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Scipio Africanus Major. 236-183BC. Roman general. Pushed Carthaginians from Spain. Defeated Hannibal at Zama 202.
Gracchus, Tiberius. c163-133BC. Roman tribune 133, reformer. Killed in riot. Scipio.
Scipio. 3-1C BC Family of Roman leaders, generals.
Scipio, Quintus. -46BC. Pompey’s Consul, defeated by Caesar.
Scipio Africanus Minor. 185-129BC. Roman Consul, censor, general. Conquered, destroyed Carthage.
Scipio Nasica Serapio. -132BC. Led mob that murdered Gracchus.
Thapsus, Battle. 46BC. Caesar defeats Scipio and Pompey’s supporters in north Africa securing dictatorship.
Africanus Sextus. c180-250. Wrote chronology of World, Creation to 221 AD.
Leo Africanus. 1485-1554. Arab/Christian traveler. Descriptions of Africa 1550.
Atatürk (Mustafa Kemal). 1881-1938. Turkish founder, first president, 1923. 1919-22 drove Greeks out. Major reforms to modernize Turkey.
Bolsheviks. (“Majority”) 1903-52. Revolutionary faction of Social Democratic Workers Party for dictatorship of Proletariat. =Communist. Mensheviks.
Bouvines, Battle. 1214. French defeat English, HRE coalition. Recapture Angou...France a major power.
Callisto. Greek nymph changed to Ursa Major constellation.
Democratic Party. 1792-. Major US political party. Liberalism, populism vs big business.
Dionysius. c431-367BC. Syracuse tyrant, unites Greek cities, defeats Carthaginians. Syracuse becomes major power.
Dresden, Battle. 1813. Last major Napoleonic victory in Germany.
Ephesus. Major Greek, Roman city now in Turkey. 133 Bequeathed to Rome by Attale. 263 Goths sacked Temple of Artemis, 7 wonder.
Evatt, Herbert. 1894-1965. Australian statesman. Major influence on UN charter.
Gorbachev, Mikhail. 1931-. Leader of USSR 1985-91. Major reforms. Glasnost. Perestroika.
Hatt-i Humayun. 1856. Turkish reform act, forced by major powers, but not always enforced.
Herodes Atticus. c101-177. Greek/Roman orator, banker. Gave major buildings to Athens.
Hohenlinden, Battle. 1800. French defeat Austria. Last major battle of War of 2nd Coalition.
Ives, Charles. 1874-1954. First major US composer. Unconventional work anticipates 20C techniques. Very influential on later Americans. 3rd Symphony 1904.
Lepanto, Battle. 1571. Major Christian naval victory vs Turks, saving Cyprus.
Lindos. c700-408BC. Major Rhodes city. Colonized Spain and Italy.