8 ANCIENT (1200 A.D.—700 B. C.) BIOGRAPHIES OF FAMOUS PERSONS-NAME STARTS WITH ''A"
ADDISON JOSEPH (1672-1719)
English essayist. In 1704 he published The Campaign,
a poem celebrating the victory of Blenheim.
He contributed to Steels paper the Tattler and
The Guardian and later together started the Spectator.
He also wrote a tragedy, Cato.
AESCHYLUS (525-456)—
The father of Greek tragic drama.
He composed seventy plays.
Prometheus Bound is one of the tragedies.
ALCIBIADES (450—404 B. C.)—
Athenian statesman and general,
Pupil and friend of Socrates.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT (356—323 B. C.)
King of Macedon in Greece. Educated by Aristotle
He became king of Macedon in 336 B. C. he made
A series of conquests in course of which he captured
The family of Darius and extended his conquests to
Egypt where he founded Alexandria; after completely
Defeating the Persians in 331 he came to India. His
Horse was named Bucephalus.
ALFONSO THE WISE (1221—1284)
King of Leon and Castile in SPAIN.
He was the founder of the legal code
Which became the basis of Spanish
Jurisprudence. A liberal patron of literature and
Science, he was particularly interested in astronomy.
ALFRED THE GREAT (894—901)
King of England. Himself a man of letters,
He was also a great patron of learning.
He was the father of the English Navy
And compiler of the Anglo-Saxon.
ANNE QUEEN (1665—1714)
Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
From 1702 to the time of her death.
She was the youngest daughter of
James II and succeeded William iii.
ARNOLD MATHEW (1883—1888)
English poet. Son of the Thomas Arnold,
The great Headmaster of Rugby, he was
Professor of poetry at Oxford. He wrote a
Number of poems, such as Sohrab and Rustum,
The Scholar- Gipsy, etc., works are Essays in Criticism,
First and second series.
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