世界上古史中英文译名.doc

A Appian阿庇安 Appian was a 2nd-century-ad Greek historian born in the great literary center of Alexandria, Egypt. Appian documented the history of the Roman Empire. The books that were compiled as The Civil Wars are an important and detailed record of Rome during the turbulent period from 133 to 27 BC. Apollo阿波罗 Apollo (mythology), in Greek mythology, son of the god Zeus and Leto, daughter of a Titan. Alps阿尔卑斯山 Alps,?great?mountain?system of south central Europe, forming an arc some 1200 km (750 mi) long from the Gulf of Genoa to the Danube River at Vienna. Aphrodite阿芙洛狄忒 Aphrodite, in Greek mythology, the goddess of love and beauty and the counterpart of the Roman goddess Venus. Archimedes阿基米德 Archimedes (287-212 bc), preeminent Greek mathematician and inventor, who wrote important works on plane and solid geometry, arithmetic, and mechanics. Akkad阿卡德 Akkadian Civilization, society developed by inhabitants of Akkad, an ancient region of Mesopotamia Achilles阿喀琉斯 Achilles,?in?Greek mythology, greatest of the Greek warriors in the Trojan War. He was the son of the sea nymph Thetis and Peleus, king of the Myrmidons of Thessaly. Alaric阿拉里克 Alaric I (about 370-410), king of the Visigoths (395-410), born on an island in the delta of the Danube River. Alaric II (died 507), king of the Visigoths (484-507), succeeding his father, Euric. He ruled the central and southern regions of Gaul (modern-day France) and most of Spain. Aristophanes阿里斯托芬 Aristophanes (448?-385 bc), Athenian playwright, considered one of the greatest writers of comedy in literary history. His plays have been produced through the centuries and have remained popular because of their wit, comic invention, and poetic language. Tall al ‘Amārinah阿玛尔纳 Tall al ‘Amārinah, site of the ancient Egyptian city Akhetaton, on the Nile River, north of the modern city of Asyū?. Akhetaton was built during the reign of Amenhotep IV, better known as Akhenaton, sometime between 1353 and 1335 BC; the city served as the Egypti