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1252 matches to Ate
Antioch. 300BC Seleucus I founds. 64BC Rome. First reference to disciples as Christians c42. 540 Persia. 637 Moslem. 10-11C Syrian capital. 969 Byzantine. 1098 Crusader State. 1268 Egypt. 1517 Ottoman. 1920 Syria. 1939 Turkey.
Antipater. -319BC. Macedonian general and regent.
Antony, Mark. c83-30BC. Caesar’s lieutenant. Triumvirate 43-32. Defeated at Actium with Cleopatra. Suicide.
April Theses. 1917. Lenin’s plan for Soviet takeover of state power from provisional government.
Aquila Ponticus. 2C. Translated Old Testament from Hebrew to Greek. Version adopted by Jews.
Arab League. 1945. Non-aggression and cooperation treaty of Arab states. Collective Treaty of Defence, 1950, to defend against Israeli aggression.
Arabia. Semite. 6C BC Chaldean. c106BC Rome. 622 Caliphate Empire. 16C Ottoman. 17C Persia (E). Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAR, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain.
Arai Hakuseki. 1657-1725. Japanese Confucian philosopher, statesman, historian.
Arcadian League. 370-362BC. Union of states vs Sparta.
Archer, William. 1856-1924. Scottish critic, playwright. Translated Ibsen.
Archons. Ancient Greek chief magistrates.
Argos. Greek city-state. Dominated Peloponnesus 7C BC.
Aristarchus. 310-230BC. Samos. First to postulate sun as center of solar system. Accused of impiety. Copernicus.
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.
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.
Arminius. 18BC-19 AD. German chief who defeated Varus 9 AD.
Arnulf. c850-99. Last Carolingian Holy Roman Emperor. Defeated Normans. Captured Rome.
Arthur I. 1187-1203. Duke of Brittany. Claimant to English throne. Defeated by John I.
Asceticism. Self denial of sensual and material pleasures. Advocated by many religious sects.
Ashikaga. 1338-1573. Japanese Shogunate. Overthrew Emperor.
Astor, John. 1763-1848. German/US fur magnate.
Atalanta. Greek huntress beaten in race by Hippomenes.
Ate. Greek goddess of mischief.