WebThe oldest surviving Hebrew Bible manuscripts—including the Dead Sea Scrolls—date to about the 2nd century BCE (fragmentary) and some are stored at the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem. The oldest extant complete text survives in a Greek translation called the Septuagint, dating to the 4th century CE (Codex Sinaiticus).The oldest extant …

WebIn modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC), Roman Republic (509–27 BC) and Roman Empire (27 BC–476 AD) until the fall of the western empire.. …

WebDuring the 40th century BC, the Eastern Mediterranean region was in the Chalcolithic period (Copper Age), transitional between the Stone and the Bronze Ages. Northwestern Europe was in the Neolithic. China was dominated by the Neolithic Yangshao culture.The Americas were in a phase of transition between the Paleo-Indian (Lithic) to the Meso …

WebCentury Decades 10th millennium BC · 10,000–9001 BC ; 9th millennium BC · 9000–8001 BC ; 8th millennium BC · 8000–7001 BC ; 7th millennium BC · 7000–6001 BC ; 6th millennium BC · 6000–5001 BC ; 5th millennium BC · 5000–4001 BC ; 4th millennium BC · 4000–3001 BC ; 40th century BC

WebThe Roman Senate (Latin: Senātus Rōmānus) was a governing and advisory assembly in ancient Rome.It was one of the most enduring institutions in Roman history, being established in the first days of the city of Rome (traditionally founded in 753 BC). It survived the overthrow of the Roman monarchy in 509 BC; the fall of the Roman Republic in the …

WebThe Roman calendar was the calendar used by the Roman Kingdom and Roman Republic.The term often includes the Julian calendar established by the reforms of the dictator Julius Caesar and emperor Augustus in the late 1st century BC and sometimes includes any system dated by inclusive counting towards months' kalends, nones, and …

WebSybaris (Ancient Greek: Σύβαρις; Italian: Sibari) was an important city of Magna Graecia.It was situated in modern Calabria, in Southern Italy, between two rivers, the Crathis and the Sybaris ().. The city was founded in 720 BC by Achaean and Troezenian settlers. Sybaris amassed great wealth thanks to its fertile land and busy port. Its inhabitants became …

WebCappadocia or Capadocia (/ k æ p ə ˈ d oʊ ʃ ə ˌ-ˈ d oʊ k i ə /; Turkish: Kapadokya), is a historical region in Central Anatolia, Turkey.It largely is in the provinces Nevşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kırşehir, Sivas and Niğde.. According to Herodotus, in the time of the Ionian Revolt (499 BC), the Cappadocians were reported as occupying a region from Mount Taurus to …

WebFrom the late 7th century to about 300 BC evolving styles of figure-led painting were at their peak of production and quality and were widely exported. During the Greek Dark Age , spanning the 11th to 8th centuries BC, the prevalent early style was that of the protogeometric art , predominantly utilizing circular and wavy decorative patterns.

WebThe 1st millennium BC, also known as the last millennium BC, was the period of time lasting from the years 1000 BC to 1 BC (10th to 1st centuries BC; in astronomy: JD 1 356 182.5 – 1 721 425.5).It encompasses the Iron Age in the Old World and sees the transition from the Ancient Near East to classical antiquity.. World population roughly doubled over …

WebThe 5th millennium BC spanned the years 5000 BC to 4001 BC (c. 7 ka to c. 6 ka). It is impossible to precisely date events that happened around the time of this millennium and all dates mentioned here are estimates mostly based on …

WebFrom the 2nd to the 5th century local rulers controlled the region. In the 6th century, the First Turkic Khaganate was established. In the 7th-8th century Tang, Turks and Tibetans warred for control, and the Tang dynasty established the Anxi Protectorate of Xinjiang and Central Asia. This was followed by the Uyghur Khaganate in the 8th-9th century.

WebThe history of coins stretches back to the first millennium BC/BCE. Notable examples of coins include the Lydian Lion coins, Persian daric and siglos, Tong Bei, the dirham and gold dinar.. Coins are the major archaeological source of history. These small coins have a lot to portray. Coins help in knowing the information about the kingdom, language, …

WebAlthough today principally a museum of cultural art objects and antiquities, the British Museum was founded as a "universal museum".Its foundations lie in the will of the Anglo-Irish physician and naturalist Sir Hans Sloane (1660–1753), a London-based doctor and scientist from Ulster.During the course of his lifetime, and particularly after he married the …