Artemisia. -c350BC. Queen of Halicarnass, wife of Mausolus. Built Mausoleum.

Ashurbanipal. Assyrian king 669-626BC. Lost Egypt. Built Nineveh Library-22,000 clay tablets.

Asoka. 269-232BC. Indian Maurya Emperor. Buddhist convert, missionary.

Aspern-Essling, Battle. 1809. First important loss for Napoleon.

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.

Assignats. French legal tender, 1789-96. Overissue caused inflation. Became worth 1% of face value.

Assyria. 30C-612BC. Empire from Egypt to Iran.

Astarte. Semitic goddess. =Aphrodite.

Aston, Francis. 1877-1945. English physicist. Mass spectrograph.

Atalanta. Greek huntress beaten in race by Hippomenes.

Ate. Greek goddess of mischief.

Athanasius, St. c296-373. Bishop of Alexandria: advocated Doctine of Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Ghost) vs divinity of Christ. Council of Nicaea.

Athena. Greek goddess of wisdom. = Minerva.

Atlantic, Battle. 1939-45. Unsuccessful German attempt to blockade Britain, WWII.

Atom Bomb. 1945 US. 1949 USSR. 1952 Britain. 1960 France. 1964 China. 1974 India. 1989 South Africa (dismantled). 1998 Pakistan. ? Israel. 1990s Argentina, Brazil. Soon: Iraq, Iran, North Korea. H-Bomb. Neutron Bomb.

Aubusson Tapestry Works. 17 and 18C works for aristocracy and bourgeoisie.

Auden, W.H. 1907-73. English/US poet/opera librettist. The Rake’s Progress 1951.

Augsburg Confession. 1530. Doctrine of faith of Lutheran Church. Consubstantiation. Predestination. Diet of Augsburg. Melanchthon.

Augustine, St. 354-430. Author of Confessions, City of God. Bishop of Hippo. “God is omnipotent.” Introduced Neoplatonic Determinism to Christianity. Church should rule state.

Augustus III. 1696-1763. King of Poland 1734- after War of Polish Succession.

Aurora. Roman goddess of dawn. = Eos.

Austerlitz, Battle. Moravia. Napoleon defeats Austrians and Russians, Dec 2, 1805. Peace with Austria.

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