A name given to degenerate Romans, in the later days of the
Empire, who escaped military service by cutting off the
fingers of their right hands.
_E. Gibbon,
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
chapter 17._
MURET, Battle of (A. D. 1213).
See ALBIGENSES: A. D. 1210-1213;
and SPAIN: A. D. 1035-1258.
MURFREESBOROUGH,
STONE RIVER, Battle of.
See UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
A. D. 1862-1863 (DECEMBER-JANUARY: TENNESSEE).
MURRAY, The Regent, Assassination of.
See SCOTLAND: A. D. 1561-1568.