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108 matches to Vatican City
Argos. Greek city-state. Dominated Peloponnesus 7C BC.
Arsonval, Arsène d’. 1851-1940. French doctor and physicist. Electricity in body mvmt.
Augustine, St. 354-430. Author of Confessions, City of God. Bishop of Hippo. “God is omnipotent.” Introduced Neoplatonic Determinism to Christianity. Church should rule state.
Barye, Antoine. 1795-1875. French sculptor of simplicity, energy. Jaguar devouring a hare 1850.
Byzantium. 7C BC Greek city. 330 =Constantinople. 1453 =Istanbul.
Campanella, Tommaso. 1568-1639. Italian monk, philosopher. City of the Sun 1602 parallels Plato’s Republic.
Chaeronea, Battle. 338BC. Philip of Macedon defeats Greek city-states.
Champlain, Samuel de. c1567-1635. French explorer of Canada. First Governor of New France. Founded Quebec city 1608.
Chanel, Gabrielle (Coco). 1883-1971. French haut couture, perfume doyenne. Simplicity.
Collins, William. 1721-59. English pre-Romantic lyric poet. Ode to Simplicity.
Coulomb, Charles de. 1736-1806. French naval engineer, defined unit of electricity. Electrical attraction 1785.
Damascus. c2500BC. World’s oldest continuously inhabited city. Syria.
Delft. Dutch city famous 17-18C for pottery.
Deme. Subdivision of a Greek City-State.
Dodge City. 1864. Famed US frontier town.
Dowie, John. 1847-1907. Scot. founder of Christian Catholic Church and Zion City, IL, USA.
Draft Riots. 1863. New York City workers vs Union army draft laws.
Dresden. 1945. Massive Allied air raid. Firestorm caused 35,000-135,000 casualties, destroyed city.
El Dorado. 16C Legendary city of gold in S America.
Ephesus. Major Greek, Roman city now in Turkey. 133 Bequeathed to Rome by Attale. 263 Goths sacked Temple of Artemis, 7 wonder.
Eretria. Greek city. Destroyed 490BC by Persia.
Forbidden City. 1421-1911. Peking. Emperor’s fortified palace. Commoners forbidden to enter.
Gilbert, William. 1540-1603. English scientist. Earth’s magnetic field, 1600. Coined term ’electricity’.
Gomorrah. Licentious city destroyed by God. Sodom.
Heliocentricity. Revolution of the earth around the sun. Once considered heretical. Galileo. Copernicus.