Scipio Nasica Serapio. -132BC. Led mob that murdered Gracchus.

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, Robert. 1868-1912. English Antarctic explorer. Died returning from the South Pole.

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

Scriabin, Aleksandr. 1872-1915. Russian composer uniting music with philosophy: Prometheus 1911. Musical symbolism.

Scriblerus Club. 18C English literary club. Satirized contemporary writing. Swift. Pope.

Scrofula.(King’s evil). Tuberculosis. Once thought cured by king’s touch.

Scylla. Rock opposite Charybdis, danger to passing ships...mythical sea monster ate sailors.

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.

SEATO. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization. 1954-77 for defence vs communist infiltration.

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

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

Sedgemoore, Battle. 1685. James II defeats Monmouth. Monmouth executed.

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.

Sekhmet. Egyptian war goddess with lion’s head.

Seleucids. 312-64BC. Hellenistic kingdom founded by Alexander’s general, Seleucus. Syria, Persia, Mesopotamia.

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

Selkirk, 5th earl. 1771-1820. Philanthropist. Established Scottish colonies in Canada. Red River.

Semele. Dionysus’ mother. Killed, then immortalized.

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