Capac, Manro. 12C. Legendary F. of Incas.

Capital Punishment. Abolished: 1863 Venezuela; 1870 Netherlands; 1877 Costa Rica; 1949 Germany; 1965 Britain; 1969 Vatican City; 1972 US (reinstated 1976); 1976 Canada; 1981 France; (96 countries). Retained: Iran, Iraq, N Korea, USA (95 countries).

Caporetto, Battle. 1917. Disastrous Italian loss vs Austria and Germany.

Capote, Truman. 1924-84. US novelist. Breakfast at Tiffany’s 1958. In Cold Blood 1965.

Caracalla. 188-217. Brutal Roman Emperor 211-.

Caratacus. British chieftain. Fought Romans, 43-50.

Carausius, Marcus. 245-293. Rebel Roman General. Ruled Britain 286-.

Cardinal. 8C. Roman Catholic rank, 2nd to Pope.

Carloman. 751-771. Charlemagne’s brother and co-ruler.

Carlowitz, Treaty. 1699. Ottoman/Holy League. Austria gains Transylvania, Hungary.

Carnap, Rudolph. 1891-1970. German/US Logical Positivist philosopher.

Carol I. 1839-1914. First Romanian king 1881-.

Carol II. 1893-1953. Dictatorial Romanian king 1930-40. Abdicated after losing territory to Russia.

Carolingians. French dynasty 751-987. Merovingians. Charlemagne. Holy Roman Empire.

Carrhae, Battle. 53BC. Failed Roman invasion of Parthia. Crassus killed. End of first triumvirate.

Carter, Jimmy. 1924-. US President 1977-81. Camp David Talks. Habitat for Humanity.

Casanova, Giovanni. 1725-98. Venetian womanizer, famous for his amorous adventures. Memoirs 1787.

Casement, Roger. 1864-1916. Irish. Enlisted German aid for Irish Independence during WWI. Executed.

Cassino. 1944. Town, monastery destroyed in German defence of route to Rome.

Caste System. Hereditary social division, esp. in Hindu India. Brahman. Kshatriyas. Vaisyas. Sudras. Untouchables.

Castiglione, Baldassare. 1478-1529. Italian writer. Ideal court gentleman. Il Cortigiano 1528.

Catalan. Romance language of Andorra, NE Spain, SW France.

Catholic Emancipation Act. 1829. Catholics readmitted to English Parliament. Test Act. O’Connell.

Catiline. 109-62BC. Roman patrician who conspired against Cicero and the Senate.

Cato, Marcus. 234-149BC. Roman statesman, censor, writer. Opposed Greek influence.

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