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Master of the Revels. 1300-1737. English court official who arranged festivities, acted as censor.
Bartolomeo, Fra. 1472-1517. Florentine master painter. High Renaissance Classical idealist. Lucca. Annunciation 1497.
Little Masters. Engravers influenced by Durer. Behem.
Lorraine, Claude. 1600-82. French landscape painter, master of sunlight. Sunset 1644.
Molay, Jacques de. 1243-1314. Last Grand Master of the Order of Templars. Burned.
National Socialism. Nazism. 1919-45. German master-race nationalist Fascist movement. Anti- semitic. Individual surrenders to State will. Hitler. Drexler.
Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. English dramatic poet. Master of language, characters, perception.Titus Andronicus c1593. Romeo and Juliet c1594. Hamlet c1602. Othello c1604. King Lear c1606. Lover’s Complaint c1609. Sonnets 1609. Tempest 1611.
Stradivari, Antonio. 1644-1737. Italian master violin maker 1666-.
Teleological Argument. God exists as master planner, because universe exhibits purpose. Duty derives from what is good as end to be achieved. Aristotle. Kant.
Aaron. c14C BC. Old Testament. Brother of Moses. Later his rival.
Abélard, Pierre. 1079-c1144. French Conceptualist theologian of Notre-Dame. Advocated discussion vs dogma. Famed love of Héloïse. Accused of heresy 1121. Letters to Heloise 1103. Sic et Non 1132. Theologia.
Abjuration, Act. 1581. Dutch declaration of independence from Spain. Republic 1588.
Abraham. c2000BC. Old Testament father of Jewish, Arab peoples. Sarah. Hagar.Ishmael.
Acre. 1450BC- Egypt/ Assyria/ Persia/ Macedonia. 336BC Alexander...Egypt. 1C Rome. 614 Persia. 638 Moslem. 969 Egypt. 1079 Seljuk. 1099 Crusaders. 1104 Jerusalem. 1187 Saladin. 1191 Crusaders. 1291 Mameluks. 1517 Turks. 1918 British. 1948 Israel.
Acropolis. Elevated portion of Greek cities for protection and worship. Athens 2000BC.
Acts of the Apostles. c70-90. Luke’s history of early Christian church.
Adad. Babylonian, Assyrian weather god.
Adelard of Bath. 1090-c1150. English mathematician/translator introduced Arabic numerals.
Aditi. Hindu goddess, mother of Krsna and Vishnu.
Adonis. Beautiful youth, beloved of Aphrodite and Persephone, worshipped by the Phoenicians.
Adventists. US religious sect that believes in the imminent second coming of Christ.
Aeëtes. Greek. Medea’s father. Guardian of Golden Fleece.
Aegeus. King of Athens. Theseus’ father. Suicide.
Aegospotami. 405BC. Naval battle, ends Peloponnesian War. Victory of Lysander vs Athens.
Aelfric. c955-1010. Anglo-Saxon writer. Love of the Saints.