The Pocket Guide to World History

Adventists. US religious sect that believes in the imminent second coming of Christ. [Read more ...]

Aediles. 494BC-3C AD. Minor Roman magistrates. [Read more ...]

Aeëtes. Greek. Medea’s father. Guardian of Golden Fleece. [Read more ...]

Aegeus. King of Athens. Theseus’ father. Suicide. [Read more ...]

Aegospotami. 405BC. Naval battle, ends Peloponnesian War. Victory of Lysander vs Athens. [Read more ...]

Aelfric. c955-1010. Anglo-Saxon writer. Love of the Saints. [Read more ...]

Aeneas. Trojan hero of Virgil’s Aeneid. [Read more ...]

Aeolus. Greek king (later, god) of the winds. [Read more ...]

Aeschylus. 524-456BC. Founded Greek tragic drama. Introduced 2nd actor, reduced chorus. Prometheus Bound. Seven Against Thebes, 467. [Read more ...]

Aesculapius. Asclepius. [Read more ...]

Aesop. Legendary/6C BC. Greek slave/fablist. Fox and Grapes. Hare andTortoise. [Read more ...]

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