Claudius I. 10BC-54AD. Roman Emperor 41-. Added Britain to empire.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

D’Annunzio, Gabriele. 1863-1938. Italian nationalist writer. Siezed Fiume 1919. Revived Roman salute.

Decius. c201-251. Roman Emperor 249-. First systematic persecution of Christians.

Delacroix, Eugène. 1798-1863. French Romantic painter. Dante and Virgil. Massacre at Chios 1824.

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