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  Ancient philosophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philo of Alexandria (30 BCE - 45 CE)
Indian philosophy begins with the Vedas where questions related to laws of nature, the origin of the universe and the place of man in it are asked.
Patañjali (between 200 BCE and 400 CE), developed the philosophy of Raja Yoga in his Yoga Sutras.
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 BCE Year-End & Fourth Quarter Results
BCE consolidated earnings per share are after deducting preferred dividend requirements equivalent to $0.02 per common share for the year, compared with $0.12 in 1987.
BCE's president and chief executive officer, J.V. Raymond Cyr said, "While 1988 was a disappointing year from an earnings point of view, it also was a year of evolutionary change for several BCE companies.
He said the various changes initiated by BCE are designed to increase value for shareholders and noted, "Although they affect current income, our longer-term outlook is significantly enhanced." Per share earnings of $0.42 for the fourth quarter were down sharply from $1.22 for the corresponding period in 1987.
www.bce.ca /en/news/releases/bce/1989/01/25/4466.html   (612 words)

  
 Cartography
63 BCE - c CE 21) is credited as the father of geography because he wrote "Geographia" in which he documented and criticized the works of others (most of whom would not be known today had Strabo not mentioned them).
In 288 BCE Aristarchus of Samos was the first to say that the sun was the center of universe (see heliocentric theory).
And in approximately 250 BC Eratosthenes of Cyrene estimated the circumference of the earth to within 15% of the modern-day accepted value.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ma/Map_making.html   (933 words)

  
 Heritage
From the 6th century BCE to the 2nd century CE, the Land of Israel was conquered first by the Persians, then the Greeks, and finally the Romans.
At the end of the 3rd century BCE, the Hellenized rulers of Syria known as the Seleucids wrested control of Judea from the Ptolemys, the Hellenized rulers of Egypt.
Judah the Maccabee led a revolt in 164 BCE and full Jewish sovereignty was established in Judea in 140 BCE.
www.pbs.org /wnet/heritage/episode2/index.html   (523 words)

  
 Northern Greece   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Abdera was founded by the citizens of Teos, a city of Ionia south of Clazomenæ, fleeing their city when the Medeans of Harpagus, a general of Cyrus the Great, took it around 545 BCE, as part of his conquest of Ionia.
The region of Abdera was colonized by Phoenicians in 1084 BCE
BCE, and Olynthos, as the head of this Chalcidian League, vigorously opposed the threats of Athens and Sparta.
www.hostkingdom.net /soubalk2.html   (1504 words)

  
 Heavenly Minds | Main / HellenisticTimeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In 277 BCE, Antigonos Gonatas crushed a force of Galatians, contributing to their withdrawal from Macedonia, with the result that he was acclaimed King of the Macedonians.
At Beneventum in 275 BCE, Phyrros was defeated by the Consul Manius Curius.
However, in 253 BCE, the Ptolemies succeeded in a diplomatic coup, with a seemingly benign peace settlement and the marriage of Berenike, daughter of Ptolemy II to Antiochus II.
www.innocence.com /games/taci/index.php?n=Main.HellenisticTimeline   (3194 words)

  
 History of Buddhism
According to the Buddhist tradition, the historical Buddha Siddharta Gautama was born to the Shakya clan that belonged to the Hindu warrior caste (Kshatriya), at the beginning of the Magadha period (546—324 BCE), in the plains of Lumbini, Southern Nepal.
Before the royal sponsorship of Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, Buddhism seems to have remained a relatively minor phenomenon, and the historicity of its formative events is poorly established.
In particular, after 250 BCE, the Sarvastivadin (who had been rejected by the 3rd council, according to the Theravada tradition) and the Dharmaguptaka schools became quite influential in northwestern India and Central Asia, up to the time of the Kushan Empire in the first centuries of the common era.
www.buddhaindex.com /browse-history-of-buddhism-273345-1.html   (3466 words)

  
 BCE INC - BCE Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As indicated in the BCE 2003 AIF, Kroll Restructuring Ltd. filed on February 26, 2003 a notice of action in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against five former directors of Teleglobe Inc.(Teleglobe).
If BCE Inc. decides to stop funding any of its subsidiaries and that subsidiary does not have other sources of funding, this would have a material and negative effect on the subsidiary's results of operations and financial condition and on the value of its securities.
BCE Inc.s cash flow and its ability to service its debt and to pay dividends on its shares all depend on dividends or other distributions it receives from its subsidiaries, joint ventures and significantly influenced companies and, in particular, from Bell Canada.
sec.edgar-online.com /2004/05/05/0000718940-04-000016/section2.asp   (10252 words)

  
 Buddhist History: Buddhism in the Hellenistic World - ReligionFacts
The interaction of Greek and Buddhist cultures operated over several centuries until it ended in the 5th century CE with the invasions of the White Huns, and later the expansion of Islam.
From around 100 BCE, "star within a diadem" symbols, also alternatively described as "eight-spoked wheels" and possibly infuenced by the design of the Buddhist Dharma wheel, appear on the coinage of the Hebrew King Alexander Jannaeus (103-76 BCE).
The Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius I invaded India in 180 BCE as far as Pataliputra, establishing an Indo-Greek kingdom that was to last in various part of northern India until the end of the 1st century BCE.
www.religionfacts.com /buddhism/history/hellenistic.htm   (936 words)

  
 Stylus Inc. | Main   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Both BCE Inc. and Bombardier were recognized for websites created by Stylus, a specialist in online investor and corporate communications.
BCE was a big winner at IR Magazine's 2002 Canadian Awards gala dinner in Toronto Wednesday, attended by more than 450 Investor Relations specialists.
Earlier in the week, BCE had been recognized in New York with the prestigious new iNOVA Award for excellence in corporate websites on the international scene.
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 Macedonian Rulers
This space/timeline is a schematic diagram of the tenure of major protagonists in the power struggles that shaped the history of Hellenism in the eastern Mediterranean basin during the last 3 centuries BCE.
It begins with the election of Philip II as leader (hegemon) of the league of Greek city states and ends with the death of Cleopatra VII in Egypt.
Hellenistic World After the Breakup of Alexander's Empire 310 BCE - map posted for Barry D. Smith's course on The Intertestamental Period (Atlantic Baptist U).
virtualreligion.net /iho/macedon.html   (559 words)

  
 The participation of Ancient Macedonians in the Olympiads by Nicholas Martis
In the 108th Olympics, in 348 BCE, he was the winner of the two colt chariot.
won in the Stadion race, in the 122nd Olympics, in 292 BCE and in the 123rd Olympics in 288 BCE.
Three ancient Theaters were discovered in Macedonia; one is at Dion, dating back to the 5th century BCE; the second is at Vergina (Aegai) – 4th century BCE and the third at Philippi.
www.greece.org /projects/themis/macedonia/article5en.htm   (1685 words)

  
 Battle Summaries for Chinese Military History - China History Forum, chinese history forum
In 403 BCE, King Weilie of the Zhou dynasty officially enfeoffs the rulers of Han, Zhao and Wei as feudal lords (thus officially dividing the former state of Jin in three).
In 389 BCE, the Qin army invades Wei and advances to Xihe 西河 (a city garrisoned by Wu Qi).
In 382 BCE, the Wei 魏 army joins Wei 卫 in an invasion of Zhao, capturing Gangping 刚平 and attacking Zhongmou 中牟.
www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=9693   (5397 words)

  
 Hellenic News of America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
· King Arhelaos Perdikas, competed in the 93rd Olympics, in 408 BCE and won at Delphi the race of the four-horse chariot.
· Lampos from Philippi, was proclaimed a winner in the four-horse chariot race in the 119th Olympics, in 304 BCE.
· Antigonos won in the Stadion race, in the 122nd Olympics, in 292 BCE and in the 123rd Olympics in 288 BCE.
www.hellenicnews.com /readnews.html?newsid=1531&lang=US   (1905 words)

  
 Astrologer Richard Nolle's 3000-Year Mercury-Sun Conjunction Tables: 300-201 BCE
All time and zodiacal position data are computer generated for the conjunctions of Mercury and the Sun in geocentric ecliptic longitude (tropical zodiac) using Matrix's BLUE*STAR software, with nominal precision to the nearest minute of arc.
NOTE: BLUE*STAR uses 0 (zero) for 1 BCE, and negative numbers for each year prior to that.
Therefore 0 = 1 BCE, -1 = 2 BCE, etc.
www.astropro.com /features/tables/geo/me-su/me000su/mesu04.html   (119 words)

  
 Astrologer Richard Nolle's 3000-Year Mars Retrograde Tables: 300-001 BCE
Astrologer Richard Nolle's 3000-Year Mars Retrograde Tables: 300-001 BCE
NOTES: BCE = Before Common Era (aka BC) CE = Common Era (aka AD) SR = Retrograde Station (retrograde begins) SD = Direct Station (retrograde ends)
All time and zodiacal position data are computer generated for the stations of Mars in geocentric ecliptic longitude (tropical zodiac) using Matrix's BLUE*STAR software, with nominal precision to the nearest minute of arc.
www.astropro.com /features/tables/geo/ma-sta/ma-sta02.html   (125 words)

  
 ancients
Mesopotamia: Babylon (328-311 BCE); Ar Tetradrachm; SG-6139ff; VF
Alexander III, the Great (336-323 BCE), Ar Tetradrachm; Byblos Mint; VF Alexander III, the Great (336-323 BCE), Ar Tetradrachm; Mesembria Mint; VF Alexander III, the Great (336-323 BCE), Ar Drachm; VF with some pitting
Emporiai (2d-1st Century BCE) Ae 28, cf SG-54 counterstamped; Fine
www.novacoins.com /am/am_greek.html   (471 words)

  
 napata kingdom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
591 BCE, Napata Kingdom Flourishes in Kush, 286 776 BCE, Olympic Games Are First Recorded, 288 775 BCE, Delphic Oracle Provides Guidance for City-States,...
Table of contents for Library of Congress control number 2004001360
591 bce, Napata Kingdom Flourishes in Kush 776 bce, Olympic Games Are First Recorded 775 bce, Delphic Oracle Provides Guidance for City-States 770 bce,...
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