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Aboukir, Battle. Nelson defeats French fleet, 1798. Napoleon defeats Turks, 1799.
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.
Acta. 59BC-330. Minutes of Roman public business, published daily.
Actium, Battle. 31BC. Octavian defeats Antony to become sole ruler of Roman Empire.
Adrianople, Treaty. 1829. Ends Russo-Turkish War. Ottomans cede control of Greece.
Aediles. 494BC-3C AD. Minor Roman magistrates.
Aetius, Flavius. -454. Roman general, defeated Attila at Catalonia, 451.
Agnes, St. 4C. Roman girl martyred at 13.
Agricola, G. J. 40-93. Roman governor who subdued Britain.
Agrippa, Marcus V. 63-12BC. Roman general, supported Octavian.
Agrippina. c16-59. Roman princess, who poisoned husband Claudius. Killed by son Nero.
Alaric II. -507. King of Visigoths 484-, beaten by Clovis, 507. Law code 506 for Roman subjects.
Albania. Balkans. 3-5C Visigoth, Huns invade. 6-7C Bulgars, Serbs, Slavs invade.12-15C Bulgar, Norman, Angevin, Serb, Venice contest.15C Ottoman. 1912 Independent republic. 1928 Monarchy (Zog). 1939 Italy occupies. 1945 Communist (Hoxha). 1961 Left Warsaw Pact. 1991 Democratic Constitution.
Albion. Ancient Greek, Roman name for Great Britain, probably from Gaelic.
Algeria. c2000BC Berber. 12C BC Phoenicia...9C BC Carthage. 146 BC Rome. 429 Vandal. 6C Byzantine. 7C Moslem. c1500 Spain. 1518 Ottoman. 1671 Independent. 1830 France. 1962 Independent.
Ali Pasha, Mehmed Emin. 1815-71. Reforming Ottoman Vizier.
Alyscamps. Gallo Roman cemetery, Arles.
Amiens Cathedral. 1220-1270. Romanesque/Gothic.
Amor. Roman god of love. =Eros. =Cupid.
Anatolia. 1900BC Hittite(C)/ Akkadian(E). 1200BC Phrygian. 8C Lydia. 546 Cyrus. 334BC Alexander. 133 AD Rome...Byzantine. 1071 Seljuk. 1243 Mongol/Crusaders. 1307 Ottoman. 1920 Turkey.
Andorra. Ibericbasc. Greeks/Carthaginians/Romans/Visigoths 8C Muslim. 803 Charlemagne. 1133 Bishop of Urgell. 1159 Fiefdom of Foix. 1278- Principality under joint French, Spanish suzerainty. 1993 Constitution. Coprincipality.
Androcles. Roman slave, saved by a lion.
Anglo-Catholicism. High Church movement in Church of England. Stresses link with Roman Catholic church. Oxford Movement.
Angström, Anders. 1814-74. Swedish physicist: discovered spectroscopy 1853.
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.