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Djukanovi, Milo

(Encyclopedia)Djukanovi, Milo m´l jookän´vch [key], 1962–, Montenegrin political leader, president (1998–2002, 2018–) and prime minister (1991–98, 2003–6, 2008–10, 2012–16) of Montenegr...

Milo

(Encyclopedia)Milo m´l [key] or Milonm´ln [key], fl. 500 BC, athlete of ancient Greece, b. Crotona. He won numerous victories in wrestling at the Olympic and Pythian games. He is said to have carried a he...

Milo

(Encyclopedia)Milo (Titus Annius Papianus Milo), 95 BC–47 BC, Roman partisan leader. As tribune of the people (57 BC) he obtained the recall from exile of Cicero. At the insistence of Pompey, Milo hired a gang to...

milo

(Encyclopedia)milo or milo maize: see sorghum.

Miloševi, Slobodan

(Encyclopedia)Miloševi, Slobodan slôbô´dän mlô´shvch [key], 1941–2006, Yugoslav and Serbian political leader, president of Serbia (1989–97) and of Yugoslavia (1997–2000), b. Požarevac, Serbi...

Milon

(Encyclopedia)Milon, Greek athlete: see Milo.

Venus

(Encyclopedia)Venus, in Roman religion and mythology, goddess of vegetation. Later, she became identified (3d cent. BC) with the Greek Aphrodite. In imperial times she was worshiped as Venus Genetrix, mother of Aen...

Clodius

(Encyclopedia)Clodius (Publius Clodius Pulcher)kl´ds [key], d. 52 BC, Roman politician. He belonged to the Claudian gens (see Claudius), and his name is also written as Publius Claudius Pulcher. He was broth...

Izetbegovi, Alija

(Encyclopedia)Izetbegovi, Alija, 1925–2003, Bosnian political leader. As a Muslim nationalist in what was then part of Communist Yugoslavia, he served time in prison (1946–49, 1983–88). After helping to fou...

Lukši, Igor

(Encyclopedia)Lukši, Igor, 1976–, Montenegrin politician. An economist and member of the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), he was first elected to Montenegro's parliament in 2001. He also served (2003–6)...