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Egyptian authorities are permitting an underwater exploration of what appears to be a Roman city submerged in the Mediterranean. An excavation team discovered the ruins of the Roman city 35 kilometers (20 miles) east of the Suez Canal on Egypt's north coast. Archaeologists uncovered buildings, bathrooms, ruins of a Roman fortress, ancient coins, bronze vases, and pieces of pottery, all dating back to the Roman era.

The Diet of Worms was an assembly opened by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V to deal with the question of Martin Luther's recalcitrant behavior. Luther was asked to retract his teachings condemned by the pope, but he refused. Various theologians argued with him for a week, but he would not change his position. On April 26, Luther was formally declared an outlaw in the Edict of Worms, and the lines of the Reformation were thereby hardened. Who hid Luther to protect him from the Edict's enforcers?

DEFINITION: (noun) A person who is an inspiration to others. SYNONYMS: notable, guiding light, leading light, notability. USAGE: He is considered a luminary in his field, due to the groundbreaking research he has published.

Emerson, known as the "Sage of Concord," was a poet and essayist who established himself as a leading spokesman of transcendentalism and a major figure in American literature. The American lecture circuit of the 1830s was dominated by his winter lecture tours, which included the notable essays "The Over-Soul" and "Self-Reliance." Plato, the sacred books of the East, Swedenborg, and Kant all contributed to the development of his ideas. Who built a cabin next to a pond on land owned by him?

The Hanging Gardens were one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. They were supposedly built by Nebuchadnezzar II around 600 BCE and are extensively documented by Greek historians, though there is little physical evidence of their existence. According to accounts, they were built for Nebuchadnezzar's wife, who was homesick for her green, mountainous homeland. She found the flat, sun-baked terrain of Mesopotamia depressing, so the king created an artificial mountain with rooftop gardens.