Ciceronian Period. 70-43BC. First great age of Latin literature.

Cimarosa, Dominico. 1749-1801. Italian comic opera composer.

Cimon. c510-451BC. Athenian hero of Persian Wars.

Claudel, Paul. 1868-1955. French writer: Satin Slipper 1924.

Claudian. c370-404. Classic Latin poet. Rape of Prosperine.

Claudius I. 10BC-54AD. Roman Emperor 41-. Added Britain to empire.

Comic Opera. 18C revolt vs serious opera. Light style, familiar scenes. Italy: opera buffa; Fr: opéra comique; Eng: ballad opera; Ger: singspiel. Orig as intermezzo for opera.

Commodus. 161-192. Brutal Roman Emperor 177-.

Communism. Collective ownership of property and industry. Wealth shared according to need. Eventually, “dictatorship of proletariat”.

Concorde. 1962-76. French/British joint development of a supersonic airliner.

Condorcet, Marquis de. 1743-94. French philosopher. Perfectibility of mankind.

Confederation. 1867. United Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Upper and Lower Canada as Dominion of Canada.

Confucius. 551-479BC. Chinese philosopher and moralist. Advocated reason, love and respect for others over supernatural. Chinese Exam. Wu Ching.

Constantine I. 274-338. Roman Emperor 306-, established Christianity as official religion. Moved capital to Constantinople. United state and church.

Constantine V. 718-775. Byzantine Emperor 741-. Lost Rome and Italy.

Constantine XI. -1453. Last Byzantine Emperor 1449-. Died during Turkish siege.

Cooper, James Fenimore. 1789-1851. US adventure writer: Last of Mohicans 1826. Deerslayer 1841.

Copernicus, Nicolaus. 1473-1543. Polish astronomer, who demonstrated planetary motion around sun 1528. De Revolutionibus. Aristarchus. Galileo.

Copland, Aaron. 1900-90. US composer blending Jewish, folk, jazz, and Latin influences into a popular style. Experimented with serial techniques.

Copper Age. c3000BC. Early Bronze Age.

Corelli, Arcangelo. 1653-1713. Italian violinist and composer. Early developer of concerto 1712.

Coster, Laurens. 1370-c1440. Dutch inv of moveable type, perhaps before Gutenberg.

Couperin. 17-18C French family of Baroque composers.

Couperin, François. 1668-1733. French Baroque keyboard composer. Concerts Royeaux, Leçons de Ténebres 1714.

Cour Carrée. Central court of Louvre designed by Percier and Fontaine.

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