Cyrus the Younger. -401BC. Conspired vs Artaxerxes. Killed at Cunaxa.

Dada. Anarchistic, deliberately shocking “non-art” begun in Zurich, 1916. Led to Surrealism. Arp. Duchamp. Ernst.

Daedalus. Builder of the Crete labyrinth. Escaped Minos with artificial wings. Icarus.

Dalou, Jules. 1838-1902. French Baroque sculptor of public monuments.

Dalton, John. 1766-1844. English scientist. Law of Partial Pressures. Color blindness 1793.

Damiens, Robert-François. 1715-1757. Stabbed Louis XV. Quartered.

Dance, George. (The Younger). 1741-1825. English Neoclassical architect College of Surgeons 1813. Founder, Royal Academy.

Danu. Celtic earth goddess.

Dario, Ruben. 1867-1916. Published Azul 1888, starting Modernismo movement.

Darius II. Persian King, 423-404BC. Allied with Sparta vs Athens. Lost Egypt.

Darnley, Lord. 1545-67. 2nd husband of Mary Queen of Scots. Assassinated.

Davout, Louis. 1770-1823. Napoleon’s general, Minister of War 1815.

Decadents. 19C. Writers who believed art should be above conventional morality. Mallarmé. Wilde. Verlaine.

Delany, Martin. 1812-85. US black physician. Founded Mystery newspaper for black rights.

Delisle, Guillaume. 1675-1726. French “Father of Cartography”. Early accurate maps.

Democratic Party. 1792-. Major US political party. Liberalism, populism vs big business.

Denis, St. -250. Patron St. of France, martyred first bishop of Paris. Carried his head to St-Denis Abbey.

Descartes, René. 1596-1650. French Rationalist philosopher, physician, mathematician. Cartesian coordinates. Discourse on Method 1637. “Cogito ergo sum”-I think, therefore I am. Analytical Geometry 1636. Meditations 1641. Principia Philosophica 1645.

Diadochi, Wars of. 321-281BC. Partition of Empire among Alexander’s generals.

Diana. Roman goddess of hunt and moon = Artemis.

Diaz, Bartolomeu. c1450-1500. Portuguese. First to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in 1487/8.

Dido. Sister of King of Tyre. Legendary founder of Carthage.

Dionysius. c431-367BC. Syracuse tyrant, unites Greek cities, defeats Carthaginians. Syracuse becomes major power.

Disney, Walt. 1901-1966. US producer of animated cartoons. Mickey Mouse 1928. Snow White 1937. Disneyland 1955.

Doubleday, Abner. 1819-93. US formerly thought to be baseball inventor. Cartwright.

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