Captain Cappie John Paul Jones is one of the main characters of the series. He was the president of the Cyprus-Rhodes University chapter of Kappa Tau Gamma. During his time at KT, he was also the little brother of Egyptian Joe and the big brother of Rusty Cartwright. He was also a member of the Amphora Society.
Hadrian (r. A.D. 117-138) was a Roman emperor known for his many building projects, cities named Hadrianopolis (Adrianopolis) after him, and the famous wall across Britain, from Tyne to Solway, designed to keep the barbarians out of Roman Britain (see map of Roman Britain).
The furniture by AndrÃ©-Charles Boulle was never signed by its creator. As a result, many of the Boulle-marquetry pieces in the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection are noted as âattributed to AndrÃ©-Charles Boulle.â Two coffers on stands Along with creating elaborate motifs in wood, Boulle was ingenious in his use of specialized materials and metals. His technique of intricate tortoiseshell and brass designs, called âBoulle work,â was highly prized. Two Coffers on Stands, French, Paris, about 1684â89, attributed to AndrÃ©-Charles Boulle. Oak, cypress and walnut veneered with brass, pewter, horn, tortoiseshell, and ebony; gilt-bronze mounts (The J. Paul Getty Museum, 82.DA.109).