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1252 matches to Ate
Pequot War. 1636-7. British annihilate North American Pequot tribe.
Perceval, Spencer. 1762-1812. Only British Prime Minister assassinated in office.
Perpendicular. c1350-1500. English Gothic architecture. Square and heavy materialistic design.
Perseus. c212-166BC. Last Macedonian king 179-168BC. Defeated at Pydna by Rome.
Persian Wars. 490-479BC. Greek city-states repel Persian invasion.
Peter I. The Great. 1672-1725. Czar of Russia. Created navy. Defeated Sweden 1709. Founded St. Petersburg.
Petersburg Campaign. 1864-5. Virginia. Final action of American Civil War leading to Confederate defeat.
Philip V. 238-179BC. Macedonian king 221-. Defeated by Rome.
Philistines. 12C BC- Peoples of Palestine defeated by Saul and David 10C BC. Samson.
Phoebe. Greek Titan, associated with moon.
Physiognomism. Belief in the relationship between personality types and facial characteristics. Lavater. Aristotle.
Pilate, Pontius. -c39. Roman governor of Judea, who allowed Christ’s crucifixion.
Pilsudski, Józef. 1867-1935. Polish general, Head of State 1918-22, Prime Minister after coup 1926-. Defended Poland vs Russia 1919-20.
Pitt, William, the Elder. 1708-78. English statesman, Prime Minister 1756~68. Pursued Seven Years War. “The Great Commoner”.
Pius VII. 1742-1823. Pope 1800-. Excommunicated Napoleon after French annexed Papal States. Imprisoned 1809-14.
Pius IX. 1792-1878. Pope 1846-. Longest reign. Defined Immaculate Conception 1854 Papal Infallibility. Syllabus Errorum 1864 criticized Liberalism.
Place, Francis. 1771-1854. Fought Combination Act, 1822. Advocated birth control, 1827.
Plain. Moderate party in French Revolution. Montagnards.
Plateresque. 16C Spanish architectural style. Intricate, heavy ornamentation.
Plato. c428-347BC. Greek philosopher, disciple of Socrates’ Dialogs. Free-will. Republic. “There exist absolute truths. Mind imprints its idea on matter. Mind has always existed and seeks to free itself from matter and return to God.” Founded Academy c387. Symposium c384. Apologia c399. Quest for good will lead to harmony in the world.
Platonism. Perceptions approximate an ideal reality of eternal ideas.
Pluto. Greek underworld king = Hades = Orcus = Pater Dis. Planet discovered by Tombaugh, 1930. Disney dog named after planet, 1931.
Poisons Affair. 1679. French scandal. Nobles using love potions and poisons from fortune tellers. Mme de Montespan implicated. La Voisin. Brinvilliers.
Poitiers, Battle. 732. Charles Martel halts invasion, saving Europe from Moslem rule. 1356. Edward the Black Prince defeats and captures John II. Brétigny Treaty.