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521 matches to Roman Question
Aragon, Louis. 1897-1982. French Romantic poet + Communist.
Arcadius. 377-408. First Roman Emperor of East, 395-.
Ares. Greek god of war, Roman =Mars.
Arnim, Bettina von. 1785-1859. German Romantic writer. Goethe’s Correspondence with a Child 1835.
Arnulf. c850-99. Last Carolingian Holy Roman Emperor. Defeated Normans. Captured Rome.
Art Deco. 1920-39. Elegant Parisian decorative style. Erte. Lalique. Chanel.
Artemis. Greek goddess of hunting. =Roman Diana.
Asculum, Battle. 279BC. “Pyrrhic” victory of Pyrrhus over Romans.
Augsburg, Peace. 1555. Allowed both Lutheranism and Catholicism within Holy Roman Empire.
Augsburg League. 1686-9. Holy Roman Empire and allies vs France. Replaced by Grand Alliance.
Augur. -391. Roman interpreter of omens.
Augustus. Octavian. 63BC-14 AD. 2nd Triumvirate. First Roman Emperor. Pax Romana-Peaceful reign: Virgil, Horace.
Aulic Council. 1498-1806. Court of Holy Roman Empire. Derived from Maximilian’s personal council.
Aurelian. 214-75. Roman Emperor 270-. Restored rule of Europe. Began wall around Rome.
Aurora. Roman goddess of dawn. = Eos.
Austria. 400BC Celts. 15BC Rome. 5-7C Huns, Avars ravage. 6C Slovenes settle 8C Charlemagne. 9C Magyar. 955 Otto I...962 HRE. 976 Babenberg(E). 1278 Hapsburg. 1453 Archduchy. 1804 Austrian Empire. 1867 Ausgleich. 1918 Republic. 1938 Germany. 1945 Republic. 1955 Independence from Allies.
Austrian Empire. 1804-67. Slowly disintegrating last remnant of Holy Roman Empire.
Austrian Succession, War. 1740-48. Jenkins Ear and King George’s Wars. Maria Theresa recognized. Francis I becomes Holy Roman Emperor. Prussian power shown. Aix-la-Chapelle Treaty. Silesian War.
Austro-Turkish War. 1682-99. Siege of Vienna. Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I drives Turks from Hungary.
Averescu, Alexandru. 1859-1938. Romanian General and Prime Minister. Suppressed 1907 peasant revolt.
Avernus. Crater lake, believed by Romans to be Hell’s entrance.
Bacchus. Roman god of Wine. = Dionysus.
Balkan Entente. 1934-9. Greece, Turkey, Romania, Yugoslavia mutual defence pact.
Balkans. Inhabited c6000BC. 6C BC Illyria. 148BC Rome(Illyricum)(N). 285 Byzantine(E). 4-7C Goths, Avars, Huns, Ostrogoths, Lombards, Slavs, Bulgars, Serbs invade. 890 Bulgar Empire. 1159 Serbian empire. 1389 Ottoman. 1699 Austria(E,N)/Venice(S,W). 19C Eastern Question. Albania. Bosnia-Herzegovina. Bulgaria. Croatia. Greece. Macedonia. Montenegro. Romania. Serbia. Slovenia. Yugoslavia.
Barbarians. Greek = foreigners. Roman term for Goths, Huns and Vandals who conquered Western Empire 3-6C.