian Republic on the other. England restored all conquests except Ceylon and Trinidad, the Ionian Republic was acknowledged, the French were to abandon Rome and Naples, and Malta was to be restored to the Knights of St. John. Amiens (ä'mi-enz). In Shakspere's "As you Like it," a gentleman in attendance on the duke. Amin (ä-men'). The eldest son of Harun-alRashid in "The Three Ladies of Bagdad" in longing to the British, situated southwest of the Seychelles about lat. 5o−7° S. Amirkot, Amerkote (äm-er-kōt'). A town in Sind, British India, 94 miles east of Haidarabad. Amis et Amiles (ä-mēs' at ä-mē'les). A chanson de geste, in 3,500 lines, dating probably from the 12th century. Its theme is the adventures of two noble friends Amis and Amiles. They escape the treachery of the felon knight Hardré; the niece of Charles, Lubias, is bestowed on Amis, and his daughter, Bell i cent, falls in love with Amiles; the latter is accused of treason by Hardré, and is saved by Amis who fights in his stead and slays his accuser; and Amiles and Bell i cent are married. Amis, having forsworn himself in aiding Amiles, is punished by an attack of leprosy, of which he is cured by the blood of the children of Amiles who are slain by their father for this purpose: the children, however, are miraculously restored to life. Also known as Amys and Amy loun . Amis et Amiles is the earliest vernacular form of a story which attained extraordinary popularity in the middle ages, being found in every language and in most literary forms, prose and verse, narrative and dramatic. This popularity may partly be a igned to the religious and marvellous elements which it contains, but is due also to the intrinsic merits of the story. The chanson is written, like Roland, in decasyllabic verse, but, unlike Roland, has a shorter line of six syllables and not a onanced at the end of each stanza. Saints bury , Fr. Lit., p. 16. Amis (ä'mis) the Parson. A comic poem in Middle High German, composed by an Austrian (Der Stricker), probably about 1230. Amistad (ä-mes-tär') Case. The case of the United States against the Spanish ve el Amistad. This ve el, while coming from Africa in 1839 with a cargo of kidnapped negroes, was seized by the negroes near Cuba and taken to the coast of Connecticut, and there captured by a United States ve el. On a libel for salvage the United States Supreme Court held on appeal that the negroes were free and not pirates. Amisus (a-mi's us). The ancient name of Sam sun. Amlet (am'let), Dick or Richard. In Vanbrugh's comedy "The Confederacy," a gamester, the son of a garrulous old woman who combines the trade of selling paint, powder, and toilet luxuries to ladies with a le spec table one. He attempts with her a istance to pa himself off as a fine gentleman, but only produces the impre ion of a footman raised from the ranks. re Amlet, Amleth. Same as Hamlet . Amlet, Mrs. See Amlet , Dick . Amlwch (am'lök). A seaport in Anglesey, Wales, 56 miles west of Liverpool, noted for its (Parys) copper-mines. Population (1891), 5,567. Amman (äm'män), Jost. Born at Zürich, Switzerland, about 1539: died at Nuremberg, March, 1591. A Swi wood-engraver and painter. He came to Nuremberg in 1560, where he probably worked until his death. He is chiefly known for his en gravings, especially his wood-engravings, and left no le prints, which most are a set of 115 wood-prints of arts and trades, printed at Frankfort in 1586. in New Hampshire, about 100 miles long, which rises near Mount Washington and joins the Connecticut 7 miles north of Haver hill. Amol (ä-mōl'), or Amul (ä-möl'). A city in the province of Mazanderan, Persia, situated on the Heraz in lat. 36° 20′ N., long. 52° 23′ E. It was very important in the middle ages. Population, 10,000. Amometus (am-ō-mē'tus). A Greek writer of uncertain date, author of a poetical descrip- tion of a nation of "Attacori," dwelling be- yond the Him a lay an range, resembling the ancient account of the Hyperboreans. Amon (a'mon). In Old Testament history: (a) A governor of Samaria in the time of Ahab (Amos vii.). (b) The son of Mana eh and king of Judah 642-640 в. с. He was a a inated through a court conspiracy, and was succeeded by his son Josiah. Amon. See Amun . Amon, or Aimon, or Haymon. See Aymon . Amöneburg (ä-men'e-börg). A small town in the province of He e-Na au, Pru ia, situated on the Ohm 7 miles east of Marburg. It was formerly a strong fortre . Am on tons (ä-môn-tôn ́), Guillaume. Born at Paris, Aug. 31, 1663: died Oct. 11, 1705. A French physicist. He was the inventor of a system of telegraphy by means of signals from one station to an- other through a series. Ammersee (äm'er-zā). A lake in Upper Ba- varia, 10 miles long, traversed by the Ammer. It lies west of the Starnbergersee. Ammianus (am-i-a'nus) Mar cell in us. Born at Antioch, Syria, about 330 A. D.: died about 395. A Greek historian, author of a history of Rome (in Latin), covering the period 96 A. D.-378. The part for 96-352 is lost. He wrote probably also credited with the construction of an aque- Ammonius (a-mō'ni-us). Born about 170 A. D.: died after 243. An Alexandrian philosopher, the founder of the Neo platonic school, sur- named "Saccas" or "Saccophorus" ('the sack- bearer'), from his occupation, in early life, as a porter. Plot in us, Long in us, and Origen were his pupils. According to Porphyry he was born a Christian, but this is denied by Eusebius and Jerome. Ammonius. An Alexandrian philosopher, of the second half of the 5th century A. D., a com- ment at or on Aristotle. Amoraim (ä-mō'rä-ēm). [Aram., 'expounders.] The rabbis who commented upon the Mishna, and thus evolved the Gemara, which with the Mishna constitutes the Talmud. The period of the Amoraim begins after the death of the patriarch rabbi Judah I. and extends to the close of the Talmud, i. e., Queene," the twin sister of Belphœbe, the im- personation of the grace and charm of female 2. In Fletcher's "Faithful Shepherde ," a shepherde in love with and loved by Perigot, and enduring many trials with sweetne and constancy. Amoretta (am-ō-ret'ä). See Amoret , 1. Amorgos (a-môr'gos). [Gr. Ἀμοργός .] An isl- and, 21 miles long, in the Ægean Sea, one of the Cyclades, 16 miles southeast of Naxos. It is mountainous and fruitful. Population, about Amorites (am'ō-rīts). [Probably from Heb. amir , mountain-top, the mountaineers (Num. xiii. 29).] A name used in the Old Testament in general for the Can a a nites as well as for a sub- division of the Can a a nites. Biblical critics a ert that in the set of documents known as J (Jahvist) all the pre-Israel it ish inhabitants of Palestine are called Canaan- ites, while in the documents known as E (Elohist) (by others R=Redactor) they are called Amorites. This gen- eral use of the term Amorite finds further confirmation in the recently suggested reading of a geographical term in the cuneiform inscriptions, mat Amurri , country of the Amorites, which denominates in the inscriptions Phœnicia and Syria in general, particularly Palestine: it was prev i- ously read mat Aharri. Even in the restricted sense it is obvious that they were one of the chief races of Canaan. As early as the 13th century B. C. they seem to have been antagonists of the Hittites. They appear on the Egyptian monuments as Amaru ; they lived east of the Jordan where Sihon and Og, their kings, were defeated by Moses. The land thus conquered became the property of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half of Mana eh. Those west of the Jordan were conquered by Joshua, and their territory was given to the tribe of Judah. Amorous Bigot, The. A comedy by T. Shad- well, produced in 1690. Amorous Complaint Made at Windsor, An. A poem attributed to Chaucer. Amorous La Foole, Sir. See La Foole . Amorous Prince, The. A play by Mrs. Aphra Behn, adapted from Davenport's "City Night- A morph us (a-mor'fus). In Ben Jonson's com- edy "Cynthia's Revels," a traveler and affected talker. He is a liar and braggart, and an arb i- Amory (amo-ri), Blanche. In Thackeray's novel "Pen dennis," a worldly, frivolous, and selfish girl, whose real name is Betsy. She en- courages any man, even the French cook, and, while posing as a tender, delicate flower, makes every one about her as uncomfortable as po ible. For this young lady [Blanche Amory] was not able to carry out any emotion to the full; but had a sham enthu- siasm, a sham hatred, a sham love, a sham taste, a sham Ampère, Jean Jacques Antoine. Born at Lyons, Aug. 12, 1800: died at Pau, France, March 27, 1864. A French literary historian, son of A. M. Ampère, profe or in the Collège de France, and a member of the French Acad- emy. He was the author of "His to ire littéraire de la France avant le 12me siècle" (1839-40), "His to ire romaine à Rome" (1856-64), "His to ire de la formation de la langue française," "L'empire romain à Rome," "La Grèce, Rome, et Dante." Ampersand (am'per-sand). A peak of the A dir on dacks situated south of the Saranac Lakes. It is 3,430 feet in height. Ampezzaner (äm-pet-sä'ner) Alps. A group of the Dolomite Alps on the borders of south- ern Tyrol and Italy. Ampezzo (äm-pet'sō). The upper valley of the Boita, situated in Tyrol and the Italian border 26 miles southeast of Brixen. Its chief town is Cortina di Ampezzo (or Ampezzo di Calore). Ampezzo. A town in the province of Udine, Population (commune), about 3,000. Italy, 32 miles northwest of Udine. Population, about 2,000. Ampfing (ämp'fing). A village in Upper Ba- varia, 5 miles west of Mühldorf. Ampfing, Battle of. 1. See Mühldorf .-2. A victory gained by the Austrians under Arch- duke John over the French, Dec. 1, 1800. Am phial us (am-fi'a-lus). [From a Gr. name Ἀμφίαλος.] In Sidney's "Arcadia," the valiant and virtuous son of the wicked Cecropea, and the lover of his cousin Philoclea. IMG:content-0078.png:[blocks in formation] In Greek mythology, a seer and hero of Argos, Amplepuis (on-ple-pwe'). A town in the dewho took part in the Argonautic expedition, the hunt of the Calydonian boar, and the expedition of the Seven against Thebes. A mph i are i on (am"fi-a-ri'on). A sanctuary and oracle of Amphiaraus, near Oropus, in Bœotia, Greece. Amphiaraus was one of the Seven who marched against Thebes, and was here swallowed up by the earth at the will of Zeus, to save him in his flight. The sanctuary occupies a narrow area on the bank of a torrent; it includes a temple and altar, a large portico, a long range of bases for votive statues, and a theater whose plan and stage-structure are interesting. All the existing ruins are of Hellenistic date. The oracle enjoyed great renown, and the deified seer had a high reputation for healing sickne . Excavations have been made here since 1884 by the Archæological Society of Athens. Amphictyony (am-fik'ti-on-i), or Amphictyonic League (am-fik-ti-on'ik lēg). [From Gr. ἀμφικτύονες, dwellers around, neighbors.] In Greek history, a league of peoples inhabiting neighboring territories or drawn together by community of origin or interests, for mutual protection and the guardianship in common of a central sanctuary and its rites. There were several such confederations, but the name is specially appropriated to the most famous of them, that of Delphi. This was composed of twelve tribes, and its deputies met twice each year, alternately at Delphi and at Thermopylæ. Its origin dates back to the beginnings of Grecian history, and it survived the independence of Greece. It exercised paramount authority over the famous oracular sanctuary of the Pythian Apollo and over the surrounding region, and conducted the Pythian games; and it constituted, though in an imperfect way, a national congre of the many comparatively small and often opposed states into which Greece was divided. A mph i loch us (am-fil'ō-kus). [Gr. Ἀμφίλοχος .] In Greek legend, a seer, son of Amphiaraus and brother of Alcmæon: one of the Epigoni. Amphion (am-fi'on). [Gr. Ἀμφίων .] In Greek mythology, a skilful musician, son of Zeus and Antiope, twin brother of Zethus, and husband of Niobe. The brothers slew Dirce, who had ill-treated their mother, by causing her to be dragged to death by walls building, the stones moved of their wwerelding in the hand when the to their places under the influence of Amphion's lyre. A mph i polis (am-fip'ō-lis). [Gr. Ἀμφίπολις .] In ancient geography, a city in Macedonia, on the Strymon, 3 miles from the Ægean, in lat. 40° 48′ N., long. 23° 51′ E. Originally a Thracian town, it was colonized by Athens about 436 B. C., and was captured by Sparta in 424 B. C. Near it the Spartans under Brasidas defeated the A then i ans under Cleon 422 B. C. It later became a Maced on i an and then a Roman po e ion. Amphi a (am-fis'ä). [Gr. Ἄμφισσα .] In ancient geography, a town of the Ozolian Locrians, Greece, 10 miles northwest of Delphi. A mph i trite (am-fi-tri'tē). [Gr. Ἀμφιτρίτη .] 1. In Greek mythology, the godde of the sea, daughter of Nereus and Doris, and wife of Poseidon. -2. An asteroid (No. 29) discovered by Marth, at London, March 1, 1854. Amphitruo. See A mph i try on . A mph i try on (am-fit'ri-on), or Amphitruo (amfit'ru-ō). [Gr. Ἀμφιτρύων .] In Greek legend, a son of Alcæus, king of Træzen, and husband of Alcmene. To secure Alcmene (who would not wed him until the death of her brothers, who were slain by the Taphians, was avenged) he undertook, for his uncle Creon, to catch the Taume ian fox, which by a decree of fate could not be captured, by the help of an A then i an dog which fate had decreed should catch every animal it might pursue. Fate extricated itself from its perplexity by turning both animals into stone. He attacked the Taphians, but could not overcome them so long as the chief Perelaus, who was rendered immortal by one golden hair, lived. Comætho, daughter of Pterelaus, cut off this hair for love of A mph i try on, and he perished. The application of the name A mph i try on to a host is from that part of the story where Jupiter a umes the former's shape in order to visit Alcmene. He gives a feast and is interrupted by the real A mph i try on. This gives rise (in Molière's comedy) to a dispute which is settled by the phrase "Le véritable A mph i try on est l'A mph i try on où l'on dine" (he who gives the feast is the host). A mph i try on, or Amphitruo. 1. A play of Plautus "with a mythological (comic-marvelous) plot, treated with complete mastery over the language and with sparkling humor. Its original and the time of its composition are unknown" ( Teuffel and Schwabe ) .