Outside the pages of the Old Testament nothing is known of Nimrod

The monuments of As syria and Babylonia have hitherto refused to divulge the name. Certain scholars indeed imagined that it might be the pronunciation of the name of the hero of the great Chaldæan Epic, but we now know that such is not the case. Nimrod still remains to be discovered in the cuneiform texts. Sayce, Races of the O. T., p. 66. Nimrod. A pseudonym of C. J. Apperley, a writer on hunting, etc., in the "Quarterly Review." Nimrud (nim'röd). An important archæological site in As syria, on the left bank of the Tigris about 19 miles below Nineveh: the ancient Calah (which see). It was excavated by Layard between 1845 and 1851, and yielded the remarkable series of reliefs constituting the Nimrud Gallery in the British Museum. The site was occupied by several palaces in succe ion, according to the Oriental custom which required every monarch to build his own. The long series of changes and reconstructions makes the architectural history of the site difficult to unravel; however, except Khors a bad, this has been the most carefully explored and the most instructive site in As syria. It is particularly interesting for its abundant remains of vaults built of crude brick in courses inclined diagonally against each other, so as to obviate the use of centering. Nimwegen (nim'wa-gen), or Nymegen, or Nimeguen (nim'a-gen), D. also Nijmegen (ni'ma-chen), F. Nimègue (ne-mag'). A city in the province of Gelder land, Netherlands, situated on the Waal in lat. 51° 51′ N., long. 5° 52′ E.: the Roman Noviomagus. It has a fine situation, and contains the Church of St. Stephen, Stadhuis, and ruins of the Caroling i an palace. It was the residence of Charles the Great and other monarchs. Later it was a free imperial city and Hanseatic town. It joined the Union of Utrecht in 1579; was taken by the Spaniards in 1585; retaken by the Dutch in 1591; and taken by the French in 1672 and in 1794. Population (1891), 32,990. Nine Worthies, The Nimwegen, Peace of. A series of treaties concluded at Nimwegen in 1678 and 1679. With those of Westminster between Holland and England (Feb. 9, 1674), of Fontainebleau between France and Denmark (Sept. 2, 1679), of Lund between Denmark and Sweden (Sept. 26, 1679), and of St. Germain-en-Laye between Sweden and Brandenburg (1679), they put an end to the hostilities between France and Holland and their allies originating with the attack on Holland by Louis XIV. in 1672. The treaty between France and Holland was concluded Aug. 10, 1678; that between France and Spain Sept. 17, 1678; between the emperor on the one hand and France and Sweden on the other Feb. 5, 1679; and that between Holland and Sweden Oct. 12, 1679. Holland received all its territory back on condition of preserving neutrality; Spain ceded Franche-Comté, Valenciennes, Cambray, St.. Omer, Ypres, Condé, Bouchain, Maubeuge, and other places to France; France restored Charleroi, Oudenarde, Court ray, Limburg, Ghent, Puycerda, etc., to Spain; the emperor ceded Freiburg-im-Breisgau to France; and Duke Charles IV. of Lorraine was restored to his duchy, but on conditions which he refused to accept. Niña (nēn'yä), La. [Sp., 'little girl.'] One of the smaller caravels of Columbus in his voyage of 1492. It was an undecked ve el, probably not over 45 feet long, and was commanded at first by Vicente Yañez Pinzon. After the wreck of the Santa Maria (Dec. 24, 1492) Columbus returned in the Niña to Europe. Nina Gordon. See Dred . Ninetta, See Gazza Ladra, La. Ninety-Six (nīn'ti-siks'). A village in Abbeville County, South Carolina, 75 miles west by north of Columbia. It was unsucce fully besieged by the Americans under Greene in 1781. Ninety-Three (nin'ti-thre'). [F. Quatre - vingt treize .] Ahistorical novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1874. The scene is laid in the northwest of France in 1793. Nineveh (nin'e-ve). [Heb. Ninevé , A yr. Ni nua, Gr. Νινευί ἡ Νίνος .] In ancient geography, an important city and for a long time the capital of the A yrian empire, situated on the eastern bank of the upper Tigris opposite the modern Mosul, and surrounded in ancient times by a shallow river (Khosr). The site, now marked by the two mounds of Kuyunjik and Nebi Yunus, was first identified in 1820 by J. C. Rich, political resident of the East India Company at Bagdad. The first attempts at excavation were made in 1842 by Paul Émile Botta, who, however, met with slight succe : these were followed on a more extended scale by Sir Austen Henry Layard (1845-47, 1849-51), by Hormuzd Ra am (1854), and by George Smith (1873-76), the work being again taken up by Ra am on the death of Smith. As a result of these excavations, the general outline of the city, the remains of four palaces and numerous sculptures, and you sands of tablets (principally from the so-called library of As urban i pal) were discovered. The greater part of these is now in the British Museum. The city had a circumference of from 7 to 8 miles, the ruins of the walls showing a height in some parts of 50 feet. It was in existence as early as the time of Samsi-ramman (1816 B. C.), who rebuilt a temple there. Shalmaneser I. (1330 B. c.) built a palace at Nineveh and made it the city of his residence. Samsi-ramman III. (824-811) decorated and restored the temple of Ishtar, famous for a special phase of the cult of the godde . (See Ishtar .) Ramman-nirari III. (811-782) built a new palace on the site of the mound Nebi Yunus. For a time Nineveh was neglected, Sargon (722705 B. c.), the founder of the new dynasty, abandoning it as the capital for a new town, Dur-Sarrukin (Khors a bad), which he built and made his residence. His son, Sennacherib (705-681 B. c.), was, however, a special patron of Nineveh. He surrounded it with a wall, replaced (695) the small palace at the northeast wall by a large one, built another palace which he filled with cedar wood and adorned with colo al bulls and lions, and beautified the city with a park. The Old Testament (2 Ki. xix. 36, Isa. xxxvii. 37) mentions Nineveh as the residence of Sennacherib. Esarhaddon (680-668 B. c.) finished a temple, widened the streets, and beautified the city, forcing the kings whom he conquered to furnish materials for adorning the city and palaces. Nineveh succumbed to the combined attack of the Medes under Cyaxares and the Babylonians under Nabopola ar in 608 (6067) в. с. See also As syria , Cyaxares , Ku yunjik , and Nebi Yunus . Nine Worthies, The. Nine heroes of romance and chivalry whose story is told in Arthur i an legends. In one of these, the "Triumphes des neufs Preux," "the author feigns that there appeared to him in a vision nine heroes, and in a second vision a tenth hero, viz., Joshua, David, Judas Maccabæus, Hector, Alexander the Great, Julius Cæsar, and then Arthur, Charlemagne, Godfrey of Bouillon, and finally Bertrand du Guesclin; they charge him to undertake the description of their lives and feats, in order that Lady Triumphe, who appears with them, may be enabled to decide which of them has deserved her crown. The nine heroes of this romance are not infrequently mentioned in the earlier English literature. Shakespeare alludes in 'Love's Labour 's Lost' (act v. sc. 2) to the Nine Worthies. Further, they appear in the verses which precede the Low-German history of Alexander the Great (Brun's 'Altplattdeutsche Gedichte,' p. 336, etc. See also Warton, vol. iv. p. 151, note a, Lond. 1824). They figure also in tapestry and paintings (Warton, ii. p. 44, note 9). This selection of thrice three heroes may very likely have originated in the 'Welsh Triads,' where the three Pagan, Jewish, and Christian trinities are enumerated as follows: Hector, Alexander, and Julius Cæsar; Joshua, David, and Judas Maccabæus; Arthur, Charlemagne, and Godfrey de Bouillon. For Godfrey is sometimes substituted Guy of Warwick." Dunlop , Hist. of Prose Fiction, I. 269, 270. The "Pageant of the Nine Worthies," out of which so much fun is made in Shakspere's "Love's Labour 's Lost," IMG:content-0735.png:[blocks in formation] Ninian(nin'i-an), Saint. Lived about 400 A. D. A British mi ionary among the southern Picts. He built a church at Withern, or Whithorn, Galloway, in 397, and in 420, when driven to Ireland, is said to have founded a monastery at Clon conn or. Niño (nēn'yō), Pedro Alonso. Born in Moguer about 1455: died about 1505. A Spanish nav i- gator. He was connected with several Portuguese expe- ditions to the West African coast; commanded a supply fleet which sailed for Santo Domingo in 1496; and was with Columbus on his third voyage in 1498. Later he was as- sociated with Cristobal Guerra in a trading expedition to the pearl coast (Venezuela). They left Spain about June, 1499, with a single small ve el, and returned richly laden with pearls and gold in April, 1500. This was the first financially profitable voyage to the American coast. Ninon de Lenclos or L'Enclos. See Lenclos . Ninove (nē-nov'). A town in the province of East Flanders, Belgium, situated on the Dender 15 miles west of Bru els. Population (1890), IMG:content-0736.png:[blocks in formation] Nio (nē'ō). An island in the nomarchy of the Cyclades, Greece, 12 miles south-southwest of Naxos: the ancient Ios. Length, 11 miles. Niobe (nī'ō-bē). [Gr. Νιόβη.] In Greek mythol- ogy, the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Am- phi on, king of Thebes. Proud of her numerous pro- geny, she provoked the anger of Apollo and Artemis by boasting over their mother Leto, who had but those two children. She was punished by seeing all her children die by the arrows of the two light-deities. She herself was met- a morpho sed by Zeus into a stone which it is still sought to identify on the slope of Mount Sipylus, near Smyrna. This legend has afforded a fruitful subject for art, and was nota- bly represented in a group attributed to Scopas, now best known from copies in the Uffizi at Florence. See Niobe Hudson River. Eliot's translation of the Bible was in the Natic dialect of the language spoken by the Nipmuc tribes. See Algonquian . Nipmucks. See Nipтис . Nipper (nip'er), Susan. In Dickens's "Dom- bey and Son," a young maid in charge of Flor- ence Dombey, noted for her sharp tongue. She marries Toots. Nipple Top (nip'l top). An isolated peak of the A dir on dacks, south of Mount Marcy. Height, 4,684 feet. Nippon (nip-on'), or Niphon (nif-on'), or Nipon (nip-on'). ['Origin of the sun.'] A name wrongly used by foreigners for the main island of Japan. The Japanese call the entire empire Dai-Nippon or Nippon. Nippur (nip-pör'). In ancient geography, a city of Babylonia, south of Babylon, midway be- tween that place and Erech: the modern Niffer, situated on the Shatt en-Nil. The city existed in the earliest Babylonian period, an inscription of Naram-Sin (3750 B. C.) having been found there. Bel and Beltis were its special divinities. Nippur was visited by Sir Austen Henry Layard, who made some slight excavations and found several enameled coffins and other objects. It was exca- vated by an American expedition sent out by the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania 1889-91 under the leadership of Dr. were found there. A portion of these are now in the perial Museum at Constantinople, and the remainder in the museum of the University of Pennsylvania. Excavations were resumed in 1893, and are now (1894) being carried on. Niquirans. See Nicaraos . Niris (nē'ris), Lake. A large salt lake in Far- sist an, southern Persia, east of Shiraz. Nirukta (ni-rök'ta). [Skt.: nis , out, and ukta , spoken, spoken out, loud, clear: and, as noun, explanation, etymological interpretation of a word.] In Sanskrit, the name of the fourth of six Vedangas (which see), or works or cla es of works auxiliary to the Veda. It consists of the ex- planation of difficult Vedic words. As Yaska's Nirukti or explanation' of the Nighantu or Nigh an tavas is almost the only survivor of the cla , the name is also used of that work. See Nighantu and Nirukti. Nirukti (ni-rök'ti). [Skt., 'interpretation.'] In Sanskrit literature, an exposition in 12 books, by Yaska, of the Nighantu or Nigh an tavas. See Nighantu . "It is in Yaska's work, the Nirukti, that we find the first general notions of grammar. Starting from the phonetic rules, advance was made first to a general view of phonetics, and thence to the remaining portions of the domain of language. Inflection, derivation, and com- position were recognized and distinguished, and manifold reflections were made upon the modifications thereby oc- casioned in the meaning of a root." ( Weber .) As to Yas- ka's date, it can only be said that he belonged to the last stages of the Vedic period. His Nirukti has been edited by Roth. Nirvana (nir-vänä). [Skt., 'blowing out' (as Nithard (near Finish hist or i a of of a light), 'extinction." In Buddhism, the Bertha and grandson of Charles the Great. condition of a Buddha; the state to which the Buddhist saint aspires as the highest aim and highest good. Originally, doubtle , this was the ex- tinct i on of existence, Buddha's attempt being to show the Nipigon (nip'i-gon), or Nepigon (nep'i-gon), or Neepigon (në'pi-gon), Lake. A lake in British North America, 25 miles north of Lake Supe- rior, into which it discharges by Nipigon River. Length, about 70 miles. Nipi ing (nip'i-sing), Lake. A lake in the province of Ontario, Canada, northeast of Geor- gian Bay (in Lake Huron), into which it dis- life, and especially to life everlastingly renewed by trans- migration, as held in India. But in later times this neg a- tion has naturally taken on other forms, and is explained Nisea (ni-sea). In ancient geography, a re- gion in Media (perhaps near the Caspian Gates), The Ni ean breed of horses continued in repute down to the times of Ammianus Mar cell in us (xxiii. 6). They excelled all others in size and speed, and were generally the property of the Persian kings or nobles of the highest rank. The situation of the Nisæan plain from which they were said to derive their name is uncertain. According to Strabo, some placed it in Armenia; others, according to Suidas, in Persia. The general consent, however, of the best writers a igns it to Media, where we know from the Behistun Inscription that there was a district Nisæa or Nisaya. Rawlinson, Herod., IV, 39, note. Nisami. See Nizami . Nisan (ni's an). [Heb.nísán, Babylonian nisánu .] The name of the first month of the Hebrew year, corresponding to March-April: after the exile (Esther iii. 7, Neh. ii. 1) corresponding to the preëxilic Abib. Like the other names of the Hebrew months, it was derived from the Babylonians. The fact that it was the month in which the vernal equinox fell is attested by the cuneiform tablets and by Joseph us. Nisard (ne-zär'), Jean Marie Napoléon Dé- siré. Born March 20, 1806: died at Paris, March 26, 1888. A French historian of literature. He became a member of the French Academy in 1850. His chief work is "His to ire la littérature française" ture" (1859), "Nouvelles Études" (1864), etc. Nipmuc (nip'muk). [Pl., also Nipmucks . The Niscemi (nish-a'mē). A town in the province name means 'fresh-water fishing-place.'] A of Cal tan is sett a, Sicily, 43 miles southwest of general name for the North American Indian tribes of central Ma achusetts, extending into Connecticut and Rhode Island. In 1675 their sur- vivors of the King Philip war fled to Canada and to the Catania. Population (1881), 12,110. Nish, or Nisch (nesh), or Ni a (nes'sä). The second largest city of Servia, situated on the Nishava in lat. 43° 18' N., long. 21° 55′ E.: the Nither oh i. See Nictheroy . Nithsdale (niths'dal). The valley of the Nith, principally in Dumfrie hire, Scotland. Niti-Ghaut (ne'të-gât'). One of the chief pa es over the Himalaya from India to Tibet, situ- ated about lat. 30°50′ N., long. 79° 45′ E. Height, nearly 17,000 feet. centuries, especially by those of them who speak of the monastic institutions of their own times. Around these dreary waters the monks of that time established them 24, 1839, the Egyptians under Ibrahim defeated the Turks. Nizza. See Nice (in France). Nitria selves in great numbers-so many, indeed, that the emperor Valens, thinking that he could find a more useful employment for them than that of reciting the Psalter, as many as five you sand of in his legions. Taylor , Hist. Anc. Books, p. 217. Nitzsche (nitsh), Gregor Wilhelm. Born at Wittenberg, Pru ia, Nov. 22, 1790: died at Leipsic, July 22, 1861. A German philologist, son of K. L. Nitzsch: profe or at Kiel 1827-52, and at Leipsic 1852-61. He wrote works on the Homeric poems, and defended the Homeric authorship of the Iliad and Ody ey. Nitzsch, Karl Immanuel. Born at Borna, Njenji (njen'jē). A name given to the land of the Barotse by the Ovimbundu, and adopted by the Portuguese. Njörd (nyerd). [ON. Njördhr .] In Old Norse mythology, the father of Frey and Freyja: most often mentioned in connection with the former as the dispenser of riches. He was by race a Vana, but came as a hostage to Asgard. His wife was Skadi, the daughter of the giant Thjazi. He ruled the wind and calmed the sea, and hence was the god of sailors and fishermen. His dwelling was Noatun (ON. Nóatún). Njörd is in name the same as the godde Nerthus of Tacitus, who is called by him terra mater . Her cult and characwere almost identical with those of Frey. Nohl Noche Triste (no'cha trēs tā). [Sp., 'sad' or 'disastrous night.'] The name given by the Spanish conquerors of Mexico to the night of June 30, 1520, memorable for a struggle in which their forces were nearly annihilated. After the death of Monte zum a, Cortés resolved to leave Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) secretly. The movement was detected by the natives, and a terrible battle ensued on the Tlacopan causeway. The Spaniards finally escaped with the lo of about 450 of their small force, besides 4,000 Indian allies. Much of the plunder they had acquired was sunk in the lake, and was never recovered. 21, 1868. A German Protestant theologian, son of K. L. Nitzsch: profe or at Berlin 1847-68. He was one of the founders of the "mediation theology." His chief works are "System der christ lichen Lehre" ("System of Christian Doctrine," 1829), "Praktische Theologie" (1847-48). Nitzsch, Karl Ludwig. Born at Wittenberg, Pru ia, Aug. 6, 1751: died there, Dec. 5, 1831. A German Protestant theologian, profe or at Wittenberg. Nitzsch, Karl Wilhelm. Born at Zerbst, Anhalt, Dec. 22, 1818: died at Berlin, June 20, 1880. A German historian, son of G.W. Nitzsch: profe or at Berlin 1872-80. He published works on Roman and medieval German history, etc. Niut'atci. See Mi ouri. Nivardus (ni-vär'dus) of Ghent. Lived in the 12th century. A Flemish priest, the author of the Latin poem "Ysengrimus," originally called "Reinardus Vulpes" (1148). See Reynard the Fox . Here we have the names that afterwards entered so completely into the speech of Europe that the old French word for a fox, Goupil , was replaced by Renard. Reinaert, Reynard, or Reg in hard, means 'absolutely hard,' a hardened evil-doer whom there is no turning from his way. It is altogether out of this old story that the Fox has come by that name. Isegrim, the Wolf's name, is also Flemish Isengrin meaning 'the iron helm.' The bear they named Bruno, Bruin, for the colour of his coat. Morley , English Writers, VI. 316. Nivelles (ne-vel'), Flem. Nyvel (ni'vel). A manufacturing town in the province of Brabant, Belgium, on the Thines, 17 miles south of Brus sels. It contains the church of an ancient convent. Population (1890), 10,642. Nivernais (ne-ver-nā'). An ancient government of France, corresponding nearly to the department of Nièvre. It was bounded by Burgundy on the northeast, east, and southeast, Bourbonnais on the south and southwest, Berry on the west, and Orléanais on the northwest. The most important portion of it was the duchy of Nevers. Nivôse (në-vōz'). [F., 'the snowy.'] The name adopted in 1793 by the National Convention of the first French republic for the fourth month of the year. It consisted of 30 days, beginning in the years 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 with Dec. 21; in 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 with Dec. 22; and in 12 with Dec. 23. The Greg or i an calendar came again into use after 10th Nivose, year 14 (Dec. 31, 1806). his family and some of all living animals. God then brought a flood, and upon its ce ation Noah went forth from the ark, and from his family the world was repeopled. A similar account is found in cuneiform literature and in the early legends of various other peoples. See Hasis - Adra . Noailles (no-i'), Duc Adrien Maurice de. Born Sept. 29, 1678: died June 24, 1766. A French marshal. He was defeated by the Pragmatic army at Dettingen June 27, 1743, during the War of the Austrian Succe ion. Noailles, Antoine de. Born 1504: died March 11, 1562. A French admiral and diplomatist. He was amba ador in England 1553-56. Noailles, Marquis Emmanuel Henri Victurnien de. Born Sept. 15, 1830. A French writer and diplomatist, son of Paul de Noailles. He was minister plenipotentiary and afterward amba ador at Rome 1873-82, amba ador at Constantinople 18821886. He has published "La Pologne et ses front ières" (1863), "Henri de Valois et la Pologne en 1572" (1867). Noailles, Vicomte Louis Marie de. Born 1756: died Jan. 9, 1804. A French general and politician, second son of Philippe de Noailles (Duc de Mouchy). He was the brother-in-law of the Marquis de Lafayette, and came to the United States as a volunteer in 1779. He was commi ioned to arrange with Cornwall is the details of the capitulation at York town in 1781. He was elected to the States-General in 1789. At first a sup porter of the Revolution, he emigrated at the beginning of the Reign of Terror. He afterward accepted a command under Rochambeau in Santo Domingo, and was mortally wounded in an engagement with the English. Noailles, Duc Paul de. Born Jan. 4, 1802: died May 30, 1885. A French peer and writer. His chief work is "His to ire de Madame de Main ten on" (1848-58). Noailles, Philippe de, Duc de Mouchy. Born 1715: guillotined June 27, 1794. A French marshal. He served in the War of the Austrian Succe ion and in the Seven Years' War, and was one of the victims of the Reign of Terror. Noakhali (nō-äk-hä'lē), or No a colly (no-akol'i). A district in Bengal, British India, intersected by lat. 23o N., long. 91° E. Area, 1,645 square miles. Population (1891), 1,009,693. Nob (nob). In Old Testament geography, a city Niza (nēt'sä). Marcos de. Born at Nice, Italy, about 1495: died in Mexico, 1542 (?). A Fran- ciscan mi ionary, discoverer of Arizona. He is said to have labored succe ively in Peru, Nicaragua, and Mexico, and in the last-named country was provincial of his order. By order of the viceroy he penetrated northward near Jerusalem, to the north. Its exact site is from Culiacan in 1539, and in May of that year reached the unknown. Zuñi pueblos); but, back, reaching Compos tell a about July. His exaggerated accounts (derived only from reports) of the riches of Cibola and its seven cities led to the expedition of Corona do (1540), which he accompanied as guide: the supposed wealthy cities were then shown to be ordinary pueblos, and the friar was sent back in disgust. Niza's report, which has been frequently published, is full of improbabilities; but there can be no doubt that he cro ed Sonora and part of Arizona into New Mexico. Nizami (ni-za-mē ́) (Abu Mohammed ben Yusuf Sheikh Nizam eddin). Born in 1141 at Tafrish, near Kum: lived the greater part of his life at Genje (Yelisavetpol), and died in 1202. One of the seven chief poets of Persia. He wrote a divan of 28,000 distichs, and five other great poems: "The Storehouse of Mysteries," "The Book of Alexander, "Khosrau and Shirin," " Majnun and Laila" (see Laila and Majnun), and "The Seven Fair Faces," the last consisting of seven stories told by the seven wives of Bahram Gor to amuse him. These five works are known as the "Five Treasures of Nizami." The third has been translated into German by Hammer-Purgstall (1812), the fourth into English by At kins on (1836), the fifth into German by Erdmann (1835). See Bacher, "Nizamis Leben und Werke' (Gottingen, 1871). Nizam's Dominions. See Hyderabad . Nizhni-Novgorod. See Nijni - Norgorod . Nizib, or Nisib (nē-zēb'). A place in the vilayet of Aleppo, Asiatic Turkey, situated near the Euphrates 64 miles northeast of Aleppo. Hered Southey's "Doctor." Noble Gentleman, The. A play licensed in 1626, printed in 1647. It has been attributed to Fletcher, but his share in it is questionable. Fleay thinks he left it unfinished, and that it was completed by Rowley and, probably, Middle ton. Noboa (no-bo'ä), Diego. Born at Guayaquil, 1789: died there, Nov. 3, 1870. An Ecuador i an politician. He was prominent in the events of 1820 and 1827, and was a member of the provisional government in 1845. In 1849 he was the candidate of the clerical party for president, and after great disorders was elected to the place in 1850. He was deposed and banished the same year. Nobrega (nob'rā-gä), Manuel de. Born in Portugal, Oct. 18, 1517: died at Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 18, 1570. A Jesuit mi ionary. He went to Brazil in 1549 with the first members of his order sent to South America, and was the first provincial of the Jesuits in the New World (1553-59). The influence of his labors was very great, and he shares with Anchieta the title of "Apostle of Brazil." Nocera Inferiore (nō-chā'rä in-fa-re-ō're), or Nocera de' Pagani (dā pä-gä'ně). A town in the province of Salerno, Italy, 21 miles east by south of Naples: the ancient Nuceria Alfaterna. It was captured by the Romans in 308 B. c., by Hannibal in 216, and by Spartacus in 73. It was recolonized by August us. Population (1881), 12,830. Noctes Ambrosianæ (nok'tēz am-brō-şi-ā'nē). [L., Ambrosian nights.'] A series of papers in tributed to "Blackwood's Magazine 1822-35, chiefly by John Wilson ("Christopher North"). Noctes Atticæ (at'i-sē). [L., 'Attic nights.'] A miscellaneous work by Aulus Gellius. Nod (nod). The unknown land, on the east of Eden, to which Cain fled, according to the account in Gen. iv. By humorous allusion to this, the state of sleep (or nodding) is colloquially called "the land of nod." Nodier (no-dya'), Charles Emmanuel. Born at Besançon, France, April 28, 1780: died at Paris, Jan. 26, 1844. A French novelist, grammarian, and miscellaneous author. He wrote "Dictionnaire des onomatopées françaises" (1808), "Mélanges tirées d'une petite bibliothèque" (1825); novels, "His to ire du roi de Bohême" (1830), "Fée aux miettes" (1832), “Inès de la Sierras," "Smarra" (1831), etc.; "Diction naire universel de la langue française" ("French Dictionary," 1823), etc.