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Peter I. The Great. 1672-1725. Czar of Russia. Created navy. Defeated Sweden 1709. Founded St. Petersburg.
Peter II. 1923-70. King of Yugoslavia 1934-45. Deposed in exile by Tito.
Peter III. 1728-62. Czar 1762. Overthrown by wife Catherine the Great.
Peterhouse. 1284. First Cambridge college.
Petersburg Campaign. 1864-5. Virginia. Final action of American Civil War leading to Confederate defeat.
Peterskirche. 13C. Zurich church with world’s largest clock face, 28.5 feet.
Petit Pont. 1852. Bridge across Seine at site of original Roman crossing.
Petition of Rights. 1628. Accepted by Charles I, limiting British monarch’s powers.
Petöfi, Sándor. 1823-49. Hungarian lyric poet. Hero of the 1848-9 revolution. Poetry of Liberation. János Vitéz 1845.
Petrarch. 1304-74. Italian humanist author, lyric poet, philosopher. To Laura 1366. Dialogue with St. Augustine.
Petrie, Flinders. 1853-1942. British archeologist. Sequential dating method.
Pfitzner, Hans. 1869-1949. German Post-romantic opera composer. Palestrina 1917.
Phaedo. c417BC. Greek Socratic philosopher. Dialectics, ethics.
Phaedra. Mythical Greek princess. Falsely accused Hippolytus of rape.
Phalangists. 1936-2000 Militant Maronites vs Moslems in Lebanese Civil War.
Phalanx. 7C BC. Greek infantry formation in 8 rows.
Pharaoh. Egyptian king’s title. =“great house”. Physical embodiment of god Ra.
Pharisees. 2C BC-70. Jewish religious sect. Oral law and Torah, vs Sadducees (Torah only). Mishna.
Pharos. 280BC-13C. Alexandria lighthouse. 135m high. Seven Wonders.
Phenomenology. Philosophy. Analysis of phenomena without preconceptions by conscious mind. Husserl.
Phidias. c490-430BC. Greek sculptor. Parthenon frieze. 42 foot gold and ivory statue of Zeus at Olympia. 7 Wonders.
Philadelphia. Greek name for Amman, Jordan.
Philby, Kim. 1912-88. British/Soviet double agent 1933-51. Escaped to USSR 1963. My Secret War 1968.
Philip. Metacom. -1676. Led Massasoit in King Philip’s War.
Philip I. 1052-1108. French king 1060-. Recovered Normandy for France.