Archangels. Chief angels of Christian, Judaic, Islamic, other religions.

Archduke. Hereditary title of Austrian Hapsburgs.

Archer, William. 1856-1924. Scottish critic, playwright. Translated Ibsen.

Archidamus II. Spartan king 469-427BC. Conflict w Athens.

Archimedes. 287-212BC. Greek mathematician: lever, screw. Principle of displacement of liquid. Screw pump 260BC. Catapult 215BC.

Archons. Ancient Greek chief magistrates.

Ardennes, Battle. Battle of the Bulge.

Areopagus. Athenian council of elders.

Ares. Greek god of war, Roman =Mars.

Arezzo d’. Guido.

Argentina. Tehuelch, Querandi, Puelche, Inca. 1536 Spanish. 1776 Viceroyalty of La Plata. 1816 Independent United Province of La Plata. 1862 =Argentina. 1943 Peron. 1982 Falklands War. 2001 Economic collapse.

Argonauts. Greek heroes who pursued the golden fleece.

Argos. Greek city-state. Dominated Peloponnesus 7C BC.

Argus. 100 eyed keeper of Io, killed by Hermes. Hera gave eyes to the peacock.

Ariadne. Daughter of Minos. Gave Theseus the string to escape the Labyrinth.

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

Arion. Greek bard rescued by dolphin.

Ariosto, Ludovico. 1474-1533. Italian Renaissence poet, playwright: Orlando Furioso 1516.

Aristides. 540-468BC. Athenian general at Marathon.

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

Aristocracy. Gov’t by a privileged class.

Aristotle. 384-322BC. Greek philosopher, founder of Peripatetics: Unified theory of knowledge. Matter, potentially alive, strives to attain its living form. Stressed observation and logic. Deductive Reasoning. Free Will.

Arjun. 1563-1606. Sikh guru, first martyr.

Arkwright, Richard. 1732-92. Invented power spinning machine, 1769.

Arlen, Harold. 1905-86. US songwriter. Over the Rainbow.

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