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  bc and fload number less than zero
A simple answer: one can't, because bc doesn't print other than scale and significant figures.
I am not sure there is a "native" way to do this with bc.
Better with printf "%.3f" $(echo "555/777"bc -l) It's more portable cause with the bc printing 0 like the old version of Glenn Jackman (that i have also on some SunOs too), will print double 0.
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  Table of Contents - Sparta
Arkesilaos and the merchandise, cup mid 6th century BC
Warrior is killing a serpent, cup 550 BC
Soldiers carrying a wounded warrior, cylix 6th century BC
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 7th century BC
Hezekiah of the Kingdom of Judah (reigned 715 - 687 BC).
Gyges of Lydia (reigned 687 - 652 BC).
Josiah of the Kingdom of Judah (reigned 641-609 BC).
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 550s BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
559 BC - King Cambyses I of Anshan dies and is succeeded by his son Cyrus II the Great.
550 BC - Abdera is destroyed by the Thracians.
555 BC - Death of Stesichorus, Greek lyric poet
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 goGreece.com: Delphi Museum and The Sanctuary of Apollo
BC), with a scene of a Gigantomachy, part of the south wall of the Treasury of the Athenians, on which are inscribed two hymns to Apollo.
BC Delphi became a member of the Amphiktyony - a union of city-states with common political aims -, which protected the sanctuary from the designs of conquerors.
BC was a flourishing one for the sanctuary at Delphi, which was adorned with buildings and a large number of votives dedicated to Apollo by the Greek cities and private individuals.
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 Tyre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
It was besieged by Shalmaneser III, who was assisted by the Phoenicians of the mainland, for five years, and by Nebuchadnezzar (586–573 BC) for thirteen years, apparently without success.
It afterwards fell under the power of Alexander the Great, after a siege of seven months in which he built a causeway from the mainland to the island, but continued to maintain much of its commercial importance until the Christian era.
"It is noticed on monuments as early as 1500 BC, and claiming, according to Herodotus, to have been founded about 2700 BC." Philo of Byblos (in Eusebius) quotes the antiquarian authority Sanchuniathon as stating that it was first occupied by one Hypsuranius.
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 Classical Greek History Timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
433 BC Sparta and the Peloponnesian League is established as a counter to the Athenian-dominated Delian League.
Plato (428-347 BC), philosopher and student of Socrates, is born.
332 BC Alexander goes to Egypt, founds the city of Alexandria, is declared a son of Amon, and becomes the ruler of Egypt.
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 Ancient Nubia -- Map and History - 25th Dynasty Egypt
Taharqa's twenty six year reign (690-664 BC) stands out from any other in the Third Intermediate Period by the extent of the building program he implemented in the first sixteen years of his reign, and the extent of the fighting with the Assyrians in the later years.
By 653 BC, Nubian 25th Dynasty dominance of Egypt was at an end, and also the old dynastic culture that the Nubians tried to restore.
Nubian dignitaries in the Tomb of Huy, 1320 BC
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 Encyclopedia: 6th century BC
Pisistratus, Tyrant of Athens in 561, 559-556 and 546-528 BC.
Categories: 6th century BC Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes.
His reign was characterized by his lack of interest in the politics and religion of his kingdom, preferring instead to study the older temples and antiquities in his region.
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 6th century BC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Ruin of the Kingdom of Judah and the destruction of the First Temple (586 BC), return of the Jews several decades later (538 BC).
Aeschylus of Athens, playwright (525 - 456 BC).
Darius I, King of Persia (reigned 521 - 485 BC).
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 Encyclopedia: 646 BC
Decades: 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC - 640s BC - 630s BC 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them.
Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC Decades: 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC 630s BC - 620s BC - 610s BC 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC Events and Trends 627 BC - Death of Assurbanipal, king of Assyria; he is succeeded by Assur_etel_ilani (approximate...
Ancus Marcius (640 BC-616 BC.), fourth of the Kings of Rome, and possibly legendary.
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 Neo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
In 626 BC, following the death of the Assyrian-appointed governor of Babylon, Nabopolassar - a man of unknown background, acceded to the throne.
The king fought for control of Babylonia and, by 616 BC, was able to launch attacks on Assyrian territory to the north.
In 605 BC Nabopolassar's son, Nebuchadnezzar II, succeeded to the throne and continued the fight to control his territory, capturing Jerusalem in 589 BC.
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 550s BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Decades: 600s BC - 590s BC - 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC - 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC
558 BC - Hegesias removed as Archon of Athens
550 BC - Cyrus of Anshan overthrows Astyages of the Medes, establishing the Persian Empire.
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 Daniel Timeline
The army hangs around into 586 BC making certain that everything including the Temple is totally destroyed and even the walls and gates are burned with fire.
445 BC Nehemiah, assigned as governor of Judea, travels to Jerusalem (from Susa) with a personal mission to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, which would serve to restore dignity and honor to the sacred land.
435 BC Malachi warns God's people of the dangers of apathy, challenges their doubts, and assures them they are God's people.
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 7th century bc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
(700s BC - 690s BC - 680s BC - 670s BC - 660s BC - 650s BC - 640s BC - 630s BC - 620s BC - 610s BC - 600s BC - other decades)
Assyrians conquer Egypt (674 BC - 670 BC)
Solon of Athens, one of the Seven Sages of Greece (638 - 558 BC).
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 Nebuchadrezzar II - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
In the ensuing Battle of Carchemish in 605 BC, the Egyptian army was defeated and driven back, and Syria and Phoenicia were brought under the sway of Babylon.
An attempted invasion of Egypt in 601 BC met with setbacks, however, leading to numerous rebellions among the states of the Levant, including Judah.
Another siege of Jerusalem occurred in 587/586 BC, ending in the destruction of both the city and the Temple and the deportation of many prominent citizens to Babylon.
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 The Chaldeans
The chief of the Babylonians was Nabopolassar; the Semites living in the northern part of Mesopotamia would never gain their independence again.
Nabopolassar was succeeded by his son, Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BC).
Babylon in 555 BC came under the control of a king loyal to the Assyrians, Nabonidus (555-539 BC), who attacked Babylonian culture at its heart: he placed the Assyrian moon-god, Sin, above the Babylonian's principal god, Marduk, who symbolized not only the faith of Babylon but the very city and people itself.
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 550s BC : 555 BC
550s BC : 555 BC terms defined : 550s BC : 555 BC
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 Amasis Painter --  Encyclopædia Britannica
700 BC and continued to be popular until the advent of red-figure pottery c.
In fl-figure painting, figures and ornamentation were drawn on the natural clay surface of a vase in glossy fl pigment; the finishing details were incised into the fl.
Greek potter and painter who, with the Amasis Painter, is considered the finest of fl-figure masters of the mid-6th century BC and is one of the major figures in the history of the art.
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 The Book of Daniel, Chapter 7   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
According to archeological records found in 1853, Belshazzar was the son of Nabonidas, the final king of the Babylonian empire, who reigned from 555 BC to 538 BC.
Daniel was third in command during Belshazzar's reign as viceroy and he refers to Belshazzar as the king of Babylon, although Nabonidas was actually the reigning monarch.
I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a man, and the heart of a man was given to it.
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 Poet: Stesichorus - All poems of Stesichorus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Stesichorus was a lyric poet from Himera, who lived during the first half of the 6th century BC.
640555 Bc), Greek lyric poet, a native of Himera in Sicily,...
Stesichorus (St?s??????) (circa 640-555 BC) was a Greek lyric poet and a...
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 7th century BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
(8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC - other centuries)
Sennacherib, King of Assyria and conqueror of Babylon (705 - 681 BC).
Esarhaddon, King of Assyria and conqueror of Egypt (reigned 681 - 669 BC).
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 Articles - Tyre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
It was besieged by Shalmaneser III, who was assisted by the Phoenicians of the mainland, for five years, and by Nebuchadnezzar (586–573 BC) for thirteen years, apparently without success, although a compromise peace was made in which Tyre paid tribute to the Babylonians.
In 332 BC the city was conquered by Alexander the Great, after a siege of seven months in which he built a causeway from the mainland to the island, but it continued to maintain much of its commercial importance until the Christian era.
Here a church was founded soon after the death of Saint Stephen, and Paul of Tarsus, on his return from his third missionary journey, spent a week in conversation with the disciples there.
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 Astrology Babylonian-Assyrian Before 550 BC
Stela of Nabonidus, with astrological symbols [Neo-Babylonian dynasty, 555 - 539 BC].
They were found in the 19th century by archeologists excavating the ruins of the city of Nineveh [modern day Mosul], capital of the Neo-Assyrian empire, and the city of Babylon.
[Cuneiform horoscopes, with planetary positions against a Zodiac, do not appear before the 3rd century BC.] There is also no indication that the Babylonians had any concept of a House.
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 6th century BC - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
6th century BC From open-encyclopedia.com - the free encyclopedia.
Fall of the Babylonian Empire (539 BC), destroyed by Persian King of Kings Cyrus the Great.
The Persians under Darius I and later Cyrus invade Transoxiana.
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 555 BC Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
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 7th century BC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
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Hezekiah of the Kingdom of Judah (reigned 710s BC 715 - 687 BC/).
Gyges of Lydia (reigned 680s BC 687 - 652 BC/).
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 6th century BC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Ruin of the Kingdom of Judah and the destruction of the First Temple in JerusalemTemple (586 BC), return of the Jews several decades later (538 BC/).
Thales, Greek mathematician (630s BC 635 - 543 BC).
Aeschylus of Athens, playwright (525 BC525 - 456 BC/).
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 Encyclopedia: 555 BC
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 557 BC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
557 BC Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC
Decades: 600s BC 590s BC 580s BC 570s BC 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC
The Chinese state of Jin defeats its rival Qin in battle.
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