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Mursa, Battle. 351. Roman civil wars. Rebel Magnentius defeated by Constantius II. 54,000 dead.
Murten, Battle. =Morat Battle.
Muscadins. French Royalist youth movement after the Commune.
Muscovy Company. 1555-1698. English company with monopoly on Russian trade. First joint-stock.
Muses. Nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne that preside over the areas of knowledge: Calliope-epics, Clio-history, Erato-love poems, Thalia-comedy, Melpomene- tragedy, Terpsichore-dance, Euterpe-music, Polyhymnia-sacred poems, Urania-astronomy.
Muslim Civil War. 656-61 Sunni Muawiya defeats Shi’ite Ali for leadership starting Umayyad dynasty. 683-92 Umayyad put down Syrian rebellion. 809-13 Iraq vs Iran. 1008-31 Moslem Spanish gain autonomy from Umayyad.
Murphy, Gerald and Sara. 1920-33 US expatriates in Paris, Antibes. Parties, salons for artists and writers. Models for Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night.
Muslim League. 1906-71. Indian movement. 1940 Demanded Moslem state. Pakistan 1947.
Musset, Alfred. 1810-57. French poet. Sand lover. Confession.
Mussolini, Benito. Il Duce. 1883-1945. Italian Fascist dictator 1922-. Seized Abyssinia 1935. Allied with Germany WWII. Shot.
Mussorgsky, Modest. 1839-81. Russian Nationalist composer. Boris Gudunov 1874. Pictures at an Exhibition 1874.
Mutanabbi, al-. 915-65. Arab panegyric poet. Divan.
Mutsuhito. Japanese Emperor 1867-1912.
Mutual Assistance Pact. 1950. USSR supports China, sends arms to N Korea.
Muybridge, Eadweard. 1830-1904. English/US Photographic studies of motion 1872.
Mysticism. Direct communication with God through spiritual, intuitive or transcendental means.
Naguib, Muhammad. 1901-84. Egyptian general. Deposed Farouk I with Nasser. President 1952-4.
Namur, Sieges. Belgium. 1692 French capture. 1695 Dutch, English take French. 1914 Germans capture.
National Communism. Means of attaining communism are dictated by conditions in each country. Tito.
National Conservatory of Music. 1795 Paris.
Nationalism. Musical movement to reflect national or ethnic spirit. Especially 16C and 19C. Grieg. Sibelius.
Neapolitan. 17-18 C School of Music. Elegant, stylized opera, often weak in drama. Scarlatti.
Neoclassical. 17-18C. French-originated revival of classical order of arts, architecture. Order, balance, simplicity. Poussin. David. Molière. Adam. 1920-. Music based on 18C style + popular taste. Milhaud. Stravinsky. Les Six.
Neoptolemus. Mythic Greek hero. Killed Priam in Trojan War.