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Byzantine Architecture. 330-600. Ecclesiastic style. Domes. Vaults. Hagia Sophia 537.
Byzantine Art. 6C-1453. Miniature enamels, mosaics, frescoes.
Byzantine Empire. 395-1453. Eastern Roman Empire. Reduced by: 634 Caliphate Empire, 1042 Seljuks, 1204 Crusaders’ Latin Empire, 1453 Ottoman Empire.
Byzantium. 7C BC Greek city. 330 =Constantinople. 1453 =Istanbul.
Cabezan. 1510-66. Spanish. Early keyboard composer.
Cabiri. Phrygian, later Greek fertility cult gods: Demeter, Hermes, Persephone.
Cabochiens. 1411-18. Paris tradesmen. Supported Burgundians vs Armagnacs.
Cabot, John. c1450-99. Genoese explorer for England. Discovered Newfoundland, Labrador, 1497.
Cabot, Sebastian. c1474-1557. Venetian explorer for Spain and England. Hudson’s Bay, South America.
Cabrera, Ramón. 1806-87. Spanish Carlist leader.
Cabrillo, Juan. -1543. Portuguese explorer. Discovered California for Spain.
Cabrini, St. Frances Xavier. 1850-1917. First American saint.
Caccini, Giulio. 1550-1618. Italian composer. Monodic music, early operas.
Cacus. Son of Vulcan, a notorious thief, killed by Hercules.
Cadillac, Antoine. 1658-1730. French Founded Detroit.
Cadiz. 1100BC Phoenicia...501BC Carthage. 206BC Rome. 409 Visigoth. 535 Byzantine. 711 Moors 1262 Castile.
Cadwaller. -689. Last Briton king; led people to Brittany.
Caedman. 7C. First English Christian poet.
Caesar. 208-68BC Roman family. 68BC-138 Title of Roman Emperor.
Caesar, Julius. 100-44BC. Roman general. 58BC conquered Gaul. 55BC Invaded Britain. 49BC Crossed Rubicon. Established Julian calendar. de Bello Gallico 51BC. Assassinated.
Cage, John. 1912-92. Father of US avant-garde musical movement. Experiments with randomness and new sounds.
Cagliorosto. 1743-95. Italian charlatan in Louis XIV court. Diamond Necklace Affair.
Cahenslyism. 19C European Roman Catholics in US press Pope for pastors and parishes of their nationality.
Caillaux, Joseph. 1863-1944. French pacifist politician. Early supporter of Income Tax.
Cain. Elder son of Adam and Eve. Killed Abel.