Theocracy. Government by God through clergy.

Theocritus. c310-250BC. Greek originator of pastoral poetry.

Theodora. c500-48. Byzantine Empress, adviser, wife of Justinian I.

Theodore, St. c602-90. Archbishop of Canterbury; organized English church.

Theodore of Mopsuestia. 350-428. Greek bishop. Scientific bible study influenced Nestorius.

Theodore Studites, St. 759-826. Led iconoclasm opposition.

Theodoric I. -534. Frankish king of Austrasia. Son of Clovis I.

Theodoric the Great. 455-526. King of Ostrogoths. Conquered Italy 493.

Theodosian Code. 438. Codified Roman Law.

Theodosius I. 346-95. Emperor of East Roman Empire 379-. Unified East and West. Edict of Catholic faith, 380.

Theodosius II. 401-50. Emperor of Eastern Roman Empire 408-. Theodosian Code. University of Constantinople 425.

Theophrastus. c372-287BC. Greek philosopher. Led Peripatetics after Aristotle.

Theorell, Axel. 1903-82. Swedish biochemist. Enzyme oxidation.

Theosophy. 1875- Revival of ancient mystical philosophy. Salvation through direct knowledge of God. Blavatsky. Besant.

Thermidor, Coup of 9. 1794. French moderatism after Terror. Directory. Robespierre executed. Jacobins persecuted.

Thermopylae. 480BC. Spartans resist Xerxes 3 days before being overwhelmed.

Theseus. Aegeus’ son. Killed the Minotaur and united Attica.

Thespis. 6C BC The founder of Greek tragedy. Created actor to dialog with chorus.

Thessaloniki. 315BC Rebuilt by Cassander. 168BC Rome...Byzantine. 42BC Independent. 8-12C Many conquerers. 904 Saracen. 1185 Norman. 1246 Byzantine. 1423 Venice. 1430 Turks. 1913 Greece.

Thetis Disaster. 1939. British submarine fails to resurface.

Thirteen Colonies. 1776. British colonies in North America which formed the United States: Virginia, Massachussets, New York, Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Delaware, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia.

Thirty Tyrants. 404-403BC. Ruled Athens after defeat by Sparta.

Thomas Aquinas, St. 1225-74. Italian Dominican scholar. 5 Proofs of God. An eternal law governs all physical and moral behaviour. Summa Theologica. Thomism. Reconciled Aristotle’s reason with Christian faith.

Thomas the Rhymer. 13C Scottish magician, prophet, and poet.

Thousand, Expedition of the. 1860. Garibaldi takes Sicily, Naples for Victor Emmanuel II.

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