a reign of terror

a period of time when a ruler controls people in a violent and cruel way My father's generation, who lived through the reign of terror, will never forget it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kurtis	KUR-tis	English
Mahmut	-	Turkish
Nicodemo	nee-ko-DE-mo (Italian), nee-ko-DHE-mo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Remus	REE-məs (English)	Roman Mythology, Romanian
Loukios	-	Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
&Thorn;Unor	-	Anglo-Saxon Mythology