throne hereditary in the family of Gus tavus Vasa, 1544.

of Worms, 1122, compromises the dispute between the emperor Henry V. and pope Callistus II.-establishes the Imperial Chamber at Wetzlar, 1495Apr. 4, 1521, at which Luther appears and defends himself. DIETRICH, burggraf von Altenburg, grand master of the Teutonic knights in Prussia, 1333.

"DIEU ET MON DROIT," the war cry of

Richard I. at the battle of Gisors, 1198. DIGBY, Sir Everard, implicated in the gunpowder plot: suffers death, 1605. DIJON, battle of, the Burgundians defeated by Clovis, 500.

DILKES, Sir Thomas, captures and destroys many of the French fleet before Gibraltar, and raises the siege, 1705. DILLON, a French general, put to death for his failure in his invasion of Flanders, 1792.

DILLON, capt. of the "Research," ascertains the fate of La Perouse, April 7, 1828.

DILZIBULUS, a Turkish chieftain, on Mount Altai, receives Zemarchus, on a mission from the emperor Justin II., 569-and his son receives Valentine, another envoy, 576.

DIMETIA (South Wales), occupied by Ubba, with his followers, 877.

DINANT, taken by the marshal de Crequi, 1675.

DINARCHUS, the orator, b. B.C. 361-com-
mences his public career, 336-accuses
many eminent Athenians of receiving
bribes from Harpalus, 324-banished,
307-returns to Athens, 292.
DINOLOCHUS, writes comedies at Syracuse,
B.C. 487.

DINOPHILUS, Athenian archon, 49.
DIO, consul of Rome, 291.

DIO CHRYSOSTOM, or Prusæus (native of
Prusa), is in Egypt with Apollonius
of Tyana, 69; banished from Rome by
Domitian; retires among the Goths, of
whom he afterwards writes, 90-returns
to Rome after Domitian's death, 96-is
patronised by Trajan, 99.
DIOCLES, Athenian archon, B.C. 409.
DIOCLES, Olympic victor, B.C. 728.
DIOCLETIAN, b. 245-kills Aper, the assas-
sin of Numerianus; is proclaimed em-
peror by the eastern army, 284-ad-
vances into Europe, defeats Carinus at
Margus, and fixes his imperial residence
at Nicomedia, consul II., 285-associates
Maximian with him as joint emperor,
286. See CARAUSIUS, Consul III., 287-
confirms the tranquillity of the eastern
frontier, by a treaty with the Persians

288-meets Maximian at Milan, 289-introduces the ceremonial and magnificence of Persia, into his court, consul IV., 290 -again meets Maximian at Milan, to settle their respective jurisdictions, and takes on himself the immediate superintendence of the East, 291 - - appoints Constantius Chlorus, and Galerius, assistant Cæsars, 292. See CONSTANTIUS Chlorus, and GALERIUS.-Consul V.,293— VI. 296-puts down in person the revolt of Achilleus in Egypt, slaughters the inhabitants of Alexandria, destroys Busiris and Coptos, and reprimands Galerius for his defeat by Narses, 297-meets Galerius at Nisibis, 298-consul VII., 299 -the empire tranquil, 300-the Christians unmolested,301-issues an edict to regulate the price of commodities, and fails in the attempt; visits Rome for the first time, and celebrates a triumph there with Maximian; passes the winter at Nicomedia with Galerius, who urges him to repress the power of the Christian hierarchy, 302-commences the persecution of the Christians, Feb. 23, 303consul VIII. Celebrates the twentieth year of his reign by festivities at Rome; disgusted with the manners of the people, departs on the eve of his ninth consulship, 303-attacked by a severe illness, imputed to his long journey in the winter, but attributable rather to his vexation at the disorders caused by his change of policy towards the Christians, and to his finding it impossible to extirpate their religion; consul IX., 304-the dilemma in which he is placed, by the rash counsels of Galerius determines him to abdicate; he resigns the purple, May 1, at Nicomedia, 305-and retires to Salona; intercedes in vain to save his wife and daughter from the persecution of Maximin, 311-d. 313. DIOCLETIAN, the era of, or Era of Martyrs, dates from Aug 29, 284. DIODATO, master of the military, and doge of Venice. See DEUSDEDIT. DIODORUS, a leader of the Peripatetics, B.C. 111.

DIODORUS, bishop of Tarsus, 378. DIODORUS SICULUS, in Egypt, B.C. 50-begins his History, 43-concludes it, 13. DIODOTUS, Trypho, claims Syria from Demetrius Nicator, for Antiochus, son of Alexander Bala, B.C. 143-murders the young Antiochus, and is himself defeated and slain by Antiochus Sidetes, 139. DIOGENES, the Cynic philosopher, b. B.C. 413 d. at Corinth, 323.

DIOGENES, a philosopher, sent with Carneades and Critolaus, on an embassy to Rome, B.C. 155.

DIOGENES, Laertius, writes his Lives of the Philosophers soon after 205. DIOGENES, one of the philosophers who accompany Damascius into Persia, 532. DIOGENES, the Greek commander of Rome, when taken by Totila, 549-retires to Centumcellæ, 550.

DIOGNETUS, Athenian archon, B.C. 868others, 492 and 264.

DIOGNETUS, Olympic victor, B.C. 548. DION opposes Dionysius the younger at Syracuse; Plato endeavours in vain to reconcile them, 361-Dion banished from Sicily, 360-returns with a Greek fleet and army, 357-rules at Syracuse, 356assassinated by Callippus, 353. DION, Cassius, from this time contemporary with the events related in his History, 180-senator, 190-named prætor for the next year by Pertinax before his death, 193-has an interview with Caracalla at Nicomedia, 214-governor of Pergamus and Smyrna, 218-having, as governor of Dalmatia and Pannonia, offended the army by his restrictions, the emperor, Alexander Severus, shows his approbation by making him consul II., 229-he retires into Bithynia and writes his History, 229.

DIONYSIODORUs, Olympic victor, B.C. 380. DIONYSIUS becomes master of Syracuse, B.C. 406-makes peace with the Carthaginians, 404, 392 receives Plato well, 389-takes Rhegium, 387-foiled in war with the Carthaginians, makes peace and fixes the river Halycus as the division of their territories, 383-sends succours to the Lacedæmonians; takes Selinus from the Carthaginians; makes peace, 368-d. 367.

DIONYSIUS the younger inherits his father's power at Syracuse, B.C. 367--Plato tries to reconcile him with Dion, 361-sells Plato as a slave, 360-expelled from Sicily, 356-regains his power in Syracuse, 347-banished to Corinth by Timoleon,

343.

DIONYSIUS, k. of Portugal, 1279-leagues against Ferdinand IV., the young k. of Castile, 1296-withdraws from the league, 1297-removes the university from Lisbon to Coimbra, 1308-he gives the confiscated possessions of the Templars in his kingdom to a new military Order of Christ, 1319-his reign is troubled by the discontent of his son, 1320-d. 1325. DIONYSIUS, Consul of Rome, 429. DIONYSIUS, bp. of Alexandria, 249-writes to Sixtus II., bp. of Rome, on the articles of Carthage, 257-d. 265. DIONYSIUS, bp. of Corinth, 173. DIONYSIUS, bp. of Rome, 259–269. DIONYSIUS, Milesian, historian, fl. B.C. 520.

DIONYSIUS, first determines the length of the solar year in the astronomical canon, B.C, 285.

DIONYSIUS accompanies Caius Cæsar on his eastern expedition, to instruct him in the geography of Armenia, B.C. 1. DIONYSIUS, Periegeta, writes his geographical poem, about 300. DIONYSIUS of Halicarnassus, goes to Italy, B.C. 29-completes his History after a residence at Rome of twenty-two years, 7. DIONYSIUS of Halicarnassus, jun., soph. and mus., fil. 126.

DIONYSIUS of Thrace, the critic, fl. B.C. 107.

DIONYSIUS Exiguus, the monk, introduces the use of the Christian era, 527. DIOPHANTUS, preceptor of Libanius, 330— makes the funeral oration of Proæresius, 367-probably the writer of Six Books on Algebra, about 370.

DIOPITHES, the Athenian general, stationed on the Hellespont, B.C. 342. DIOSCORUS, consul of Rome, 442. DIOSCORUS, bp. of Alexandria, 444-holds the "Robber Synod" at Ephesus, 449deposed and banished by the emperor Marcian, 451.

DIOSCORUS II., bp. of Alexandria, 515-deposed by the emperor Justin I., 519. DIOSPOLIS. See Councils. DIOTREPHES, Athenian archon, B.C. 384. DIOTIMUS, Athenian archon, B.C. 428another, 354.

DIPHILUS, Athenian archon, B.C. 442. DIPHRIDUS, the Lacedæmonian, renews the war in Asia, B.C. 391. DIPLOMATIC intercourse of Austria, Prussia, and Russia with Spain, suspended, 1823 -of Austria and Russia with Turkey, suspended, Sept 17, 1849-ceases between Great Britain and Spain, May 19, 1848— renewed, May 14, 1850.

DIRECTORY, the French, established, Oct. 28, 1795-overturned by Bonaparte with an armed force, Nov. 9, 1799. DISBROWE, Sir E. C., d. 1851. DISCOUNT, rate of, raised by the Bank of England from 2 to 3 per cent., Oct. 16, 1845-to 3 per cent., Nov. 6-reduced to 24 per cent. Jan. 1, 1852-to 2 per cent. Apr. 26-advanced to 23 per cent. Jan. 6, 1853--to 3 per cent. Jan. 20-to 3 per cent. June 2-to 4 per cent. Sept. 1-to 4 per cent. Sept. 15-to 5 per cent. Sept. 29-5 per cent. May 11, 1854-reduced to 5 per cent. Aug. 3.

DISNEY, Mr., presents a collection of ancient marbles to the university of Cambridge, April 11, 1850.

D'ISRAELI, Isaac, b. 1766-d. 1848. D'ISRAELI, Ben., b. 1805-motion on agricultural distress negatived, Feb. 13, 1851

chancellor of the exchequer, Feb. 23, 1852-resigns, Dec. 28. DISSECTION of dead bodies in the surgical schools of France, authorized by a royal edict, 1396. See ANATOMY. DISSENTERS, excluded from the church of England by the Act of Uniformity, 1662address of the Commons against any indulgence to them, Feb. 27, 1663-Charles II.suspends the penal laws against them, 1672-bill for their relief, passed by the Commons, but rejected by the Lords, 1772-Act 19 Geo. III., c. 44, passed in their favour, 1779-petitioned against by the university of Oxford, Mar. 30. See BEAUFOY, and CORPORATION ACT. DISSENTERS' Marriage Bill introduced, Mar. 17, 1835.

DISSIDENTS or Protestants persecuted in Poland-Russia and Prussia interfere on their behalf, 1766. See DIET of Poland. "DITCH," or the "Nations," expedition of; the third of the Koreish against Mohammed, 625.

DITMARSH, & province of Holstein, given up, by Waldemar II., king of Denmark, in part of his ransom, 1225-reconquered by him, 1226-war of independence in; John I., king of Denmark, defeated at Meldorf, 1500.

DIUMA, bp. of Repington, 655. DIVANUBAR, king of Assyria, conquers Armenia, Syria, and Persia, B.C. 900, Lay.receives tribute from Jehu, k. of Israel, 883, Lay.

DIVANUKHA, or Divanurish, king of Assyria, B.C. 1200, Lay.

DIVANURISH. See DIVANUKHA.

DIVES. See CRASSUS, P. Licinius Dives. DIVING bell, known to the ancients; first used in modern Europe, 1538-Mr. Spalding, and an assistant, perish in one in Ireland, June 1, 1783-used to explore the wreck of the Royal George, May 23, 1817.

DIVINITY lectures at Cambridge revived by Professor Herbert Marsh, 1809. DIVORCES in Rome. See ANTONIUS, L., and CARVILIUS, Sp.

DIXMUDE, Occupied by Louis XIV., 1684. DJIDDA attacked by the Wahabys, 1803. DMITRI I., or Demetrius, grand-duke of Russia, 1276-1294.

DMITRI II., grand-duke of Russia, 1324-1327. DMITRI III., grand-duke of Russia, 13591362.

DMITRI IV., grand- duke of Russia, 1362builds the Kremlin of Moscow, 1367-1389. DMITRI Schemjaka, seizes Vasili III, grandprince of Moscow, and blinds him, 1448.

DMITRI, brother of Feodor, czar of Russia, murdered by Godunow, 1591.

DMITRI, a pretender in Russia, is for some time believed to be the murdered brother of Feodor, 1605-he is put to death, 1606. DMITRI, another pretender, appears in Russia, supported by Sigismund, k. of Poland, 1609-expelled, with the aid of Charles IX. of Sweden.

DOBRO, battle of, Mentchikof defeats the Swedish general, Lagercrona, Sep. 20, 1708.

DOCKS, London, opened, Jan. 20, 1805-East India, opened, Aug. 4, 1806-St. Katharine's, opened, Oct. 25, 1828. DOCKYARDS, the admission of foreigners into the English, prohibited, July 30, 1779.

DOCTORS' COMMONS, a spiritual court, to take cognizance of cases of adultery, register probates of wills, and other matters of civil law, incorporated, 1768. DODD, George, the designer of Waterloo bridge, b. 1783-d. 1827.

DODD, Rev. Dr. William, b. 1729-executed
for forgery, June 27, 1777.
DODDINGTON. See BUBB.
DODDRIDGE, in Gloucestershire, fossil re-
mains of a crocodile discovered at, 1806.
DODDRIDGE, Dr. b. June 26, 1702-d. 1751.
DODSLEY, Robert, b. 1703. See BURKE,
Edm.-d. 1764.

DODWELL, Henry, b. 1642-a. 1711.
DOGE of Venice, election of the first, 697-
superseded by a master of the military,
757-the office restored, 742.

DOGGER-BANK, battle of the, between Admiral Parker and the Dutch, Aug. 5, 1781. DOGGET, Thomas, the actor, gives his first

prize for the boat race on the Thames, Aug. 1, 1715.

DOL, in Brittany, besieged by William I., king of England, 1076. DOLABELLA, Cn. Cornelius, consul of Rome, B. C. 159. Another, 81. DOLABELLA, P. Cornelius, consul of Rome, B.C. 283-defeats the Senones, and then gains a victory over the Etruscans, and their Celtic allies near the Vadimonian Lake, 283. Another, the son-in-law of Cicero, after the death of Cæsar, is made consul in his place for the rest of the year, 44. Another, consul, A.D. 10-defeats Tacfarinas, and puts an end to the African rebellion, 24.

DOLABELLA, Ser. Cornel., consul of Rome, 86. DOLABELLA, L. Cornelius, pro-consul, tranquillizes Spain, B.C. 98.

DOLCI, Carlo, b. 1606-d. 1686. DOLCINO, leader of the Apostolicals, retires into Dalmatia, 1300-returns to Italy, and fixes himself on a mountain, near Vercelli, 1301-he, his wife, and many of his followers are burnt alive, 1307. See APOSTOLICALS.

DOLGORUCKI, George, prince of Suzdal, | builds Moscow, 1147. DOLON. See COMEDY.

DOLLART BAY, in East Friesland, formed by an inundation, 1446-successful operations of commodore Holmes in it, 1758. DOLLOND, the optician, b. 1730-d. 1820. DOLLY'S BRAE, affray at, between Orangemen and Romanists, July 12, 1849. DOMESDAY SURVEY of England, commenced, 1080-completed, 1086-ordered to be printed, 1767.

DOMINGO, St., the Haiti of the natives, discovered by Columbus, and named by him Hispaniola, 1492-his brother, Bartholomew, forms the first Spanish settlement, and builds the city of St. Domingo, from which the island afterwards takes its name, 1496-the sugar-cane introduced from the Canaries, 1506--negro slaves first brought in, 1517-the city of St. Domingo and the coasts plundered by sir F. Drake, 1586-the Spaniards abandon half the island, which the French Flibustiers (Buccaneers) begin to occupy, 1630-the occupation completed by Colbert, 1664-the French negroes revolt, and burn Port au Prince, 1791-the English invited to protect the Whites, Oct. 12, 1793-revolt of Toussaint l'Ouverture, 1794-the English withdraw, and the inhabitants declare themselves independent, 1798-expedition of Leclerc, Feb. 4, 1802-captivity of Toussaint l'Ouverture; insurrection renewed, Nov. 2Rochambeau and the French expelled; Haiti an independent State, 1803. See HAITI.

DOMINICA, discovered by Columbus, 1494

a free island, 1660-given to Great Britain by the treaty of Paris, 1763-resists an attack of the combined French and Spanish fleets, Feb. 2, 1805. DOMINICANS, or Black Friars, origin of the, 1215-contend with the Franciscans for superiority in the university of Paris, 1231. See AMOUR, William de St.Build a large monastery in London, near the north side of the bridge, now called after them, 1276.

DOMITIAN, Second son of Vespasian, b. 51 -prætor, 70-consul suffectus, 71-consul II., 73-consul suffectus, 74, 75, 76, 77-consul VII., 80-supposed to have written during the life of his brother, Titus, the Paraphrase on the Phænomena of Aratus, ascribed to Germanicus; becomes emperor on the death of Titus, 81- represses at first his violent passions, completes the public works begun by Titus, and establishes a liberal endowment for rhetoricians; consul VIII., 82-pretends to have gained

great victories over the Chatti; assumes the name of Germanicus, and celebrates a triumph; consul IX., 83-consul X., 84-recalls Agricola from Britain; consul XI., 85-institutes the Capitoline games, and begins his cruelties; consul XII., 86-pays the Dacians a large sum of money to retire; consul XIII., 87celebrates the secular games, puts Herennius Senecio and Arulenus Rusticus to death; makes Tacitus prætor; consul XIV., 88-orders all philosophers and mathematicians to leave Rome and Italy; consul XV., 90-makes peace with the Dacians, and celebrates a triumph, 91builds the Forum Palladium; consul XVI., 92-issues, and during the year revokes, an edict against planting vines in cities; goes to repel an inroad of the Sarmatians, 93-sends Juvenal to Egypt; terrifies Rome by his indiscriminate slaughter of his subjects, 94-pardons Celsus Juventius; punishes the Christians and Jews, who refuse to pay a tax for rebuilding the temple of Jupiter; puts the consul, Clemens, to death, and banishes Flavia Domitilla; consul XVII., 95-his barbarities provoke a conspiracy, and he is slain, Sept. 18, 96. DOMITIAN, the oriental prefect, sent by Constantius II. to inquire into the conduct of Gallus, is put to death by the people of Antioch at his instigation, 354. DOMITIUS, Cn. Ahenobarbus, consul of Rome, B.C. 122-defeats the Arverni, and persuades their king, Bituitus, to go to Rome, 121. For other consuls, see AHENO

BARBUS.

DOMITIUS, L., prætor, sent into Spain against Sertorius, B.C. 78.

DOMITIUS, Cn. Calvinus, consul of Rome, B.C. 283-first plebeian censor, 280. DOMITIUS, Cn., censor of Rome, strikes out the names of 32 senators, and interdicts many popular amusements, B.C. 115.

N.B.

DOMITIUS, L. Aurelianus Aug., consul of Rome, 271-II. 274— III. 275. Supply these dates to AURELIAN, emperor, p. 65. DoмMOC, now Dunwich, in Suffolk, the see of bp. Felix, 631.

DOMNUS I., pope, 676-restores the authority of Rome over Ravenna, 677—d. Apr. 11, 678.

DOMNUS II., pope, 974—d. 975. DOMNUS I., II., III. See ANTIOCH, bishops of. DOMVILLE, Wm., b. 1742-sheriff of London, 1804-committed to Newgate by the House of Commons for partiality to Sir Francis Burdett, in the Middlesex election, Mar. 9, 1805-lord mayor, 1813

presides at the banquet to the allied sovereigns, and is created a baronet, 1814 -d. 1823. DONAGHADEE to Port Patrick, the submarine telegraph commenced, July 16, 1852 -completed, May 23, 1853.

DONALD BANE, k. of Scotland, 1093-deposed, and restored, 1094-again deposed, 1098.

DONALD III., k. of Scotland, 860-862. DONALD IV., k. of Scotland, 892-904. DONATI, Corso de, commands the Neri (black) faction in Florence, 1300. DONATISTS, origin of the, 313. See CECILIANUS.-Condemned by the council of Arles, 314-appeal to Constantine, who orders an inquiry, which terminates in favour of their opponents, 316-persecuted by the church, become more zealous, 318- persecuted by the emperor Constans, and receive the name of Circumcelliones, 340-synod of Carthage against them, 403-another, 405-conference with Catholics at Carthage, after which more severe laws are enacted against them, 411-they assist the Vandals, in Africa, 429-they gradually decline from this time, and disappear about 600.

DONATO, Francesco, doge of Venice, 1545

1553.

DONATO, Leonardo, doge of Venice, 16061612.

DONATO, Nicolo, doge of Venice, 1618.
DONATUS, Consul of Rome, 260.
DONATUS. See CECILIANUS, and DONA-

TISTS.

DONATUS, the grammarian, fl. 354.

DONAWERT taken by Marlborough, July 2, 1704. See ANNE, qu. of England, and BLENHEIM.

DONIS, Olympic victor, B.C. 356.
DONIZETTI, d. 1848.

DONOUGHMORE, Hely Hutchinson, lord, b. 1757-supports the Catholic claims by a motion, which the Lords negative, 1817 -d. 1832.

DONOUGHMORE, the earl of, b. 1787-d. 1851. DORCHESTER. See BIRINUS. DORCHESTER LABOURERS, Six, sentenced to transportation for administering illegal oaths, March 17, 1834-great meeting of the London Trades' Union, to petition in their favour, Apr. 21. DORCHESTER, lord. See CARLETON, Sir Guy. d. 1808. DORCIC. See BIRINUS. DORDRECHT. See DORT. DORIA, Andrew, b. 1466-in the service of Francis I., k. of France, defeats a Spanish fleet near Naples, Apr. 28, 1528offended by him, makes a treaty with Chas. V., returns suddenly to Genoa,

expels the French, and restores the independence of the republic, Sept. 12joins the emperor in a successful expedition against Tunis and Bona, 1535abandons his Venetian allies at Prevesa 1538-advises the emperor not to attack Algiers, 1541-obliged to retire before a Turkish fleet, and loses some of his ships, July 15, 1552-recovers a great part of Corsica for the Genoese, 1554-d. Nov. 25, 1560.

DORIA, Antonio, with a Genoese fleet, infests the coast of Catalonia, 1412. DORIA, Conrad, with Spinola and the Ghibelins, expels the Guelfs, Grimaldi and Fiesco, from Genoa, 1296-commands the Sicilian fleet, 1299-defeated and taken prisoner by Roger de Loria, 1300. DORIA, Gianandrea, commands an expedition against Algiers, which is dispersed by adverse winds, 1601.

DORIA, Lamba, the Genoese, gains a naval victory off the Dalmatian island,Curzola; the Venetian fleet destroyed, Sept. 8, 1298.

DORIA, Lucian, the Genoese admiral, defeats the Venetian fleet near Pola, and falls in the battle, May 6, 1379.

DORIA, Paganino, with a Genoese fleet, plunders many Venetian towns on the Adriatic and in Negropont, 1351-captures the Venetian fleet at Sapienza, in the Morea, and takes the admiral, Pisani, Nov. 4, 1354.

DORIA, Peter, succeeds Lucian, the Genoese admiral; advances to attack Venice, and conquers Chiozza and Malamocco, 1379-surrenders to the Venetians, 1380.

DORIA, Rafaele, elected one of their captains by the Genoese, 1335.

DORIA, the family of, with the Spinola, obtain the ascendancy in Genoa, and support the Ghibelin party, 1270-expelled by the Ghibelin party, 1306reconciled to them, 1307-attack Genoa, 1319-raise the siege, 1323.

DORMER, lord, takes his seat in parliament, April 28, 1829.

DOROTHEA, princess of Denmark, marries Albert, duke of Prussia, 1527. DOROTHEUS. See ANTIOCH, bishops of. DOROTHEUS, one of Justinian's generals, expels the Huns from Armenia, 532. DORPAT taken by the czar Peter, July 23, 1704.

D'ORSAY, Count, d. 1852.

DORSET, the marquis of, sent by Henry VIII. with an English army to Fontarabia, is deceived by Ferdinand of Spain, and returns to England, 1512. DORSET, the earl of, announces to Geo. I. his accession to the English throne, 1714.