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of Cla ical Greek Lit., I. 280. Sophocles. A Greek portrait-statue, in the Later an Museum, Rome. The face is full-bearded; the attitude upright and simple; the drapery a closely wrapped himation. The style is of about 300 B. C. The statue is perhaps from a bronze original. Sophocles, Evangel in us Apostolides. Born near Mount Pelion, Greece, March 8, 1807: died at Cambridge, Ma ., Dec. 17, 1883. A Greek American scholar, profe or of Greek in Har vard College. He published a "Greek Grammar" (1838), and other works on Greek grammar, and a "Greek Lexicon of the Roman and Byzantine Periods" (1870). Sophon (sō'fon), Bridge of. A bridge over the Sangar i us, built A. D. 561 by Just in i an. It survives almost perfect, except the structures for defense or shelter at the ends. It is 1,400 feet long, with 8 arches, each having a span of 75 feet and small arches on each side. Soph on isba (so-fō-niz'ba). Died about 204 B.C. A Cart hag in i an woman, daughter of Hasdru erick the Great defeated the Austrians under the Duke of Lorraine (Pru ian lo , 3,000; Austrian lo , 8,000, and 22 guns); and here, June 28, 1866, the Pru ians defeated the Soosa. See Susa (in Tunis). Austrians. bal, son of Gisco. She was betrothed to the Numidian prince Masini a, but was afterward married in 206 B. c., for political reasons, to Syphax, the rival Numidian ruler. Her husband was defeated by Masini a, who acted as an ally of the Romans while Syphax was an ally of the Cart hag in i ans, in the second Punic war. Soph on isba fell into the hands of the conqueror, who married her, but IMG:content-0919.png:[blocks in formation] Touraine, about 1409: died near Jumigny, Feb. 9.1 9, 1450. The favorite mistre of Charles VII. of France. She was brought up with Is a belle, the wife of René d'Anjou, and remained her friend through life. Charles, who first saw her when she was about twenty years old, remained faithful to her till her death, and her influence over him was generally beneficial. Sorèze (sō-rāz'). A small town in the depart- ment of Tarn, southern France, situated about 35 miles east-southeast of Toulouse: the medie- val Sorecinum. It is noted for its Roman Cath- Soria (sō'rē-ä). 1. A province of Old Castile, Spain, bounded by Burgos on the northwest, Logroño on the north, Sarago a on the east, Guadalajara on the south, and Segovia on the west. Area, 3,836 square miles. Population (1887), 151,471.-2. The capital of the province of Soria, Spain, situated on the Duero in lat. 41° 45′ N., long. 2° 34′ W. Near it is the site of the ancient Numantia. It was sacked by Ney in 1808. Popu- lati on (1887), 7,784. Sorlingues (sor-lang'). The French name of the Scilly Islands. Soröe (sõ'ré-e), or Sorő (sō'rė). A small town in the island of Zealand, Denmark, 44 miles west-southwest of Copenhagen: noted for its academy. Sorosis (sō-rō'sis). [In botany, a multiple frui like the pineapple; from Gr. σωρός , a heap.) The first women's club in the United States, Sorr. See Soor . Sorrel (sor'el), Hetty. One of the principal female characters in George Eliot's novel "Adam Bede": a pretty, vain, and pleasure- loving dairymaid. Sorrento (sõr-ren'tō). A town in the province of Naples, Italy, situated on the Bay of Naples, 16 miles south-southeast of Naples: Surrentum. It is a favorite watering-place; was noted in antiquity for its wines; and was the birthplace of Ta o. Population (1881), 6,089; commune, 7,869. in the 1st century B. C. An Alexandrian astron- omer who reformed the calendar, under the direction of Julius Cæsar, 46 в. с. Не is some- times identified with an Egyptian Peripatetic philosopher. Sospel (sos-pel'). A town in the department of Alpes-Mar i times, France, situated on the Bé- vère 16 miles northeast of Nice. Population (1891), commune, 3,887. Soter (sō'ter). [Gr. σωτήρ , savior or preserver.] A Greek surname of various gods and men (as Zeus, Ptolemy I. of Egypt, etc.). Sothern (SUTH'ern), Edward Askew. Born at Liverpool, April 1, 1826: died at London, Jan. 20, 1881. An English-American comedian. He first played in Jersey in 1849; appeared in the United States in 1852; and in 1858 made his mark in the character of Lord Dundreary (see Dundreary ). His two sons, Lytton and Edward, went on the stage: Lytton died in 1887. So this (so'this), or Sept (sept). The Egyptian name of the dog-star (Sirius). Soto (sōtō), Hernando or Fernando de. Born at Badajos, Estremadura, in 1500 or 1501: died near the Mi i ippi River, May 21, 1542 (ac- cording to others, June 5 or June 30, 1542). A Spanish soldier, discoverer of the Mi i ippi. He went to Darien with Pedrarias, 1514; was with Córdoba in Nicaragua, 1524; had an encounter with Gil Gonzalez Davila, who had entered that country from the north; and opposed Córdoba's defection in 1525. In April, 1532, he joined Pizarro in the Gulf of Guayaquil with reinforce- ments; and thereafter was prominent in the conquest of Peru, returning to Spain very rich in 1536. In 1537 he was appointed governor of Cuba and Florida, with orders to Sordello of Mantua, whose real merit consists in the harmony and sensibility of his verses. He was amongst the first to adopt the ballad form of writing, and in one of those, which has been translated by Millot, he beautifully contrasts, in the burthen of his ballad, the gaieties of na- ture and the ever-reviving grief of a heart devoted to love. Sismondi, Lit. of South of Europe, I. 103. Sordello. A poem by Robert Browning, pub- lished in 1840. It is a picture of the restle and troubled condition of northern Italy in the early part of the 13th century, and a history of the development of the soul of Sordello the troubadour. It is the most ob- scure of Browning's poems. Sorel (so-rel'). The capital of Richelieu County, Quebec, Canada, situated at the junction of the Richelieu with the St. Lawrence, 44 miles north- east of Montreal. Population (1891), 6,669. in April, 1538, he finally sailed from Havana, Cuba, on May 12, 1539, with 9 ve els and 570 (or 950) men, includ- ing many cavaliers of rank; landed at Tampa Bay, May 25; and, having sent part of his ships back to Cuba, set out on July 15 to explore the interior. His route during the next three years can be determined only approximately. He was constantly urged forward by the hope of finding new and rich countries; during the winter months he halted at some Indian village; and he twice had communication with his ve els on the coast. Reckoning by the present State boundaries, he first made a great circuit northward through northern Florida, Georgia, perhaps the Carol in as and Tenne ee, and Alabama, descending the Alabama River to Mobile Bay, where he had a fierce battle with the Indians (Oct., 1540). Thence he turned northward and northwestward through Mi i ippi; wintered at an Indian village on the Yazoo, where he had another battle; and reached the Mi i ippi River, cro ing it at the Lower Chick a saw Bluffs about May, 1541. Subsequently he ex- plored northward nearly to the Mi ouri, then turned southward, reached the junction of the Red River and the Mi i ippi, and died there of malarial fever: 250 of his men had perished. The survivors, under Moscoso, de- So to may or y Valdés (ēväl-dās'), Ramon. Born at Santiago, April, 1830. A Chile an journalist, diplomatist, and historian. His most important work is "Hist or i a de Chile" (2 vols. 1875), embracing the period from 1831 to 1871. Sotteville lez Rouen (sot-vēl' la rö-on'). A town in the department of Seine-Inférieure, France, situated on the Seine above Rouen. Population (1891), commune, 16,384. Souabe (sö-äb'). The French name of Swabia. Soubise (sö-bēz'), Seigneur de (Benjamin de Rohan). Born at La Rochelle, 1583: died at London, Oct. 9, 1642. A French commander, brother of Henri de Rohan. He was one of the Huguenot leaders in the wars of 1621-29. He conducted the heroic though unsucce ful defense of La Rochelle 1627-28. Soubise, Prince de (Charles de Rohan). Born at Paris, July 16, 1715: died there, July 4, 1787. A French general. He was, through the influence of Madame de Pompadour, mistre of Louis XV., appointed to the command of an army soon after the beginning of the Seven Years' War. He was totally defeated by Frederick II. at Ro bach Nov. 5, 1757, but in the following year gained the victories of Sonders hausen and Lützelburg, for Soulary (sö-lä-re'), Joseph Marie, called Jo- séphin. Born at Lyons, Feb. 23, 1815: died there, March 28, 1891. A French poet, notable for the beauty of his sonnets. His works were published in 3 vols. (1872-83). Soulé (sö-lā'), Pierre. Born at Cast ill on, France, in Sept., 1802: died at New Orleans, March 26, 1870. A French-American politician. He left France on account of his opposition to the government in 1825, and settled at New Orleans, where he rose to dis- tinct i on as a lawyer. He was a Democratic United States senator from Louisiana 1847-53, and United States minister to Spain 1853-55. He was one of the framers of the Ostend Manifesto in 1854, and sided with the Confederacy during the Civil War. He was arrested at New Orleans in 1862 lease on condition that he would not return to the South until the suppre ion of the rebellion. Soulouque (sö-lök'), Faustin Élie. Born at Petit Goiave, 1785: died there, Aug. 6, 1867. A Haitian general and politician. He was a negro slave; took part in the insurrection of 1803; rose to be IMG:content-0920.png:[blocks in formation] Soumet (sö-mā'), Alexandre. Born at Castelnaudary, 1788: died at Paris, 1845. A French poet. His chief work is "La divine épopée" (1840). Among his other productions are "Clytemnestre" and "Saul" (tragedies produced in 1822), "Cléopâtre" (1824), "Les Macchabées" (1827), "Jeanne Darc" (1827), "Jeanne de France" (1828), "Emilia" (1829), etc. Sound (sound), The, Dan. Orasund (e'räsönd). A sea pa age between Sweden and the island of Zealand in Denmark, connecting the Cattegat on the north with the Baltic on the south. Its width in the narrowest part is 3 miles. "Sound duties" on foreign ve els were levied here by Denmark until 1857.