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3 days ago · 2nd millennium. 3rd millennium. See also. List of years. This page indexes the individual years pages. Each year is ordered. 1st millennium BC. 8th Century BC. 719. 718. 717. 716. 715. 713. 7th century BC. 700. 699. 698. 697. 696. 695. 694. 693. 692. 691. 690. 689. 688. 687. 686. 685. 684. 683. 682. 681.
2 days ago · Ebla was an important center throughout the 3rd millennium BC and in the first half of the 2nd millennium BC. Its discovery proved the Levant was a center of ancient, centralized civilization equal to Egypt and Mesopotamia and ruled out the view that the latter two were the only important centers in the Near East during the Early Bronze Age .
- c. 3500 BC
- Bronze Age
- Idlib Governorate, Syria
4 days ago · Gilgamesh ( / ˈɡɪlɡəmɛʃ /, [7] / ɡɪlˈɡɑːmɛʃ /; [8] Akkadian: 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦, romanized: Gilgameš; originally Sumerian: 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌, romanized: Bilgames) [9] [a] was a hero in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and the protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem written in Akkadian during the late 2nd millennium BC.
Apr 26, 2024 · Hittite, member of an ancient Indo-European people who appeared in Anatolia at the beginning of the 2nd millennium bce; by 1340 bce they had become one of the dominant powers of the Middle East. Probably originating from the area beyond the Black Sea, the Hittites first occupied central Anatolia, making their capital at Hattusa (modern Boğazköy ).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
6 days ago · During the 2nd millennium BC, Ancient Egyptian texts use the term "Canaan" to refer to an Egyptian-ruled colony, whose boundaries generally corroborate the definition of Canaan found in the Hebrew Bible, bounded to the west by the Mediterranean Sea, to the north in the vicinity of Hamath in Syria, to the east by the Jordan Valley, and to the ...
3 days ago · During the 2nd millennium the use of true bronze greatly increased; the tin deposits at Cornwall, England, were much used and were responsible for a considerable part of the large production of bronze objects at that time. The age was also marked by increased specialization and the invention of the wheel and the ox -drawn plow.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 17, 2024 · Ahura Mazdā. Also spelled: Zarathustra. Greek: Zoroaster. Born: 2nd millennium bce, probably eastern Iran. Notable Works: Avesta. Subjects Of Study: Zoroastrianism. On the Web: The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies - The Good Religion of Asho Zarathushtra (Apr. 12, 2024)
