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767 matches to Julian Era
Julian Era. 45BC to present.
Byng, Julian. 1862-1935. British General. Commanded Canadian forces, captured Vimy Ridge 1917. Canadian Governor General 1921-6.
Caesar, Julius. 100-44BC. Roman general. 58BC conquered Gaul. 55BC Invaded Britain. 49BC Crossed Rubicon. Established Julian calendar. de Bello Gallico 51BC. Assassinated.
Carrillo, Julian. 1875-1965. Mexican composer of microtonic music.
Christian Era. 1 AD to present. Jewish Era. Muhammadan Era. Julian Calendar.
Gregorian Calendar. 1582. 11 Day correction and addition of non-leap centuries to Julian Calendar. Adopted 1752 England, 1918 Russia.
Julian Calendar. 45BC-1582. Julius Caesar’s 90 day correction to calendar. Changed to 365.25 day year. Corrected by Gregory. Christian Era.
Julian the Apostate. 331-63. Roman Emperor 361-. Proclaimed religious toleration. Attempted to make Paganism the state religion.
Juliana. 1909-. Queen of Netherlands 1948-80.
Sosigenes of Alexandria. 1C BC. Astronomer. Julian calendar.
Académie Française. Assembly of 40 “immortals” founded 1635 by Richelieu to set literary standards, language.
Achaean League. 5-4C BC. Greek towns in common defence against pirates in Gulf of Corinth. 280-146BC. Model for federal government. Created to fight Macedonia. Dissolved by Romans.
Achilles. Greek hero of Trojan Wars, invulnerable except for his heel, subject of Homer’s Iliad.
Adelard of Bath. 1090-c1150. English mathematician/translator introduced Arabic numerals.
Adenauer, Konrad. 1876-1967. First chancellor of German Federal Republic., 1949-63. Stabilized postwar Germany.
Adler, Alfred. 1870-1937. Austrian psychiatrist. Split with Freud, 1911.
Adlerian Psychology. Man is driven to attain power to compensate for “inferiority feeling”. Can lead to “Overcompensation”, e.g. short dictators. Neuroses are illnesses as an excuse for underachievement.
Adrian VI. 1459-1523. Only Dutch pope 1522-. Taught Erasmus.
Aetius, Flavius. -454. Roman general, defeated Attila at Catalonia, 451.
Aetolian League. 4-2C BC. Confederation of Greek city states, led by Thebes.
Afghanistan. c200BC Aryan. 6C BC Achaemenid. 330 Alexander...Seleucid/ Maurya. 2C BC Persia/ India/ Parthia/ Kushan. 7C Arab (NW). 750 Persia (W)/ Hindu (E). 1219 Mongol...Timurid. 1525 Mogul. 1737 Persia. 1747 Monarchy. 19 C Britain/Russia dispute 1880 British suzerainty. 1919 Independent. 1973 Marxist coup, Republic. 1978 Communist coup. 1979 Russian occupation. 1989 Mujahideen expel Russians aided by CIA. 1990s Warlords. 2001 US attack Taliban.
AFL-CIO. American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations. AFL 1886. CIO 1935. Merged, 1955. US labour union federation.
Agrippa, Marcus V. 63-12BC. Roman general, supported Octavian.
Albert, Prince Consort. 1819-1861. Married Queen Victoria, 1840. Responsible for International exhibitions 1851, 62. Moderated Trent Affair.
Alcibiades. c450-404BC. Athenian egoist general, Peloponnesian War. Murdered.