Classical. 500-300BC Greek Art. Idealized figure sculptures. Doric, Ionic, Corinthian architecture. Praxiteles. Roman Art. 1C BC-2C AD. Greek forms; added arch. Sculpture: realistic portraits, dramatic bas-relief.

Classical Music. ~1750-1820. Development of sonata, symphony, string quartet. Mozart. Beethoven. Haydn.

Classicism. Art and architecture in imitation of Greek and Roman styles. Neoclassical.

Claus, Santa. = St Nicholas.

Clausius, Rudolph. 1822-88. German physicist. Entropy.

Clay, Henry. 1777-1852. “Great Pacificator”. US statesman. Missouri Compromise.

Cleisthenes. Athenian. First democratic constitution 509BC. Introduced ostracism.

Clemenceau, Georges. 1841-1929. French Radical Prime Minister 1917-20. Dreyfus defender. War leader.

Cleomenes III. -c219BC. Spartan King 235-222. Defeated Achaean League. Lost to Macedonia.

Clermont Council. 1095. Proposed first Crusade.

Clio. The Muse of history.

Clive, Robert. 1725-74. Conquerer, First British governor of Bengal.

Clocks. 3500BC Gnomon. 2000BC Chinese. 8C BC sundial 4C BC Greek water clock. 300BC hemispherical sundial 160BC Rome. 12C mechanical. 1379 de Vick. 1657 Huygens pendulum.

Clotaire II. 584-629. Merovingian king of Neustria. Reunited Frankish Empire 613, but ceded power to nobles.

Clotho. Youngest Fate. Spinner of thread of life.

Clotilda, St. c475-545. Converted her husband, Clovis.

Cloud, St. (Clodoald). Grandson of Clovis I.

Clovis I. 465-511. Salian Frankish king 481-. Conquered N Gaul. Baptized at Reims. Moved capital to Paris in 506. First Merovingian king of France.

Clunaics. 910-12C. Strict Benedictine Order.

Clytemnestra. Wife and murderess of Agamemnon. Killed by her children, Orestes and Electra.

Cockcroft, John. 1897-1967. English physicist. Split nucleus.

Cockerell, Christopher. 1910-99. English hovercraft inventor 1955.

Cocoa. 1494 brought to Europe by Columbus.

Codrus. 11C BC/Legendary last king of Athens.

Coffee. 16/17C to Europe. 1650 Oxford. First coffee house.

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