Roman Republic. 509-27BC. Roman Empire. Rome.

Rome. 753BC Legendary founding by Romulus and Remus. 616BC Etruscan. 509BC Roman Republic. 27BC Roman Empire. 248 Empire of the West. 395 Byzantine Empire. 410 Visigoths sack Rome. 476 Romulus Augustulus deposed. 493 Ostrogoth. 535 Byzantine. 774 Charlemagne’s Empire of the West. 962 Holy Roman Empire. 11C Norman. 12C Hohenstaufen. 1848 Republic. 1849 Papal States. 1870 Italy. 1929 -Vatican.

Tarquinius Sextus. Rape of Lucrece 510BC sparks revolt, end of Tarquin dynasty. Roman Republic begins.

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.

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.

Albion. Ancient Greek, Roman name for Great Britain, probably from Gaelic.

Alyscamps. Gallo Roman cemetery, Arles.

Amiens Cathedral. 1220-1270. Romanesque/Gothic.

Amor. Roman god of love. =Eros. =Cupid.

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.

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

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

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

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

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