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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.
Acre. 1450BC- Egypt/ Assyria/ Persia/ Macedonia. 336BC Alexander...Egypt. 1C Rome. 614 Persia. 638 Moslem. 969 Egypt. 1079 Seljuk. 1099 Crusaders. 1104 Jerusalem. 1187 Saladin. 1191 Crusaders. 1291 Mameluks. 1517 Turks. 1918 British. 1948 Israel.
Adrianople, Battle. 378. Visigoths defeat Rome, kill Valens.
Aediles. 494BC-3C AD. Minor Roman magistrates.
Aeschylus. 524-456BC. Founded Greek tragic drama. Introduced 2nd actor, reduced chorus. Prometheus Bound. Seven Against Thebes, 467.
Aetius, Flavius. -454. Roman general, defeated Attila at Catalonia, 451.
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 I. c370-410. Visigoth chief who sacked Rome, 410.
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.
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.
Allobroges. Celts who inhabited SE France; conq by Rome 121BC.
Alsace-Lorraine. Iron rich region along Rhine. 1C BC Rome. 5C Alemanni. 496 Franks. 870 German. 1648(A)/1766(L) French 1871 Prussia. 1919 France 1940 Germany. 1945 France.
Alyscamps. Gallo Roman cemetery, Arles.
Ammianus Marcellinus. 330-395. Wrote 31 volume History of Rome.
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.
Andalusia. Region of S Spain. 9C BC Phoenecia. 210BC Rome. 5C Vandal, Visigoth. 8C Moslem. 14C Christian. 1492 Castile.
Androcles. Roman slave, saved by a lion.
Andromeda. Ethiopian wife of Perseus.
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.
Appian Way. 312BC. Appius Claudius’ road from Rome to Brindisi.
Aqua Appia. 312BC. First Roman aquaduct.