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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.
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.
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.
Antonine Wall. 142. Scotland. North of Hadrian’s. Abandoned ~196. Antoninus.
Antoninus, Pius. 86-161. Roman Emperor 138-. Built Antonine Wall.
Antony, Mark. c83-30BC. Caesar’s lieutenant. Triumvirate 43-32. Defeated at Actium with Cleopatra. Suicide.
Antophon. c480-411BC. Athenian. First prof. orator.
Anu. Babylonian god of heavens.
Anubis. Jackal-headed Egyptian god of dead.
Anvari. 1126-1189. Persian poet.
Anvil, Operation. 1944. Allied invasion of south France.
Anville, J.B. d’. 1697-1782. French cartographer known for accuracy.