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Ancient Macedonians
Philip II of Macedon (359-336 BC)
Philip II of Macedon (reign 359-336 BC) ascended the throne of Macedon in his late twenties. Philip II had found himself regent, because the...
Ancient Macedonians
Alexander III of Macedon (Alexander the Great)
The decisive battle of Philip's conquest of Greece occurred in 338 BC at Chaeronea in Boeotia, when Philip beat the Athenians and their allies....
Ancient Egypt
Short facts about Egyptian Book of the Dead
Book of Coming Forth by Day, or what we call The Egyptian Book of the Dead , is a set of spells, incantations, and...
Ancient India
The Origins of Buddhism
From the seventh to the fifth centuries BC, India witnessed its most creative intellectual period in its history. It was a time of immense...
Ancient Rome
Social struggle in Roman Republic at the end of the II and at the beginning of the I century BC
The second slave uprising in Sicily (Second Servile war)
In 104 BC near Capua, was an unsuccessful slave uprising with a 3.500 armed slaves, which...
Ancient India
Geographical conditions for the development of Ancient India
The most striking element of Indian geography is the natural barrier formed by the mountain ranges in the north of India. For India is...
Ancient India
Harrapan culture and Indus Valley Civilization
India was one of the first regions to give birth to civilization. Agriculture seems to have come late to India, arriving around 5000 BC....