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659 matches to Oman
Antonescu, Ion. 1882-1946. Pro-German Romanian dictator, 1938-44.
Antoninus, Pius. 86-161. Roman Emperor 138-. Built Antonine Wall.
Aphrodite. Greek goddess of love and beauty, Roman Venus.
Apollo. Greek/Roman perfection of male beauty, god of prophecy, song and music.
Appian of Alexander. 2C. Greek/Roman historian.
Aqua Appia. 312BC. First Roman aquaduct.
Arabia. Semite. 6C BC Chaldean. c106BC Rome. 622 Caliphate Empire. 16C Ottoman. 17C Persia (E). Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAR, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain.
Aragon, Louis. 1897-1982. French Romantic poet + Communist.
Arcadius. 377-408. First Roman Emperor of East, 395-.
Ares. Greek god of war, Roman =Mars.
Armenia. 9C BC Vannic kingdom. 8C BC Persians, Assyrians, Armenians settle. 521BC Persian. 331BC Alexander...Seleucid. 298 Rome. 387 Persia/Byzantine. 7C Moslem. 885 Independent kingdom. 1071 Seljuk. 13C Mongol. 1405 Ottoman/Persian. 1514 Ottoman. 1918 Independent. 1920 Russia/Turkey. 1990 Independent. CIS.
Arnim, Bettina von. 1785-1859. German Romantic writer. Goethe’s Correspondence with a Child 1835.
Arnulf. c850-99. Last Carolingian Holy Roman Emperor. Defeated Normans. Captured Rome.
Art Deco. 1920-39. Elegant Parisian decorative style. Erte. Lalique. Chanel.
Artemis. Greek goddess of hunting. =Roman Diana.
Asculum, Battle. 279BC. “Pyrrhic” victory of Pyrrhus over Romans.
Astor, Nancy. 1879-1964. First woman to sit in British House of Commons, 1919-45.
Athens. 3000BC. 6C BC growth. 5C decline. 4C Macedonia (aut). 27 BC Rome. 1458 Ottoman. 1834 Greek capital.
Augsburg, Peace. 1555. Allowed both Lutheranism and Catholicism within Holy Roman Empire.
Augsburg League. 1686-9. Holy Roman Empire and allies vs France. Replaced by Grand Alliance.
Augur. -391. Roman interpreter of omens.
Augustus. Octavian. 63BC-14 AD. 2nd Triumvirate. First Roman Emperor. Pax Romana-Peaceful reign: Virgil, Horace.
Aulic Council. 1498-1806. Court of Holy Roman Empire. Derived from Maximilian’s personal council.
Aurelian. 214-75. Roman Emperor 270-. Restored rule of Europe. Began wall around Rome.
Aurora. Roman goddess of dawn. = Eos.