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Here are the basics that you should remember about the pharaoh known as Amenhotep III.

Achilles was considered the greatest Greek hero of the Trojan War.

Agrippa was a military leader, a Roman consul and friend of Augustus.

A biography of the famous writer of fables, Aesop.

Aetius is sometimes called the last of the Romans.

Archaeological evidence about the story of Abraham in the Bible.

Bingley's biography of the Spartan Agesilaus.

Plutarch's life of Agesilaus.

Plutarch's life of Agis.

Alcibiades had it all: looks, charm, money, brains, good family.

St. Ambrose was one of the four great fathers of the early church, Bishop of Milan (from 374 to 397), and an important figure in the fight against the Arian heresy.

Anacreon of Teos was a 6th century B.C. Greek lyric poet.

A Pre-Socratic philosopher, Anaximenes believed the underlying substance of the universe was air because air is neutral but can take on various properties.

Ancus Martius was the fourth king of Rome.

Antinous is the name of Hadrian's lover and also is the name of one of the suitors in the Odyssey.

Antipater (c. 399-319 B.C.) was an advisor of Alexander and commander of Alexander's European forces who served as regent from 334-323 B.C.

Mark Antony was a soldier and statesman at the end of the Roman Republic renowned for the eulogy he spoke at the funeral of Julius Caesar.

Plutarch's life of Antony.

Plutarch's life of Aratus.

Basic information on Archimedes, the Greek mathematician of Syracuse.

Argus was a creature of Hera who, because of his hundred eyes was supposed to put a 24-hour watch on Io.

Aristarchus of Samos was an important astronomer with a lunar crater named for him.

Plutarch's life of Aristides.

Plutarch's life of Artaxerxes.

Ashoka (Asoka), a Hindu convert to Buddhism, was the third king of the Mauryan Dynasty in India. He expanded the empire to Pakistan, Nepal, and Afghanistan.

Profile of Athansius, early Church father.

Information on Augustus (Octavian).

A Trojan prince, Aeneas is counted as one of the founders of the Roman people.

Archilochus is renowned for his invective and connection with satire. Read a glossary entry on this ancient Greek poet.

A barbarian to the Romans, Attila, a fierce warrior and king of the horse-riding Huns, harassed the Roman Empire during the fifth century and put the fear of god in all the peoples in his way.

Aurelian, Roman Emperor after Claudius II Gothicus, was an Illyrian soldier emperor.