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Latin Empire of Constantinople. 1204-61. Established by 4th Crusade leaders.
Academia Palatina. 9C school founded by Charlemagne.
Alba Longa. Italian birthplace of Romulus and Remus. Oldest Latin city (1152BC).
Alliance for Progress. 1961. Coordination of Latin American economies, resistance to communism.
Avila Camacho, Manuel. 1897-1955. Mexican President 1940-46. Befriended US, rallied Latin America vs Axis.
Benedictines. 529-. RC monastic order. Spread Christianity. Preserved Latin culture.
Bridgewater Canal. 1761. Brindley. First British canal. Brought coal to Manchester stimulating industrialization.
Byzantine Empire. 395-1453. Eastern Roman Empire. Reduced by: 634 Caliphate Empire, 1042 Seljuks, 1204 Crusaders’ Latin Empire, 1453 Ottoman Empire.
Caudillo. Latin US term for military-backed leader.
Ciceronian Period. 70-43BC. First great age of Latin literature.
Claudian. c370-404. Classic Latin poet. Rape of Prosperine.
Copland, Aaron. 1900-90. US composer blending Jewish, folk, jazz, and Latin influences into a popular style. Experimented with serial techniques.
Crusades. 1095-1272. European Christian wars to regain Holy Land after Seljuk Turks take Jerusalem in 1072. Literature and the arts benefitted from Eastern cultural infusion. Peasants 1096. Annihilated. First. 1096-99. Genoa financed Godfrey of Bouillon to recapture Jerusalem. Only successful crusade. Second. 1147-49. Louis VII and Conrad III pillage Byzantium. Third. 1189-92. Richard I and Philip II Truce with Saladin allows access to Jerusalem. Fourth. 1202-4. French and Flemish nobles conquer, sack Constantinople, form Latin Empire. Childrens. 1212. Stephen of Cloyes led 30,000 unarmed French youths. Nicholas of Cologne led 20,000 German. All died or enslaved. Fifth. 1218-21. John of Brienne in Egypt. Sixth. 1228-29. Frederick II crowned king of Jerusalem. Seventh. 1248-54. St Louis of France captured by Egypt and ransomed. Eighth. 1270. St Louis dies of plague. Ninth. 1271-2. Prince Edward of England.
Du Gange. 1610-88. French scholar. Latin Dictionary.
Ferrara-Florence, Council of. 1438-45. Failed attempt to re-unite Latin and Greek churches.
Ficino, Marsilio. 1433-99. Italian philosopher. Translated Greek classics to Latin. Theologia Platonicum 1482.
France, College of. Created by Francis I in 1530 as the 3 Language College: Latin, Hebrew, Greek.
Jerome, St. c347-c420. Translated Greek and Hebrew bible to Latin. Vulgate.
Jerusalem. 3500BC settled. c1000BC David conquers for Israel. 721BC Assyrians conquer. Lost Tribes. 586BC Nebuchadnezzar. 539BC Cyrus. 332BC Alexander...320BC Ptolemy I Soter. 197BC Seleucid. 167BC Hasmonaean. 63BC Rome. 324 Byzantine. 614 Persia. 637 Moslem. 1099 Crusades. Latin Kingdom. 1187 Saladin. 1260 Mameluk. 1517 Ottoman. 1917 British Mandate. 1949 Israel/Jordan. 1967 Israel re-unites. 1996 Israel/Palestinian Authority.
LaBarre, Jean. 1747-66. French nobleman, beheaded for mutilating a crucifix.
Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. 1099-1291. Jerusalem.
Latin Wars. 340-338BC. Rome conquers Latium.
Latins. Latium tribe. Includes Romans.
Latium. Area in Central Italy inhabited by Latins.
Linnaeus, Carolus. 1707-78. Swedish botanist. Created Latin genus/species naming convention. Systema Naturae 1735. Philosophia Botanica 1751. Classified Homo Sapiens 1766.