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  Greek Architecture
550-530 BCE, "Basilica" Temple of Hera I, Paestum
447-438 BCE, Temple of Hephaistos, by Kallikrates, Athens
438-432 BCE, The Parthenon, by Iktinos & Kallikrates, Athens, Acropolis
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 Mauryan empire biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
He was assassinated in 185 BCE during a military parade by the commander-in-chief of his guard, the Brahmin general Pusyamitra Sunga, who then took over the throne and established the Sunga dynasty.
The assassination of Brhadrata and the rise of the Sunga empire led to a wave of persecution for Buddhists, and a resurgence of Hinduism.
It also triggered the 180 BCE invasion of northern India by the Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius, who went as far as Pataliputra and established an Indo-Greek kingdom that was to last close to two centuries until around 10 BCE, and under which Buddhism was able to flourish.
mauryan.biography.ms   (724 words)

  
 Magadha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was also one of the four main kingdoms of India at the time of Buddha, having risen to power during the reigns of Bimbisara (c.
The core of the kingdom was that portion of Bihar lying south of the Ganges, with its capital at Rajagriha (modern Rajgir).
Gautama Buddha himself was born a prince of Kapilavastu in Magadha around 563 BCE.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magadha   (769 words)

  
 Search Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It was occupied (326 BC) by Alexander the Great, became prosperous under the empire of Asoka, and was overrun (c.
Denbighshire Denbighshiredĕn´bēshĬr, Welsh Sir Ddinbych, county, 326 sq mi (844 sq km), N Wales.
In 1974, the old county of Denbighshire was divided between the nonmetropolitan counties of Clwyd and Gwynedd, but that portion that had been assigned to Clwyd was restored as the county of Denbighshire in 1996.
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 BCE Inc. : BCE Announces Strong Fourth Quarter And Year-End Results
BCE will provide greater detail on its guidance for 2001 and beyond at a meeting with analysts and media which will be held February 5.
BCE EMERGIS (Commerce) - BCE Emergis' revenue for the quarter was up 127% compared with the same period in 1999 and reached $141 million, mainly attributable to the acquisition of UPandUP.
BCE leverages those connections with extensive content creation capabilities through Bell Globemedia which features some of the strongest brands in the industry -- CTV, Canada's leading private broadcaster, The Globe and Mail, Canada's National Newspaper, and Sympatico-Lycos and Globe Interactive, which jointly have the largest Canadian presence on the web.
www.bce.ca /en/news/releases/bci/2001/01/22/5675.html   (1478 words)

  
 CBC News:BCE takes $8.18 billion writedown in second quarter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
BCE is also writing down $545 million for Globemedia and $119 million against BCE Emergis.
The Bell Canada phone company continued to be the main money-maker for BCE as the unit generated $4.37 billion in revenues and $359 in net profits for the company, with both figures ahead of last year.
BCE Emergis' quarterly revenues slipped to $142 million from $159 million, but the unit pared its loss to $62 million from $75 million in the same quarter of last year.
www.cbc.ca /stories/2002/07/24/bce_020724   (433 words)

  
 BCE Releases Earnings - Discount Long Distance Digest - 142-039
BCE also recorded net gains on investments of $122 million, mainly the gain on the sale by Bell Canada of an approximate 36% interest in Telebec and Northern Telephone.
BCE Emergis' revenue was $142 million in the quarter, compared with $159 million in revenues for the same period in 2001, due mainly to a decline in non-recurring revenues.
BCE Ventures' revenue was $261 million in the quarter, flat compared with the same period of 2001.
www.thedigest.com /more/142/142-039.html   (1904 words)

  
 History of India
800-500 BCE: India - The Upanishads are written around this time; the doctrines of rebirth and the transmigration of souls start to appear, leading to important theological transformations within Hinduism.
540 BCE: India - Mahavira, the founder of Jainism, is born.
250 BCE: India - A general council of Buddhist monks is held in Patna, where the canon of Buddhist scriptures is selected.
www.crystalinks.com /indiahistory.html   (468 words)

  
 Greek Conquests in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 326 BCE Alexander the Great made his foray into Punjab.
The founder of the Indo-Greek Kingdom Demetrius I ( 205 - 171 BCE), wearing the scalp of an elephant, symbol of his conquest of India.
In 180 BCE, the Indo-Greeks, invaded parts of northwest and northern India.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greek_Conquests_in_India   (703 words)

  
 cbc.ca
A large charge at Bell Canada pulled BCE Inc. to a $326 million loss in the fourth quarter, the communications conglomerate reported Wednesday.
Excluding special items such as charges and gains and losses on investments, BCE's fourth-quarter cash baseline earnings were $321 million, or 40 cents per share, compared with pro forma cash baseline earnings of $314 million, or 39 cents per common share, for the same quarter in 2000.
Looking ahead, BCE expects first quarter revenue in the $5.1 billion to $5.4 billion range, an operating profit in the $1.75 billion to $2.0 billion range and net earnings per share before non-recurring items to be 37 to 40 per share range.
www.cbc.ca /cgi-bin/templates/email.cgi?/news/2002/01/23/bce_020123   (297 words)

  
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540 BCE : India - Mahavira, the founder of Jainism, is born.
251 - 246 BCE : India - The Aryan Hindus occupy Celyon.
250 BCE : India - A general council of Buddhist monks is held in Patna, where the canon of Buddhist scriptures is selected.
eawc.evansville.edu /chronology/inpage.htm   (486 words)

  
 BCE annonce ses résultats du quatrième trimestre et de fin d'exercice
BCE EMERGIS (commerce) - Les produits de BCE Emergis ont atteint 181 millions $ pour le trimestre, en hausse de 28 % par rapport à la même période en 2000, grâce à de solides résultats des trois unités d'affaires : canadienne, américaine et solutions électroniques en santé.
En 2001, BCE a également adopté les nouvelles recommandations du chapitre 1751 du Manuel de l'ICCA, "Etats financiers intermédiaires", qui modifient les exigences relatives à la présentation et à la déclaration des états financiers intermédiaires et des notes complémentaires.
BCE a cédé à Bell Globemedia ses participations dans CTV et Sympatico-Lycos ainsi que d'autres intérêts divers dans les médias.
www.mesfinances.com /communiques/fr/TLS/2002/01/c4980.html   (4592 words)

  
 alex   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
328 BCE - Alexander and his army came to Sogdiana, where he married Roxanne, the daughter of the Sogdianan king.
326 BCE - In far away Italy, war broke out again between the Romans and the Samnites.
The Athenians and their allies defeated the Macedonians, but were defeated in turn by Macedonian reinforcements.
medialdea.net /historyguy80538/alex.htm   (507 words)

  
 Buddhism: History of Buddhism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
According to the Buddhist tradition, the historical Buddha Siddharta Gautama was born to the clan of the Shakyas at the beginning of the Magadha period (546Ð324 BCE), in the southern Himalayan town of Lumbini, which is in Southern Nepal.
In particular, after 250 BCE, the Sarvastivadin (who had been rejected by the 3rd council, according to the Theravada tradition) and the Dharmagupt aka 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.
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.experiencefestival.com /a/Buddhism_History/id/52684   (5102 words)

  
 BCE Inc. : BCE annonce de solides résultats au quatrième trimestre et pour l'exercice
BCE donnera plus de détails sur ses perspectives financières pour 2001 et au-delà à l'occasion de la rencontre avec les analystes et les médias qui se tiendra le 5 février.
BCE EMERGIS (commerce) - Les produits de BCE Emergis au quatrième trimestre sont en hausse de 127 % par rapport à la même période en 1999 et ont atteint 141 millions $, résultat principalement attribuable à l'acquisition d'UPandUP.
BCE possède également d'importantes capacités en commerce électronique grâce à BCE Emergis et dessert une clientèle internationale par l'entremise de Téléglobe, entreprise qui offre des services de connectivité, de distribution de contenu et d'hébergement Internet à l'échelle mondiale.
www.bce.ca /fr/news/releases/bce/2001/01/24/5676.html   (1597 words)

  
 BCE Announces Earnings - Discount Long Distance Digest - 124-104   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
BCE Emergis' revenue for the quarter was up 127% compared with the same period in 1999 and reached $141 million, mainly attributable to the acquisition of UPandUP.
BCE Ventures' revenue was $673 million in the quarter compared with $508 million in the same period of 1999.
On November 1, 2000, BCE completed the acquisition of Excel Communications Inc. During the course of reviewing Excel's financial results for purposes of determining the purchase price allocation, certain inaccuracies were noted.
www.thedigest.com /more/124/124-104.html   (1495 words)

  
 India and China Medicine
That there was intercourse between the Mediterranean littoral and the Indian sub-continent beyond that of Alexander's occupation in 326 BCE -- he was apparently looking for the headwaters of the Nile -- is not in dispute.
Around 1500 BCE they were overrun by a lighter-skinned people who called themselves Arryans after the country of their origin -- Iran.
In it anatomy and physiology are based on the analogy between Man on the one hand, and the State and the Universe on the other; the heavens are round and the earth flat, hence the head is round and the feet flat.
thorbloodaxe.topcities.com /ancient/india_china_medicine.htm   (1605 words)

  
 Hinduism Time Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
1600-1400 BCE The Aryan warrior culture conquers the Indus River Valley, bringing with it th Sanskrit language and major influences in the development of Hinduism.
1500-1200 BCE The Vedic Age in which the Vedic literature begins to be written, reflecting the influence of the joining of Aryan and Indus River Valley cultures.
326 CE Alexander the Great brings his army and the influence of Greek civilization into India.
www.hendrix.edu /Religion/hinduism_time_line.htm   (210 words)

  
 Basilicata
After this we find them engaged in hostilities with the Tarentines, and with Alexander, king of Epirus, who was called in by the Tarentine people to their assistance, in 326 BCE, thus providing a precedent for Epirote interference in the affairs of Magna Graecia..
In 298 BCE, Livy records, they made alliance with Rome, and Roman influence was extended by the colonies of Venusia (291 B.C.), Paestum (Greek Posidonia, refounded in 273), and above all Roman Tarentum (refounded in 272).
When Pyrrhus of Epirus landed in Italy, 281 BCE they were among the first to declare in his favor, and after his abrupt departure they were reduced to subjection, in a ten year campaign (272 B.C.).
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 EAWC: The Complete Chronology
By 1100 BCE they are overtaken by barbaric Dorian invaders who are using iron weapons.
He is condemned to death in 399 BCE on the charges of corrupting the youth and introducing new gods into Greek thought.
Born in 480 BCE, he is the last of the tragic dramatists.
eawc.evansville.edu /chronology/index2.htm   (6777 words)

  
 HISTORY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Alexander (helper of man) Janneus was born in 104 BCE and died in 78 BCE, the son of John Hyrcanus, the Maccabean ruler.
Antonius Marcus was born 83 BCE and died in 30 BCE.
Servius Sulpicius Galba was born 3 BCE and died 69 CE.
www.lebtahor.com /historytimeline/historylist.htm   (7205 words)

  
 Ge Hong [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
Finally, in 326, Wang Dao (276-339), the prime minister, appointed him to a series of positions, ending with that of military advisor.
Under the Legalist Qin dynasty (221-207 BCE), which unified China for the first time, officials were largely men who excelled in legal and administrative matters.
During the Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE), particularly during its latter half, Confucianism gradually became the dominant ideology, hence the education and knowledge of officials became more centered on the Confucian classics.
www.iep.utm.edu /g/gehong.htm   (4441 words)

  
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Xenophon of Lampsakos [2nd century-1st century BCE]: wrote a short account of islands in the Outer Ocean [later quoted by Alexander Polyhistor after 47 BCE], likely inspired by Pytheas' writings on the subject.
Pytheas is believed to have left Massalia around 330 BCE and travelled to Britain, then Iceland, and a little further beyond to the north before turning around and penetrating east into the Baltic Sea.
(a) 113-101 BCE: The Cimbri in northern Jutland (Denmark).
www.anctil.org /users/eric/rs-notes.html   (15936 words)

  
 History of Iran: Roxane (Roshanak), Bactrian princess and official wife of Alexander the Great
In the years 330-327 BCE, we see Alexander appointing Persians in important functions, dress himself like an Iranian nobleman, introduce the oriental court ritual (proskynesis).
The marriage was concluded according to the local customs (click here for a description), and Roxane followed her husband when he invaded India (326 BCE) and returned to Babylonia (325-324 BCE).
For several years, she and her son were safe, but one of the rival commanders, Cassander, captured them in 316.
www.iranchamber.com /history/roxane/roxane.php   (490 words)

  
 Old World Contacts/Overviews/First Period: 350 BCE - 400 CE
In the year 200 BCE, Rome was a republic and had just defeated Hannibal and his Phoenicians in the Second Punic War (218-201 BCE).
Beginning around 206 BCE, the Han dynasty succeeded in providing a unifying influence to the diverse peoples of Asia and the ancient Silk Roads were secured through the military ability of the Han generals.
India was a destination for adventurous merchants and travellers as far back as 3000 BCE but it was not until the Mauryan Empire (321-181 BCE) was established that there was sufficient stability for trade to blossom.
www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/oldwrld/overview/first.html   (1426 words)

  
 Perceptions from the Jain Past:21. Who Was Bhadrbahu I?
Within a few years after Mahaveer, by 525 BCE the entire body of the prior knowledge was organized in 12 parts (ang) by Gautam and Indrbhuti Gandhar, the leaders and organizers of the group of monks.
It is a historical fact that in 326 BCE the Nand dynasty collapsed and Chandrgupt Maurry came to power in Patliputr.
After relinquishing his throne in 298 BCE Chandrgupt Maurry came to Shravanbelgola with ”the footprints of Bhadrbahu.” It is not unlikely that Chandrgupti became the Chandrgupt Maurry.
www.hira-pub.org /namokar/namokar21.html   (2613 words)

  
 Alexander the Great
-340 BCE raid on Maedi and the foundation of Alexandropolis.
-332 BCE Alexander entered Egypt, liberated it from the Persians, and was named Pharaoh.
-327 BCE married Roxanne, a princess from Bactria.
questforpeace.com /webbio/blockf/alex/index.htm   (330 words)

  
 Mauryan empire - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase
Chandragupta established a strong centralized state with a complex administration under the advisorship of Kautilya, established at the capital of Pataliputra, which, according to Magasthenes, was "surrounded by a wooden wall pierced by 64 gates and 570 towers— (and) rivaled the splendors of contemporaneous Persian sites such as Susa and Ecbatana ".
The capital of one of the pillars erected by emperor Asoka around 250 BCE.
Chandragupta's son Bindusara extended the rule of the Mauryan empire towards central and southern India.
www.indopedia.org /Mauryan_empire.html   (864 words)

  
 Perceptions from the Jain Past:19. On the Ashes of Magadh Empire
As is common with the population fluxes, they also brought new diseases against which the local populations, cattles and crops were not immune.
In 326 BCE the Armies of Alexander came to the Eastern edge of the Persian Empire.
In 305 BCE Chandrgupt defeated Seleucus Nicator, a Greek general who had come to Punjab region in the wake of the retreat of Alexander.
www.hira-pub.org /namokar/namokar19.html   (1117 words)

  
 Untitled Document
According to these chronicles Asoka began his reign in 326 BCE (Before the Coka, meaning that he would have been born in 448 BCE.
But the date for Asoka's coronation is given as 268 or 267 BCE by certain Greek texts and this would place the Buddha's birth later on in around 566 BCE.
These place the Buddha's birth 180 years before the cornonotion of king Asofourth centuries BCE were centuries of uncommon transformation and production throughout the ancient world.
homepage.ntlworld.com /d.burnett/Buddha/buddha-date.htm   (437 words)

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