Anouilh, Jean. 1910-87. French dramatist: Antigone, Becket 1959.

Anschluss. Austrian “reunification” with Germany, 1938 by plebiscite-99.75% for.

Anthroposophy. Human power to contact spiritual world. Steiner.

Anti-Comintern Pact. 1936. Germany and Japan oppose International Communism. Axis.

Anti-Masonic Party. 1826. US party absorbed into Whigs 1838.

Anti-Socialist Law. 1878-90. Germans ban unions.

Antigonid. 277-168BC. Dynasty ruling Greece and Macedonia.

Antigonus II, Gonatus.320-239BC. Celtic king of Macedon.

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.

Antonescu, Ion. 1882-1946. Pro-German Romanian dictator, 1938-44.

Antoninus, Pius. 86-161. Roman Emperor 138-. Built Antonine Wall.

Antony, Mark. c83-30BC. Caesar’s lieutenant. Triumvirate 43-32. Defeated at Actium with Cleopatra. Suicide.

Aphrodite. Greek goddess of love and beauty, Roman Venus.

Apollinaire, Guillaume. 1880-1918. Italian/French avant-garde poet, coined term Surrealism to describe Chagall work.

Apollinarianism. 4C Christian heresy. Jesus not truly human because of his divine nature.

Apollo. Greek/Roman perfection of male beauty, god of prophecy, song and music.

Apollonius of Perga. c262-190BC. Greek mathematician: named conic sections: ellipse, hyperbola, parabola.

Apostles’ Creed. 410. Widely-used affirmation of Christian faith.

Appeasement Policy. 1937-9. British yield to Nazi demands in hope of maintaining peace. Munich Agreement. Gentleman’s Agreement.

Appian of Alexander. 2C. Greek/Roman historian.

Appleseed, Johnny. (Chapman). 1774-1845. US nurseryman. Gave seedlings to pioneers.

Aqua Appia. 312BC. First Roman aquaduct.

Aquinas, St Thomas. Thomas Aquinas, St.

Arabia. Semite. 6C BC Chaldean. c106BC Rome. 622 Caliphate Empire. 16C Ottoman. 17C Persia (E). Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAR, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain.

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