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Arcadia, Academy of. 1690. 1925 =Italian Literary Academy. Originally known for poetic, pastoral style.
Arcadian League. 370-362BC. Union of states vs Sparta.
Arcadius. 377-408. First Roman Emperor of East, 395-.
Archangels. Chief angels of Christian, Judaic, Islamic, other religions.
Archduke. Hereditary title of Austrian Hapsburgs.
Archons. Ancient Greek chief magistrates.
Ardon, Mordecai. 1896-1992. Polish/Israeli abstract painter. Jerusalem landscapes.
Argos. Greek city-state. Dominated Peloponnesus 7C BC.
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.
Ariosto, Ludovico. 1474-1533. Italian Renaissence poet, playwright: Orlando Furioso 1516.
Aristarchus. 310-230BC. Samos. First to postulate sun as center of solar system. Accused of impiety. Copernicus.
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.
Aristophanes. c450-388BC. Athenian poet and satirical dramatist: The Clouds 423, The Birds 414. Lysistrata.
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.
Armagnac. Former county of southwest France, now Gascogne. 960 Independent. 1360 English. 1607 France.
Armagnacs. Fought Burgundians for control of France through Charles VI regency 1395-1435. Arras.
Armenian Church. c303. First Christian state church. 506 schism with Rome.
Arminianism. 17C-. Christian movement. Free-will is compatible with God’s sovereignty.
Armistice. Nov 11, 1918. Ended fighting in WWI.
Armstrong, Louis. 1900-71. US New Orleans Jazz trumpeter and band leader.
Armstrong, Neil. 1930-. US astronaut, first man on the moon, 22:56 EDT, July 20,1969.