Commode (ko-mōd')

A play by Thomas Cor-neille, played for Louis XIV. at the Louvre in 1659. Commodian. See Com modi an us . Com modi an us (ko-mo-di-ā'nus). A Christian poet of the first half of the 3d century. Two poems by him are extant, "Instruct i ones LXXX adversus gentium deos," and "Carmen A polo get i cum," a defense of Christianity. Commodus (kom'ō-dus), Lucius Ælius Aurelius (also Marcus Ant on in us). Born at Lanuvium, Italy, Aug. 31, 161 A. D.: killed at Rome, Dec. 31, 192. Emperor of Rome 180192, son of Marcus Aurelius whom he succeeded. He bought peace of the Germans at the price of a tribute, and, intrusting the direction of the government to favorites (Perennis, Clean der, Lætus, and Eclectus), abandoned himself to di ipation and cruelty. He Comnenus (kom-nē'nus), House of (The Comneni). [MGr. Κόμνηνος.] An illustrious Byzantine family, probably of Italian origin, which acquired historical importance in the 10th century, and from which descended six emperors of the East, all the emperors of Trebizond, and many statesmen, generals, and authors. See Alexius I., Alexius II., Andronicus I., Isaac 1., Manuel I., and Anna Comnena. IMG:content-0365.png:[blocks in formation] Skeat . Como (kōmō). [F. Come , It. Como , L. Comum . ] 1. The capital of the province of Como, Italy, Complete Angler, The. A celebrated work of Como, 25 miles north-northwest of Milan. It Compos tel a. See Santiago de Compos tell a . is picturesquely situated, has a noted cathedral, and mant Compos tel a (kom-pos-tā lä), Diego Evelino ufactures silk. The cathedral, one of the finest in northern Italy, was begun in 1396 in an excellent Pointed style, con- tinued in that of the early Renai ance, and completed in the more ornate Renai ance of the 16th century. The front has round-arched doors, a fine rose, delicate sculpture, and rich pinnacles. The Renai ance north doorway is notable. The nave is Pointed, with good vaulting; the circular choir is cla ical. There are many beautiful frescos, by Quini and Ferrari. It was the birthplace of the elder Pliny, the younger Pliny, and Volta. Population (1891), commune, 35,000. on Switzerland. Area, 1,091 square miles. Population (1891), 555,682. Como, Lake of, It. Lago di Como (lägō de kōmō), F. Lac de Côme (läk dė kōm), G. Co- mersee (kō'mer-zā). A lake of northern Italy, near the Swi border: the Roman Lacus Larius. It is traversed by the river Adda, and is famous for its beauty. It is surrounded by mountains, and its shores are bordered with villas. At Bellaggio it is divided into the Lake of Como (proper) and the Lake of Lecco. Length, 30 miles. Greatest width, 2 miles. Depth, 1,330 feet. Com on fort (kō-mon-fort'), Ignacio. Born at Puebla, March 12, 1812: died near Guanajuato, Nov. 13, 1863. A Mexican soldier and states- man. He joined the revolt against Santa Anna, April, 1854; was secretary of war under Alvarez, Oct., 1855, and on the retirement of that leader became acting presi dent; under the constitution of Feb., 1857, was elected constitutional president, a uming office Dec. 1, 1857. As acting president he crushed a series of revolts led by the church and conservative parties. Soon after his regular election he tacitly encouraged the project of a dictator- ship; was deposed after hard fighting, and fled the coun- ular troops or bandits. Com or in (kom'o-rin), Cape. The southern ex- tremity of peninsular India, situated in lat. 8° 5' N., long. 77° 30′ E. Comorn. See Komorn . Comoro (kom'o-rō) Islands, or Comores. A group of small islands in the Mozambique Chan- nel, in lat. 11°-13° S., long. 43°-45° E. The chief islands are Great Comoro, Anjuan (Johanna), Mohilla, and Mayotte (the last a French po e ion). All the isl ands were taken under French protection in 1886. The population is partly Arab, partly Malagasy. Population, about 60,000. Compagnia dell a Calza (kōm-pän-yē'ä del'lä käl'tsä). [It., 'Company of the Stocking': so named from a particular stocking which the members wore.] A society which existed in Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries, for the production of public and private entertain- ments, as games, feasts, and theatrical repre- men his father, to death his wife Crispin a and nearly all the publid by particular laws and officers, and the members dist in to have appeared as a gladiator in the amphitheater over seven hundred times against defensele opponents, and to have claimed divine honors, appearing in public as Hercules and demanding to be worshiped as such. He Was strangled by the athlete Narci us, who was intro sent a tions. came divided into different fraternities, as the Compagnia dei Floridi, Sempiterni, etc., each of which was governed guished by a certain habit. Dunlop , Hist. Prose Fiction,