Achilles:
greatest Greek hero in the war against Troy
acropolis:
high fortified area that served as the defensive and ritual center of Greek cities such as Athens
alabastron:
an oil jar traditionally made by the Egyptians of the stone alabaster; it was later made by the Greeks in baked clay
Alexander the Great 356-323 B.C
.; king of Macedonia and military conqueror
Alkmene:
mortal mother of the hero Herakles
Amarna:
modern name for the Egyptian city site founded by the pharaoh Akhenaten
Amazons:
legendary clan of warrior women who lived north of the Black Sea
Amphitrite:
sea deity and wife of the Greek god Poseidon (known as Neptune to the Romans), god of the sea
amphora:
jar with two handles used to store wine, oil, and other commodities; it usually had a lid