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464 BC - The consuls are A. Postumius Albus Regillensis and Sp.
284 BC - The Gallic raiders are forcibly ejected from the ager Gallicus by the Romans.
170 BC - The consuls are A. Atilius Serranus and A. Hostilius Mancinus.
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 tribune - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
From c.508 BC the military tribunes (tribuni militum) were the senior officers of the legions, elected by the people and with the rank of magistrate; a plebeian could hold the position.
The office of military tribune with the power of consul (tribuni militum consulari potestate) was established in 444 BC The office meant that certain of the military tribunes were invested with the political power of the consul.
BC, the office of tribune acquired wider significance, but later Sulla, combating these reforms, tried to remove the tribuneship as a factor in Roman government.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-tribune.html   (544 words)

  
 500s BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
September 13, 509 BC - The temple of Jupiter on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September.
501 BC - Confucius is appointed governor of Chung-tu.
500 BC - Darius I of Persia proclaims that Aramaic be the official language of the western half of his empire.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/508_BC   (352 words)

  
 World History Timeline
485 BC Protagoras of Abdera (485-415) is born.
October 1, 331 BC Alexander's 35,000 troops fight Darius's 200,000 in the battle of Gaugamela.
Summer 326 BC At the Hyphasis river, Alexander's army refuses to march further into India and he is forced to turn back.
www.fincher.org /History/WorldBC.shtml   (1680 words)

  
 Ancient Greece: The Persian Wars
In the middle of the sixth century BC, the Greek city-states along the coast of Asia Minor came under the control of the Lydians and their king, Croesus (560-546 BC).
In 498 BC, the Athenians conquered and burned Sardis, which was the capital of Lydia, and all the Greek cities in Asia Minor joined the revolt.
In 481 BC, Xerxes gathered together an army of some one hundred fifty thousand men and a navy of six hundred ships; he was determined that the whole of Greece would be conquered by his army.
www.wsu.edu /~dee/GREECE/PERSIAN.HTM   (1167 words)

  
 Chronology of the Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
753 B.C. - (This is a traditional date accepted by ancient historians, but for which there is no certain evidence.) Rome was allegedly founded on 21 April by Romulus (in myth a descendant of the Trojan hero Aeneas), who later killed his twin brother, Remus, in a quarrel.
508—290 BC - Conquest of Central Italy by the Romans.
58—51 BC - Caesar's conquest of all of Gaul.
www.personal.kent.edu /~bkharvey/roman/sources/repchron.htm   (1004 words)

  
 MVAP Field Manual Etruscan Chronology
VILLANOVAN PHASE : 900 - 700 B.C. This period was characterized by cremation burials, warrior culture, bronze and iron armor, and weapons, first figural representations (in a geometric style), exploitation of local mineral resources, and contact with Greeks and Phoenicians (750-700 BC).
Etruscans were defeated by the Greeks at the naval battle of Cumae (474 BC).
ROMAN-ETRUSCAN: 300 -100 B.C. This period was equivalent of the Hellenistic period in eastern Mediterranean.
www.smu.edu /poggio/fieldmanualchronology.html   (249 words)

  
 Rome Unleashed - Roman Historical Timelines (755 BC to 27 BC)
390 BC Conquest of Rome by the Gauls
59 BC Consulship of Caesar, and grant of the province of Gaul
43 BC Octavian, Caesar's heir, with the consuls defeat Antony at Mutina and is elected consul.
www.classicsunveiled.com /romeh/html/timelines1.html   (627 words)

  
 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Dept. Courses
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an understanding of basic genetic principles, as well as to stress those concepts that are responsible for the central role of genetics in virtually all biological disciplines.
BC 5253 Methods in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology This laboratory course provides instruction in current methods in protein purification, nucleic acid isolation and biochemical analysis.
BC 5254 Computer Applications in Biomedical Research This course focuses on the application of computers to biological research.
www.rosalindfranklin.edu /cms/biochem/courses.html   (1295 words)

  
 Athletics in Ancient Corinth
512 BC Pheidolas was riding a mare named Aura (breeze), but in the beginning of the race he fell down.
The mare went on running, turned around the post and when she heard the trumpet for the finish, she opened her speed, reaching first the umpires and stopped running, when she realized that she had won!
Pheidolas was proclaimed the winner of the race by the Eleans and he was allowed to dedicate a statue of his mare.
www.sikyon.com /Korinth/athletics_eg.html   (78 words)

  
 5th century BC information - Search.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The 5th and 6th centuries BC are a period of philosophical brilliance among advanced civilizations.
Aeschylus of Athens, playwright (525 - 456 BC).
Socrates of Athens, philosopher (470 - 399 BC).
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 Hope College IDS 171 Timelines: Athens
But at the same time, the polis created a strong sense of identity among the people of the city-state, particularly the men, who were deeply involved in every aspect of city life, from its military defense to the creation of its laws.
The reason why we are studying classical Athens from about 500 to 350 BC is because this city-state culturally outperformed all of its competitors.
In 508 BC, the Athenian Cleisthenes ended tyrannical rule and installed a democracy that was, with a few interruptions, to last until 338 BC, and which enjoyed its greatest days under the statesman Pericles.
www.hope.edu /academic/ids/171/athens.htm   (1291 words)

  
 Master of Arts Degrees in Biblic
BC 506 Foundations Of Interpersonal Relations And Conflict Resolution.
BC 604 Counseling Children, Adolescents And Their Families.
CCFLE 508 Family Resource Management And Vocational Guidance.
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 Ancient Greece - Athenian Democracy - free Suite101.com course
Before the introduction of democracy in 508 BC, Athens was ruled by a tyrant.
In 514 BC, two aristocratic lovers, Harmodius and Aristogeiton, murdered Hipparchius, a brother of Hippias.
In 508 BC, the reformer Cleisthenes pushed through a series of reforms which shifted power from the Areopagus to the general Assembly (known in Classical Greek as the Ekklesia) at which all Athenian citizens, whether rich or poor, had the right to vote.
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Birth of the republic 1) Republican form of government; two magistrates 2) Elected by comitia centuria 3) Responsibility in army based on wealth 4) Senate: during monarchy, based on nobility; in the republic, appointed for life; all former magistrates became senators b.
Marius, Sulla, and Civil War 1) Gaius Marius elected tribune in 107 bc; became military commander, had troop loyalty; developed professional army 2) Sulla became leader of Optimates; proscribed Marius 3) Marius subdued Rome by force 4) Sulla reconquered Rome and became dictator; set tone for emperor 4.
Herodias: granddaughter of Herod and Mariamne 1) Married H. Boethus; Antiaps married Nabatean princess 2) Antipas married Herodias, Nabatean princess displaced a) Criticized by John the Baptist (Mt 14:4, etc.) b) Nabatean king Aretas IV attacked Antipas c.
www.wmcarey.edu /browning/Classes/GRW/GRWF-RomanPeriod.doc   (1500 words)

  
 3251 AM - 3500 AM or 749 BC - 500 BC
The solar eclipse is said to have occurred on the day hsin-mao (the 28th day of the sexagenary cycle), which was the first day of the 10th lunar month.
A date of 776 BC was formerly adopted for such an event, but modern computations show that no solar eclipse in that year was visible in China.
The Ch'un-ch'iu ('Spring and Autumn Annals'), a chronicle covering the period from 722 BC to 481 BC, notes the occurrence of 36 solar eclipses during this interval.
www.hooper-home.net /CHRONO/From3251.htm   (5200 words)

  
 Athenian Constitution
First around 560, but was driven out; regained power about 550 until his death in 527 BC.
About 510 - 508 BC First around 510 BC (he drove out tyrant Hippias), but was driven out of Athens by tyrant Isagoras; in 508 BC he was invited back to set up a new government.
He was chosen archon (chief magistrate) for one term, then stepped down.
darkwing.uoregon.edu /~klio/gr/ath_const.htm   (528 words)

  
 Democracy: The Unfinished Journey, 508 BC To Ad 1993; Editor: Dunn, John; Paperback
Democracy: The Unfinished Journey, 508 BC To Ad 1993; Editor: Dunn, John; Paperback
Examines how the idea of democracy has kept its power in a world which has changed entirely since the concept was originated in classical Greece, and how the questions which the Greeks first raised about the meaning of democratic rule still loom over human political and economic institutions.
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