Theocracy. Government by God through clergy.

Theocritus. c310-250BC. Greek originator of pastoral poetry.

Theodora. c500-48. Byzantine Empress, adviser, wife of Justinian I.

Theodore, St. c602-90. Archbishop of Canterbury; organized English church.

Theodore of Mopsuestia. 350-428. Greek bishop. Scientific bible study influenced Nestorius.

Theodore Studites, St. 759-826. Led iconoclasm opposition.

Theodoric I. -534. Frankish king of Austrasia. Son of Clovis I.

Theodoric the Great. 455-526. King of Ostrogoths. Conquered Italy 493.

Theodosian Code. 438. Codified Roman Law.

Theodosius II. 401-50. Emperor of Eastern Roman Empire 408-. Theodosian Code. University of Constantinople 425.

Theophrastus. c372-287BC. Greek philosopher. Led Peripatetics after Aristotle.

Theorell, Axel. 1903-82. Swedish biochemist. Enzyme oxidation.

Theosophy. 1875- Revival of ancient mystical philosophy. Salvation through direct knowledge of God. Blavatsky. Besant.

Thermidor, Coup of 9. 1794. French moderatism after Terror. Directory. Robespierre executed. Jacobins persecuted.

Thermopylae. 480BC. Spartans resist Xerxes 3 days before being overwhelmed.

Thespis. 6C BC The founder of Greek tragedy. Created actor to dialog with chorus.

Thetis Disaster. 1939. British submarine fails to resurface.

Thirty Tyrants. 404-403BC. Ruled Athens after defeat by Sparta.

Thrasybulus. -388BC. Refounded Athenian democracy 403BC after 30 Tyrants’ rule.

Three Principles of the People. 1923. Sun Yat-sen: Nationalism, freedom from Imperial rule; Democracy; Livelihood.

Tigranes I. the Great. c104-55BC. King c95-. Armenia becomes strongest Eastern Roman state.

Tillich, Paul. 1886-1965. German/US Christian philosopher. Courage To Be 1952. Systematic Theology 1951-63..

Timurids. 15C. Turkish dynasty established by Tamerlane. Prosperous to 1447, then anarchy. Established Mogul dynasty in India 1526-.

Titania. Queen of the fairies.

Tolkien, JRR. 1892-1973. English philologist, fantasy novelist. Lord of the Rings 1954.

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