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—In the case of words whose correct pronunciation has not seemed to be clearly indicated by their accentuation and syllabication, the sounds of the letters have been denoted thus: ā, like a in grāy; ā&#x0301; like ā, only less prolonged; ă, like a in hăve; ä, like a in fär; ē, like ee in fēēt; ĕ, like e in ĕnd; ꞓ and ꞓh, like k; ç, like s; ġ, like j; ô like o in for; s&#x31d;, like z.


 * Aachen (ä′ken), 408.
 * Äb-bäs′, 400.
 * Abbassides (ab-bas′idz), house of, 400.
 * Äbd′er-räh′män, 399.
 * Abubekr (ä′boo-bek′r), first caliph, 395.
 * Abukir (ä-boo-keer′), battle of, 670.
 * Absalom, son of David, 65.
 * Academy, the, at Athens, 207.
 * Ac′cad, 41, 45.
 * Accadians, civilization of, 41.
 * A-ꞓhæ′ans, the, 90, 91, 97.
 * A-ꞓhæ′an League, 175.
 * Aꞓhaia (a-ka′ya), the name, 97.
 * A-ꞓhil′les, 95, 106, n.
 * Acre (ä′ker), siege of, by crusaders, 445.
 * A-crop′o-lis, Athenian, 180.
 * Ac′ti-um, battle of, 304.
 * Addison, Joseph, 629.
 * A-dol′phus, Gus-ta′vus, k. of Sweden, 583, 585.
 * Ad′o-ni′jah, 65.
 * Ad′ri-an-o′ple, peace of, 693.
 * Æ-ga′tian Islands, naval battle near, in First Punic War, 253.
 * Æ-ġe′an Sea, 88, 89.
 * Æ-ġi′na, 220.
 * Æ-ġis′thus, 96.
 * Æ′gos-pot′a-mi, capture of Athenian fleet at, 154.
 * Æ′mil-i-a′nus, Scipio, 271, 272.
 * Æ-ne′as, 96.
 * Æ-o′li-ans, the, 236; migration to Asia Minor, 97.
 * Æ′o-lus, 103.
 * Æ′qui-ans, the, 236.
 * Æs′ꞓhi-nes, 199, 200.
 * Æs′ꞓhy-lus, 193, 194.
 * A-e′ti-us, Roman general, 345.
 * Æ-to′li-an League, 175.
 * Africa, circumnavigation of, in reign of Necho II., 26.
 * Africa (North), conquest of, by the Arabs, 397.
 * Agadê (äg-a-dā′), 42.
 * Ag′a-mem′non, 92, 95.
 * Agincourt (ä′zhăn-koor′), battle of, 486.
 * Ag′o-ra, the, 98.
 * Agrarian troubles at Rome, 274–277.
 * A-gric′o-la, 314, 315.
 * Ag′rip-pi′na, 312.
 * Ah′mes. See Amosis.
 * Äh′ri-man, 83, 84.
 * Ahura Mazda. See Ormazd.
 * Aix-la-Chapelle (āks-lä-shä′pel′), treaty of, 593; peace of, 645.
 * A′jax, 95.
 * Al′a-ric, his first invasion of Italy, 339; sacks Rome, 342; his death, 343.
 * Alba Longa, 223.
 * Albertus Magnus, 471.
 * Ăl′bi-ġĕn′sēs&#x31d;, 493, 494.
 * Al′ci-bi′a-dēs, leader at Athens, 151, 152, 153, 154; as a pupil of Socrates, 206, 207.
 * Alꞓ′mæ-on′i-dæ, first banishment from Athens, 120; second banishment, 122; contract to rebuild the Delphian temple, 122, 123.