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	Baekje - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Baekje was a kingdom that existed in southwestern Korea from 18 BCE to 660 CE.
		It was destroyed by an alliance of Silla and the Tang Empire in 660 CE.
		According to the Samguk Sagi, Baekje was founded in 18 BCE by King Onjo, who led a group of people from Goguryeo to the Han River region of Korea, near present-day Seoul.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baekje (2006 words)

	660s BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		660 BC - February 11 - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
		660 BC - First known use of the demotic script
		660 BC - Psammetichus I drives the Assyrians out of Egypt
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/660_BC (232 words)

	Historical Vocabulary Part 1
		Amenhotep IV, Akhenaton - 1364 - 1347 BCE - The son of Amenhotep the III.
		In 276 BCE a grandson of one of Alexander's generals, Antigonus Gonatus, established a new dynasty in Macedonia known as the Antigonid Dynasty.
		The Seleucid dynasty was the largest of the Hellenistic dynasties, and occupied most of the territory formerly controlled by the Persian empire, however, the size of this monarchy eventually lead to trouble, as the Seleucids had some difficulty in controlling it's eastern boundaries.
	www.2ad.com /~john/history/unit1_defs (6494 words)

	Global Networking Timeline: 30,000 BCE-999 CE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		3500 BCE - [M] A 10,000 km strong network of long-distance trade routes spans the seas (a total of 1,000 km) and lands (a total of 9,000 km) of Eurasia and Africa (reanalysis of Sherratt 2003 data in Ciolek, forthcoming).
		A second network (in addition to that established circa 4000 BCE in Mesopotamia), centered on north-eastern China, was established (Sherratt 2003).
		Distant signalling stations would use torches to indicate the beginning and end of the transmission, as well as which of the many possible water levels was to be noted down and interpreted according to a given codebook (James and Thorpe 1994, cited in Chang et al.
	www.ciolek.com /PAPERS/GLOBAL/early.html (2873 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		If the heliacal rising of Sirius and the beginning of the year really corresponded at the time the calendar was introduced, one could reckon (3) the years 1322 BCE, 2782 BCE, or even 4242 BCE.
		Beginning with the 18th dynasty (about 1540 BCE) the regnal years were begun on the actual day on which the king came to power.
		This style was used until the 26th dynasty (about 660 BCE), when the former method came into use again.
	www.ortelius.de /kalender/egypt_en.html (812 words)

	Timebase Multimedia Chronography(TM) - Timebase 2000-01
		771 BCE The Chou dynasty in China is forced to abandon its western capital in Hao, of the Wei River Valley and move its seat eastward to Loyang due to the threat of a barbarian invasion.
		400-300 BCE The Celts settle in the Danube-Sava basin.
		312 BCE Seleucus Nicator, one of Ptolemy's generals in Syria, establishes a kingdom ranging from Syria in the west to India in the east (approximately the scope of the ancient Assyrian or Babylonian Empires) and founds the Seleucid empire.
	www.humanitas-international.org /showcase/chronography/timebase/b-c-e.htm (5647 words)

	Assyria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Adad-Nirari III was succeeded by Shalmaneser IV (BCE 782-772), and the latter by Asshur-Dan III (BCE 773-754).
		In BCE 729 the height of his ambition was attained, and he was invested With the sovereignty of Asia in the holy city of Babylon.
		In BCE 626 the Chaldean, Nabopolassar (Nabu-apal-usur), revolted from Uruk and occupied Babylon.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Places/Place/324904 (3041 words)

	Chronological Anamolies of the Hebrew Bible
		1450 BCE or even in the 13th century BCE (1250 BCE Exodus) 8th century BCE Tell Hesban is now a mighty walled city, worthy of being the capital of Sihon the Amorite's Trans-Jordan Kingdom, proof the Exodus account is untenable and never happened as portrayed in the Hebrew Bible.
		660 BCE Gyges of Lydia makes contact for the first time with Assyria in the days of Asshurbanipal, who states his fathers had never heard of Lydia (Luddu), proof that "Lud" in Genesis is not older than the 7th century BCE.
		490 BCE Persian royal court's propaganda that Greece is to be invaded to reclaim Athens as the Medes' patrimony, citing the Medus myth.
	lists.ibiblio.org /pipermail/b-hebrew/2000-September/008565.html (1153 words)

	Encyclopedia: Afsharid dynasty
		Achaemenid empire in its greatest extent The Achaemenid Dynasty (Hakamanishiya in the Avestan language) was a dynasty in the ancient Persian Empire, including Cyrus II the Great, Darius the Great and Xerxes I. At the height of their power, the Achaemenid rulers of Persia ruled over territories roughly encompassing some...
		Seleucid empire in its greatest extent After the death of Alexander the Great in the afternoon of 11 June 323 BCE, his empire was divided by his generals, the so-called Diadochi.
		Parthia empire at its greatest extent The Parthian Empire was the dominating force on the Persian plateau beginning in the late 3rd century BC, and intermittently controlled Mesopotamia between ca 190 BC and 224 AD.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Afsharid-dynasty (1665 words)

	Gebel Barkal - The Setting
		Until the early third century BCE, the same oracle was even said to inform the king by letter of the moment when his reign should end, ordering him to commit suicide.
		The veracity of this tradition is suggested by the fact that until the third century BCE, the kings traveled the 230km from Meroë to Napata for burial in pyramids erected for them across the river from Gebel Barkal at Nuri.
		In 24 BCE, Napata was attacked, plundered, and razed to the ground by a Roman army.
	www.vizin.org /projects/gebelbarkal/html/gebelsetting.htm (580 words)

	Silbury Hill
		During the last phase of construction, six concentric steps or terraces of chalk were created which were then covered over with chalk, rubble, flints, gravel, and lastly soil, to form a cone-shaped mound.
		In 1776 and 1849 the summit was excavated a second and third time, and Richard Atkinson carried out a "dig" in 1967 when he was working in the area, but he was unable to learn anything about the mound or why it was created.
		There was also some evidence that construction of the mound had begun in early August, probably around the time of Lammas and the Celtic festival of "Lugnasadh" which marks the beginning of the harvest season.
	www3.sympatico.ca /ci.kerr/silbury.html (816 words)

	Kronos: 0000-0499
		Because 7400 BCE currently represents the longest continuous tree-ring series: carbon-14 in the atmosphere fluctuates from year to year, and without tree ring samples, that fluctuation cannot be precisely determined.
		Accordingly, Chinese dates earlier than the ninth century BCE that are not supported by archeological data should be treated with suspicion, and all dates that are not supported by external data should be treated with caution.
		Be that as it may, while Homer attributed the causes of the Trojan War to the wrath of Achilleus and the beauty of Helen, modern scholars usually attribute it to trade disputes and generic conflagration-era battles between infantry and charioteers.
	ejmas.com /kronos/NewHist0000-0499.htm (19514 words)

	Scythian Archers
		660 BCE) at the entrance to the Black Sea.
		During the period of the Pisistratid tyranny in Athens (561/560-510 BCE; see WA HI 9-10), Scythians served as mercenaries in the army, and used their renowned skill with the bow to provide cover for advancing hoplites.
		For such is their manner of life that no one who invades their country can escape destruction, and if they wish to avoid engaging with an enemy, that enemy cannot by any possibility come to grips with them.
	mkatz.web.wesleyan.edu /grk101/linked_pages/grk101.scythian_archers.html (459 words)

	eras used with the Gregorian calendar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		That the era used with the Gregorian calendar in the West is based on the ostensible birth year of Christ (see Christian era) grates on many, especially in non-Christian countries that have adopted this calendar.
		In Indonesia, on the island of Java, an era known as Aji Saka is used with a 354-day lunar calendar, which is all we have been able to learn about it.
		A “National Era” was defined that started with the founding of the imperial dynasty, which by tradition occurred in 660 bce.
	www.sizes.com /time/cal_Gregeras.htm (255 words)

	CHW 3MI CULMINATING ASSIGNMENT
		The Shang Dynasty (1700 BCE – 1027 BCE)
		The Zhou Dynasty (1027 BCE – 256 BCE)
		The Qin Dynasty (256 BCE – 202 BCE)
	chci.wrdsb.on.ca /library/olbc02b/4chw3mip.htm (705 words)

	digNubia
		Very few of the names of the Nubian kings who lived before 1,550 BCE (Before Common Era, the same as BC) are known.
		Thus, after about 780 BCE, we know most of the names of the Nubian rulers until the end of the kingdom of Kush, about 350 CE (Common Era, the same as AD).
		(We still cannot read most of the inscriptions after about 200 BCE, since we have not learned to read Meroitic.) Most of the rulers are known only by their names written on their pyramids.
	www.dignubia.org /bookshelf/rulers.php (287 words)

	Anakeion to Apaturia * People, Places, & Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
		A Greek poet from the late sixth century BCE; he was originally from the city of Teos, in Asia Minor, but lived in Athens.
		Sparta traditionally had two kings who ruled jointly; one king was required to be a descendant of king Agis I and the other was required to be a descendant of king Eurypon (respectively known as the Agiadai and the Eurypontidai).
		Antigonus II (319-239 BCE) A king of Makedon (Macedon) from 283-239 BCE; the son of Demetrius I.
	www.messagenet.com /myths/ppt/_a1006.html (4148 words)

	JAPANESE SWORD - Zodiacal Dating System
		On some nagako another archaic dating is used; dating from the founding of the Japanese empire with the first Emperor Jimmu.
		The reign of Jimmu is taken to be from 660-585 BCE.
		Dates using this system will begin with the Kanji at the right followed by Kanji reading 26xx (2600).Therefore to obtain the date in the modern calendar, simply subtract 660 from the date on the nakago.
	home.earthlink.net /~steinrl/kanji/zodiac.htm (257 words)

	The True Authorship of the New Testament
		In 66 BCE (Before Common Era) Pompey (one of the famous rulers of the triumvirate, which included Julius Caesar and Crassus) took over the military campaign against Pontus from Lucullus.
		It was in the year 66 BCE that Pompey (member of the triumvirate with Julius Caesar and Crassus) was given Lucullus' command against Mithridates of Pontus.
		Of course the date 66 was not known in 66 BCE, but the date 66 CE ascribed to the Battle of Jerusalem would have made it so after the fact.
	www.fargonasphere.com /piso (5901 words)

	Greece: Shaw's Outline of Ancient History
		R.M. Errington, 'From Babylon to Triparadeisos, 323-320 BCE' JHS 90, 1970, pp.
		Ptolemy I Soter (305-283) born in 367/6 BCE of a certain Lagos and Arsinoe, both Macedonian nobility.
		In 306 BCE the forces of Ptolemy and Antigonus clashed at the battle of Salamis.
	www.juyayay.com /outline/greece (5307 words)

	Lecture 2
		Plato (427-347 B.C.E.) Founder of the Academy in Athens.
		Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.) Founder of the Lyceum in Athens.
		In roughly 775 BCE the Greeks replaced their hieroglyphs with the Phoenecian alphabet.
	www.math.tamu.edu /~michael.pilant/math646/lecture2.html (366 words)

	World History Connected \| Vol. 1 No. 2\| Barbara Bennett Peterson: Dutiful Daughters: Seven Moral Exemplars in Chinese ...
		When the Di conquered Wei in 660 BCE, Xu Mu left her husband's kingdom of Xu, rallied her brothers, and marshaled support from neighboring kingdoms to successfully defend her ancestral home.
		Twice (138 and 126 BCE) Emperor Wudi dispatched envoy Zhang Qian to negotiate trade agreements in central and western Asia.
		In 75 BCE, twelve years after her marriage to Jun Xumi, Han and Wusun armies attacked the Xiongnu from east and west, dispersing them.
	worldhistoryconnected.press.uiuc.edu /1.2/peterson.html (3286 words)

	The Competition in 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		It is estimated that BCE spent $660,000 on export promotion in 1995/96.
		BCE continues to promote exports of malting barley under a 3-year program
		BCE’s officials accompanied the Agricultural Minister on a trade mission to China in late April 1996.
	www.fas.usda.gov /cmp/com-study/1997/comp97-uk.html (877 words)

	Welcome to the Korean Cultural Service
		In the Baekje Kingdom (18 BCE - 660 CE), for instance, the wearing of purple was a right reserved exclusively for kings and high officials.
		In the Silla Kingdom (57 BCE - 935 CE), which eventually unified the southern half of Korea, entire government agencies were set up to regulate the production of particular colors.
		Later dynasties saw the development of the geumbak process, in which gold powder and foil were fixed onto fabric.
	www.koreanculture.org /09gallery/archive2003natural.htm (670 words)

	"Transcendental...." (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		1900 BCE -- Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah by earthquake and subterranean fires; geological evidence.
		1700 BCE-1550 BCE -- Reign of Hyksos [Hebrews?] in Egypt.
		760 BCE -- Scholarly prophet Isaiah in Judah.
	www.stoertz.org /discourses/prehistoric.html (5730 words)

	Tucker Summer 2001 HI100 2nd Hour Exam R&S Guide
		Describe and assess the reasons and dynamics of Qin unification and brief rule of late 3rd century BCE China.
		Over the 10th-7th centuries BCE the Assyrians conquered and ruled the first "real" empire in the Middle East.
		Describe and assess Athenian Greece at its mid-5th century BCE "Golden Age" height.
	www.washburn.edu /cas/history/stucker/100review2sum2001.html (433 words)

	Demotic script (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		While hieratic script was almost always written with ink on papyrus, demotic script could also be engraved in stone or carved in wood.
		660 BCE: First known example of demotic script.
		5th century BCE: Demotic script is in use all over Egypt.
	www.i-cias.com /e.o/demotic.htm (169 words)

	Chronology
		Israel's fear to leave Egypt via the way of the Philistines for fear of that nation in 1450 BCE) I think you are taking me as committed to the traditional story too much.
		12th century BCE founding of Tell Heshban as a poor, tiny village -in this century Zoan becomes a capital and residence of Pharaoh, proof traditions about Moses confronting Pharaoh at Zoan is untenable ca.
		8th century BCE Tell Hesban is now a mighty walled city, worthy of being the capital of Sihon the Amorite's Trans-Jordan Kingdom, proof the Exodus account is untenable and never happened as portrayed in the Hebrew Bible.
	lists.ibiblio.org /pipermail/b-hebrew/2000-September/008566.html (1632 words)

	Rajeev Srinivasan on the Ayodhya issue
		Everybody conveniently forgot that the Aryan Invasion fairy-tale was later disowned even by its creator Max Mueller, and the basis for his chronology was the Christian mythology that the world was created in 4004 BCE.
		The story of Krishna and of his beloved Dwaraka being submerged under the waves may yet turn out to be factual: the National Institute of Ocean Technology has found in the Gulf of Cambay what appears to be the remains of a city, complete with artifacts, pottery, figurines, household objects, and jewelry.
		Now we're talking a span of several thousand years: it is entirely possible that the Indian epic heroes in fact were real people millennia ago, who were later lionised or deified.
	www.rediff.com /news/2003/jul/10rajeev.htm (1369 words)

	General Historical Topics 2 - Mixed Bag Quiz
		* This prominent Chinese philosopher and leader was prime minister of Qin during the fourth century BCE.
		He introduced a range of reforms that allowed Qin to become one of the most powerful nations in China, and consequently the world.
		* Taking place in 218 BCE and sharing its name with a battle in the same region that took place during the Revolutionary Wars (fought in 1799), this battle was fought between Captain Sempronius Longus (commanding the Roman army) and General Hannibal Barca (commanding the Carthaginian army).
	www.funtrivia.com /quizdetails.cfm?quiz=211860 (172 words)

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