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Encyclopedia - 157 Bc: Encyclopedia - 157 Bc
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Encyclopedia - Cato The Elder: Encyclopedia - Cato The Elder
Marcus Porcius Cato (Latin: M·PORCIVS·M·F·CATO) (234 BC - 149 BC), Roman statesman, surnamed "The Censor," Sapiens, Priscus, or Major...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arpinum: Encyclopedia - Arpinum
Arpinum was an ancient Roman town in southern Latium, now Arpino. It holds the dual honor of being the birth place of both Marius (157 BC...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia - King Solomon
Solomon or Shlomo (Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה; Standard Hebrew: Šəlomo; Tiberian Hebrew: Šəlōmōh, meaning "peace"; Arabic: سليما...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 156 Bc: Encyclopedia - 156 Bc
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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 - 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 - Rebellion Of The Seven States: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebellion Of The Seven States - Other Theaters
The only other theater that Wu forces engaged in was a small one. Liu Pi's guest Zhou Qiu (周丘) was looked down on by Liu Pi, but he, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhou Yafu: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhou Yafu - Early Career
Zhou's father, Zhou Bo (周勃) was one of the key generals for Liu Bang during the Chu Han Contention who would continue to play importa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Wen Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Wen Of Han - Early Reign
Emperor Wen quickly showed an aptitude to govern the empire with diligence, and appeared to be genuinely concerned for the People's welfa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Dou Wen: Encyclopedia Ii - Empress Dou Wen - As Empress Dowager
After Emperor Wen died in 157 BC, Crown Prince Qi succeeded to the throne as Emperor Jing, and Empress Dou became empress dowager. He bec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - The Biblical Account
Solomon is David's second son by Bathsheba. In the Hebrew Bible, the prophet Nathan informs David that God has willed that his firstborn ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebellion Of The Seven States: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebellion Of The Seven States - Prelude To The Rebellion
At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang had made many of his relatives princes of certain sections, about one-third to one-half of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Dou Wen: Encyclopedia Ii - Empress Dou Wen - Early Life
Empress Dou was born into a poor family in Qinghe (清河, in modern Xingtai, Hebei). She had two brothers, Dou Zhangjun (竇長君) and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Dou Wen: Encyclopedia Ii - Empress Dou Wen - As Empress To Emperor Wen
After Prince Heng became emperor in the aftermaths of the Lü Clan Disturbance, then-Consort Dou, as the mother of his oldest son Prince ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhou Yafu: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhou Yafu - Death
In 143 BC, on one occasion, Zhou was summoned to dinner with the emperor, when the emperor had a large piece of meat placed before him, b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebellion Of The Seven States: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebellion Of The Seven States - Main Campaign
Wu and Chu forces continued to fiercely attack Liang's capital Suiyang. Zhou Yafu suggested to Emperor Jing that the proper strategy was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebellion Of The Seven States: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebellion Of The Seven States - Emperor Jing's Responses
In accordance with instructions left by Emperor Wen, Emperor Jing commissioned Zhou Yafu (周亞夫) as the commander of his armed forces...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebellion Of The Seven States: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebellion Of The Seven States - The Start Of The Rebellion
Liu Pi therefore started a rebellion. The princes participating were: Liu Pi, the Prince of Wu Liu Wu, the Prince of Chu Liu Ang, the Pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebellion Of The Seven States: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebellion Of The Seven States - Rebel Campaigns And Strategies
The four principalities on the periphery of Qi aimed to conquer Qi and divide it. Zhao forces headed west but stayed within the borders t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebellion Of The Seven States: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebellion Of The Seven States - Events Immediately Prior To The Rebellion
Emperor Jing already had an inimical relationship with his cousin-once-removed (the nephew of his grandfather Emperor Gao) Liu Pi (劉濞...   » 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 - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - Solomon In Fiction
The Toni Morrison novel Song of Solomon makes allusions to Solomon. The Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Requiem for Methuselah" i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - Solomon In The Arts
Handel composed an oratorio entitled Solomon in 1749. The story follows the basic Biblical plot. ... See also:King Solomon, King Solom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - Solomon In The Qur'an
Solomon also appears in the Qur'an, where he is called Sulayman. The Qur'an refers to Solomon as the son of David, as a prophet and as a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - Later Legend
To Solomon are attributed by rabbinical tradition but not internally, the Biblical books of Book of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - George Rawlinson's Evaluation
"The kingdom of Solomon," says George Rawlinson, "is one of the most striking facts in Biblical history. A petty nation, which for hundre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - King Solomon: Encyclopedia Ii - King Solomon - The Name Solomon
The name Solomon (Shlomo) means "peaceful," or "complete", from the Hebrew Shelomoh (Arabic Sulaiman). The name given by God to Solomon i...   » 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 - 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 - Emperor Wen Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Wen Of Han - Early Life And Career As Prince Of Dai
In 196 BC, after Emperor Gao defeated the Chen Xi (陳豨) rebellion in the Dai region, he created Liu Heng, his son by Consort Bo, the P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Wen Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Wen Of Han - Middle Reign
An incident otherwise uncharacteristic of Emperor Wen occurred in 176 BC. Zhou Bo, who had been instrumental in Emperor Wen's becoming em...   » 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 Wen Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Wen Of Han - Late Reign
Later in his reign, Emperor Wen became superstitious and started search for supernatural events. In 165 BC, at the instigation of the sor...   » Read the article