Olympia. Home of ancient Greek games. 776BC-393 AD.

Pahlavi, Muhammed. 1919-80. Shah of Iran 1941-79. Deposed by Khomeini.

Preemption Act. 1841-91. US law allowed squatters on government land to buy 160 acres. Homestead.

Rockwell, Norman. 1894-1978. US realistic painter of homey scenes. Saturday Evening Post covers.

Rogers, Will. 1879-1935. Home-spun US satirist.

Slave Coast. 17-18C. Parts of Nigeria, Togo, Dahomey.

Stentor. Homer’s herald. Voice of 50 men.

Vernon, Mt. Washington’s Virginia home.

Volkssturm. 1944. German home defence force.

Wolfe, Tom. 1900-38. US novelist. Look Homeward, Angel 1929.

Zionist World Congress. 1897. Defined Basel Program to establish Palestinian Homeland. Herzl.

Actium, Battle. 31BC. Octavian defeats Antony to become sole ruler of Roman Empire.

Albert of Brandenburg. 1490-1568. First Duke of Prussia, 1525. Ended Teutonic Knights’ rule.

Alexander III. 1845-1894. Russian Czar 1881-. Established absolute rule using secret police. Temporary Rules. Franco-Russian Alliance.

Anglo-Saxons. Group of Germanic tribes that invaded Britain in 5C. Ruled to 1066. Angles. Heptarchy.

Arne, Thomas. 1710-78. English composer: Rule Britannia 1740. Operas.

Árpád. 840-907. Led Magyars into Hungary. Dynasty ruled to 1301.

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.

Augustinians. RC religious orders following Rule of St. Augustine.

Aurelian. 214-75. Roman Emperor 270-. Restored rule of Europe. Began wall around Rome.

Benedict of Nursia, St. 480-547. Italian monastic. Benedictine Rule 535.

Boris I. -907. Ruler 852-89. Spread Christianity through Bulgaria.

Breton Succession War. 1341-65. Reestablishd Montfort rule in Brittany.

Brooke, James. 1803-68. British “White Raja”; family ruled Sarawak 1841-1946.

Brundisium, Treaty. 40BC. Antony rules east, Octavian rules west of Roman Empire.

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