Acta. 59BC-330. Minutes of Roman public business, published daily.

Actaeon. Mythical Greek hunter, turned into a stag for watching Artemis bathing.

Action Française. 1898-1945. French right wing political movement and newspaper.

Actium, Battle. 31BC. Octavian defeats Antony to become sole ruler of Roman Empire.

Acts of the Apostles. c70-90. Luke’s history of early Christian church.

Adad. Babylonian, Assyrian weather god.

Adam, Robert. 1728-92. Scottish architect: Neoclassical English country houses.

Adams, John. 1735-1826. Revolutionary, 2nd US president 1797-1801.

Adams, John C. 1819-92. English discoverer of Neptune, 1845.

Adams, John Q. 1767-1848. US President 1825-9. Abolitionist.

Adams, Samuel. 1722-1803. US Revolutionary: -“No taxation without representation”.

Adams, William. 1564-1620. English navigator established Japan trade c1613.

Addams, Jane. 1860-1935. US social reformer. Founded NAACP, Hull House.

Addled Parliament. 1614. England. Criticized James I; achieved nothing.

Adelard of Bath. 1090-c1150. English mathematician/translator introduced Arabic numerals.

Adelung, Johann. 1732-1806. German scholar; helped standardize language.

Aden. Yemen (South).

Adenauer, Konrad. 1876-1967. First chancellor of German Federal Republic., 1949-63. Stabilized postwar Germany.

Ader, Clement. 1841-1926. French aviation engineer. 1890 first plane.

Aditi. Hindu goddess, mother of Krsna and Vishnu.

Adlerian Psychology. Man is driven to attain power to compensate for “inferiority feeling”. Can lead to “Overcompensation”, e.g. short dictators. Neuroses are illnesses as an excuse for underachievement.

Admetus. Greek mythical suitor of Alcestis.

Admiral Graf Spee. -1939. German battleship def by British, scuttled at Montevideo.

Admiralty Arch. 1910 London memorial to Q Victoria.

Admonition to Parliament. 1572. Puritans demand episcopacy abolition.

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