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...such as Christ and Lord, which are used in the AD/BC notation. The use of BCE and CE has been criticized by some (who favor the BC/AD system) as being in ...are sometimes written with small capital letters, or with periods (e.g., "BCE" or "C.E.").[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Era]

...ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronocice_pot Bronocice pot], a ca. 3500–3350 BCE clay pot excavated in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funnelbeaker_culture ...hough Barbieri-Low argues for earlier Chinese wheeled vehicles, circa 2000 BCE.

...hic_Revolution Neolithic Revolution], sometime between 10,000 BCE and 6000 BCE. ....wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneiform cuneiform] inscribed clay tablet dated about BCE 3100 provides a record of the daily beer rations for workers in [https://en

...dard register as laid out in the grammar of Pāṇini, around the 4th century BCE. Its position in the [[culture]]s of South]] and Southeast Asia] is akin to ...t archaic stage preserved, its oldest core dating back to as early as 1500 BCE, qualifying Rigvedic Sanskrit as one of the oldest attestation of any [[Ind

.../Charcoal Charcoal], a wood derivative, has been used since at least 6,000 BCE for melting metals. It was only supplanted by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wik Coal was first used as a fuel around 1000 BCE in China. With the development of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_

...[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numa_Pompilius Numa Pompilius] in about 700 BCE, according to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutarch Plutarch] and [https:

...m ca. 2560–2550 BCE (end of the reign of Khufu).[3] In the first centuries BCE and CE, papyrus [[scrolls]] gained a rival as a [[writing]] surface in the

...e literary works developed in [[Greece]] at the turn of the fourth century BCE, preserved today in the dialogues of [[Plato]] and the Socratic works of [[

...of Judaism begins with the Covenant between God and [[Abraham]] (ca. 2000 BCE), the patriarch and progenitor of the Jewish people. Judaism is among the o

...The Analects''Penguin Classics ISBN 0-14-044348-7 both appeared around 600 BCE, about the time that the Greek [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre_Socratics ...llected teachings of the Chinese sage Confucius, who lived from 551 to 479 BCE. His philosophy [[focused]] in the fields of [[ethics]] and [[politics]], e

...ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Zhongshu Dong Zhongshu], (c. 2nd century BCE) a moral dimension is attached to the yin-yang idea.

# The Vedic Period (1500 [[BCE]] – 600 BCE) # The Epic period (600 BCE – 200 [[AD]])

...s to about the [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_century_BCE 6th century BCE]), despite the specific set of [[meanings]] [[associated]] with the [[relig

...origins go back to at least the earliest centuries of the first millennium BCE. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pali_Canon Pali Canon] contains the ear

...pedia.org/wiki/Fifth_dynasty_of_Egypt Fifth dynasty of Egypt], around 2400 BCE. Contrary to [[court]] jests, clowns have [[traditional]]ly served a socio-

...clude [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protagoras Protagoras], a 5th-century BCE Greek philosopher, and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasadiya_Sukta Na

...er the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasmonean Hasmonean dynasty] (140–37 BCE) in the wake of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maccabean_Revolt Maccabe

...Land of [[Israel]] (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל‎ Eretz Yisrael) from the 8th century BCE (Assyrian rule) to the 2nd century CE, when [[Roman]] Judea was renamed [ht

...nd the Grapes] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesop Aesop] (ca. 620–564 BCE), where the fox decides that the grapes he is unable to reach are probably

...dia.org/wiki/Scythians Scythians] taking cannabis steam baths. His (c. 440 BCE) ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histories_(Herodotus) Histories]'' record

...he fertile crops, from the soil come the metals and so on), c. 5th century BCE the Greeks started referring to Hades as Πλούτων, Ploutōn, a name t

# Hesiod (700 BCE). Theogony. 713-735. # Homer (700 BCE). Iliad. Book VII.

Machiventa Melchizedek, Melchizedek, or the Sage of Salem (1973 BCE) did much to organize the Midwayers into becoming responsible citizens.

...yr on the right has a long horse tail. Not a goat tail (Attic ceramic, 520 BCE).

...emistry. To quote only a few examples: the isolation of mercury around 300 BCE; the discovery of aqua vitae (alcohol) and of the mineral acids, both befor ...oldest Hellenistic text, Physikē kai mystikē (probably written around 200 BCE), relates how this book was discovered hidden in a column of an Egyptian te

...], ''Anti-Œdipus'' (1972). In the wake of Aristotle's ''[[Poetics]]'' (335 BCE), tragedy has been used to make [[genre]] distinctions, whether at the scal

...sh were a historical king, he probably reigned in about the [[26th century BCE]]. Some of the earliest Sumerian texts spell his name as ''Bilgames''. Init ...in particular [[Gudea]], the Second Dynasty ruler of [[Lagash]] (2144–2124 BCE).

...The Hebrews lived within the Land of Israel by at least the 2nd millennium BCE and in addition to speaking [[Hebrew]] also spoke Canaanite languages and

...epts the opinion that Nechemyah died in Babylon before 9th Tevet 3448 (313 BCE). Babylonian Talmud, Vilna Gaon, volume, San.11a, Yom.9a, Yuch.1.14, Kuz.3.

...dia.org/wiki/Classical_Greece Classical Greece]: in the fourteenth-century BCE diplomatic correspondence preserved in Egypt called the "[https://en.wikipe

: —First aphorism of Hippocrates, c. 400 BCE, from the [https://classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Hippocrates.html Hippocra

...st known usage of this schema, among them, can be dated to the 3rd century BCE by the Greek [[Olympiadorus]], who stated, ''"the mythic Hermes calls man a

...the [[texts]] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugarit Ugarit] (c. 1200 BCE) and other Canaanite sources, the high god of the [https://en.wikipedia.org ...eighth] through the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/600_BC sixth centuries BCE].

...as Jews, Benjaminites, and Levites exiled from the Southern Kingdom in 587 BCE by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_exile Babylonians], and fr

An [[Egypt]]ian device dating to c.[[1500 BCE]], similar in shape to a bent [[T-square]], measured the passage of time fr ...til the markings appropriate for the latitude of [[Rome]] were used ([[164 BCE]]). Jo Ellen Barnett, ''Time's Pendulum'' p.31 Noontime was an event which

.../New_World New World]. Some even trace the origins to the third millennium BCE. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, the [[connectedness]] of

George: "Thirteen thousand years ago (11,000 BCE) dates these [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_point Clovis points]? Th

...Era|BCE]] – ca. 476 BCE) and [[Herodotus]] (ca. 484 BCE – 425 BCE). Later, during the [[Middle Ages]], [[Islam]]ic scholars studied [[Zoroast

...ousand years before being written down for the first time between 1200–900 BCE.

'''Philo''' (20 BCE – 50 CE), known also as '''Philo of Alexandria''' (gr. Φίλων ὁ Ἀ

...presented definite opinions gave dates within 20 years either side of 400 BCE for the Buddha's death, with others supporting earlier or later dates. ...efore the reign of the [[Maurya]] king [[Ashoka the Great|Aśoka]] (273–232 BCE).

...hish which has on its opposite face the name of Amenhotep II (c. 1435–1420 BCE) The title ḏū gitti is also found in Serābitṭ text 353. Cross (1973, A Phoenician inscribed amulet of the 7th century BCE from Arslan Tash may refer to ʼĒl. Rosenthal (1969, p. 658) translated th

...and "Judaism, briefly in power during the Hasmonean period (second century BCE) should have persecuted pagan Idumeans". [11] Cohen continues: "When all is

...of [[Buddha|Gautama Buddha]], a.k.a. Siddhartha Gautama (c. [[5th century BCE]]). Buddhist philosophy deals extensively with problems in [[metaphysics]], This process took shape from about the [[2nd century BCE]] to probably the [[2nd century CE]].

...orb astronomical learning, including constellations and the zodiac, by 600 BCE. A Chronological History of Babylonian Astronomy, Gary D. Thompson, https:/

...iquity]], roughly spanning from the Ancient Greek [[Bronze Age]] in 1000 [[BCE]] to the [[Dark Ages]] circa [[Common Era|CE]] 500. The study of the Classi

...early proponents of [[atomism]]. The Nyaya-Vaisesika school (600 BCE - 100 BCE) developed one of the earliest forms of atomism. The tradition was carried

Throughout ancient Israel's history as an independent state (c. 1000–586 BCE), the religious orientation of a large segment of its population was polyth By at least the eighth century BCE the Hebrew prophets or their [[scribe]]s commonly wrote down their oracles,

...onomy]] (7:6, 14:2), a biblical text not written until the seventh century BCE. Underlying God's promises to [[Abraham]] and his descendants in [[Genesis] ...code of [[moral]] and [[cult]]ic [[behavior]]. Thus, by the eighth century BCE, the prophet [[Isaiah]] admonishes those who outwardly follow cultic prescr

...Contemporary usage reflects ancient practice: As early as the 4th century BCE, Jews assembled in the Temple responded 'amen' at the close of a doxology o

...he city-state of [[Athens]], where records of jury courts date back to 500 BCE. These voted by secret ballot and were eventually granted the power to annu

...to indicate more-[[intention]]al, active godlessness in the 5th century [[BCE]], acquiring definitions of "severing relations with the gods" or "denying ...c philosophical Cārvāka School that originated in India around 6th century BCE is probably the most explicitly atheistic school of philosophy in India. Th

...Shi Huang Di]], the First Emperor of China who reigned during 221 BCE–210 BCE, also sought immortality in his old age. He sent hundreds of people to find

#Egyptian alchemy [5,000 BCE - 400 BCE], formulate early "element" theories such as the [[Ogdoad]]. #Greek alchemy [332 BCE - 642 CE], the Greek king [[Alexander the Great]] conquers Egypt and founds

George: "Thirteen thousand years ago (11,000 BCE) dates these Clovis points? That’s a question, Andrea. Did you guys bring

..., temple library, and two private libraries which date back to around 1200 BCE, containing diplomatic texts as well as poetry and other literary forms. In

Jerusalem has been sacred to the Jews since the 10th century BCE,as the site of [[Solomon's Temple]] and the [[Second Temple]]. It is mentio

...ww2.cddc.vt.edu/gutenberg/etext99/poetc10.txt Aristotle's ''Poetics'' (350 BCE)]

...nd in translations into several Asiatic languages of the second millennium BCE. The Epic of Gilgamesh may have been read, in their own languages, by early ...ranslated into Koine Greek in Alexandria between the 3rd and 1st centuries BCE. The dispersed Jews had forgotten their ancestral language and needed Greek

...sh fundemental that the Torah was received from God on Mount Sinai in 1313 BCE (hebrew year 2448). References to other cultures are inclued to understand

...and ceramics, silos and grinding mills from the [[Iron Age]] (1500 to 586 BCE).(Beyond the Basilica:Christians and Muslims in Nazareth, ISBN 0226207110)

...''Mediterranean Peoples in Transition: Thirteenth to Early Tenth Centuries BCE''. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society

...o the late [[Brahmana]] period (around the middle of the first millennium BCE), while the latest were composed in the medieval and early modern period. T

...aka and Chandogya Upanishads, have been dated to around the eighth century BCE. The philosophical edifice of Indian religions viz., [[Hinduism]], [[Jainis

...s was the first born and he was followed by his brother James on 2 April 3 BCE; his first sister named Miriam, arrived on July 11, 2 BCE; then the fourth child called Joseph, was born on March

...mitic]] tradition and traced by their adherents to [[Abraham]] (circa 1900 BCE), a [[Patriarchs (Bible)|patriarch]] whose life is narrated in the [[Hebrew

In the first millennium BCE in [[India]] many texts were composed which sought to state the rules of so

...re affected greatly by an [[Axial Age]] in the period between 600 BCE-400 BCE during which a series of male sages, prophets, religious reformers and phil

...d back (from Spencer) to [[Euhemerus|Evhémère]]'s ''Histoire sacrée'' (300 BCE) which describes the inhabitants of the island of Panchaia, ''Everything-Go

...mitic]] tradition and traced by their adherents to [[Abraham]] (circa 1900 BCE), a [[Patriarchs (Bible)|patriarch]] whose life is narrated in the [[Hebrew

[[Philo of Alexandria]] (20 BCE - 40 CE) was a Hellenized Jewish philosopher born in Alexandria, Egypt.

...[[Chinese people|Chinese]] [[philosopher]] [[Confucius]]([[551]]-[[471]] [[BCE]]) was one of the first thinkers to adopt a distinct approach to [[politica

...ia, ''sanghas'' and ''ganas'', which existed as early as the sixth century BCE and persisted in some areas until the fourth century CE. The evidence is sc

...s. This tradition can be seen in the work of [[Hipparchus]] (190 BCE - 120 BCE), when determining a value for the precession of the Earth over 2100 years

...olithic art of Western Europe; the Lascaux cave paintings date from 17,000 BCE). Initially seen as merely ‘caveman doodles’ and ‘bush graffiti’, t

...ousand years before being written down for the first time between 1200-900 BCE.

...epts the opinion that Nechemyah died in Babylon before 9th Tevet 3448 (313 BCE). Babylonian Talmud | first = Vilna Gaon | volume = San.11a, Yom.9a/Yuch.1.

existed since the classic democracies of Greece, (507-336 BCE). Now, after 238 years,

...ulture#History|Agriculture]] was first adopted around the [[9th millennium BCE]]. Ranging from food production to [[energy]], nature influences economic w

...generation opined that it was composed between the 5th and the 2nd century BCE.[12][16][17] Radhakrishnan, for example, asserted that the [[origin]] of th

Similarly, in temple architecture from the 5th century BCE, there were established orders. There were established proportions for Dori