Scipio Africanus Major. 236-183BC. Roman general. Pushed Carthaginians from Spain. Defeated Hannibal at Zama 202.

Scipio Africanus Minor. 185-129BC. Roman Consul, censor, general. Conquered, destroyed Carthage.

Scopas. 4C BC. Sculptor at Mausoleum, Temple of Artemis.

Scotland. c4000BC Inhabited. c1800BC Beaker people. c300BC Celts (Picts). Caledonia. c500 AD Scots (Celts from Ireland) settle. 832 MacAlpin unifies. 945 + Cumbria + Strathclyde. c1016 + Lothian. 1328 Independence acknowledged by England. 1603 James VI becomes James I of England. 1707 Great Britain. 1801 United Kingdom.

Scott, George. 1811-78. English Gothic Revival architect: Oxford Martyrs’ Memorial 1841. Albert Memorial 1863-72.

Scott, Walter. 1771-1832. Prolific Scottish Romantic historical novelist. Lady of the Lake 1810; Waverley 1814; Ivanhoe 1819.

Scythians. 8/7-2C BC. Nomadic conquerors of S Europe, Russia. Conquered by Samaritans. Destroyed 2C AD.

Se Ami. Japanese No dramatist. Offering of the Flowers 1395.

Sebastian, St. -288. Martyr. Survived arrows...beaten to death.

Secularism. Humanism. Movement toward “this-worldliness”.

Security Council. UN executive. USA, USSR, China, France, UK, + 10 non-permanent.

Sedan, Battle. 1870. Napoleon III surrenders to Germans. Ends second French Empire.

Seebeck, Thomas. 1770-1831. Russian. Invented thermocouple, 1822.

Seeckt, Hans von. 1866-1936. German general. Secretly rebuilt army after WWI.

Segregation. Separation of the races to maintain the advantages of one.

Seguin, Marc. 1786-1875. French inventor of the suspension bridge.

Ségurane, Catherine. Saved Nice by frightening away invading Turks, 1543.

Selim I. 1470-1520. Ottoman sultan 1512-. Conquered Egypt, Syria, part of Persia.

Selim III. 1761-1808. Ottoman sultan 1789-1807. Reformed, westernized. Overthrown, murdered.

Seljuks. 1075-1242. Turkish dynasty ruled Caliphate Empire. Attacks vs Byzantines led to Crusades. Nucleus for Ottoman Empire.

Selkirk, Alexander. 1676-1721. Sailor marooned 1704-9. Prototype for Robinson Crusoe.

Senate. 509BC. Roman governing body. 401BC Plebians admitted. 44BC lost most power to Caesar.

Seneca, Lucius. c4BC-65. Roman stoic philosopher, dramatist. Influenced Renaissance drama.

Senegal. Wolof, Fulani, Serer, Tukulor. 1406 Bettencourt explored. 15C Portugal. 1626 French settle. 1895 French colony. 1959 +Sudanese Republic=Mali Federation. 1960 -Mali=Independent republic.

Sennett, Mack. 1880-1960. Canadian/US film maker. Keystone Cops.

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