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.

Cabal. 1667-73. Charles II’s advisers: Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, Lauderdale.

Cabala. 12C. Jewish mystical scripture interpretation.

Cabezan. 1510-66. Spanish. Early keyboard composer.

Cabinet. Evolved from English Privy Council, 18C. Ministers controlling government policy.

Cabiri. Phrygian, later Greek fertility cult gods: Demeter, Hermes, Persephone.

Cable, George. 1844-1925. US author on color problem: Ole Creole Days 1879. Silent South 1885.

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.

Cabral, Pedro. 1467-1520. Portuguese navigator. Discovered Brazil 1500.

Cabrera, Ramón. 1806-87. Spanish Carlist leader.

Cabrillo, Juan. -1543. Portuguese explorer. Discovered California for Spain.

Caccini, Giulio. 1550-1618. Italian composer. Monodic music, early operas.

Cacus. Son of Vulcan, a notorious thief, killed by Hercules.

Cade’s Rebellion. 1450. English small property holders revolt. War of Roses.

Cadillac, Antoine. 1658-1730. French Founded Detroit.

Cadiz. 1100BC Phoenicia...501BC Carthage. 206BC Rome. 409 Visigoth. 535 Byzantine. 711 Moors 1262 Castile.

Cadiz, Constitution. 1812-13. Limited monarchy.

Cadiz Uprising. 1820. C. Constitution reimplemented.

Cadmus. Mythical founder of Thebes. Introduced alphabet to Greeks. Europa’s brother.

Cadoudal, Georges. 1771-1804. French Royalist leader. Plotted Napoleon’s assassination. Executed.

Cadwaller. -689. Last Briton king; led people to Brittany.

Caedman. 7C. First English Christian poet.

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