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  Learn more about 408 BC in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Learn more about 408 BC in the online encyclopedia.
408 BC Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Cities of Rhodes unite and start construction of the new city of Rhodes.
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 Interesting Dates of Aegen Maritime Museum - Mykonos - Cyclades - Holidays in Greece   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
8th millennium BC Evidence of the transport of obsidian by ship from Melos to the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese.
BC Ameinocles the Corinthian designs and builds the first trireme.
338 BC Philip ÉÉ King of Macedonia organises the League of Corinth (all of Greece except for the Spartans).
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 Encyclopedia: Fifth century BC
Aeschylus of Athens, playwright (525 - 456 BC).
Sophocles of Athens, playwright (496 - 406 BC).
Socrates of Athens, philosopher (470 - 399 BC).
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 4th century BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Tollund Man, Human sacrifice victim on the Jutland Peninsula in Denmark, possibly the earliest known evidence for worship of Odin.
Philip II of Macedon (born 382, reigned 359 - 336 BC).
Mencius, Chinese philosopher and sage (371 - 289 BC).
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 Euripides - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
480 BC–406 BC) was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, along with Aeschylus and Sophocles; he was the youngest of the three and was born c.
There is no reason or historical evidence to believe that he travelled to Syracuse, Sicily or engaged himself in any other public or political activities during his lifetime, or left Athens at the invitation of Archelaus II and stayed with him in Macedonia after 408 BC.
Euripides' final competition in Athens was in 408.
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 The Seven Wonders: The Colossus of Rhodes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
In 408 BC, the cities united to form one territory, with a unified capital, Rhodes.
In 305 BC, the Antigonids of Macedonia who were also rivals of the Ptolemies, besieged Rhodes in an attempt to break the Rhodo-Egyptian alliance.
When a peace agreement was reached in 304 BC, the Antagonids lifted the siege, leaving a wealth of military equipment behind.
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 Euripides
It was not until 441 BC that he won first place, and over the course of his lifetime, Euripides claimed a mere four victories.
He died in 406 BC, probably in Athens or nearby, and not in Macedon, as some biographers repeatedly state.
Classicists at Oxford University are, as of June 2005, employing infrared technology - previously used for satellite imaging - to detect previously unknown material by Euripides in fragments of the Oxyrhynchus papyri, a collection of ancient manuscripts held by the university.
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 4th century BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philip II of Macedon (born 382, reigned 359–336 BC).
Shang Yang, Prime Minister of Qin, his reform helped Qin to become the strongest country and later unified China (term 361–338 BC).
Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, invades Asia Minor, Persia and reaches India (born 356, reigned 336–323 BC).
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 Hippodamus of Miletus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hippodamus of Miletus (sometimes also called Hippodamos), was a Greek architect of the 5th century BC.
It was he who introduced order and regularity into the planning of cities, in place of the previous intricacy and confusion.
When the Athenians founded Thurii in Italy he accompanied the colony as architect, and afterwards, in 408 BC, he superintended the building of the new city of Rhodes.
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 412 BC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
412 BC Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Decades: 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC - 410s BC - 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC
Alcibiades negotiates an alliance between Sparta and Persia, but falls out of favor in Sparta and goes to work for the Persians.
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 Ancient Greece   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Defeat by Sparta in 404 BC led to its political decline.
Looted and destroyed by Romans in 146 BC and rebuilt in 44 BC.
Briefly became chief city-state but in 362 BC was defeated by a Spartan alliance and destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC.
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 Pictures of the beautiful island of Rodos
In about 700 BC those three cities, together with the island of Kos and the cities of CNIDUS and Halicarnassus on the coast of Asia Minor, founded the Dorian Hexapolis, an alliance which was later called the Pentapolis when Halicarnassus withdrew from it.
This alliance or amphictyony survived until 408 BC, when the new city of Rhodes began to be built.
By 42 BC Rhodes had entered a period of decline, and it was easily captured by the Roman general Cassius, who carried off many of its statues and other art treasures.
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 Critias [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
Whatever plans that Critias and the Thirty had for the establishment of a new oligarchic regime in Athens were abruptly halted by the military successes of a group of pro-democratic exiles led by Thrasybulus at the Athenian border post at Phyle and in the port town of Piraeus.
On a single day in May of 403 BC, in a pitched battle between the forces under the command of Thrasybulus and Critias and the supporters of the Thirty, the mastermind of the oligarchic movement fell.
Whatever the reason, it is clear from the events of Socrates' trial in 399 BC and the scattered rebukes in fourth- and third-century BC literature that the attachment between Critias and the philosopher held fast in the popular mind (e.g., Xenophon, Memoribilia 1.2.12; Aeschines, Against Timarchus 173; and comic fragment 3:122 in T. Kock, ed.
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 400s BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
409 BC 408 BC 407 BC 406 BC 405 BC 404 BC 403 BC 402 BC 401 BC 400 BC
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
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 Early and Later Carthaginians (DBA 31a & b)
Then, another catastrophe naval defeat in 241 BC coupled with the heavy cost of pursuing the war with their largely mercenary armies prompted the Carthagians to sue for peace.
In 209 BC, the Romans had recaptured Tarentum and Hannibal, denied reenforcements by Carthage, was reduced to defensive operations against the Romans and their allies.
Roman colonists were transplanted in the area around 45 BC, and the city was rejuvenated as the capital of the Roman Africa Province.
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 diyAudio Forums Archive - BC 408 and other transistors, how they sound....
BC 408 and other transistors, how they sound....
After that I tried BC 408 of around 130 hfe.
I have bought BC 556C, BC557B,BC558C, BC559B,ZTX 300, and ZTX 500 without really knowing what they are for other then general purpose transistors and way cheap in comparison to tubes.
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 Babylonian Exile - history - Dr. Rollinson's Courses and Resources
Mandana, the daughter of Astyages married Cambyses I of Persia, became the mother of Cyrus II 559-530 BC Cyrus II, son of Cambyses I and Mandana, daughter of Astyages
461 BC - Pericles supplants Cimon in Athens, rivalry with Sparta increases
438 BC - Phidias makes the statue of Athene Parthenos for the Parthenon; his enemies accused him of stealing some of the gold, and also accused him of impiety for putting likeness of himself and Pericles on Athena's Shield.
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 Orestes [408 BC]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
A final occurrence of the word "parrhesia" can be found in Euripides’; Orestes —a play written, or at least performed, in 408 BC, just a few Years before Euripides’; death, and at a moment of political crisis in Athens when there were numerous debates about the democratic regime.
The metaphor of the mouth, teeth, and lips as a door that is closed when one is silent is a frequent one in ancient Greek literature.
The year of the play’s production is 408 BC, a time when the competition between Athens and Sparta in the Peloponnesian war was still very sharp.
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 Daniel 9:25 (King James Version) :: Forerunner Commentary :: Bible Tools   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Adding the 434 years to 408 BC brings us to AD 27 (adding one year for passing over the non-existent year 0).
Verses 26-27 are very specific that the Messiah would work for three and a half years, half of a week, before being "cut off." When we add three and a half years to AD 27, we find that Christ's ministry ended in AD 31, the year of His crucifixion and resurrection.
It was 538 BC, and the decree from Cyrus that the Jews could return to Judah had already been made or was about to be made.
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 The Colossus of Rhodes
The construction of the Colossus took 12 years and was finished in 282 BC.
(4th century BC) was a monumental marble tomb.
Note: The color painting at the top of the page is of artistic nature and does not necessarily Represent an accurate reconstruction of the Wonder.
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 410 BC - Encyclopedia, History and Biography
410 BC Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
415 BC 414 BC 413 BC 412 BC 411 BC - 410 BC - 409 BC 408 BC 407 BC 406 BC 405 BC
The article about 410 BC contains information related to 410 BC, Events, Births and Deaths.
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 5th Century BC Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
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The 5th and 6th centuries BC are a period of philosophical brilliance among advanced civilizations.
Greek philosophy develops during the 5th century BC, setting the foundation for Western ideology.
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 405 BC - Encyclopedia, History and Biography
405 BC Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
Years: 410 BC 409 BC 408 BC 407 BC 406 BC - 405 BC - 404 BC 403 BC 402 BC 401 BC 400 BC
The article about 405 BC contains information related to 405 BC, Events, Births and Deaths.
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 409 BC - Encyclopedia, History and Biography
409 BC Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC
This page was last modified 00:29, 3 May 2005.
The article about 409 BC contains information related to 409 BC, Events, Births and Deaths.
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 406 BC -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
406 BC -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
(One of the greatest tragic dramatists of ancient Greece (480-406 BC)) Euripides, (A resident of Athens) Athenian playwright
(One of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC)) Sophocles, (A resident of Athens) Athenian dramatist and (A person active in party politics) politician
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 3501 AM - 3700 AM or 499 BC - 300 BC
Although he prays, 'Change this worldwide portent into some painless blessing for Thebes," he adds, "I in no wise lament whate'er I shall suffer with the rest.' This strongly suggests that Pindar, who was a Theban, had himself recently witnessed a great eclipse at his hometown.
In England, 330-320 BC, Pytheas of Massilia (Marseilles) - a Greek sailor - circum-navigates Britain, and describes Cornish tin trade with the Mediterranean at Land's End and St. Michael's Mount or Plymouth.
By 326 BC, Babylon had surrendered to Greece, and the Greek Empire is subsequently divided between Alexander's Generals.
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 Articles - Euripides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The record of Euripides'; public life, other than his involvement in dramatic competitions, is almost non-existent.
It has been said that he travelled to Syracuse, Sicily, that he engaged in various public or political activities during his lifetime, and that he left Athens at the invitation of king Archelaus II and stayed with him in Macedonia after 408 BCE; there is, however, no historical evidence for any of these claims.
Euripides'; final competition in Athens was in 408 BCE.
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 Daniel's 70 weeks and the Abominations that led to Desolation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
49 years from 457 BC takes us to 408 BC, when the walls and streets were rebuilt, despite opposition.
See the parallel in Jeremiah chapter 13 - back around 600 BC, the people were wicked (abominations) an the Lord said that he himself would destroy the city.
They say that this was given in 1830, which implies that Jesus' birth had to be in 1 BC.
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 (Philippa* Maud - Ramiro II* )   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Phraortes I* (King Of Medie) (670 BC - 624 BC)
Priam* (King of Troy) (Abt 408 BC - ____)
Ptolemy V* Epiphanes (King of Egypt) (Abt 210 BC - Abt 181 BC)
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 Aristophanes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The place and even the exact date of his birth are unknown, but he was probably educated in Athens.
This play was later illustrated at length by Pablo Picasso/.
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