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Encyclopedia - 120 Bc: Encyclopedia - 120 Bc
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC - 120s BC - 110s BC 100s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 115 Bc: Encyclopedia - 115 Bc
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC - 110s BC - 100s BC 90s BC 8...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 117 Bc: Encyclopedia - 117 Bc
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC - 110s BC - 100s BC 90s BC 8...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vandals: Encyclopedia - Vandals
The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that entered the late Roman Empire during the 5th century and created a state in North Africa, ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 116 Bc: Encyclopedia - 116 Bc
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC 120s BC - 110s BC - 100s BC 90s BC 8...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caecilius Metellus: Encyclopedia - Caecilius Metellus
The Caecilii Metellii was one of the most important and wealthiest families in the Roman Republic. Although plebeians (meaning not of pat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 190 Bc: Encyclopedia - 190 Bc
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC - 190s BC - 180s BC 170s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 120 Number: Encyclopedia - 120 Number
<< 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 >> List of numbers -- Integers << 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 &g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 122 Bc: Encyclopedia - 122 Bc
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC - 120s BC - 110s BC 100s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 123 Bc: Encyclopedia - 123 Bc
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC - 120s BC - 110s BC 100s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 125 Bc: Encyclopedia - 125 Bc
Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC 130s BC - 120s BC - 110s BC 100s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polybius: Encyclopedia Ii - Polybius - Personal Experiences
As the former tutor of Scipio Aemilianus , the famous adopted grandson of the famous general Scipio Africanus, Polybius remained on terms...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Historians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Historians - Modern Historians After 1900
List of historians - A. Irving Abella, Canadian historian & author Robert G. Albion, maritime history Gar Alperovitz, American his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old French: Encyclopedia Ii - Old French - Grammar And Phonology
Old French - Historical influences. The Gaulish language, a Celtic language, slowly became extinct during the long centuries of Roman ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marius: Encyclopedia Ii - Marius - Early Career
Marius was born ca. 157 BC in the town of Arpinum in southern Latium. The town had been conquered by the Romans in the late fourth centur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Jing Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Jing Of Han - The Rebellion Of The Seven States
The issue of dealing with powerful princes would soon erupt into a war later known as the Rebellion of the Seven States. Emperor Jing alr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Historians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Historians - Modern Historians After 1900
List of historians - A. Irving Abella, Canadian historian & author Robert G. Albion, maritime history Gar Alperovitz, American his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 120 Number: Encyclopedia Ii - 120 Number - In Mathematics
One hundred twenty is the factorial of 5. It is the sum of a twin prime pair (59 + 61) as well as the sum of four consecutive primes (23 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gundestrup Cauldron: Encyclopedia Ii - Gundestrup Cauldron - Decoration
Gundestrup cauldron - Base Plate. The round base plate is dominated by a bull. On its back is a leaping man wielding a spear, attacking...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vandals: Encyclopedia Ii - Vandals - History
The Vandals were divided in two tribal groups, the Silingi and the Hasdingi. The Silingi lived in an area recorded for centuries as Magna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hipparchus Astronomer: Encyclopedia Ii - Hipparchus Astronomer - Lunar And Solar Theory
Hipparchus astronomer - Motion of the Moon. Hipparchus also studied the motion of the Moon and confirmed the accurate values for some p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fishing: Encyclopedia Ii - Fishing - Fishing Techniques
Fishing - Hand fishing. It is possible to fish with minimal equipment by using only the hands. In the USA catching catfish in this way ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hipparchus Astronomer: Encyclopedia Ii - Hipparchus Astronomer - Astronomical Instruments And Astrometry
Hipparchus is credited with the invention or improvement of several astronomical instruments, which were used for a long time for naked-e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hipparchus Astronomer: Encyclopedia Ii - Hipparchus Astronomer - Star Catalogue
After that, in 135 BC, enthusiastic about a nova in the constellation of Scorpius, he measured with an equatorial armillary sphere eclipt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vandals: Encyclopedia Ii - Vandals - Origins
The Vandals were first identified with Przeworsk culture in the 19th century [citation needed]. Controversy surrounds potential connectio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polybius: Encyclopedia Ii - Polybius - As Historian
Livy used him as a reference and Polybius had excellent sources. Polybius narrated events which came within his own experience. He is one...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old French: Encyclopedia Ii - Old French - Varieties Of Language
Since Old French did not consist of a single standard, competing administrative varieties were propagated by the provincial courts and ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hipparchus Astronomer: Encyclopedia Ii - Hipparchus Astronomer - Precession Of The Equinoxes 146 Bc-130 Bc
Hipparchus is perhaps most famous for having been the first to measure the precession of the equinoxes. There is some suggestion that the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marius: Encyclopedia Ii - Marius - Run For The Consulship
By 108 BC, Marius conceived the desire to run for the Consulship. Seeking permission from Metellus to go to Rome to do so, he was urged t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fishing: Encyclopedia Ii - Fishing - Fishing In Antiquity
Fishing - Origins. Fishing is a very ancient practice that dates back at least to the Mesolithic period which began about 10,000 years ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fishing: Encyclopedia Ii - Fishing - Modern Fishing
Fishing - Recreational fishing. Main article: Angling. Recreational fishing and the closely related (nearly synonymous) sport fishing d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fishing: Encyclopedia Ii - Fishing - Preservation
Fish packed in ice. Canned fish. A fish-drying rack. Hovden in Norway. Salting of fish in factory. Ancient methods of preserving fish inc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Jing Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Jing Of Han - Late Reign
The late reign of Emperor Jing was marked by an incident for which he was much criticized -- the death of Zhou Yafu, who had been instrum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Jing Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Jing Of Han - Middle Reign And Succession Issues
In 153 BC, because Empress Bo did not have a son, Emperor Jing created his oldest son Liu Rong (劉榮) crown prince. This made Liu Rong'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Jing Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Jing Of Han - Early Life And Career As Crown Prince
Emperor Jing was born to Emperor Wen, then Prince of Dai, and Consort Dou, one of his favorite consorts, in 188 BC. He was his father's o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Jing Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Jing Of Han - Early Reign
Emperor Jing largely continued his father's policy of non-interference with the people and reduction of tax and other burdens. He continu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fishing: Encyclopedia Ii - Fishing - Fish Products
Fishing - Food. Fried fish & French fries (fish & chips). Crayfish and prawns. Korean style raw fish. Cooked mussels. The flesh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fishing: Encyclopedia Ii - Fishing - Cultural References
Fishing is a widely used as a metaphor though as such it is possibly ambiguous. On the one hand, fishing with a net has nuances of gather...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hipparchus Astronomer: Encyclopedia Ii - Hipparchus Astronomer - Life And Work
Most of what is known about Hipparchus comes from Ptolemy's (2nd century) Almagest ("the great treatise"; ed. [Toomer 1981]), with additi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hipparchus Astronomer: Encyclopedia Ii - Hipparchus Astronomer - Babylonian Sources
Many of the works of Greek scientists - mathematicians, astronomers, geographers - have been preserved up to the present time, or some as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gundestrup Cauldron: Encyclopedia Ii - Gundestrup Cauldron - Discovery And Assembly
The cauldron had been dismantled and deposited in a dry section of the Raevemose peat bog. Originally, it was put on dry land as an offer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marius: Encyclopedia Ii - Marius - Pontus And The First Civil War
, 88-84 BC. After the conclusion of the Social War, Mithradates of Pontus began his bid to conquer the eastern provinces and invaded Gree...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marius: Encyclopedia Ii - Marius - Cimbri And Teutoni
The arrival of the Cimbri in Gaul in 109 BC and their complete defeat of M. Junius Silanus had resulted in unrest among the Celtic tribes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marius: Encyclopedia Ii - Marius - Showdown With The Germans
In 102 BC the Cimbri returned from Hispania into Gaul and together with the Teutoni decided to invade Italy. The Teutoni were to head sou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hipparchus Astronomer: Encyclopedia Ii - Hipparchus Astronomer - Geometry And Trigonometry
Hipparchus is recognised as the first mathematician who compiled a trigonometry table, which he needed when computing the eccentricity of...   » Read the article