Armstrong, Neil. 1930-. US astronaut, first man on the moon, 22:56 EDT, July 20,1969.

Arnim, Bettina von. 1785-1859. German Romantic writer. Goethe’s Correspondence with a Child 1835.

Arnold, Matthew. 1822-88. English poet. Scholar-Gypsy 1853.

Arnolfo di Cambio. c1245-1302. Architect, Florence Cathedral.

Artigas, José. 1764-1850. Uruguay revolutionary leader. “Father of Uruguayan independence”.

Asgard. Scandinavian abode of the gods.

Athanasius, St. c296-373. Bishop of Alexandria: advocated Doctine of Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Ghost) vs divinity of Christ. Council of Nicaea.

Atheism. Positive disbelief in the existence of God.

Athelstan. 895-939. First king of all England 925-. Regulated Royal Mint 928.

Athena. Greek goddess of wisdom. = Minerva.

Athenian League. 378-338BC. Refounded Delian League. War with Sparta 378-371BC.

Athens. 3000BC. 6C BC growth. 5C decline. 4C Macedonia (aut). 27 BC Rome. 1458 Ottoman. 1834 Greek capital.

Athos, Mt. 963-. Greek theocracy, site of Orthodox monasteries.

Atlas. King of Titans, turned into a mountain to support the sky.

Atreus. King of Mycenae. Father of Agamemnon and Menelaus.

Atropos. Fate of the inevitable, cut the string of life.

Attica. Region around Athens in ancient Greece.

Attila. 406-453. Leader of the Huns. 434 attacked Gaul, defeated at Catalonia in 451. “The Scourge of God”.

Auden, W.H. 1907-73. English/US poet/opera librettist. The Rake’s Progress 1951.

Augereau, Pierre. 1757-1816. Marshal under the Napoleonic Empire.

Augsburg, Peace. 1555. Allowed both Lutheranism and Catholicism within Holy Roman Empire.

Augsburg Confession. 1530. Doctrine of faith of Lutheran Church. Consubstantiation. Predestination. Diet of Augsburg. Melanchthon.

Augustine of Canterbury, St. -c605. Apostle of England 597. First Archbishop of Canterbury 601. Converted King Ethelbert of Kent.

Augustus II. 1670-1733. King of Poland, 1697-. Provoked Northern War.

Austen, Jane. 1775-1817. English novelist: Sense and Sensibility, 1811, Pride and Prejudice, 1813. “the exquisite touch which renders the commonplace interesting”-W. Scott. Emma 1816.

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