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  For Your Collection, Philip V didrachm Coin Available For Purchase
Philip V was the son of King Demetrius II (239-229 BC) and at was only nine at the time of his father's death in battle against the Dardanians.
Final resolution of the antagonism which now existed between Rome and the Macedonian kingdom was delayed until 197 BC, when Philip V was decisively defeated by the Roman general Flamininus at the battle of Cynoscephalae in Thessaly - one of the pivotal events in the history of the Mediterranean world during the Hellenistic period.
He died at Amphipolis in his sixtieth year (179 BC) and was succeeded on the throne by his elder son, Perseus, who was to be the last king of Macedon.
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 Articles - Antigonus II Gonatas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
319 BC—239 BC) was a Macedonian king, the son of Demetrius I Poliorcetes, and grandson of Antigonus I Monophthalmus.
On the death of his father (283 BC), he assumed the title "king of Macedonia", but did not obtain possession of the throne until 276 BC, after it had been successively in the hands of Pyrrhus, Lysimachus, Seleucus, and Ptolemy Ceraunus.
He was again (between 263 BC and 255 BC) driven out of the kingdom by Alexander, the son of Pyrrhus, and again recovered.
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 Antiochos Hierax   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Antiochos Hierax was born around 263 BC as the second son of Antiochos II Theos and Laodike.
At the age of fourteen his mother made him co-ruler in Asia Minor with his brother, Seleukos II Kallinikos, while the latter was engaged in staving off a Ptolemaic assault on Syria and the east.
Antiochos Hierax, with a large body of Galatian mercenaries and the support of Mithridates II of Pontos, inflicted a massive defeat on his brother at the Battle of Ankyra in 240 and drove him back across the Taurus Range.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Antigonus II (of Macedonia)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Antigonus II (of Macedonia), called Antigonus Gonatas (319?-239 bc), king of Macedonia (283-239 bc).
Demetrius II (of Macedonia) (278?-229 bc), king of Macedonia (239-229 bc).
bc), king of Macedonia (227-221 bc), the nephew of Antigonus II.
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 Ennius, Quintus on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
BC, Latin poet, regarded by the Romans as the father of Latin poetry, b.
His birthplace was the meeting point of three civilizations—Oscan, Greek, and Latin—and Ennius learned to speak the languages of these cultures.
In 184 BC he was made a Roman citizen.
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 241 BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC - 240s BC - 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC
4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
March 10 - Battle of the Aegates Islands, the Romans sinks the Carthaginian fleet; end of First Punic War.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Seleucus II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
265-226 bc), ruler (246-226 bc) of the Seleucid kingdom, the son of Antiochus II Theos.
125 bc), king of Syria (145-139 bc and 129-125 bc), son of Demetrius I. With the aid of Ptolemy VI,...
Antigonus II (of Macedonia), called Antigonus Gonatas (c., 319-239 bc), king of Macedon (283-239 bc).
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 Where the Carcase is - 24. Daniel 11:4
The West wind was the Antigonids of Macedonia, the ruling house from 277 BC to 168 BC.
In 191-90 BC Antiochus III was defeated, the Romans returned him to Asia, and by the terms of the peace treaty he was obliged to pay an enormous tribute and send 20 hostages to Rome.
After another attempt of an uprising in 148 BC Macedonia was made a province of Rome, and after 146 BC and more uprisings in Greece, Rome firmly established itself in the Greek possessions of the Balkan's in Europe.
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 239 BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
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Years: 244 BC 243 BC 242 BC 241 BC 240 BC - 239 BC - 238 BC 237 BC 236 BC 235 BC 234 BC
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 Ennius   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Quintus Ennius (239 BC239 - 169 BC) was a writer during the period of the Roman Republic, and is often considered the father of Roman poetry.
A frequent theme was the social life of Ennius himself and his upper-class Roman friends and their intellectual conversation.
The ''Annals'' was an Epic poetryepic poem in eighteen books covering Roman history from the fall of Troy in 1184 BC down to the censorship of Cato the Elder in 184 BC.
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became regent for Philip V, son of Demetrius II, in 239 BC c.
224 BC reestablished the Hellenic League of Philip II Philip V (r.
resolution: 168 BC defeat of Perseus at the battle of Pydna, Macedonia
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 The Hutchinson Dictionary of the Arts: Ennius, Quintus (c. 239-169 BC)@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Ennius was born at Rudiae in Calabria, S Italy.
While serving with the Roman army in Sardinia he attracted the notice of Cato the Elder, who brought him to Rome in 204 BC.
There he made a living by teaching Greek and adapting Greek plays for the Roman stage, until 189 BC when he...
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 Mayan Prophecies on MAAR
The story is that those who lived ate cold maize (the Aztec say during this Sun lived the giants created by the gods).
This is early Stone Age and the ice age.
This is still Stone Age man. Fire from the sky (meteorites) and lava (volcanoes) destroyed the Earth.
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 Ennius, Quintus --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
For their sources early Roman historians relied for the most part on the annual tabulae pontificum, or annales, which after 300 BC contained regular records of magistrates' names and public events of religious...
Livius Andronicus, a Greek living in Rome, was the first to adapt Greek plays (in 240 BC), and his example was followed in 235 BC by the poet Gnaeus Naevius, a native of Campania.
His epic Annales, a narrative poem telling the story of Rome from the wanderings of Aeneas to the poet's own day, was the national epic until it was eclipsed by Virgil's Aeneid in the 1st...
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Some record records the abdication of last emperor, Emperor Koyulga, in BC 239.
Buyeo is believed to have risen from the areas of Joseon in 2nd-3rd century BC.
The rulers of Dongbuyeo submitted to the overlordship of Bukbuyeo in 86 BC and thus used the title of Wang, which means king.
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 MuseumSurplus Greek Coins
Historical Context: This coin was minted by the MACEDONIAN Empire during the reign of Antigonus Gonatus, 277 to 239 BC.
The city was captured by the Athenians in 456 BC and a quarter of the residence were expelled.
Herakleia was founded jointly by Taras and Thourioi in 433 BC and later became the seat of the General Assembly of the Italiot Greeks.
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Caesar, Gaius Julius 100-44 BC, writer, politician and dictator 46-44 BC, murdered in a conspiracy on 15 March ("Ides") 44 BC Caesarion "Little Caesar", Ptolemy XV, 47-30 BC; son of Cleopatra, who claimed that Julius Caesar was his father
Curtius, Marcus legendary hero, who in 362 BC leaped, in full armour and on horseback into a deep chasm in the Roman Forum, as the seers declared that the pit would never close until Rome's most valuable treasure was thrown into it
Spartacus Thracian leader of the slave rebellion of 73 BC Spurius Tarpeius commander of the Capitol when it was besieged by the Sabines, in legend father of the maiden Tarpeia
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 Rulers of Korea - SmartyBrain Encyclopedia and Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
According to some history records, the first emperor of Korea moved into Korea in BC 3898 with 3000 of his people.
Buyo is believed to have risen from the areas of Joseon in 2nd-3rd century BC.
The rulers of Dongbuyo submitted to the overlordship of Bukbuyo in BC 86 and thus used tht title of Wang, which means king.
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 Ancient Greek Coins
Bronze drachm (AE18) of Phillip II of Macedonia (359-336 BC).
Note: Such was the influence of Alexander the Great, that the coins bearing his name and portrait were continued to be minted all over his Empire long after his death.
Superb EF AE21 of Philip V, King of Macedonia (229-179 BC).
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 Comet Halley
Between the years 239 BC and 1986 AD the orbital period has varied from 76.0 years (in 1986) to 79.3 years (in 451 and 1066).
The closest perihelion passage to the time of Jesus are 11 BC and 66 AD; neither event took place in Jesus' lifetime.
Its most famous appearance was in 1066 when it was seen at the Battle of Hastings, an event commemorated in the Bayeux Tapestry.
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 Small Business BC | Business Start-up
Did you know that Small Business BC has a variety of BUSINESS SEMINARS to fit your budget?
The following is meant solely to help the reader understand the main features of primary regulations governing this activity, and not meant in any way to provide a legal interpretation.
However, the provisions relating to the manufacture and sale of medicated feed and veterinary drugs (sections 63-69, BC Reg 239/80 and BC Reg 47/82) are administered by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.
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 Merc Bagradas 239 BCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Hamilkar knew that if he loosed there was no escape so his Rout level should have been higher, but I preferred that both armies are going to rout after loosing 1/3 of their total TQ: 150 pts.
It is almost impossible to replicate with GBOA the reality of Bagradas 239, and especially the complicated series of moves played by Hamilkar.
I have decided to represent the Carthaginians army as if the Els, cavs and lights were already deployed while the heavies were still converging from the River mouth to the plain.
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 C&MS: 1P/Halley
Ultimately, 23 previous appearances were identified, indicating the comet had been seen at every return going back to the year -239 (240 BC).
The Chinese text Shih chi, which was written in -90 reported a "broom star" that "appeared in the east and then was seen in the north." The Chinese added that the comet was also seen during the lunar month of May 24 to June 23 in the west.
The computed motion of the comet indicates it would have appeared in the east, moved through northern skies, and then would have been seen in the western sky.
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 Baktria - Ancient Greek Coinage - WildWinds.com
256-239 BC Diodotos I, revolted from the Seleucid empire during reign of Antiochos II Diodotos II, son of Diodotos I
160-155 BC Antimachos II Eukratides I, overthrew the dynasty of Euthydemos and Demetrios I
145-140 BC Eukratides II Menander I Soter, Indo-Greek successor to Apollodotos I in the south
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 Learn more about 3rd century BC in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Learn more about 3rd century BC in the online encyclopedia.
Hint: Play with putting spaces before and after your words to see the different results you get.
3rd century BC 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - other centuries)
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 Philosphy Details
, Lü Shih Chun Qiu (Master Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals), 239 BC To know that one does not know - that is high wisdom.
The fault of those who make mistakes is that they think they know when they do not know.
Thus one may see that you cannot deduce the properties of a thing merely by knowing the properties of the classes of its components.
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 241 BC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
241 BC Centuries: 2nd century BC - 3rd century BC - 4th century BC
246 BC 245 BC 244 BC 243 BC 242 BC - 241 BC - 240 BC 239 BC 238 BC 237 BC 236 BC
Carthage and Rome sign a peace treaty, ending the First Punic War
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 Nestorian Timeline
130 BC Defeat of the Seleucids by the Parthians, resulting in the independence of Edessa
53 BC Battle of Carrhae between Rome and Persia (first battle between the two, won by Persia)
20 BC Treaty between Rome and Persia fixes boundary between the two empires along the Euphrates
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