These 10 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Demetrius Phalereus, Demidoff, Demidov.
Son of Soter, whom he succeeded after he had driven from the throne a usurper, Alexander Bala. Demetrius gave himself up to luxury, and suffered his kingdom to be governed by his favorites, thus becoming odious to his subjects. He was at last killed by the governor of Tyre, where he had fled for protection.
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surnamed Poliorcetes, King of Macedonia, was the son of Antigonus. At the age of 22 his father intrusted him with an army against Ptolemy, by whom he was defeated near Gaza. But he soon repaired the loss, and with a fleet of 150 ships sailed to Athens, which he delivered from Demetrius Phalereus. He next took part in the war against Ptolemy, whose fleet he destroyed. In 305 b. c. Demetrius undertook the siege of Rhodes, but after persevering for a year was compelled to relinquish the attempt. He afterward defeated Cassander at Thermopyle; but was called to aid Antigonus against Seleucus and Lysimachus, in Asia. The two armies met at Ipsus, 299 B. c.; and after an obstinate battle, the army of Demetrius was defeated, and his father slain, but he himself fled to Ephesus. He, however, mustered a new army, and in 295 B. c. relieved Athens from tyranny. He then slew Alexander, the son of Cassander, and seated himself on the throne of Macedonia. At the end of seven years of constant war he was forced to retire into Asia, where he was reduced to distress. He went to the court of Seleucus, his son-in-law; but a difference breaking out between them, war ensued, and Demetrius was defeated. Deserted by his to son-in-law, who exiled him Pella, in Syria, where he died 283 b. C.
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Surnamed Soter, king of Syria. His father gave him as a hostage to the Romans. After the death of his father, Seleucus Philopator, Antiochus Epiphanes usurped the throne of Syria, and was succeeded by his son Antiochus Eupator. Demetrius procured his liberty, and established himself on the throne, causing Eupator to be put to death.
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A disciple of Theophrastus , who gained such influence over the Athenians by his eloquence and the purity of his manners, that he was elected decennial archon, B. C. 317. He embellished the city, and rendered himself popular by his munificence, but his enemies plotted against him, and he fled to the court of Ptolemy Lagus , where he was received with kindness. He put an end to his life by permitting an asp to bite him, B. C. 284. There are several others of the name of Demetrius of minor note. 2026 Editor's Note: Demetrius of Phalerum was appointed by Cassander to govern Athens as sole ruler for ten years, not elected decennial archon. He was exiled in 307 BC and later went to the court of Alexandria, not fleeing directly to Ptolemy Lagus. He died around 280 BC, not in 284 BC, and there is no evidence he died by asp bite. (Ed: BR 2026-06-18)
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in fortification, differs from a bastion in having only one flank instead of two and no curtain.
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in fortification, practically the same as a ravelin.
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or DEMI-RILIEVO (demäi-ril-i-ā'vō), term applied to a sculpture projecting moderately from the face of a wall; half raised, as if cut in two, and half only fixed to the plane. Mezzo-rilievo is a degree between alto and basso-rilievo.
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a wealthy family of Russia. The founder of the family lived 1665-1720. He was the son of a serf. He established the first foundry in Siberia. Peter the Great employed him to cast his cannon, and gave him the working of mines that brought in wealth. His son continued the working of the copper, silver, and iron mines of the Urals; and grandsons, following the same industries of mining and casting, amassed colossal fortunes. Nicolai Demidoff, who died in 1828, had an income of $1,000,000 a year. The family is a worthy one; various members have been distinguished for philanthropy, progressive political ideas, scholarship, and taste for art.
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or DEMIDOFF, a wealthy and influential Russian family, whose head was an armory-founder at Toula. This Demidoff was intrusted by Peter the Great with the business of casting the cannon for that prince's numerous warlike expeditions. În 1725 he discovered the mines of Kolyvan, the working of which speedily enriched him. He left a son, NIKITA, and several grandsons, who distinguished themselves in the same career as their progenitor, and amassed colossal fortunes. The best known of these are PROKOP DEMIDOFF, who worked with great profit the iron, copper, and gold mines of the Ural Mountains; born at Moscow about 1730; NIKOLAY NI- KITICH, a zealous philanthropist, who founded establishments of public utility, and carried to a great state of perfection the working of mines. His last years he passed in France and Italy, enjoying the society of learned men. Born near St. Petersburg, 1773; died in Florence, 1828. He left two sons, PAUL and ANA- TOLE, who, as well as inheriting his fortune, had also the same high taste, and benevolence. Of these, Count Anatole allied himself to the Bonaparte family, by marrying, in 1840, one of Napoleon's nieces, the Princess Mathilde, daughter of Jerome, and sister of Prince Napoleon. Russia, as well as other countries, owe to him the foundation of many valuable charitable institutions. He died in 1858.
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a bottle or jug inclosed in wickerwork for safety in handling. The most satisfactory explanation of the origin of the term is that it is a corruption of Damagan, the name of a Persian town where glass demijohns were originally made for the safe carriage of precious essences and cordials in the caravan trade. The demijohn may be of glass or of earthenware, and is made in sizes from a half pint to five gallons. The less the capacity the more precious the contents, and the finer the handiwork of the wicker covering. The term is associated in the public mind with ardent spirits, as a demijohn of whiskey; but in the trade, perfumery, essences, extracts, mercury, expensive drugs, and many other costly liquids, as well as liquors, etc., are imported or shipped in demijohns. In place of wicker protection, American shippers of acids and similar chemicals in bulk use the carboy, which consists of a large bottle packed in a wooden box or case. See Bottle ; Glass
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