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Cadmus . . . 32 The legendary Phoenician prince who, according to Greek myth, founded Thebes and introduced the alphabet to the Greeks.
Cadmus . . . 36
Cadmus . . . 37
Gaius Agrippa . . . 81 Gaius Caesar (20 BC – 4 AD), the grandson of Augustus and a prominent heir to the Roman Empire.
Gaius Caligula Caesar . . . 84 original: "Caius Calicula"; the third Roman Emperor, known for his eccentric and often tyrannical rule.
Gaius Caligula Caesar . . . 84
Gaius Valerius . . . 77
Calabria . . . 170 A region in the "toe" of the Italian peninsula.
The town of Chalcedon . . . 58 An ancient maritime town in Bithynia, famous for hosting the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD.
The Chaldeans . . . 29 The people of southern Mesopotamia who ruled Babylon.
The city of Callista . . . 32 An ancient name for the island of Thera (Santorini).
The Calamity of the Jews . . . 84 Likely referring to the persecution or civil unrest in Judea during the reign of Caligula.
Callixtus I, Bishop of the Roman Church . . . 93 Pope from c. 218 to 223 AD; he was formerly a slave.
Callixtus II, Pontiff . . . 135
Callixtus III, Pontiff . . . 154 A member of the Borgia family who served as Pope from 1455 to 1458.
Calpetus Silvius . . . 48 A legendary king of Alba Longa in Roman mythology.
Callithyia . . . 26 The first priestess of Hera at Argos.
Callithyia . . . 26
The city of Camarina . . . 61 An ancient Greek city in Sicily.
Camillus . . . 69 Marcus Furius Camillus (c. 446–365 BC), a Roman soldier and statesman honored as the "Second Founder of Rome."
Candaules of the Lydians . . . 57 The last king of the Heraclid dynasty of Lydia.
Candidus, a Christian Debater . . . 92 An early Christian writer who wrote on the Hexameron (the six days of creation).
The Cantabrians . . . 81 An ancient Celtic tribal confederation in northern Spain.
Capys Silvius . . . 47 Another legendary king of Alba Longa.
The Capitol . . . 87 The religious and political heart of ancient Rome.
The Capitol . . . 61
The Captivity of Israel . . . 54 Refers to the Assyrian captivity of the northern kingdom.
The Captivity of the Hebrews . . . 61
The Captivity of Jerusalem . . . 62 Refers to the Babylonian Exile following the destruction of Solomon's Temple.
Carausius . . . 95 A Roman military commander who declared himself Emperor of Britain and northern Gaul.
Cardinals are killed . . . 147
The Carians . . . 57 Ancient inhabitants of western Anatolia.
Carinus of the Romans . . . 95 Roman Emperor (r. 283–285 AD) who was defeated by Diocletian.
Carinus of the Romans . . . 95
Charlemagne . . . 122 original: "Carolus Magnus"; King of the Franks and the first Holy Roman Emperor, crowned in 800 AD.
Charlemagne . . . 122
Charlemagne . . . 123
Charlemagne . . . 133
Charles, Duke of the Burgundians . . . 162 Charles the Bold (1433–1477), a major rival to the French crown whose death led to the partition of Burgundy.
Charlemagne, Emperor . . . 124
Charles, Duke of the Burgundians . . . 163
Charles the Bald . . . 127 original: "Carolus Caluus"; grandson of Charlemagne and King of West Francia.
Charles VIII, King of France . . . 171
Charles the Bald, Emperor . . . 126
Charles the Fat, Emperor . . . 127 original: "Carolus Grossus"; great-grandson of Charlemagne.
Charles the Simple . . . 128 original: "Carolus Simplex"; King of West Francia who ceded Normandy to the Vikings.
Charles, brother of Louis, King of the Franks . . . 141 Likely Charles of Anjou, brother of Saint Louis IX.
Charles, King of Sicily . . . 142
Charles, King of Hungary . . . 142
Charles, Emperor . . . 146 Likely Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1346–1378).
Charles, Emperor . . . 147
Charles, King of Apulia . . . 148
Charles, Emperor . . . 147
Charles, Emperor . . . 148
Charles, King of Apulia . . . 142
Charles, King of Hungary . . . 147
Charles, King of Apulia . . . 144
Charles, King of France . . . 144
Charles IV, Emperor . . . 146
Charles, Emperor . . . 147
Charles, Duke of the Burgundians . . . 162
Charles, Emperor . . . 146
Charles, King of France . . . 170
Count Charles . . . 166
Charops of the Athenians . . . 54 The first decennial archon of Athens.
Carfatis . . . 21
Carthage . . . 39 The great North African power and rival of Rome.
Carthage . . . 44
Carthage . . . 45
Carthage . . . 106
The Carthaginians . . . 72
Carus, son of Aeschylus . . . 54
Cassander of the Macedonians . . . 70 One of the "Diadochi" (successors) of Alexander the Great.
Ghazan, King of the Tartars . . . 143 original: "Cassanus Tartarorum rex"; referring to Mahmud Ghazan, the seventh ruler of the Mongol Empire's Ilkhanate.
Cassianus, Bishop of Jerusalem . . . 91
The city of Cassino . . . 120 The site of Monte Cassino, the mother house of the Benedictine Order.
Cassiodorus the monk . . . 113 A Roman statesman and writer (c. 485–585 AD) who founded the monastery of Vivarium.
Cassius Severus the orator . . . 84 A Roman rhetorician and satirist banished by Augustus.
The beginning of the Castruccian war . . . 144 Refers to the wars led by Castruccio Castracani, Duke of Lucca.
Castruccio . . . 144
Castruccio . . . 145
Catherine of Siena, a holy woman . . . 156 A mystic and Doctor of the Church (1347–1380) who influenced the Papacy's return to Rome from Avignon.