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	Cornelius
		Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum[?], consul 162 BC, 155 BC
		Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Serapio[?], consul 138 BC
		Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella[?], praetor 81 BC, proconsul 80 BC
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/co/Cornelius.html (141 words)

	Roman Timeline of the 3rd Century BC
		254 BC Birth of the Roman comedy playwright Plautus, in the town of Sarsina, Umbria, in Italy.
		239 BC Birth of the writer Quintus Ennius, born at the town of Rudiae in Calabria.
		212 BC The introduction of a new coinage to Rome, the denarius.
	www.unrv.com /empire/roman-timeline-3rd-century.php (1273 words)

	ETRUSCAN CIVILIZATION, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The 3d century bc was a particularly dark period for the Etruscans, as the Romans, having subdued most of the central and southern peninsula of Italy, turned their major attention northward.
		bc) at Vulci (near Tarquinii), and frightening demons of the land of the dead, as in the Tomb of the Ogre (2d cent.
		The influence of Etruscan art on the Romans was supreme from the 6th century bc until the ascendancy of Greek styles in the 3d century bc.
	www.history.com /encyclopedia.do?vendorId=FWNE.fw..et064400.a (3331 words)

	greek and roman
		In 312 BC, allied with Seleucus, the ruler of Babylonia, he defeated Demetrius, the son of Antigonus, in the battle of Gaza.
		In 311 BC a peace was concluded between the combatants, but in 309 BC war broke out again, and Ptolemy occupied Corinth and other parts of Greece, although he lost Cyprus after a sea-battle in 306 BC.
		Ptolemy I died in 283 BC at the age of 84.
	www.the-world-in-focus.com /Africa/Egypt/History/greekandroman.html (1165 words)

	Ancient Greece - MSN Encarta
		Two Macedonian kings, Philip II (ruled 359-336 bc) and his son Alexander the Great (ruled 336-323 bc), filled the power vacuum in Greece by turning their formerly weak kingdom into an international superpower.
		The mountainous kingdom of Macedonia, north of the central Greek heartland, eventually became the leader of Greece and conqueror of the Persian empire.
		The most famous was the kingdom of the Attalids in Asia Minor, which held power from about 250 to 133 bc, with the wealthy city of Pergamum as its capital.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_1741501460_3/Ancient_Greece.html (1528 words)

	History of Rome
		The legendary date of the founding was 753 BC; it was ascribed to Romulus and Remus, the twin sons of Rhea Silvia, a vestal virgin and the daughter of Numitor, king of Alba Longa.
		In 494 BC a secession of plebeian soldiers led to the institution of the tribuni plebis, who were elected annually as protectors of the plebs; they had the power to veto the acts of patrician magistrates, and thus served as the leaders of the plebs in the struggles with the patricians.
		In Africa the overthrow, in 106 BC, of Jugurtha, king of Numidia, by the consul Gaius Marius with the assistance of Lucius Cornelius Sulla increased the military renown of the Republic, as did the defeat of the Cimbri and the Teutones in southern Gaul and northern Italy by Marius after his return from Africa.
	depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu /classics/dunkle/courses/romehist.htm (5203 words)

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		283 BC - 247 BC...............................................................280 BC - 262 BC Ptolemy III Euergetes.......................................................
		In 312 BC, taking advantage of Ptolemy's being tied up in a war, he established himself in Syria as king, moving on to conquer as far as the Indus during the next decade.
		Her influence engaged him in a war with Ptolemy Philadelphus, King of the South in 260 BC, which was terminated in 252 BC by a marriage between Antiochus and Bernice, Ptolemy's daughter.
	home.earthlink.net /~mcasale/3-2Heads.htm (3455 words)

	Antigonus II (of Macedonia) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		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.
	encarta.msn.com /Antigonus_II_(of_Macedonia).html (139 words)

	Keeping Catholics Catholic Page XXV-The Timeline-Time Before Christ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		586 BC Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and the removal of the Jews to Babylon.
		283 BC Death of Ptolemy I. He was succeeded by his son, Ptolemy II Philadelphus.
		165 BC The Holy Temple of Jerusalem was re-dedicated.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Ithaca/6461/bc.html (1976 words)

	Ptolemy I Soter Summary
		In 336 B.C. when Philip was assassinated by a conspiracy of nobles, Ptolemy returned to the court and supported Alexander's claim to the feudal throne.
		Ptolemy accompanied Alexander on his campaigns to the Danube in 336 B.C. and to crush the Corinthian League's rebellion and to destroy perfidious Thebes in 335 B.C. Ptolemy encouraged and aided Alexander's invasion of Asia Minor to liberate the eastern Greeks from the Persian Empire of Darius III and to invade Syria and conquer Persia.
		He was the son of Arsinoe of Macedonia -- either by her husband Lagus, a Macedonian nobleman, or by her lover, Philip II of Macedon.
	www.bookrags.com /Ptolemy_I_Soter (2176 words)

	The History of Alexandria - The Ptolemies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ptolemy I (367-283 BC), founded a family of rulers who reigned in Egypt from 323 to 30 BC This family became known as the Ptolemies.
		Ptolemy I, who took title of king of Egypt about 305 BC, ruled until 285 BC Ptolemy was born in Macedonia, a region north of Greece.
		Part of the library may have been destroyed during the siege of Julius Caesar in 47 BC, and in later sieges.
	library.thinkquest.org /C0111760/ptolomie.htm (164 words)

	Rose City Travel and Tourism Jordan: Jordanian Travel agent Tour operator (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		During the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus (283-246 BC) the city was rebuilt and renamed Philadelphia after him.
		When the city was conquered by King Herod in 30 BC, it became part of the Roman Empire.
		B.C.) and the Iron Age (8th century B.C.), as well as from hellenistic (2nd century B.C.) and late Roman to Arab Islamic Ages.
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	Prien, Priene, city of Alexander The Great
		Treaties made in 196 and 188 BC were not able to put a stop to the fight over borders between Samos and Priene.
		In 135 BC, through a decree issued by the Senate of Rome, Dryussa was definitely joined to Priene and the misunderstanding was thus ended After the death of King Attalus II of Pergamum in 133 BC, his lands were attached to Rome in conformity with his will, and Priene thus came under Roman rule.
		In 130 B.C. a 116 meter gallery was donated as a gift by the King of Cappadocia -Ariartes IV (Orophenes) behind the street on the northern side as sacred stoa.
	www.didimguide.com /en/priene_prien_gullubahce.html (1042 words)

	Ancient Rome :: The Roman Republic
		By 367 BC, the first plebian had been elected consul, and in 450 BC, the twelve tabls were published, providing the first written, fair laws in the Roman world.
		The Samnites built up the most resistance, but by 290 BC all of central Italy was under Roman rule.
		The Romans continued their campaign by driving the Gallic sackers out of Italy in 283 BC, and then turned south to the Greek city/states.
	library.thinkquest.org /26602/republic.htm (579 words)

	Ptolemy - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
		In 246 he was provoked to a Syrian war to avenge the murder of his sister Berenice at Antioch; in the course of this campaign he met with remarkable success, overran Syria, plundered Susa and Babylonia, penetrated to the shores of India and captured the important stronghold of Seleucia (1 Macc 11:8).
		Balas was defeated in a decisive battle on the Oenoparas and killed, but Ptolemy himself died in 146 BC from the effects of a fall from his horse in the battle (1 Macc 1:18; 10:51; 2 Macc 1:10; 4:21).
		In his reign the Jewish temple of Leontopolis near Hellopolis was founded in 154 BC (Josephus, Ant, XIII, iii, 1 f), and two Jewish generals, Onias and Dositheus, were at the head of his armies and had a large share in the government (Josephus, Apion II, 5).
	www.studylight.org /enc/isb/view.cgi?number=T7149 (1761 words)

	Invention and Discovery in the Ancient World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		2100 B.C. the oldest preserved standard of length is the foot of the statue of Lagash, ruler of Gudea.
		2000 B.C. Besides the "shekel" and the "mina" the Sumerians have units of volume: the "log" (33 cubic inches or 541 mL) and the "homer", equal to 720 logs.
		1600 BC the Minoan civilization is at its peak, both culturally and in terms of technology.
	infohistory.com /creative.shtml (2113 words)

	Ethics of Roman Expansion to 133 BC by Sanderson Beck
		In 312 BC censor Appius Claudius got the landless population distributed throughout the tribes, the sons of freedman admitted into the senate, the first aqueduct built to bring water nine miles from Gabii to the Circus Maximus, and the Appian Way paved for the 115 miles from Rome to Capua.
		In 287 BC the problem of debt led to the appointment of Hortensius as dictator, and from then on plebiscites passed by the plebeian council had the force of law on everyone and did not have to be approved by the assembly, the classes of centuries, or the senate.
		In 225 BC Celtic Gauls crossed the alps with an army of 150,000 infantry and 20,000 horse and chariots.
	www.san.beck.org /EC24-RomanExpansion.html (15529 words)

	The Iran National Museum
		One of the chief administrators of the complex was Strabo, whom Ptolemy summoned from Greece to Alexandria in 300 BC.
		With the onset of the Bronze Age in early 3000 BC, Aryan tribes settled in the northern Iranian plateau, bringing with them a new culture, as reflected with the use of grey clay in pottery.
		The Bronze Age, which emerged from the early third millennium BC in Iran, Mesopotamia, Egypt and Asia Minor, was a remarkable development in the history of human civilisations.
	www.iccim.org /english/Magazine/iran_commerce/no1_1999/14.htm (2615 words)

	Demetrius III - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Demetrius III, called Eukairos or Philometor (died 88 bc), king of Syria (95-88 bc), grandson of Demetrius II.
		In 95 bc, with the aid of Ptolemy IX,...
		Philip V (of Macedonia) (238-179 bc), king of Macedonia (221-179 bc), son of King Demetrius II, and adopted son of Antigonus III Doson, whom he...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Demetrius_III.html (101 words)

	Alexander the Great - history - Dr. Rollinson's Courses and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The land of Israel was in the path of the two main empires, Egypt and Persia, and became a pawn in the political struggles.
		161-144 BC Jonathan Maccabaeus, brother of Judas, becomes leader, and is appointed as High Priest by Alexander Balas (contestant for the Seleucid throne).
		48 BC birth of a son, Caesarion, to Julius Caesar of Rome and Cleopatra VII of Egypt.
	www.drshirley.org /hist/hist07.html (2175 words)

	macanc8ra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		From the 8th century BC the coast of Thrace was colonized by Greeks at Abdera, Maroneia, Aenus, Perinthus, Byzantium, Apollonia, and Mesambria, but the Thracians resisted Greek influence.
		In 283 BC Cotys succeeded to the monarchy and made war on Athens, assisted by his son in-law Iphicrates, the Athenian.
		After the Roman victory at Pydna in 168 BC, Thrace west of the Hebrus was incorporated in Macedonia, and in 129 BC the coastal cities were included.
	www.ucc.ie /staff/jprodr/macedonia/macanc8ra.html (1022 words)

	Demetrius I - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		Demetrius I (Demetrius Poliorcetes), c.337-283 BC, king of Macedon.
		The son of Antigonus I, he proved himself a very able commander in his father's wars, particularly against Ptolemy I. Though Ptolemy defeated him at Gaza in 312 BC, Demetrius was able to expel Cassander from Athens; he then defeated Ptolemy off Salamis and took Cyprus.
		Demetrius later became reconciled with Seleucus I and regained Athens for himself in 295 BC In order to obtain the throne of Macedon he murdered his competitors, including the sons of Cassander, and succeeded (294 BC) to the throne.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Demet1Mac.html (416 words)

	Nabataea: The Ptolemy's of Alexandria
		Ptolemy III (282-221 BC) was known as Ptolemy Euergetes ("benefactor"), and was king of Egypt from 246-221 BC.
		He was king of Egypt from 181-145 BC, and was the son of Ptolemy V and Cleopatra I. Under Ptolemy VI an attempted invasion of Coele Syria resulted in the occupation of Egypt by the Seleucids.
		Ptolemy VII (184-116 BC) was known as Ptolemy Euergetes ("benefactor") II and was the king of Egypt from 145-116 BC.
	nabataea.net /ptolomy.html (8345 words)

	283 BC: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		Instead of a birthday cake, many children in Russia are given a birthday pie.
		Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
		Decades: 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC - 280s BC - 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC
	www.encyclopedian.com /28/283-BC.html (111 words)

	Alexander the Great - Series Overview
		King of Macedon, born 356, ruled 336-323 BC; also known in legend as Iskander or Sikander, 'the Great', 'the Two Horned' and 'the Accursed'.
		Wrote an eye-witness account of Alexander's expedition down to 328 BC, by which time he had become a critic of the growing despotism in Alexander's court.
		Captured at Issus in 333 BC, died before Arbela in 331 BC; her daughter by Darius, also called Stateira, married Alexander in 324 BC.
	www.mpt.org /programsinterests/mpt/alexander/overview/cast_life.html (872 words)

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		Battle of Ipsus, 301 bc: Antigonus defeated and Alexander’s Empire was divided a.
		THE MACCABEAN REVOLT (167-140 BC) A. Hasidim ("Pious Ones") in Jerusalem Resist Priestly Hellenization B. Armed Revolt Begun by Mattathias, A Priest in Modein (1 Macc 2) 1.
		THE HASMONEAN DYNASTY (140-63 BC) A. John Hyrcanus (134-104 bc): Son of Simon; Overcame Ptolemy 1.
	www.wmcarey.edu /browning/Classes/GRW/GRWD-HellenisticPeriod.doc (1062 words)

	Aesop
		It is probable that Aesop did not commit his fables to writing; Aristophanes (Wasps, 1259) represents Philocleon as having learned the "absurdities" of Aesop from conversation at banquets, and Socrates whiles away his time in prison by turning some of Aesop's fables "which he knew" into verse (Plato, Phaedo, 61 b).
		Demetrius of Phalerum (345-283 BC) made a collection in ten books, probably in prose, for the use of orators, which has been lost.
		Next appeared an edition in elegiac verse, often cited by Suïdas, but the author's name is unknown.
	www.nndb.com /people/844/000087583 (659 words)

	Adventure Tours - Priene
		The roads were crossing perpendicularly to give the best ventilation system to the city.
		283 BC, a border quarrel arose between Priene and the Greek island Samos.
		Due to endless wars and the alluviums that were invading the city, Priene was worn out and abandoned completely in the XIIIth century AD.
	www.adventuretours.com.tr /showinfo.asp?InfoNo=121 (242 words)

	283 Bc
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	Cyrenean Greeks - Variant DBA 24e
		Apollo fell in love with her and took her to Africa, where he built her a city (called Cyrene), in the region that came to be known as Cyrenaica in eastern Libya.
		In 460 BC, Cyrene overthrew the Battiad Monarchy and became a republic.
		Cyrene's port at Apollonia was recognized as an independent city, and the region of Cyrenaica became known as the Pentapolis or the land of the five cities.
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