Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 9C-1154. Records early British history.

Anglo-Saxons. Group of Germanic tribes that invaded Britain in 5C. Ruled to 1066. Angles. Heptarchy.

Ansgar, St. 801-65. Patron saint of Scandinavia.

Anthony, Susan B. 1820-1906. US temperence, anti-slavery suffragette.

Anti-Saloon League. 1893 US Temperance organization. Prohibition.

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.

Antony, Mark. c83-30BC. Caesar’s lieutenant. Triumvirate 43-32. Defeated at Actium with Cleopatra. Suicide.

Aquinas, St Thomas. Thomas Aquinas, St.

Arab-Israeli Wars. 1948-9. Palestinians flee to Arab countries. 1956. Israel captures Sinai, UN takes over. 1967. Six Day War. Israel defeats Egypt, Syria, Jordan, gains Jerusalem, Sinai, Golan,... 1973. Egypt, Syria attack = October War.

Arabia. Semite. 6C BC Chaldean. c106BC Rome. 622 Caliphate Empire. 16C Ottoman. 17C Persia (E). Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAR, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain.

Arawak. Natives of NE SA, Antilles. Now extinct in W Indies.

Ardon, Mordecai. 1896-1992. Polish/Israeli abstract painter. Jerusalem landscapes.

Aretino, Pietro. 1492-1556. Italian satirical poet.

Arianism. 313-. Christian heresy. “Christ not of same nature as God.” Condemned at Nicaea.

Aristarchus. 310-230BC. Samos. First to postulate sun as center of solar system. Accused of impiety. Copernicus.

Aristippus. 435-366BC. Cyrenaic philosopher: Man’s goal should be pleasure. Good=pleasant.

Aristophanes. c450-388BC. Athenian poet and satirical dramatist: The Clouds 423, The Birds 414. Lysistrata.

Armenian Massacres. 1894-1918. 1.8M Armenians killed in Turkey.

Arms, Assize of. 1181. Forced Brit. free men to acquire arms.

Arsacids. 247BC-224 AD. Parthian dynasty ruling Persia and Mesopotamia. Def by Sassanians.

Ashkenazi. 1534-72. Cabalistic Jewish scholar. Established Safed center of learning, Palestine.

Assad, Hafiz al-. 1928-2000. Syrian President 1971-. Supports Qadaffi, PLO. Anti-Israel.

Assandum, Battle. 1016. Danes defeat English in Essex.

Assassins. 1124-1270. Secret Moslem order who murdered all enemies.

Assaye, Battle. 1803. British win in 2nd Maratha War.

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