Bronte, Anne. 1820-49. English novelist. Agnes Grey 1847. Sister of Charlotte, Emily.

Browne, Robert. 1550-1633. English founder of congregationalist Brownist sect, 1580. Exiled.

Browning, Robert. 1812-89. English epic poet: Ring and the Book.

Bucephalus. -326BC. Alexander the Great’ s horse.

Buchmanism. 1922-65. Christian revivalist movement stressing honesty, purity, love, unselfishness. =Moral Rearmament 1938. Oxford Group.

Budé, Guillaume. 1467-1540. Humanist, Greek scholar. Founded Collège de France.

Bull Moose. 1912-16. Liberal Republicans for Roosevelt in first US Progressive Party.

Bunyan, John. 1628-88. English Puritan author: Pilgrim’s Progress 1678.

Burlingame, Treaty. 1868. US/Chinese friendship. Authorized Chinese immigration to US.

Büsching, Anton. 1724-93. German scientific geographer. New System of Geography 1762.

Butades of Sicyon. c600BC. First Greek to sculpt in clay.

Byron, Lord. 1788-1824. English Romantic poet. Aided Greek indep. Hours of Idleness, Prisoner of Chillon, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage 1812, Don Juan 1812.

Byzantium. 7C BC Greek city. 330 =Constantinople. 1453 =Istanbul.

Cabiri. Phrygian, later Greek fertility cult gods: Demeter, Hermes, Persephone.

Cadmus. Mythical founder of Thebes. Introduced alphabet to Greeks. Europa’s brother.

Calchas. Wise Greek prophet at Troy. Advised use of Trojan Horse.

Callias, Peace. 450BC. Greece and Persia.

Callicrates. Greek. An architect of Parthenon.

Callimachus. 5C BC Greek sculptor. First Corinthian columns.

Calliope. The Greek Muse of epic poetry.

Callisto. Greek nymph changed to Ursa Major constellation.

Callot, Jacques. 1592-1635. French painter and engraver.

Cambridge Agreement. 1629. Allowed Puritans to manage Massachussets Bay Company.

Camden Town Group. 1902-13. English Postimpressionist artists. London Group.

Canova, Antonio. 1757-1822. Venetian graceful Neoclassical sculptor. Tomb of Clement XIII. Orpheus 1779. Daedalus 1779. 3 Graces 1815.

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