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Sacred Wars. 6-4C BC. Greek city-states, for control of of shrine at Delphi.
Abd al-Mumin. 1094-1163. Founded Almohad Empire in north Africa and Spain. Massacred Almoravids.
Adi Granth. Sacred Sikh scripture.
Barrackpore Mutiny. 1824. Indian troops vs British commanders. Troops massacred.
Bible. Hebrew and Christian sacred scriptures translated from Hebrew and Aramaic. 3C BC Greek translation. 1382 Wycliffe, Rogers, English. 1522-34 Luther, German. 1611 King James version. Vulgate by St. Jerome. Apocrypha.
Gabrieli, Giovanni. c1557-1612. Nephew of A. Wrote sacred symphonies of voice and instrument.
Guise, Francois, duc de. 1519-63. Massacred Huguenots at Vassy, 1562, starting War of Religion.
Huron. North America Indian tribe massacred by Iroquois 1648-50. Oklahoma.
Janissaries. 1330-1826. Ottoman sultan’s powerful bodyguard. First recruited from Christian children. Massacred by Mahmud II after revolt.
Koran. (Qur’an.) 615-32. Islamic sacred book of God’s revelations to Muhammad.
Mahavira, Vardhamana. 599-527BC. Indian founder of Jainism: -“All life is sacred”.
Mathura. Indian city sacred to Hindu as birthplace of Krsna.
Menendez de Aviles, Pedro. 1519-74. Spanish colonist. Massacred Huguenots in Florida 1565.
Muses. Nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne that preside over the areas of knowledge: Calliope-epics, Clio-history, Erato-love poems, Thalia-comedy, Melpomene- tragedy, Terpsichore-dance, Euterpe-music, Polyhymnia-sacred poems, Urania-astronomy.
Palladium. Sacred image of Athena protecting Troy. Stolen by Odysseus.
Sanskrit. Ancient, now sacred Hindu language.
Simony. Trading in church offices, sacred objects. Banned by Council of Chalcedon 451, and in England since Edward VI.
Swiss Guards. 1505- Swiss Mercenaries protecting monarchs, Pope. 600 massacred at Tuileries 1791. 1825- Incorporated in Vatican forces. Julius II.
Vedas. 15C BC. Sacred texts of Hinduism. Upanishads.
Wounded Knee. 1890. 200 Sioux Indians massacred by US troops.
Achilles. Greek hero of Trojan Wars, invulnerable except for his heel, subject of Homer’s Iliad.
Adrianople, Treaty. 1829. Ends Russo-Turkish War. Ottomans cede control of Greece.
Aegospotami. 405BC. Naval battle, ends Peloponnesian War. Victory of Lysander vs Athens.
Ajax. Greek hero of Trojan Wars.
Alabama Claims. 1872. US claim damages caused by British built warships in Civil War. $15M=£3.25M awarded by arbitration.