Achilles. Greek hero of Trojan Wars, invulnerable except for his heel, subject of Homer’s Iliad.

Addams, Jane. 1860-1935. US social reformer. Founded NAACP, Hull House.

Aeneas. Trojan hero of Virgil’s Aeneid.

Agamemnon. Legendary King of Argos/Mycenae. Led Greeks in Trojan War.

Ajax. Greek hero of Trojan Wars.

Austen, Jane. 1775-1817. English novelist: Sense and Sensibility, 1811, Pride and Prejudice, 1813. “the exquisite touch which renders the commonplace interesting”-W. Scott. Emma 1816.

Azerbaijan. 1828 Persia/Russia. 1918 Independent. 1922 USSR. 1936 Azerbaijan SSR. 1991 Independent. 1992-4 Karabakh War. CIS.

Bronte, Charlotte. 1816-55. English Romantic author: Jane Eyre 1847; Shirley, Villette 1853.

Bruegel, Jan (Velvet). 1568-1625. Flemish painter of landscape and still life.

Cakste, Janis. 1859-1927. Latvian independence leader, First president 1922-.

Calamity Jane. (Martha Jane Burke). 1852-1903. US sharpshooter frontierswoman.

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

CIS. 1991. Commonwealth of Independent States led by Russia. Ukraine, Belarus. Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova.

Dabrowski, Jan. 1755-1818. Polish general under Napoleon, hero in rebellion vs Russia.

Dardanus. Greek ancestor of Trojan kings.

Dares Phrygius. Trojan Priest. Wrote about Trojan Wars.

Diomedes. Greek leader in Trojan War.

Edward VI. 1537-53. King of England and Ireland, 1547-. Protestant reform. Named Jane Grey as successor.

Errs. Greek goddess of discord. Threw the apple that led to the Trojan War.

Eyck, Jan van. c1389-1441. Flemish realist painter. Ghent altarpiece 1432. Developed use of oils.

Flemish. 15-17C school of painting. Technical skill, detail. VanEyck. Bruegel. Rubens.

Forum. 2C. Roman open-air meeting place. Trajan.

Ghazigi. “Warriors of the faith”. Ottoman military before Janissaries.

Grey, Lady Jane. 1537-54. English Queen for 9 days, 1553. Executed.

Gulistan, Treaty. 1813. Persia cedes Azerbaijan to Russia.

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