Anthony of Padua, St. 1195-1231. Franciscan teacher in S. France, Italy.

Anthroposophy. Human power to contact spiritual world. Steiner.

Anti-Clericalism. Hostility to church political power.

Anti-Comintern Pact. 1936. Germany and Japan oppose International Communism. Axis.

Anti-Corn Law League. 1839-46. Cobden and Bright’s pacifist movement for Free Trade, public education, against social reform and Chartists. Corn Laws.

Anti-Masonic Party. 1826. US party absorbed into Whigs 1838.

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

Anti-Semitism. Racial prejudice against Jews. Pogrom. Final Solution.

Anti-Socialist Law. 1878-90. Germans ban unions.

Antigone. Faithful daughter of Oedipus. Buried alive.

Antigone. Priam’s sister. Hair turned to snakes.

Antigonid. 277-168BC. Dynasty ruling Greece and Macedonia.

Antigonus II, Gonatus.320-239BC. Celtic king of Macedon.

Antigua. Carib. 1493 Columbus discovers. 1632 English settle. 18C slave trade. 1958-62 West Indies Federation. 1967 Self-government. 1981 Independent +Barbuda.

Antigua, Treaty. 1968. Formed CFTA, now Caribbean Community.

Antigua and Barbuda. 1981 Independent Antigua and Barbuda.

Antinomianism. 16C Belief that some Christians by special faith need not obey Old Testament moral laws.

Antinoüs. c110-30. Favourite of Hadrian.

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.

Antipater. -319BC. Macedonian general and regent.

Antipope. Elected in opposition to existing pope. Schism.

Antisthenes. c445-365BC. Greek philosopher. Founder of Cynics.

Antoine, André. 1858-1943. Antoine Theatre, Paris 1897.

Antoine, Jacques. -1801. Architect of Paris Mint.

Antonescu, Ion. 1882-1946. Pro-German Romanian dictator, 1938-44.

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