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Archimus the poet . . . 94
Archippus of the Athenians . . . 46
Arctinus of Miletus . . . 53 Arctinus (8th century BC) was one of the earliest cyclic poets to whom the Aethiopis was attributed.
Ardys, King of the Lydians . . . 59.
Ardisus, King of the Lydians . . . 54
Beginning of the kingdom of the Argives . . . 19
Arbogast . . . 102 original: "Argobastes"; a Frankish general who served the Roman Empire in the late 4th century.
The Argonauts . . . 37
Argus . . . 24
Argus . . . 28
Armamites of the Assyrians . . . 19.
Danaus the Egyptian . . . 31 original: "Armeus Danaus"; referring to the mythological king who fled Egypt to rule Argos.
Armenians . . . 113.
Armenians . . . 152
Arnobius the Rhetorician . . . 97 An early Christian apologist (c. 255–330 AD) known for his work Against the Heathen.
Arnulf, son of Charlemagne, Emperor . . . 127. original: "Arnulphus Caroli Magni filius"; Arnulf of Carinthia was actually the great-great-grandson of Charlemagne.
Arnulf the Emperor . . . 128
The River Arno . . . 145. original: "Arnus fluuius"; the primary river of Tuscany passing through Florence.
Arrian the philosopher . . . 90. original: "Arrhianus phūs"; Flavius Arrianus, the historian of Alexander the Great and student of Epictetus.
The Arians . . . 110 original: "Arrhiani"; followers of the priest Arius, whose views on the nature of Christ were declared heretical at the Council of Nicaea.
Arsaces the Parthian . . . 76
Artarius the Mede . . . 80.
Arthur, son of King Henry of England . . . 161. This refers to Arthur Tudor (1486–1502), eldest son of Henry VII. Its inclusion indicates this edition of the Chronicon contains updates from the late 15th century.
Asaph the prophet . . . 43
Asaph the prophet . . . 46.
Ascades, King of the Assyrians . . . 28.
New Ascalon, a city of Judea . . . 135.
Ascanio the Cardinal . . . 171 original: "Ascanius Cardinalis"; likely Ascanio Sforza (1455–1505), a major political figure in the Renaissance Church.
Ascanius . . . 41 The son of the Trojan hero Aeneas and legendary founder of Alba Longa.
Asinius Gallus the Orator . . . 83
Asinius Pollio the Orator . . . 82. A distinguished Roman historian, poet, and politician of the Augustan age.
Asclepiades, Bishop of Antioch . . . 92.
Aspar the Patrician . . . 18.
Aspirandus, twenty-eighth of the Lombards . . . 120
Assyrians . . . 128
Astylus . . . 55 Astylos of Croton, a famous athlete of the 5th century BC who won multiple Olympic titles.
Asterius . . . 32
Aistulf . . . 121. original: "Astulphus"; King of the Lombards and Duke of Spoleto.
Aistulf . . . 122
Anterus the pontiff . . . 108. original: "Athemnus/Athenus"; likely a corruption in the text referring to Pope Anterus (r. 235–236).
Anterus the pontiff . . . 108.
Antinous the youth . . . 90 The beloved of Emperor Hadrian, who was deified after his death in the Nile.
Attalus . . . 130.
Attalus . . . 76
Attalus . . . 104
Attæus, King of the Argives . . . 31
Ataulf the Emperor . . . 104 original: "Atthaulphus"; King of the Visigoths (r. 410–415) who married the Roman princess Galla Placidia.
Ataulf, the twenty-seventh emperor . . . 142.
Ataulf the Emperor . . . 103.
Athalaric the youth . . . 111. King of the Ostrogoths in Italy (r. 526–534).
Athanasius, Bishop of the Church of Alexandria . . . 97. St. Athanasius (c. 296–373), the chief defender of Trinitarianism against Arianism.
Athens . . . 29
Beginning of the kingdom of the Athenians . . . 28
Atlas the Astrologer . . . 26 In the Euhemerist tradition (interpreting myths as history), the Titan Atlas was viewed as the king who first discovered the science of astrology.
Atlas the Astrologer . . . 28.
First athlete of the Corinthians . . . 43
Atys of the Latins . . . 47
Atticus the philosopher . . . 91.
Attila, King of the Huns . . . 170
Attila, King of the Huns . . . 171
Attila, King of the Huns . . . 108
Atreus, King of Mycenae . . . 38
Atreus, King of Mycenae . . . 39
Augustine the Bishop . . . 105
Augustine, disciple of Ambrose . . . 102. St. Augustine of Hippo, who was famously baptized by St. Ambrose in Milan.
Augustulus . . . 109 Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman Emperor, deposed in 476 AD.
Augustus Caesar . . . 79
Augustus Caesar . . . 79.
Augustus Caesar . . . 80.
Augustus Caesar . . . 81
Aventinus Silvius . . . 51
The city of Auvergne . . . 76. original: "Auerni urbs"; referring to the region of the Arverni or their capital, Clermont-Ferrand.
Aurelian . . . 94.
Aurelian . . . 95
Hethum, King of Armenia . . . 141. original: "Ayto"; Hethum I, ruler of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia (r. 1226–1270).
Azariah of the Hebrews . . . 52. Also known as King Uzziah.
Azariah the prophet . . . 60.
Ezzelino the tyrant . . . 141 original: "Azolinus"; Ezzelino III da Romano (1194–1259), an infamous Ghibelline warlord in northern Italy.