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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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Antigonus I Monophthalmus, an Ancient Macedonian Commander and King

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Antigonus I Monophthalmus, or One-eyed, was born in 382 BC, and died in 301 BC. He was the commander of Alexander the Great and...
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Battle of Mycale 479 BC – Persian Wars

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The battle of Mycale is one battle of the Greco-Persian Wars, which occurred in 479 BC, near the Cape of Mycale. In the battle...
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Battle of Pydna, 168 BC – Third Macedonian War

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The Battle of Pydna occurred during the Third Macedonian War. It was fought on 22 June, 168 BC. This battle was decisive, and led...
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Battle of Thebes 335 BC Between Alexander the Great and the City State of Thebes

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The battle and destruction of Thebes in 335 BC by Alexander the Great, destroyed the strongest city-state in Greece at that time and allowed...
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The Rule of Byzantine Emperor Justin I

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Justin, I was Byzantine emperor from 518 to 527. His reign was a prologue to the brilliant reign of his nephew, Justinian I. The...
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Early Egyptian Dynastic Period c. 3150 BC – c. 2686 BC

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Following the Predynastic period (c. 6000-3150 BC), the Early Dynastic period began with the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. The rulers of unified...
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