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It was the capital of the Frankish the Germans in Oct., 1870. It was the scene of several Soliman. See Solyman . church councils. Population (1891), commune, 12,074. So is sons, Battles of. Among the most important are: (1) A battle in 486 A. D., in which Clovis, king the Me roving i an Franks, defeated the Roman governor of Gaul, Syagrius, and established the Frankish power in northern Gaul. (2) A victory of Charles Martel over the Duke of A quit an i a in 719. Sojourner Truth. See Truth , Sojourner . Sokoto (so-koto) tenli A native kingdom of the central Sudan, extending from the Binue River northward, between Gando and Bornu. The population, estimated at 10,000,000, consists of heathen' negroes, semi-civilized and Mohammedan Hausas, and the ruling Fulahs. Wurnu and Sokoto are the capitals, In 1885 the sultan accepted the British protectorate. It is now included in Northern Nigeria. 2. A capital of the realm of Sokoto, situated about lat. 13° N. Sokotra. See Socotra. Sol (sol). [L., 'the sun.'] In Roman mythology, the sun-god. Solario (sō-lä'rē-ō), Antonio, called Zingaro ('the Gipsy'). Born about 1382: died 1455. A Neapolitan painter. Soldan, Paz. See Paz Soldan . Soliman. See Suleiman . Solimões (so-lê-môn'ēs). The common Brazilian name for the middle portion of the Amazon River, from the frontier of Peru to the junction of the Rio Negro. The Solimões or Sorimões, an Indian tribe from which the name is derived, formerly occupied a portion of the banks near the junction of the Purús: they were probably of Tupi stock. Solingen (zo'ling-en). A town in the Rhine Province, Province, Pru ia, 18 miles north-northeast of Cologne. It is noted for its manufactures of iron and steel (sword-blades, knives, sci ors, files, bayonets, revolvers, etc.). Population (1890), 36,540. Solomon compose this epitome, but merely further abridged an earlier and more extensive one; for the historical matter therein a chronicle of the best period has been employed. The individual additions of the author are quite worthle , his diction is pretentious and void of taste, the style long-winded. But this work was well suited to the taste of the succeeding age. It was revised in the sixth century, then the Teuffel and Schwabe , Hist. of Rom. Lit. (tr. by Warr), [II. 291. Solis (sō-lēs'), Juan Diaz de. Born at Lebrija, And alus i a (according to some at Oviedo, Asturias, or in Portugal), about 1470: died on the bank of the Rio de la Plata, 1516. A Spanish navigator. He was a ociated with Vicente Yañez Pinzon in exploring the coasts of Honduras and a small part of Yucatan in 1506, and the south American coast from tas testing in over this voyage they entered (though they did not discover) of Rio de Janeiro, and pa ed the mouth of the Rio de la Plata without exploring it. Varnhagen believed that Solis was with Gonçalo Coelho on the Brazilian coast as early as 1503. In 1512 he succeeded Vespucci as chief pilot of Spain. In Oct., 1515, he sailed from Lepe, with 3 ve els, to seek a southwestern route to the Pacific. Entering the Rio de la Plata, he explored it for some distance, but, having landed, was killed by the Indians. It is probable that the river had been partly explored by Portuguese navigators some years before. Solis, River of. [Sp. Rio de Solis .] A name given, in early maps and books, to the Rio de la Plata. See Solis , Juan Diaz de Solisy Ribadeneyra (sō-lēs'ere-bä-rā-nā'rä), Antonio de. Born at Alcalá de Henares, July 18, 1610: died at Madrid, April 19, 1686. A Spanish author. He was secretary of Philip IV., and in 1666 was appointed historiographer of the Indies. In 1667 he took orders. His earlier works include poems, collected and published at Madrid in 1692; dramas, among which are "Gitanilla," "One Fool Makes a Hundred," and "Love à la Mode"; an opera called "Triumphs of Love and Fortune"; etc. His "Hist or i a de la Con quist a de México" (1st ed. 1684) is one of the Spanish prose cla ics, but shows little profundity of research. There is a continuation by Ignacio Salazar y Olarte (1743). Sollas (sol'as), W. J. Born at Birmingham, England, May 30, 1849. An English geologist and biologist, profe or of geology and mineralogy in the University of Dublin 1883-97, and profe or of geology and paleontology at the University of Oxford 1897-. Sol linger Wald (zol'ling-er vält), or Solling (zol'ling). A low mountain-range in Bruns wick and the province of Hannover, Pru ia, situated north and northwest of Göttingen and east of the Weser. Highest point, about 1,600 feet. Soll und Haben (zōl önt hä'ben). [G., 'Debit and Credit.'] A novel by Gustav Freytag, published in 1855. The scene is laid in Germany in the 19th century. Solmona (sol-mō'nä), or Sulmona (söl-mō'nä). A town in the province of Aquila, central Italy, situated at the junction of the Vella and Gizzio, 33 miles southeast of Aquila: the ancient Sulmo. It was a city of the Peligni; and is famous as the birthplace of Ovid. Population, about 15,000. Solne (sol'nes). The "master builder" in Ibsen's play of that name. He is superstitious, egotistical, and cowardly. Solnhofen (zōln'hō-fen), or Solenhofen (zō'len-ho-fen). A village in Middle Franc on i a, Bavaria, situated on the Altmühl 36 miles north of Augsburg: noted for its quarries of lithographic stone. In this formation was made in 1861 the famous discovery of the Archæopteryx. Solo (sōlō). A river in Java, flowing into Java Sea opposite Madura. Length, over 300 miles. Sologne (sō-lōny'). A level region in the departments of Loir-et-cher, Loiret, and Cher, France: naturally sandy and sterile. Sololá (sō-lō-lä'). A town in Guatemala, Central America, near Lake Atitlan, 47 miles northwest of Guatemala. It is the ancient Tec pan At it lan, chief town of the Cakchiquel Indians. Population (1893), 7,627. Solomon (solo-mon). [F. Salomon , It. Salo mone, Sp. Salomon, Pg. Salomão , G. Salomo , LL. Salomo , Gr. Σαλωμών, Heb. Shelomoh , peace IMG:content-1055.png:[blocks in formation] him Israel became a great power, and he himself became famous for his wealth, his luxury, and his wisdom - the last, according to the Bible account, a special gift of God. His great work was the building of the temple (which see). He was in alliance, political and commercial, with Hiram of Tyre and with other powers, and extended Israel it ish commerce to all parts of the known world. The name of nary magical powers, plays an important part in Eastern and thence in European legends. According to one tradition, the Ethiopians are descended from him through a son which the Queen of Sheba bore him. IMG:content-1056.png:[blocks in formation] Solomon. 1. An epic poem by Prior, published in 1718.-2. An oratorio by Handel, produced at London in 1749. Solomon ben or ibn Gabirol. See Gabirol . Solomon Islands or Archipelago, or Salomon (F. pron. sä-lō-môn') Islands. A group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, east of New Guinea, about lat. 5°-11° S. The chief islands of the group are Bougainville, Choiseul, Ysabel, Malanta, Guadalcanar, New Georgia, and San Christ oval. They are mountainous and volcanic. Their inhabitants are princi pally Me lanes i ans, and are warlike cannibals. The islands were discovered by Mendaña in the 16th century. The northern part of the group, with an area of 4,200 square miles and a population of 45,000, belongs to Germany. Solomon River. A river in northern Kansas which unites with the Smoky Hill River to form the Kansas River. Length, about 300 miles. Solon (sõʻlon). [Gr. Σόλων.] Born about 638 B. C.: died about 559. A famous A then i an lawgiver. He encouraged the A then i ans to regain po e ion of Salamis. In 594 he became archon and was charged with various reforms. He improved the condition of the debtors, divided the population into four "cla es," and reorganized the Boule, the popular a embly, and the council of the Areopagus. He traveled in Cyprus and the East.