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1833 matches to Cro-Magnon Man
Agrippa, Marcus V. 63-12BC. Roman general, supported Octavian.
Agrippina. c16-59. Roman princess, who poisoned husband Claudius. Killed by son Nero.
Ahriman. Zoroastrian spirit of evil.
Akkerman, Convention. 1826. Russia-Turkey. Serbia autonomous. Russian shipping rights in Turkey.
Alamein, El, Battles of. 1942. Montgomery defeats Rommel, saving Egypt from Germans.
Alaric II. -507. King of Visigoths 484-, beaten by Clovis, 507. Law code 506 for Roman subjects.
Albania. Balkans. 3-5C Visigoth, Huns invade. 6-7C Bulgars, Serbs, Slavs invade.12-15C Bulgar, Norman, Angevin, Serb, Venice contest.15C Ottoman. 1912 Independent republic. 1928 Monarchy (Zog). 1939 Italy occupies. 1945 Communist (Hoxha). 1961 Left Warsaw Pact. 1991 Democratic Constitution.
Alberti, Leon. 1404-72. Italian Renaissance Man. Artist, poet, geographer, mathematician.
Albigenses. (Cathars). Southern French ascetic Neo-Manichean heretic Christian sect. Eliminated by 13th Crusade, 1208-1229 and Inquisition.
Albion. Ancient Greek, Roman name for Great Britain, probably from Gaelic.
Alboin. -572. Germanic Lombard King. Allied Germanic tribes and conquered N Italy.
Aldine Editions. 1490-1597. Quality books printed by Aldo Manuzio and family, Venice.
Alemanni. 3-6C. Confederation of Germanic tribes in Swabia defeated by Clovis, 496.
Alexander, Harold (of Tunis). 1891-1969. British. Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean 1944-45. Directed Dunkirk evacuation. Governor General of Canada, 1946-52.
Alexander II. 1818-81. Russian Czar 1855-. Emancipated serfs, 1861. Established elected assemblies, Zemstvo, settled Crimean War. Assassinated by Narodniki.
Algeria. c2000BC Berber. 12C BC Phoenicia...9C BC Carthage. 146 BC Rome. 429 Vandal. 6C Byzantine. 7C Moslem. c1500 Spain. 1518 Ottoman. 1671 Independent. 1830 France. 1962 Independent.
Ali Pasha, Mehmed Emin. 1815-71. Reforming Ottoman Vizier.
Alsace-Lorraine. Iron rich region along Rhine. 1C BC Rome. 5C Alemanni. 496 Franks. 870 German. 1648(A)/1766(L) French 1871 Prussia. 1919 France 1940 Germany. 1945 France.
Altdorfer, Albrecht. c1480-1538. German founder landscape painting.
Althusius, Johannes. 1557-1638. German jurist. “Father of Federalism”.
Alto Adige. German speaking Tyrol area of Italy 1919-. Granted semi-independence, 1971.
Alyscamps. Gallo Roman cemetery, Arles.
Amana Colonies. 1855. Successful Pietist communes in Iowa.
Amanollah Khan. 1892-1960. Amir of Afghanistan 1919-29. Won independence from Britain, 1919.
America. Term coined 1507 by Waldseemüller after Amerigo Vespucci.