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... Lybia , Ethi- opia , and India . 1938. Lake Moeris constructed . 1937 The Arabs seize Nineveh . ( ? ) Revolt of the Titans . War of the Giants . THIRD PERIOD ( The Abrahamic or Patriarchal . ) -. THE WORLD'S PROGRESS . 5.
... Lybia , Ethi- opia , and India . 1938. Lake Moeris constructed . 1937 The Arabs seize Nineveh . ( ? ) Revolt of the Titans . War of the Giants . THIRD PERIOD ( The Abrahamic or Patriarchal . ) -. THE WORLD'S PROGRESS . 5.
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... India , via Red Sea , and to the shores of the Atlan- tic , via Straits of Gibraltar : builds Tad- mor ( Palmyra ) in the desert , Baalbec , and other cities . 985. He is seduced into idolatry by his wives . 975. dies , and is succeeded ...
... India , via Red Sea , and to the shores of the Atlan- tic , via Straits of Gibraltar : builds Tad- mor ( Palmyra ) in the desert , Baalbec , and other cities . 985. He is seduced into idolatry by his wives . 975. dies , and is succeeded ...
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... India . 710 Roman Calendar reformed . The year divided , 12 months instead of 10 as before Augurs instituted by Numa . 685 lambic verse introduced by Archilocus , Tyr- taus , and Evander , poets . 680 Chess invented . 717. Hezekiah ...
... India . 710 Roman Calendar reformed . The year divided , 12 months instead of 10 as before Augurs instituted by Numa . 685 lambic verse introduced by Archilocus , Tyr- taus , and Evander , poets . 680 Chess invented . 717. Hezekiah ...
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... India . 498. The onians revolt from Persia and burn Sardis . 491. Darius sends an army of 500,000 men into Greece . 479 Eschylus , Pindar , poets . 47 Simonides , of Cos , obtains the prize at Olympia , for teach- ing a system of ...
... India . 498. The onians revolt from Persia and burn Sardis . 491. Darius sends an army of 500,000 men into Greece . 479 Eschylus , Pindar , poets . 47 Simonides , of Cos , obtains the prize at Olympia , for teach- ing a system of ...
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... India . P. Decius devotes him- self for his courtry . All Campania is subdued . The Caledonian mo- narchy ( Scotland ) founded by Fergus I. 330. Eschines , the orator , banished . 325. Demosthenes banished . 323 Ptolemy L. ( Soter , son ...
... India . P. Decius devotes him- self for his courtry . All Campania is subdued . The Caledonian mo- narchy ( Scotland ) founded by Fergus I. 330. Eschines , the orator , banished . 325. Demosthenes banished . 323 Ptolemy L. ( Soter , son ...
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