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BCHP 7 (Antiochus, Bactria, and India Chronicle)

The Babylonian Chronicle concerning Antiochus, Bactria, and India ("Antiochus and India chronicle"; BCHP 7 or ABC 13A) is a chronicle written in ancient Babylonia in the Hellenistic Period. It mentions a Seleucid crown prince, probably the future king Antiochus I Soter, ordering repairs…

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BCHP 9 (End of Seleucus I Chronicle)

The Chronicle concerning the last years of Seleucus ("End of Seleucus chronicle"; BCHP 9) is one of the Mesopotamian chronicles written in ancient Babylonia in the Hellenistic Period. It describes the final days of the reign of king Seleucus, who defeated…

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Behistun

Behistun or Bisotun: town in Iran, site of several ancient monuments, including a famous inscription by the Persian king Darius I the Great. The full Persian text is here.The Behistun Inscription …

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Behistun (2)

Behistun or Bisotun: town in Iran, site of several ancient monuments, including a famous inscription by the Persian king Darius I the Great. The full Persian text is here.Identification …

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Behistun (3)

Behistun or Bisotun: town in Iran, site of several ancient monuments, including a famous inscription by the Persian king Darius I the Great.The following translation was made by L.W. King and R.C. Thompson (The Sculptures and Inscription of Darius the Great on the…

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Bera

Arch of Bera: little honorific arch for the Roman senator Lucius Licinius Sura, erected in the Spanish town of Bera.Twenty kilometers to the east of Tarragona stands, near a village called El Roc de Sant Gaietà, this simple arch. It…

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Berenice I

Berenice I (c.340-c.277): Macedonian lady, queen of the Ptolemaic Empire.Relatives Ptolemy I Soter and Berenice I Father: Magas Mother: Antigone, a relative of…

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Berenice II

Berenice II (after 270-221): queen of the Ptolemaic Empire.Relatives: Berenice II Father: Magas of Cyrene Mother: Apame II First husband: Demetrius the Fair, the…

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