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Diogenes (The Cynic). c413-327BC. Greek philosopher. Cynic. Looked for an honest man. Declined gifts of Alexander the Great. Lived in a tub. Sought virtue and moral freedom.
Dis (Pater). Roman underworld god. = Pluto. Richest god.
Disciples of Christ. c1810-. US Protestant organization urging ancient order of Christianity.
Disestablishment Acts. 1869, 1920 End Roman Catholic obligations to fund Episcopal Church of Ireland, Wales.
Dmitri. -1591. Murdered heir to Russian throne. Gudunov. Time of Troubles. 1605-12 three “False Dmitris” claim throne.
Don Pacifico Affair. 1850. Britain siezes Greek ships. Causes international protest.
Donatello. 1386-1466. Florentine sculptor. Gattamelata 1445- first Renaissance equestrian statue. David- 1st Renaissance free-standing nude. St. George 1416.
Donatism. 301-5C. Christian sect believing sacraments given by priests who had sinned are invalid.
Dowson, Ernest. 1867-1900. English Decadent poet. -“I have been faithful to thee, Cynara, in my fashion”.
Dresden. 1945. Massive Allied air raid. Firestorm caused 35,000-135,000 casualties, destroyed city.
Dreyfus, Alfred. 1859-1935. Jewish French officer. Trial divided France, 1894-1906. Unjustly sent to Devil’s Island on forged evidence. Zola. Esterhazy.
Drugs, War on. 1971-. US prohibition and criminalization of recreational drug use. World’s highest incarceration rate.
Druids. Celtic priests and teachers.
Drury Lane. 1663. Oldest English theatre, London. Rebuilt 1674, 1812.
Dualism, Christian. Christ’s nature is human and divine. Nestor. Monophysitism. Monothelitism.
Duke. Highest rank of Peerage.
Dupleix, Joseph François. 1696-1763. French Administrator in India, failed to establish French Empire.
Dutch West India Company. 1621-1794. Commercial and colonial interests in Africa, South America. Driven from Brazil, 1654, New York, 1667.
Dutra, Enrico. 1885-1974. Brazilian President 1946-51. Restored democracy.
East-West Schism. 1054. Separation of Roman and Eastern Catholic churches over filioque.
Easter Rebellion. 1916. Ireland. Irish Free State.
Eastern Orthodoxy. Branch of Christianity. East-West Schism.
Eastern Question. 19-20C. Instability caused by decline of Turkish rule led to Crimean War and WWI.