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Armado (är-mä'dō), Don Adriano de. In Shakspere's "Love's Labour's Lost," a verbose, fantastical Spanish military braggart. His prototype is found in old Italian comedy. Armageddon (är-ma-ged'on), or Har-Magedon (här-ma-ged'on). [Heb. See the definition.] A name used in Rev. xvi. 16, and signifying 'the mountain of Megiddo.' The reference in the pa age in Revelation is probably to Megiddo, but some refer it to the plain of Esdraelon in Galilee and Samaria, famous as a battle-field. See Esdraelon . northern Spain, a tributary of the Pisuerga and sub tributary of the Douro. Arlberg (ärl'berg). A pa on the border of Tyrol and Vorarlberg, 5,895 feet high. Arlberg Tunnel. A tunnel under the Arlberg, forming part of the railway which runs from Bludenz in Vorarlberg via Landek to Innsbruck. It is about 61⁄2 miles long, and was opened in 1884. Arlecchino and Arlequin. See Harlequin . Arles (ärlz), Kingdom of. In medieval history, a kingdom which was formed by the union of the kingdoms of Transjurane Burgundy and Cisjurane Burgundy in 933. In 1.032 its territories were annexed to the Holy Roman Empire. (See Burgundy , Cisjurane , and Transju rane .) Cisjurane Burgundy, formed in 879, is sometimes called the kingdom of Arles. Arles (ärlz; F. pron.ärl). A city in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, France, situated me the left bank of the eastern arm of the Rhône near its mouth, in lat. 43° 43′ N., long. 4° 37′ E.: the Roman Are late or (under Const an tine the Great) Constant i a. It is especially noted for its antiquities, which include a Roman amphitheater (the largest in France), a Roman theater (where Venus a a thesofre as found Romanablik ostan tine. (See below.) It was called the "Gallic Rome" from its importance, was a favorite residence of Const an tine, was the seat of several church councils, and became the capital of the kingdom of Arles in 879. From 1150 to 1251 it was a republic, and then became subject to Charles of Anjou, and followed the fortunes of Provence. The amphitheater is built of excellent masonry, and is one of the best-preserved structures of the kind. The ex bounded by Lough Neagh on the north, Down bout he east, Louth on the south, and Tyrone and Monaghan on the west: sometimes called the "Orchard of Ireland." The surface is hilly and undulating, and low in the north and south. Armagh has manufactures of linen and cotton. Area, 512 square miles. Armenia erick III. and the Swi in 1444, which ended in the total defeat of the Armagnacs at St. Jakob on the Birs, Aug. 26, 1444. Armagnacs (är-män-yäks'), The. 1. The party of the house of Orleans, Orleans, opponents of the house of Burgundy during the reign of Charles VI.: so named from Bernard of Armagnac, their leader.-2. Bands of lawle mercenaries, consisting chiefly of natives of the county of Armagnac, trained in the civil wars between the Armagnac and Burgundian parties. To rid France of them they were sent by Charles VII. to aid the emperor Frederick III. in enforcing his claims against the Swi in 1444. Armançon (är-mon-son'). A river in France, about 100 miles long, which joins the Yonne east of Joigny. Armand Teffin. See Rouarie , Marquis de la . Armande (är-mond'). One of the learned ladies in Molière's comedy "Les Femmes Savantes." She loves Clitandre, but he loves her sister Henriette who is not a femme savante. Armande Béjart. See Béjart . Armansperg (är'mänz-per a), Count Joseph Ludwig von. Born at Kötzting, in Lower Bavaria, Feb. 28, 1787: died at Munich, April 3, 1853. A Bavarian statesman, president of the regency of Greece 1833-35, and chancellor of state 1835-37. Arm a to les (är'ma-tōlz), or Armatoli (är-matō'lī). A body of irregular Greek (Christian) local militia, in the employ of the sultans from the 15th century to the Greek revolution in 1821. The Arm a to les had existed in the Byzantine empire, and had served, in a measure, to protect the Greek population from the Franks, Albanians, and Servians. The institution was accepted by the sultans and incorporated in their administration. After the Peace of Belgrad (1739) the power of the Arm a to les was attacked by the and it declined. Large numbers of them ported the state ned independe Armed Soldier of Democracy, The. Napoleon Bonaparte. Armellina (är-me-li'nä). The shrewd maidservant of Antonio, in Tomkis's comedy "Albumazar." She is loved and finally won by Trincalo. See Trincalo . Armendáris, Lope Diaz de. See Diaz de Ar mendáris . Armendariz de Toledo, Alonso Henriquez de. Born in Navarre, 1543: died in Mexico, Nov. 5, 1628. A Spanish Francis can friar. He was succe ively vicar-general of Peru, bishop of Sidonia (1603),