Aristides. 540-468BC. Athenian general at Marathon.

Aristippus. 435-366BC. Cyrenaic philosopher: Man’s goal should be pleasure. Good=pleasant.

Aristocracy. Gov’t by a privileged class.

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.

Arjun. 1563-1606. Sikh guru, first martyr.

Ark of the Covenant. Built by Moses to house 10 Commandments.

Arkwright, Richard. 1732-92. Invented power spinning machine, 1769.

Arlen, Harold. 1905-86. US songwriter. Over the Rainbow.

Armada. Spanish Armada.

Armageddon. Site of battle at end of the world.

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.

Armed Neutrality at Sea. 1780-1801. Agreement that neutral flag at sea protects all but military goods.

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.

Armistice. Nov 11, 1918. Ended fighting in WWI.

Arms, Assize of. 1181. Forced Brit. free men to acquire arms.

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.

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