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- A True Story2nd-century AD work by Lucian of Samosata
- AaronProphet in the Abrahamic faiths
- AaruParadise in ancient Egyptian mythology
- Aat (queen)Aat ("The Great One") was a queen of the ancient Egyptian 12th Dynasty. Of all the wives o
- Abacus (architecture)Architecture term for a flat slab forming the uppermost part of a column
- AbaeAncient town in the northeastern corner of ancient Phocis, in Greece
- Abar (queen)Abar was a Nubian queen of the Kingdom of Kush dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.
- Abaris the HyperboreanLegendary ancient Greek sage and priest
- Abbott PapyrusAncient Egyptian political document
- Abdi-HebaChieftain of Jerusalem during the Late Bronze Age
- Abomination of desolationApocalyptic biblical phrase in the Book of Daniel
- AbritusRoman ruins in Bulgaria
- Abu GorabLocality in Egypt
- Abu SimbelUNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Egypt
- Abusir el-MeleqArchaeological site in Egypt
- Abusir PapyriThe Abusir Papyri are the largest papyrus findings to date from the Old Kingdom in ancient
- Abydos DynastyHypothetical Ancient Egyptian dynasty
- Abydos King ListAncient Egyptian king list from the 19th dynasty
- Abydos King List (Ramesses II)Ancient Egyptian kings list
- AcamasAcamas or Akamas (; Ancient Greek: Ἀκάμας, folk etymology: 'unwearying') was a name attrib
- Acanthus (ornament)Ornamental motif
- Acarnanian LeagueTribal confederation
- Acca LarentiaAcca Larentia or Acca Larentina was a mythical woman, later a goddess of fertility, in Rom
- Achaea (ancient region)Region in Greece
- Achaean LeadersGreek mythological figures in the Trojan War
- Achaeans (Homer)Collective name of the Greeks in Homer's poems
- Achaeans (tribe)Ancient Greek tribe
- Achaemenid dynastyAncient Persian royal dynasty
- Achaemenid EmpireAncient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
- Achaemenid MacedoniaAncient Macedonia under Achaemenid Persian rule
- Achaemenid royal inscriptions6th–4th century BCE cuneiform inscriptions
- Achaeus (general)3rd-century BC Seleucid general, short-lived ruler of Seleucid Asia-Minor
- Achaia (Roman province)Achaia (Ancient Greek: Ἀχαΐα), sometimes spelled Achaea, was a province of the Roman Empir
- Acheloos PainterUnidentified ancient Greek vase painter
- AchilleidUnfinished epic poem by Statius
- Achilleis (trilogy)Lost trilogy by Aeschylus, consisting of The Myrmidons, The Nereids, and The Phrygians
- Achilles and PatroclusRelationship in Classical Greece
- Achilles PainterGreek vase painter
- Achilles' heelCritical weakness which can lead to downfall despite overall strength
- AchlysAncient Greek goddess
- Achlys (plant)Achlys is a small genus of flowering plants in the barberry family (Berberidaceae), which
- Acre, IsraelCity in Israel
- AcrocorinthFortified rocky hill, the acropolis of the ancient city of Corinth, Greece
- AcropolisDefensive settlement of an ancient Greek city built on high ground
- Acropolis MuseumArchaeological museum in Athens, Greece
- ActaeonGreek mythical character
- ActiumPeninsula and ancient town in Acarnania, Greece
- Active obedience of ChristChrist's obedience to the law of God as described in Protestant Christian theology
- Acts of the ApostlesBook of the New Testament
- Acts of the Apostles (genre)Genre of early Christian texts
- Ad PirumAd Pirum was a Roman fortress active during the time of the late Roman Empire. It is locat
- Ad QuintumAncient settlement in Albania
- Adamma (goddess)Adamma was a goddess worshiped in Ebla in the third millennium BCE, later also documented
- AdiaphoraConcepts in philosophy and religion
- Administrative consulAn administrative consul is a type of powerful diplomat. Under certain historical circumst
- AdoniaAncient Greek festival
- AdonisGreek god of beauty and desire
- Adoption in ancient RomeAdoption in ancient Rome was primarily a legal procedure for transferring paternal power (
- Adoration of the Kings (David, London)The Adoration of the Kings by the Early Netherlandish painter Gerard David (c. 1460 – 1523
- Adoration of the MagiSubject in Christian art
- AdriaAdria is a town and comune in the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region of northern Ital
- Adriatic VenetiAncient people in modern-day Veneto
- Adventus (ceremony)Roman celebration of the arrival of the Emperor to a city
- Aeacides of Epirus4th century BC king of Epirus, father of Pyrrhus
- AeacusAncient Greek mythological ruler of the Myrmidons and judge of the dead
- AedileRoman republican magistrate charged with city maintenance and order
- Aegean civilizationAncient Greek Bronze Age civilizations
- AegeusMythical king of Athens
- AegisItem in Greek mythology
- AegisthusFigure in Greek mythology
- Aelia EudociaEastern Roman empress by marriage to Theodosius II
- Aelia EudoxiaRoman empress from 395 to 404
- Aelia gensAncient Roman family
- Aelius Aristides2nd century Greek rhetorician and author
- Aelius DonatusFourth century Roman grammarian and teacher of rhetoric
- Aemilia gensAncient Roman family
- AemilianusRoman emperor in 253 AD
- AeneasTrojan hero in Greco-Roman mythology
- AeoliansAncient Greek tribe
- AeolisArea that comprised the west and northwestern region of Anatolia
- AequiItalic tribe in Ancient Italy
- Aequian languageAequian is an extinct Italic language presumed spoken by the people the Romans termed Aequ
- AerariumPublic treasury in ancient Rome
- AesonGreek mythical character
- AesymnetesAesymnetes (Greek: αἰσυμνήτης, from αἶσα, aisa, a "just portion", hence "a person who give
- Aether (mythology)Personification of the upper sky in Greek mythology
- Aetolian LeagueConfederation of tribal communities and cities in ancient Greece
- Africa (Roman province)Roman province in North Africa
- African GreeksEthnic group in Africa
- African RomanceExtinct Romance language of North Africa
- AgamemnonFigure from Greek mythology
- AgapeAncient Greek word for love
- Agathocles of SyracuseGreek tyrant of Syracuse from 317 to 289 BC
- AgathodaemonSpirit (daemon) of the vineyards and grainfields in ancient Greek religion
- Agave (daughter of Cadmus)Figure in Greek mythology
- Agave (mythology)Various figures in Greek Mythology
- AgdistisDeity of Greek, Roman and Anatolian mythology
- Agdistis (moth)Agdistis is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825
- Agentes in rebusLate Roman Imperial Courier Service
- Ages of ManStages of human existence according to Greco-Roman mythology
- Agesilaus II4th-century BC Spartan king, Eurypontid dynasty
- Agesipolis IKing of Sparta, 394–380 BC
- Agiad dynastyRoyal family of ancient Sparta
- Agis IVKing of Sparta from 244 to 241 BC
- AglaurusSeveral figures in Greek mythology
- Aglaurus, daughter of CecropsAncient Greek mythological figure
- AgogeAncient Spartan education and training regimen
- AgonAncient Greek personification of struggle or competition
- AgoraPublic space in ancient Greek cities
- Agrarian lawAncient Roman land laws
- Agri DecumatesRegion of the Roman Empire
- Agrippina Landing at Brundisium with the Ashes of Germanicus1768 painting
- Agrippina the YoungerRoman empress from AD 49 to 54
- AgynetaAgyneta is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by J. E. Hull in 1911.
- Ahmose InhapyAncient Egyptian queen consort
- Ahmose-NefertariAncient Egyptian queen consort
- Ahmose, son of EbanaAncient Egyptian soldier and warrior
- Ajax (play)Ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles
- Ajax the GreatCharacter in Greek Mythology
- Ajax the LesserAncient Greek mythological hero
- Akanthos (Greece)Ancient Greek city
- Aker (deity)Ancient Egyptian earth and underworld god
- AkhekhAncient Egyptian Mythical creature
- Akhet (hieroglyph)Egyptian hieroglyph that represents the sun rising over a mountain
- Aki no Yo no Naga MonogatariAki no Yo no Naga Monogatari (秋夜長物語) is a Japanese otogi-zōshi from the Nanbokuchō period.
- Akrotiri (prehistoric city)Bronze age archeological site on Santorini
- Al-MinaAncient trading post on the Mediterranean coast of Syria
- AlabastronSmall oil-holding pottery or glass vessel
- AlaşehirDistrict and municipality in Manisa, Turkey
- Alauna (Maryport)Roman fort and settlement on the site of present-day Maryport in Cumbria, England
- AlazonComedic stock character in the theatre of Ancient Greece
- Alban peopleAncient Italian culture
- Alcaic stanzaThe Alcaic stanza is a Greek lyrical meter, an Aeolic verse form traditionally believed to
- Alcmaeon (mythology)Leader of the Epigoni in the legendary second Argos-Thebes war
- Alcmaeon in CorinthLost work by Greek playwright Euripides
- AlcmanAncient Greek lyric poet from Sparta
- Alcmanian verseAlcmanian verse refers to the dactylic tetrameter in Greek and Latin poetry.
- AlcmeneMother of Heracles
- Alexander I of MacedonKing of Macedon from c. 498/497 to 454 BC
- Alexander II of MacedonKing of Macedonia from 370 to 368 BC
- Alexander IV of MacedonKing of Macedonia from 323/2 to 309 BC
- Alexander MosaicRoman mosaic of Pompeii
- Alexander of Pherae4th-century BC Greek ruler of Thessaly
- Alexander Polyhistor1st-century BC Greek scholar
- Alexander RomanceAccount of the life and exploits of Alexander the Great
- Alexander Sarcophagus4th-century BC Phoenician royal coffin
- Alexandria riot (66)Riots in Roman Alexandria, Egypt in the year 66 CE
- Alexandria TroasAncient city of the Troad, Turkey
- Alexandrian warCaesar's intervention in Egypt during his civil war
- Alexis (poet)4th century BC Athenian comic poet
- AlfeiosRiver in Achaea , Greece
- Alpes CottiaeThe Alpes Cottiae (Latin pronunciation: ; English: 'Cottian Alps') was a small province of
- Alpes MaritimaeRoman province
- Alpheios ProjectThe Alpheios Project is an open source initiative originally focused on developing softwar
- Alpheus (deity)Ancient Greek river god
- Alpine regiments of the Roman armyClassical era military units
- Altar of VictoryAltar in the Roman Senate House
- Altar of Zeus AgoraiosThe Altar of Zeus Agoraios (meaning Zeus of the Agora) is an altar dating to the 4th centu
- Althaea (mythology)Character in Greek mythology
- Altıkulaç SarcophagusThe Altıkulaç Sarcophagus, or Çan sarcophagus, is an early 4th century BCE (400–375 BCE) s
- Amalthea (mythology)Nurse of Zeus in Greek mythology
- AmanitoreQueen of Kush (1st century CE)
- AmarnaAkhenaten's capital of Egypt, 1346–1332 BC
- Amarna artAncient Egyptian artistic period
- Amarna letter EA 252Amarna letter EA 252, titled: Sparing One's Enemies, is a square, mostly flat clay tablet
- Amarna lettersEgyptian archive of correspondence on clay tablets
- Amarna letters localities and rulersThis is a list of Amarna letters–Text corpus, categorized by: Amarna letters–localities an
- Amasis PainterAncient Greek vase painter
- Amazon statue typesStyle of ancient Greek and Roman statues
- AmazonomachyMythological battles between the ancient Greeks and the Amazons
- AmbitusPolitical corruption crime in ancient Roman law
- AmbrosiaMythical food of the Greek gods
- Ambrosian IliadFifth-century AD Homeric manuscript
- AmduatAncient Egyptian funerary text
- Amenemhat IFounding pharaoh of twelfth dynasty of Egypt
- Amenemhat IIPharaoh of Ancient Egypt
- Amenemhat IIIEgyptian pharaoh
- Amenemhat IVPharaoh of Egypt
- Amenhotep ISecond Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
- Amenhotep IISeventh Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
- Amenhotep IIINinth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
- Amenhotep, son of HapuAncient Egyptian priest, scribe, and public official
- AmenmesseEgyptian pharaoh
- AmesemiAncient Kushite goddess
- AmmitAncient Egyptian goddess
- Amores (Ovid)16 BC Roman book by Ovid
- Amphiaraus (play)Lost Greek play by Sophocles
- Amphiareion of OroposAncient sanctuary of Amphiaraus in Attica, Greece
- AmphipolisArcheological site in Macedonia, Greece
- Amphitheater of Statilius TaurusAncient Roman amphitheater in Rome
- AmphitheatreOpen air entertainment venue
- Amphitheatre of El JemAncient Roman amphitheater in El Djem, Tunisia
- Amphitheatre of MéridaAncient Roman amphitheater in Mérida, Spain
- Amphitheatre of PompeiiAncient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii
- AmphitriteQueen of the sea and wife of Poseidon in Greek mythology
- AmphitryonFigure in Greek mythology, husband of Alcmene
- AmphoraType of storage container
- AmramFather of Moses, Aaron and Miriam in the Bible
- AmuletObject believed to offer protection or grace on the wearer
- AmuliusMythical king of Alba Longa who ordered the death of Romulus and Remus
- AmunetAncient Egyptian primordial goddess
- Amyntas III of MacedonKing of Macedonia from 393/2 to 370 BC
- Amyntor (mythology)Set of mythological Greek characters
- Anaclasis (poetry)Anaclasis (from the Greek ἀνάκλασις "bending back, reflection") is a feature of poetic met
- Anacreon6th century BC Greek lyric poet
- AnacreonticsAnacreontics are verses in a metre used by the Greek poet Anacreon in his poems dealing wi
- Anamnesis (philosophy)Concept in Plato's epistemological and psychological theory
- AnastylosisAnastylosis (from the Ancient Greek: αναστήλωσις, -εως; ανα, ana = "again", and στηλόω = "
- AnasyrmaCulturally framed gesture of lifting the skirt or kilt
- AnatAncient Mesopotamian, Ugaritic and Egyptian war goddess
- AnaxAncient Greek word usually translated as "king"
- Anaxagoras5th-century BC Greek philosopher
- Anaximenes of Lampsacus4th-century BC Greek rhetorician and historian
- Anaximenes of MiletusAncient Greek philosopher (c. 586 – c. 526 BC)
- AncepsIn languages with quantitative poetic metres, such as Ancient Greek, Latin, Arabic, Sanskr
- Ancient Agora of AthensSquare of ancient Athens
- Ancient Church of the EastEastern Christian denomination
- Ancient drachmaAncient Greek currency
- Ancient EgyptCradle of civilization in North Africa
- Ancient Egypt in the Western imaginationThe culture of ancient Egypt has fascinated outsiders from its own day well into the moder
- Ancient Egyptian calendarCalendar used in ancient Egypt before 22 BC
- Ancient Egyptian conception of the soulThe ancient Egyptians believed that a soul (kꜣ and bꜣ; Ancient Egyptian pronunciation: and
- Ancient Egyptian creation mythsAncient Egyptian creation myths are the ancient Egyptian accounts of the creation of the w
- Ancient Egyptian cuisineThe cuisine of ancient Egypt encompasses the food and drink consumed by the ancient Egypti
- Ancient Egyptian deitiesAncient Egyptian deities are the gods and goddesses worshipped in ancient Egypt. The belie
- Ancient Egyptian funerary practicesThe ancient Egyptians had an elaborate set of funerary practices that they believed were n
- Ancient Egyptian funerary textsThe literature that makes up the ancient Egyptian funerary texts is a collection of religi
- Ancient Egyptian offering formulaDedicatory formula on funerary objects
- Ancient Egyptian philosophyAncient Egyptian philosophy refers to the philosophical works and beliefs of Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Egyptian potteryAncient Egyptian pottery includes all objects of fired clay from ancient Egypt. First and
- Ancient Egyptian race controversyQuestion of the race of ancient Egyptians
- Ancient Egyptian royal titularyNaming convention of the pharaohs of ancient Egypt
- Ancient Egyptian technologyDevices, and technologies invented or used in Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Egyptian units of measurementSystem of measurement used in Ancient Egypt
- Ancient ElisCity state in Ancient Greece
- Ancient furnitureFurniture in the ancient world
- Ancient GreeceGreek civilization from 1200 BC to 600 AD
- Ancient Greece and wineWine in Ancient Greece
- Ancient Greek clubsAncient Greek clubs (Greek: ἑταιρείαι, hetaireiai) were associations of ancient Greeks who
- Ancient Greek coinageGreek coins from the Archaic to Imperial Roman periods
- Ancient Greek comedyGenre of ancient Greek literature
- Ancient Greek conditional clausesConditional clauses in Ancient Greek are clauses which start with εἰ (ei) "if" or ἐάν (eān
- Ancient Greek cuisineAncient Greek cuisine was characterized by its frugality for most, reflecting agricultural
- Ancient Greek dialectsVarieties of Ancient Greek in classical antiquity
- Ancient Greek folkloreFolklore of the ancient Greeks
- Ancient Greek funeral and burial practicesFunerary practices of ancient Greece
- Ancient Greek grammarGrammar of the Ancient Greek language
- Ancient Greek lawLaws and legal institutions of Ancient Greece
- Ancient Greek mercenariesAccount of mercenary warfare in Ancient Greece
- Ancient Greek nounsIn Ancient Greek, all nouns are classified according to grammatical gender (masculine, fem
- Ancient Greek novelLiterary genre
- Ancient Greek Olympic festivalsIn Greek antiquity, athletic festivals under the name of "Olympic games", named in imitati
- Ancient Greek personal namesBranch of onomastics
- Ancient Greek phonologySounds and pronunciation of Ancient Greek
- Ancient Greek sculptureThe sculpture of ancient Greece is the main surviving type of fine ancient Greek art as, w
- Ancient Greek templeBuildings housing cult statues in Greek sanctuaries
- Ancient Greek units of measurementSystem of measurement used in Ancient Greece
- Ancient Greek verbsAncient Greek verbs have four moods (indicative, imperative, subjunctive and optative), th
- Ancient Greek warfareWarfare occurred throughout the history of Ancient Greece, from the Greek Dark Ages onward
- Ancient historyPeriod between prehistory and the medieval era
- Ancient history of CyprusThe documented history of Cyprus begins in the 8th century BC. The town of Kition, now Lar
- Ancient Macedonian armyArmy of Philip II and Alexander the Great
- Ancient Macedonian languageAncient Hellenic variety
- Ancient MacedoniansAncient Greek ethnic group
- Ancient Mediterranean piracyPiracy in the ancient Mediterranean
- Ancient philosophyPhilosophy in the ancient world
- Ancient Philosophy (journal)Ancient Philosophy is a peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to the study of ancient Gre
- Ancient PydnaAncient Greek city in Pieria, Central Macedonia, Greece
- Ancient Roman bathingCustom of ancient Roman society
- Ancient Roman cuisineThe cuisine of ancient Rome changed significantly over the duration of the civilization's
- Ancient Roman philosophyPhilosophy in the Roman world, influenced by Hellenistic philosophy
- Ancient Roman potteryProduced within the Roman Republic and Roman Empire
- Ancient Roman sarcophagiAncient Roman funerary practice
- Ancient Roman units of measurementSystem of measurement used in Ancient Rome
- Ancient RomeRoman civilisation from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD
- Ancient Rome and wineAncient Rome played a pivotal role in the history of wine. Influences on the viticulture o
- Ancient TheraAncient city on Santorini island
- Andean civilizationsCivilizations of South America's Andes Mountains
- AndjetyAncient Egyptian deity
- Andokides (vase painter)Ancient Athenian vase painter
- Andria (comedy)Roman comedy by Terence
- AndromacheWife of Hector in Greek mythology
- Andromache (play)Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides
- Andromeda (mythology)Aethiopian princess in Greek mythology
- Andromeda (play)Lost play by Euripides
- AnemoiGroup of Greek gods
- AnemuriumAncient city ruins
- AngeronaGallo Roman goddess
- AnguipedThe Anguiped (Latin: angui, 'snake'; ped-, 'foot') is a kind of divinity that is often fou
- Animal mummyMummification of animals in ancient Egypt
- AnkhAncient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol
- AnkhesenamunRoyal Wife of Tutankhamun
- Ankhesenpaaten TasheritAnkhesenpaaten Tasherit (or Ankhesenpaaten-ta-sherit, “Ankhesenpaaten the Younger”) was an
- Annaea gensAncient Roman family
- Annales (Ennius)Latin poem
- AnnalistsAncient writers on Roman history during the Republic
- AnnunciationAnnouncement of the conception and birth of Jesus to Mary
- Annunciation to the shepherdsScene from the Nativity
- Anointing of JesusGospels event
- Anra scarabAncient jewellery found in the Levant, Egypt and Nubia (artifact)
- AnsedoniaAnsedonia is a frazione of the comune of Orbetello, in the province of Grosseto, southern
- Anselm FeuerbachAnselm Feuerbach (12 September 1829 – 4 January 1880) was a German painter. He was the lea
- AntefixIn architecture, an antefix (from Latin antefigere 'to fasten before') is a vertical block
- AnterosAncient Greek god of returned love
- AnthemiusWestern Roman emperor from 467 to 472
- AnthesteriaFestival in honor of Dionysus
- Antigonid dynastyDynasty of Hellenistic kings
- Antigonus II GonatasKing of Macedonia from 277 BC to 239 BC
- Antigonus III DosonKing of Macedon from 229 to 221 BC
- AntikyraMunicipal unit in Greece
- AntinousLover of Roman emperor Hadrian (c. 111 – 130)
- Antinous MondragoneAncient marble sculpture
- Antioch mosaicsGrouping of ancient mosaic floors
- Antioch of PisidiaAncient town in Pisidia, Asia Minor, now Turkey
- Antioch on the MaeanderHuman settlement
- Antiochus I of CommageneKing of Commagene from 70 to 31 BC
- Antiochus IV EpiphanesKing of the Seleucid Empire from 175 to 164 BC
- Antiochus VII SidetesKing of Seleucid Empire from 138 to 129 BC
- Antiochus X EusebesKing of Syria (r. 95–92/88 BC)
- AntipaterMacedonian statesman and regent (4th century BC)
- Antipater I of MacedonAntipater I of Macedon (Greek: Ἀντίπατρος), was the son of Cassander and Thessalonike of M
- Antipater of TarsusAncient Greek Stoic philosopher
- Antiphanes (comic poet)Antiphanes (Ancient Greek: Ἀντιφάνης; c. 408 to 334 BCE) was a playwright of Middle Comedy
- Antiphon (orator)5th-century BC Athenian orator
- Antonia gensAncient Roman family
- Antonine ItineraryImperial Roman register of roads and stations
- Antonine WallDefensive fortification in Roman Britain
- AntoninianusCoin used during the Roman Empire
- Antoninus PiusRoman emperor from 138 to 161
- AntoniusName list
- Antonius FelixRoman procurator of Judaea (r. 52–60 CE)
- Antony's Atropatene campaignMilitary campaign in the Roman Republic
- Anubis ShrinePart of the burial equipment of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun
- AnuketAncient Egyptian goddess
- AornosPlace associated with Alexander the Great, identified in modern Pakistan
- Apamea (Phrygia)Ancient city in Anatolia
- Apamea, SyriaAncient city in Al-Suqaylabiyah, Syria
- ApatheiaStoic concept of being undisturbed by passions
- ApedemakAncient Nubian deity
- Apega of NabisAncient torture device
- ApeironGreek word meaning 'something infinite'
- ApellaiAncient Greek festival
- Apelles4th-century BC Greek painter
- ApepiRuler of Lower Egypt during the Fifteenth Dynasty
- AphomiaAphomia is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Some breed in the nes
- AphrodisiasAncient Roman city in Geyre, Aydın, Turkey
- AphroditeAncient Greek goddess of love
- Aphrodite AreiaAphrodite Areia (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδίτη Ἀρεία) or "Aphrodite the Warlike" was a cult epit
- Aphrodite HypolympidiaStatuette of Aphrodite in Dion, Greece
- Aphrodite of KnidosSculpture by Praxiteles of Athens from the 4th century BC
- AphroditusMasculine form of Aphrodite
- Apis (deity)Ancient Egyptian deity
- Apollo BelvedereHadrianic-era statue
- Apollo of PiombinoGreek bronze statue
- Apollo Omphalos (Athens)Ancient Greek sculpture
- Apollo Sauroktonos1st - 2nd century AD Roman sculptures
- Apollodorus of Athens2nd century BCE Greek grammarian and historian
- Apollonia (Illyria)Archaeological park in Albania
- Apollonius of Rhodes3rd-century BC Greek epic poet
- Apollonius of TyanaGreek Neopythagorean philosopher (c.15–100)
- Apology (Xenophon)Dialogue about Socrates' legal defence at his trial
- ApophisAncient Egyptian deity
- AporiaState of puzzlement or expression of doubt, in philosophy and rhetoric
- ApotheosisGlorification of a subject to divine level
- ApoxyomenosSubject of Greek votive sculpture
- Appendix VergilianaCollection of poems written by Virgil
- AppianGreco-Roman historian (c. 95 – c. 165)
- Appius Claudius CaecusRoman statesman and writer (fl. c. 312–279 BC)
- Appius Claudius Crassus Inregillensis SabinusRoman senator, consul in 471 BC and 451 BC
- Appius Claudius Sabinus RegillensisAppius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis or Inregillensis (fl. 505 – 480 BC) was the legendary
- Apuleius2nd-century Numidian Latin-language writer, rhetorician and philosopher
- Apulian vase paintingRegional style of Italian vase painting
- Aquae SulisTown in Roman Britain on the site of Bath, England
- Aqueduct of SegoviaRoman aqueduct in Segovia, Spain
- Aquila (Roman)Roman military standard
- Aquilia SeveraJulia Aquilia Severa (d. after 222) was the second and fourth wife of Roman emperor Elagab
- Ara PacisAncient Roman religious monument in Rome, Italy
- Arabia FelixFormer Latin name for South Arabia and Yemen
- AraeIn Greek mythology, the Arae (; Ancient Greek: Αραι) were female spirits of curses, partic
- Arbogast (magister militum)Arbogast or Arbogastes (died 8 September 394) was a Roman army officer of Frankish origin.
- ArcadiusRoman emperor from 383 to 408
- Arcesilaus3rd-century BC Greek Hellenistic philosopher
- Arcesilaus II of CyreneGreek king of Cyrenaica from 560 BC to 550 BC
- Arcesilaus III of CyreneCyrenaean King from c.530 BC to c.515 BC
- Arch of Augustus (Rimini)Monument in Rimini, Italy
- Arch of Septimius Severus (Leptis Magna)Roman triumphal arch in Libya
- Arch of the SergiiTriumphal arch in Pula, Croatia
- Archaeological Museum of ApoloniaArchaeological museum in Fier County, Albania
- Archaeological Museum of NafplionThe Archaeological Museum of Nafplio is a museum in the town of Nafplio of the Argolis reg
- Archaeological Museum of OlympiaArcheological museum in Greece
- Archaeology of ancient EgyptThe archaeology of ancient Egypt is the study of the archaeology of Egypt, stretching from
- Archaeology of GreeceThe archaeology of Greece includes artificial remains, geographical landscapes, architectu
- Archaeometallurgical slagArtefact of ancient iron production
- Archaic Greek alphabetsLocal variants of the ancient Greek alphabet
- Archbishop of ArmaghThe Archbishop of Armagh is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name from the city of
- ArchestratusMid 4th century BCE Greek poet
- Archidamus IIEurypontid king of Sparta from 469/8 to 427/6 BC
- ArchilochianArchilochian or archilochean is a term used to describe several metres of Ancient Greek an
- Architecture of RomeOverview of the architecture in Rome
- ArchonGreek term for a ruler
- Archon (Gnosticism)Builders of the physical realm that serve the demiurge
- Archon of Pella4th-century BC Macedonian general
- ArchonticsThe Archontics, or Archontici, were a Gnostic sect that existed in Palestine, Syria and Ar
- Ardashir IFounder and Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 180 to 242
- Ardashir IIShahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 379 to 383
- Ardea, LazioComune in Lazio, Italy
- Areobindus (consul 434)Flavius Areobindus (died 449) was a general of the Eastern Roman Empire, second generation
- AreopagusPromontory in Athens, and the ancient council associated with it
- AresGod of war in ancient Greek religion
- Ares BorgheseRoman marble statue of the imperial era
- Aretaeus of Cappadocia2nd century Greek physician
- Areus IKing of Sparta from 309 to 265
- Argead dynastyFirst dynasty of the Macedonian Kingdom
- ArgentoratumAncient name of Strasbourg in France
- ArgonauticaGreek epic poem dated to the 3rd century BC
- Argos (dog)Odysseus's faithful dog in the Odyssey
- AriadneDaughter of Minos in Greek mythology
- Arian controversySeries of Christian disputes
- AristanderAristander of Telmessos (Greek: Αρίστανδρος ο Τελμησσεύς; born c. 380 BCE, fl. 2nd half of
- AristippusGreek philosopher, founder of Cyrenaicism (c.435–c.356 BCE)
- Aristophanes of ByzantiumGreek literary scholar and grammarian
- AristotelianismPhilosophical tradition inspired by the work of Aristotle
- Aristotle's views on womenAristotle's views on women are derived from his political theory, psychology, and biology,
- Aristoxenus4th century BC Greek Peripatetic philosopher
- Arkadiko BridgeBridge in Argolis, Greece
- Armed AphroditeSculpture of Aphrodite Areia
- ArmoricaRegion of Gaul between the Seine and Loire rivers
- ArpaiaArpaia is a town, comune (municipality) and former (now titular) episcopal see in the Prov
- Arrest of JesusPivotal event in Christianity recorded in the canonical gospels
- ArrhephoriaReligious festival in ancient Greece
- ArrhichionChampion pankratiast in the ancient Olympic Games
- Arrian2nd-century Greek historian, official and philosopher
- Ars AmatoriaElegy series by Ovid (2 AD)
- Arsaces I of ParthiaFirst king of Parthia
- Art of ancient EgyptAncient Egyptian art refers to art produced in ancient Egypt between the 6th millennium BC
- Artabanus IV of ParthiaRuler of Parthian Empire from c. 213 to 224
- Artavasdes I of Media AtropateneKing
- Artaxerxes IIKing of the Achaemenid Empire from 405/4 to 359/8 BC
- Artaxerxes IIIKing of the Achaemenid Empire from 359/8 to 338 BC
- Artemidorus of DaldisGreek diviner (2nd century)
- Artemisia II of Caria4th-century BC female ruler of Caria
- Artemision BronzeAncient Greek sculpture
- Arts in RomeRome has for over two thousand years been one of the most important artistic centres in th
- Arty (queen)Arty was a Nubian King's wife dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.
- Arvandus5th-century praetorian prefect of Gaul
- ArverniAncient Gallic tribe of central Gaul
- AryballosType of ancient Greek vase
- AscaniusAscanius (; Ancient Greek: Ἀσκάνιος) was a legendary king of Alba Longa (1176-1138 BC) and
- Asclepiades of Bithynia1st-century BC Greek physician
- AsclepiusAncient Greek god of medicine
- AsebeiaAncient Greek criminal charge for impiety
- Asia (Roman province)Roman province located in modern-day Turkey and Greece
- Asiatic VespersMassacre which occurred before the First Mithridatic War
- AsopusName of a Greek god and several rivers
- Aspasia5th-century BC partner of Athenian statesman Pericles
- AspisShield used by Ancient Greek hoplites
- AspurgusRoman client king of the Bosporan Kingdom (ruled 7/8-37/38 AD)
- AssemblywomenComedy by Aristophanes
- Assessors of Maat42 minor ancient Egyptian deities
- AstarteMiddle Eastern goddess, worshipped from the Bronze Age through classical antiquity
- Asteas4th-century BC Greek (Paestan) Vase painter
- Asteria (mythology)Individuals in Greek mythology
- AstraeaAncient Greek goddess of justice
- Atalante HermesStatue of Hermes in the NAMA
- AtaraxiaConcept in Hellenistic philosophy
- AtenAncient Egyptian god
- AtenismReligion founded by Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten
- AthalaricKing of the Ostrogoths from 526 to 534
- Athena ParthenosSculpture of the Greek goddess Athena
- Athena PromachosBronze statue of Athena
- Athenian coup of 411 BC'The Four Hundred' oligarchy replaces the democratic government
- Athenian festivalsOverview of festivals in ancient Athens
- Athenian TreasuryBuilding in Delphi, Greece
- Athens in the 5th century BCGolden Age of Athens, 480–404 BCE
- AtintaniansPeople of ancient Epirus or Illyria
- Atlas (architecture)In European architectural sculpture, an atlas (also known as an atlant, or atlante or atla
- Atlas (mythology)Deity in Greek mythology
- AttacottiPeople that raided Roman Britain
- Attalus IKing of Pergamon, reigned 241–197 BC
- Attalus II PhiladelphusKing of Pergamon from 159 to 138 BC
- AttarsiyaMilitary leader of Ahhiya
- Attic calendarLunisolar calendar
- Attic GreekAncient Greek dialect group
- Attic numeralsSymbolic number notation used by the ancient Greeks
- Attic talentAncient Greek unit of weight
- Attic weightOne of the monetary standards in ancient Greece
- Atticus Bradua2nd-century Roman senator and consul
- AttisPhrygian and Greek god
- AtumAncient Egyptian creator deity
- AuctoritasRoman prestige; contrast with power, imperium
- AugurAncient Roman priest tasked with divination by the observation of birds
- AuguryRoman religious practice
- Augustan and Julio-Claudian artArt of the Augustan and Julio-Claudian periods of Roman history
- Augustan literature (ancient Rome)Period in Latin literature
- Auguste MarietteFrench archaeologist and Egyptologist (1821–1881)
- Augusti Pagus (Roman Phoenicia)Roman settlement in Roman Phoenicia
- Augustus (title)Ancient Roman title
- AulosAncient Greek wind instrument
- Aulus Aternius Varus Fontinalis5th-century BC Roman senator and consul
- Aulus Cornelius CelsusRoman physician and encyclopaedist (c. 25 BC - c. 50 AD)
- Aulus Didius Gallus Fabricius Veiento1st century Roman senator and consul
- Aulus HirtiusAulus Hirtius (Latin: ; c. 90 – 43 BC) was consul of the Roman Republic in 43 BC and a wri
- Aulus Marius Celsus1st century Roman senator, military officer and governor
- Aulus Postumius Albinus (consul 99 BC)Aulus Postumius Albinus (c. 151 – 89 BC) was a Roman senator and military commander. In 11
- Aurelian Walls3rd-century fortifications of Rome
- AureusGold coin of ancient Rome
- Austrian Parliament BuildingParliament in Vienna, Austria
- AuthariKing of the Lombards from 584 to 590
- Authorship of the Epistle to the HebrewsQuestion in biblical authorship
- AutokratorGreek epithet for one with absolute power
- AutolycusSon of the god Hermes and Chione
- AvarisArchaeological site in Egypt
- Ave Imperator, morituri te salutantLatin salutation
- Aventine HillOne of the seven hills of Rome, Italy
- Aventine TriadAncient Roman cult of Ceres, Liber, and Libera
- Avidia (mother of Lucius Verus)Avidia (flourished 2nd century) was a well-connected noble Roman woman. She is among the l
- AvitusWestern Roman emperor from 455 to 456
- Avitus of VienneLate antique bishop and poet
- Axis occupation of Greece1941–1945 period during World War II