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Philip V of Macedonia (221 – 179 BC)

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Philip V was born in 238 and died 179 BC. From 221 BC, he was the king of Macedonia. His father was Demetrius II...
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Battle of Leuctra 371BC – The Hegemony of Thebes

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The Battle of Leuctra was a battle between the Thebans and their Boeotian allies, led by Epaminondas, on the one hand; and the Spartans...
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Lysimachus a Diadochus Who Became a King

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Lysimachus was born in 361 BC and died in 281 BC. An associate of Alexander the Great, Diadochus, ruler of Thrace from 323 BC...
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Italian Invasion of Egypt in WWII

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The Italian invasion of Egypt in WWII lasted from September 13 to September 16, 1940, and was a strategic military operation against the British...
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Ionian Revolt 499-493 BC

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The Ionian revolt lasted from 499 to 493 BC. It was an uprising of Greek cities in Ionia (Asia Minor) against the Persian Empire,...
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Middle Kingdom of Egypt

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The First Intermediate Period The First Intermediate Period started (2181-2040 BC), after the end of the Old Kingdom. This term is current and was not...
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Nabis, The Last King of Sparta

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Nabis was the last king of independent Sparta. He ruled from 207 BC to 192 BC. He was the last in a series of...
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New Kingdom of Egypt

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The Second Intermediate Period (c. 1782 - c.1570 BC) With the end of the 13th Dynasty, Egypt was divided between three powers: Hyksos to the...
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The History of the Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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Many Egyptian historical monuments still standing, are covered in writings known as hieroglyphs. Hieroglyphs are a system of pictorial writing that the ancient Egyptians...
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The Old Kingdom Period of Egypt

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The end of the 3rd Dynasty of Egypt marked the end of the Early Dynastic period and the start of the Age of the...
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Parmenion – Ancient Macedonian General

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Parmenion lived from 400 to 330 BC. He was a Macedonian commander, comrade-in-arms of Philip II and his son, Alexander the Great. He probably...
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Antigonus II Gonatas, King of the Antigonid Dynasty of the Macedonian Kingdom

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Antigonus II Gonatas was born in 319 BC and died in 239 BC. He was the king of Macedonia from the Antigonides dynasty, and...
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