Colchester. Pre-Roman Belgic capital. First Roman settlement in Britain.

Coleridge, Samuel. 1772-1834. English Romantic poet: Ancient Mariner 1798, Kubla Khan.

Collins, Wilkie. 1824-89. First British detective novel writer. Woman in White 1860. No Name 1862.

Collins, William. 1721-59. English pre-Romantic lyric poet. Ode to Simplicity.

Colosseum. 80. Roman amphitheater erected by Vespasian.

Commodus. 161-192. Brutal Roman Emperor 177-.

Conscience, Hendrik. 1812-83. Romantic novelist; developed Flemish novel.

Constantine I. 274-338. Roman Emperor 306-, established Christianity as official religion. Moved capital to Constantinople. United state and church.

Constitution, US. 1787. Effective 1789. Defines government, liberties, basic laws. Amendments I-X 1791 Bill of Rights. XIII 1865 Abolishes slavery. XVIII 1919 Prohibition. XIX 1920 Women suffrage. XXI 1933 Repeals Prohibition. XXVI 1971 Voting age 18.

Consul. 509BC-. Roman chief magistrate.

Corinth. 1350BC “Founded by Sisyphus”. 243BC Achaean League. 146 Rome destroys, rebuilds 46BC. Byzantine. 1458 Ottoman. 1687 Venice. 1715 Ottoman 1822 Greece.

Corpus Juris Civilis. Developed 529-35. Roman legal code. Influenced European legal systems.

Counter-Reformation. 1517-1622. Catholic reform that followed the Reformation. Trent.

Crassus, Lucius. 140-91BC. Roman statesman, orator. Banished non-citizens, causing Social War.

Crassus, Marcus. c115-53BC. First Roman triumvirate member. Suppressed Spartacus’ slave revolt.

Crépy, Treaty. 1544. Ends 23 years of war between Holy Roman Empire and France.

Crete. c6100BC Knossos civilization. 3500BC Minoan. 1100BC Greek 67BC Rome. 826 Saracen. 960 Byzantine. 1205 Venice. 1669 Ottoman. 1912 Greece. 1941-45 Germany occupies.

Croatia. Balkans. 812 Croatia. 1089 +Hungary. 1527 Ottoman/Hapsburg. 1918 Yugoslavia. 1920 +Dalmatia. 1941 Independent. 1945 Yugoslavia. 1992 Independent Republic.

Culhwch + Olwen. c1100. Earliest Arthurian romance.

Cupid. Roman god of love, son of Venus. = Eros.

Curia. Roman political division.

Cuza, Alexandru. 1820-73. First Prince of Romania, 1859-66. Freed serfs. Educational reform.

Cybele. Roman Great Mother of gods. = Rhea.

Cymbeline. c40. Legendary British king, resisted Romans.

Dacia. Ancient name for Romania.

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