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Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 205 BC 204 BC 203 BC 202 BC 201 BC - 200 BC - 199 BC 198 BC 197 BC 196 BC 195 BC Events Rome declares war upon Philip V, king of Macedon. Second Macedonian War begins. Roman forces defeat the Gauls of Cisalpine Gaul at Cremona Hannibal becomes Chief Magistrate of Carthage. The Bacchanalia ...

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Abydos, an ancient city of Mysia, in Asia Minor, situated at Nagara Point on the Hellespont, which is here scarcely a mile broad. It probably was originally a Thracian town, but was afterwards colonized by Milesians. Here Xerxes crossed the strait on his bridge of boats in 480 B.C. when he invaded Greece. Abydos is celebrated for the vigorous resistance it made against Philip V of Macedon (200 BC), ...

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In Pre-Columbian times the Native Americans in what is now Costa Rica were part of the Intermediate Area located between the Mesoamerican and Andean cultural regions. This has recently been redefined to include the Isthmo-Colombian area, defined by the presence of groups that spoke Chibchan languages. These groups are also believed to have created the Stone spheres of Costa Rica, between 200 BC and AD 1600. The native people of the Mayans and Aztecs were conquered by Spain in the 16th century. Costa Rica was then the southernmost province in the Spanish territory ...

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Costa Rica, Costa Rica - History of Costa Rica, Costa Rica - Geography, Costa Rica - Politics, Costa Rica - Provinces, Costa Rica - Economy, Costa Rica - Flora and Fauna, Costa Rica - Demographics, Costa Rica - Culture, Costa Rica - Famous Costa Ricans, Costa Rica - Reference

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Altun Ha is the name given ruins of an ancient Maya city in Belize, located in the Belize District about 30 miles (50 km) north of Belize City and about 6 miles (10 km) west of the shore of the Caribbean Sea. "Altun Ha" is a modern name in the Maya language, coined by translating the name of the nearby village of Rockstone Pond. The ancient name is at present unknown. The largest of Altun Ha's temple-pyramids, the "Temple of the Masonry Altars", is 54 feet (16 m) high. A drawing of this structure is the log ...

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The Berber languages (or Tamazight) are a group of closely related languages mainly spoken in Morocco and Algeria. A very sparse population extends into the whole Sahara and the northern part of the Sahel. They belong to the Afro-Asiatic languages phylum. There is a strong movement among Berbers to unify the closely related northern Berber languages into a single standard, Tamazight. Among the Berber languages are Tarifit or Riffi (northern Morocco), Kabyle (Algeria) and Tashelhiyt (central Morocco). Tamazight has ...

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• Berber languages - Nomenclature
• Berber languages - Origin
• Berber languages - Population
• Berber languages - Grammar
• Berber languages - Subclassification

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Abydos, an ancient city of Mysia, in Asia Minor, situated at Nagara Point on the Hellespont, which is here scarcely a mile broad. It probably was originally a Thracian town, but was afterwards colonized by Milesians. Here Xerxes crossed the strait on his bridge of boats in 480 B.C. when he invaded Greece. Abydos is celebrated for the vigorous resistance it made against Philip V of Macedon (200 BC), ...

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Location of Xi'an Xi'an (Chinese: 西安; Hanyu Pinyin: Xī'ān; Wade-Giles: Hsi-An; literal meaning: "Western Peace"), is the capital of Shaanxi province in China and a sub-provincial city. One of the most important cities in Chinese history, Xi'an is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China because it has been the capital of 13 dynasties such as Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang. Xi'an is the eastern end of the Silk Road. The ...

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• Xi'an - History
• Xi'an - Geography
• Xi'an - Demographics
• Xi'an - Culture
• Xi'an - Sights
• Xi'an - Economy
• Xi'an - Public Transportation
• Xi'an - Miscellaneous
• Xi'an - Colleges and universities
• Xi'an - Additional Images
• Xi'an - Bell and Drum Towers
• Xi'an - Great Goose Pagoda

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China is one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with written records dating back 3,500 years. Turtle shells with markings reminiscent of ancient Chinese writing from the Shang Dynasty (商朝) have been carbon dated to around 1,500 BC. These records suggest that the origins of Chinese civilization started with city-states that may go back more than 5,000 years. Two thousand years ago is c ...

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• History of China - Prehistoric times
• History of China - Ancient histories
• History of China - Xia Dynasty
• History of China - Shang Dynasty
• History of China - Zhou Dynasty
• History of China - Qin Dynasty: The first Chinese Empire
• History of China - Han Dynasty: A period of prosperity
• History of China - Jin the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern Dynasties
• History of China - Sui Dynasty: Reunification
• History of China - Tang Dynasty: Return to prosperity
• History of China - Song Dynasty and its northern neighbors the Liao and the Jin
• History of China - Mongols and the Yuan Dynasty
• History of China - Ming Dynasty: Revival of Chinese culture
• History of China - Qing Dynasty
• History of China - The Republic of China
• History of China - Post modern independence

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Baudhayana, (circa 800 BC), was a Vedic Indian learned man, likely a priest and mathematician (although not in the modern sense). He is the author of one of the earliest and most important Sulbasutras — appendices to the Vedas giving rules for the construction of altars — called the Baudhayana Sulbasutra, which contained several important mathematical results. The Baudhayana Sulbasutra contains one of the earliest references to what is known today as the Pythagorean theorem. The rope which is stretched across the diagonal of a square produces an area d ...

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Wootz, classic damascus, is a steel alloy having a pattern of bands or sheets of micro carbides within a tempered martensite or pearlite matrix. It was developed in India around 300 AD (although some say as early as 200 BC). The word wootz may have been a mistranscription of wook, an anglicised version of ukku, the word for steel in many south Indian languages. Wootz can be made as a kind of crucible steel. Classically wootz was produced by placing a mixture of wrought iron or iron ore and charcoal in a cru ...

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The Bible (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Good Book, Word of God, The Word, or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) biblia, "(the) books", is the classical name for the Hebrew Bible of Judaism or the combination of the Old Testament and New Testament of Christianity ("The Bible" actually refers to at least two different Bibles). It is thus applied to sacred scriptures. Many Christian English speakers refer to the Christian Bible as "the good book" (Gospel means " ...

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• Bible - The Hebrew Bible
• Bible - Torah
• Bible - Nevi'im
• Bible - Ketuvim
• Bible - Translations and editions
• Bible - The Christian Bible
• Bible - The Old Testament
• Bible - The New Testament
• Bible - The canonization of Scripture
• Bible - Bible versions and translations
• Bible - The Introduction of chapters and verses

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The Xiongnu (Chinese: 匈奴; Hanyu Pinyin: Xiōngnú; Wade-Giles: Hsiung-nu) were a nomadic (and probably Hunnic/proto-Bulgar) people of Central Asia, generally based in present day Mongolia. From the 3rd century BC they controlled a vast steppe empire extending west as far as the Caucasus. They were active in the areas of southern Siberia, western Manchuria and the modern Chinese provinces of Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Xinjiang. Very anci ...

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• Xiongnu - Origins and early history of the Xiongnu
• Xiongnu - Confederation under Maodun
• Xiongnu - Nature of the Xiongnu state
• Xiongnu - The marriage treaty system
• Xiongnu - War with Han China
• Xiongnu - Leadership struggle among the Xiongnu
• Xiongnu - Tributary relations with the Han
• Xiongnu - Northern and southern Xiongnu
• Xiongnu - The Xiongnu after the Han Dynasty
• Xiongnu - Did the Xiongnu become the Huns?
• Xiongnu - Footnotes

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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 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC Years: 202 BC 201 BC 200 BC 199 BC 198 BC - 197 BC - 196 BC 195 BC 194 BC 193 BC 192 BC Events Roman Spain is divided into two provinces. Battle of Cynoscephalae: The Romans under Titus Quinctius Flamininus defeat Philip V, Antigonid dynasty starts decline.

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Dionysus or Dionysos (Ancient Greek: Διώνυσος or Διόνυσος; also known as Bacchus in both Greek and Roman mythology and associated with the Italic Liber), the Thracian god of wine, represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficent influences. He is viewed as the promoter of civilization, a lawgiver, and lover of peace — as well as the patron deity of both agriculture and the theater. Greeks borrowed Dionysus' figure and within the Olympian tradition he i ...

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• Dionysus - Worship
• Dionysus - Bacchanalia
• Dionysus - Appellations
• Dionysus - Birth
• Dionysus - Childhood
• Dionysus - Midas
• Dionysus - Other stories
• Dionysus - Consorts/Children
• Dionysus - Parallels with Christianity
• Dionysus - Modern interpretations
• Dionysus - Dionysus in Neopaganism
• Dionysus - names with the origin Dionysus
• Dionysus - Bibliography

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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 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC Years: 200 BC 199 BC 198 BC 197 BC 196 BC - 195 BC - 194 BC 193 BC 192 BC 191 BC 190 BC Events Cato the Elder is elected consul at Rome and campaigns in Spain; he avoids one defeat by paying the Celtiberians 200 talents (around $ 120,000), a much-criticized tactic. The Roman sumptuary law, the Lex Oppia, is ...

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A board game is any game played on a board (that is, a premarked surface) with counters or pieces that are moved across the board. Simple board games are often seen as ideal "family entertainment" as they can provide entertainment for all ages. Some board games, such as chess or Go, have intense strategic value and have become lasting classics. There are many different types and classifications of board games. Some games are simplified simulations of real life. These are popular for they can intermingle make-believe and role pl ...

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• Board game - History
• Board game - Timeline
• Board game - Luck strategy and diplomacy
• Board game - Common terminology

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Vishnu Sarma was the author of the anthropomorphic political treatise called Panchatantra. He lived in Benares at around 200 BC. He was a scholar in Sanskrit and the official Guru of the then princes of Kasi. He started writing down Panchatantra to teach political science to his royal young disciples. The Panchatantra is the oldest collection of Indian fables surviving today. Other related archives200 BC, Benares, Guru, Kasi, Panchatantra, fables

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Carthage (from the Phoenician Qart-Hadasht "New City" (written without vowels as QRT HDŠT قرت-حدش or קרת חדשת), was an ancient city in North Africa located on the eastern side of Lake Tunis, across from the center of modern Tunis in Tunisia. It remains a popular tourist attraction. Carthage - Founding of Carthage. In approximately 814 BC, Carthage was founded by Phoenician settlers from the city of Tyre, bringing with them the city-god Melqart. Traditionally, the city was founded ...

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• Carthage - Founding of Carthage
• Carthage - Life in Carthage
• Carthage - Carthaginian Commerce
• Carthage - Carthaginian Government
• Carthage - Carthaginian Religious Practices
• Carthage - Conflict with the Greeks and Romans
• Carthage - First Sicilian War
• Carthage - Second Sicilian War
• Carthage - Third Sicilian War
• Carthage - Pyrrhus of Epirus
• Carthage - The Messanan Crisis
• Carthage - The Punic Wars
• Carthage - Roman Carthage
• Carthage - Carthage in fiction

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 - Date September 15, 1821 The Republic of Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the south-southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, and the Caribbean Sea to the east. Costa Rica was the first country in the world to constitutionally abolish its armed forces. Costa Rica - History of Costa Rica. In Pre-Columbian times the Native Americans in what is now Costa Rica were part of the Intermediate Area ...

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• Costa Rica - History of Costa Rica
• Costa Rica - Geography
• Costa Rica - Politics
• Costa Rica - Provinces
• Costa Rica - Economy
• Costa Rica - Flora and Fauna
• Costa Rica - Demographics
• Costa Rica - Culture
• Costa Rica - Famous Costa Ricans
• Costa Rica - Reference

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Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC Years: 206 BC 205 BC 204 BC 203 BC 202 BC - 201 BC - 200 BC 199 BC 198 BC 197 BC 196 BC Events Philip V of Macedon is defeated at sea by the Egyptians, Rhodians, and Pergamese in the Battle of Chios. In Rome, according to Livy, land was distributed to veterans of the Second Punic War, in the first instance of a practice that later became commonplace. Construction of Nanchang started.

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