historical, 29, 30 home of absolute despotism, 32, 33 Asia Minor, ancient, 417-430 conquered by Alexander the Great, 986 extent, 417 first Greek settlements in, 755-758 geography of, 417-420 Ionian cities in, 756, 757 islands of, 418 kingdoms in, 419-430 lakes in, 418 minerals of, 418 mountains in, 418 products of, 417 rivers in, 417, 418 Askew, Anne, 2656 Ansnapper, 197 Asoka, 656 Asopus, 831 Asordanes, 186 Aspadan, 453 Aspasia, 856, 857 Aspern, battle of, 3740 Aspis, 528 Asshur-dayan II., 155 Asshur-dayan III., 170 Asshur-emid-ilin, or Saracus, 214-217 Asshur-izir-pal, 155-162 amusements of, 158, 159 edifices erected by, 159-162 temples built by, 161 Asshur-upallit, 142 Assisi, Francis of, 2051 and Egypt compared, 224, 225 conquered by Cyaxares, 215, 216 conquers Chaldæa, 143, 144 conquests of, under Sargon, 176-180 conquests of, under Sennacherib, 183-190 decline of, 211-215 divided by the Medes and Babylonians, extent of domain, under Shamas-Vul II., 166, 167 fall of, 215, 216 geography of, 116-119 greatness of, 205, 208, 209 great dominions of, 169 historians' accounts of, 122-125 historical periods of, 141 invaded by Nebuchadnezzar I., 145 invaded by the Medes, 214, 215 obscure period of history of, 170 political history of, 141–217 ruins of, 117, 119 under Asshur-bani-pal, 200-214 under Sargon, 176-183 under Sennacherib, 183-193 Atropos, 739 Attalus, 1049 Attalus Philadelphus, 1051 Attalus Philometor, 1051 plains of, 704 Attila, King of the Huns, 1508, 1509 Attyadæ, 422 Auber, 3968 Aubigny, Esmé Stuart, Lord of, 2714 Auckland, Lord, 3557, 3564 Audoin, 1538 Audubon, John James, 3960 Auersperg, Prince, 3766 Auerstadt, battle of, 3448 Auerswald, 3596 Augereau, General, 3414, 3497 Auger, General, 4154 Aughrim, battle of, 2913 Augsburg, Confession of, 2606, 2607 Diet at, 2606 Interim, 2618 League of, 2994, 2995 Religious Peace of, 2623 Augurs of Rome, 1140 Augusta, siege and fall of, 3270 Augustan Age, of Rome, 1370–1375 of England, 2930, 3509 of France, 2981, 3026 Augustenburg, Frederick, Duke of, 3644 Augustin, Emperor of Mexico, 4350 Augustin, or Austin, missionary to the Anglo- Augustine, St., Christian Father, 1491-1492 Aulaff, 2008 Aumale, Duke d', 2621 Aumale, Dunkel d', another, 3705 Aurelius, Marcus, 1425-1427 Aurungzebe, 2505-2508 becomes Emperor, 2505 Fakir rebellion and, 2507 Austen, Jane, 3958 Austin, or Augustin, missionary to Angle Saxons, 1564 Austin, Alfred, 4542 Austerlitz, battle of, 3443 Australia, English migration to, 3568 aids the Slavs, 3602 alliance of, with France, 3118 wars with France, 2568, 2783, 2983, 2994, 3001, 3099, 3370, 3421, 3440, 3469, 3486, 3627 and Hungary, 3601-3605 and Italian independence, 3627-3630 at the close of the Seven Years' War, at the close of the War of the Austrian Succession, 3112 claimants to the throne of Charles VI., 3100 Duchy of, 2805, 2115 Dukes, Archdukes and Emperors of, 4880 invaded and vanquished by Napoleon, 3440-3441, 3469-3471 Italy and Prussia declare war against, joins the coalition against France, 3486 Peace of Schoenbrunn, 3471 Quadruple Alliance, 3084 rebellion of Hungary, 3601-3605 reforms in, 3650 reforms of Joseph II. in, 3149 reforms under Maria Theresa in, 3149 invasion of Silesia, 3122 treaty with Italy, 3648 treaties with Napoleon, 3443, 3471 Austria, Charles, Archduke of, 3002, 3003 at Barcelona, 3009 at Naples, 3010 driven from Spain, 3013 Austria, Charles, Archduke of, another, 3409, 3410, 3412, 3470, 3471 Austria-Hungary, affairs of, 3649-3650 |