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Ariosto, Ludovico. 1474-1533. Italian Renaissence poet, playwright: Orlando Furioso 1516.
Aristides. 540-468BC. Athenian general at Marathon.
Aristippus. 435-366BC. Cyrenaic philosopher: Man’s goal should be pleasure. Good=pleasant.
Aristophanes. c450-388BC. Athenian poet and satirical dramatist: The Clouds 423, The Birds 414. Lysistrata.
Aristotle. 384-322BC. Greek philosopher, founder of Peripatetics: Unified theory of knowledge. Matter, potentially alive, strives to attain its living form. Stressed observation and logic. Deductive Reasoning. Free Will.
Arius. c256-336. Alexandrian advocate of Arianism. Council of Nicaea.
Ark of the Covenant. Built by Moses to house 10 Commandments.
Armagnac. Former county of southwest France, now Gascogne. 960 Independent. 1360 English. 1607 France.
Armagnacs. Fought Burgundians for control of France through Charles VI regency 1395-1435. Arras.
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.
Armenian Church. c303. First Christian state church. 506 schism with Rome.
Armenian Massacres. 1894-1918. 1.8M Armenians killed in Turkey.
Arminianism. 17C-. Christian movement. Free-will is compatible with God’s sovereignty.
Arminius. 18BC-19 AD. German chief who defeated Varus 9 AD.
Armstrong, Louis. 1900-71. US New Orleans Jazz trumpeter and band leader.
Armstrong, Neil. 1930-. US astronaut, first man on the moon, 22:56 EDT, July 20,1969.
Arne, Thomas. 1710-78. English composer: Rule Britannia 1740. Operas.
Arnim, Bettina von. 1785-1859. German Romantic writer. Goethe’s Correspondence with a Child 1835.
Arnold, Benedict. 1741-1801. American Revolution general. Betrayed US.
Arnulf. c850-99. Last Carolingian Holy Roman Emperor. Defeated Normans. Captured Rome.
Aroostook War. 1838-9. US-Canadian border dispute in East.
Arp, Hans. 1887-1966. French Dada artist.
Arrhenius, Svante. 1859-1927. Swedish physicist, discoverer of ions.
Arriaga, Manuel. 1842-1917. First President of Portugal.