the ancient Ateste, a town of Lombardy, delegation of Padua, 18 miles S.S.W. of the town of that name. It is picturesquely situated at the foot of the Euganean hills, on the canal of Monselice. Most of the houses are supported by arches. The exterior of the church of San Martino bears the appearance of high Romanesque antiquity, but the interior is modernized. There is a leaning tower in the same Romanesque style. The Rocca or castle near the town is a fine and almost perfect building, standing on the site of the original fortress, the seat of the celebrated family of Este. The more immediate founder of this family was Alberto Azzo, born in 996, from whom the sovereigns of Great Britain, Hanover, Brunswick, and Modena are descended. Pop. about 9000, employed in manufactures of silk twist, hats, linens, and earthenware.