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Modern calendar era
Common Era (CE) and Before the Common Era (BCE) are conventions used in the Gregorian or Julian calendar to specify if the year is before or after the
Common_Era
Canadian telecommunications and media company
BCE Inc., an abbreviation of its former name Bell Canada Enterprises Inc., is a publicly traded Canadian holding company for Bell Canada, which includes
BCE_Inc.
Topics referred to by the same term
up BCE, bce, or B.C.E. in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. BCE is an abbreviation for Before Common Era, an alternative to BC, or Before Christ. BCE, bce
BCE_(disambiguation)
Country in South Asia
gradually into the Indus Valley Civilisation of the third millennium BCE. By 1200 BCE, an archaic form of Sanskrit, an Indo-European language, had diffused
India
Region and Mahajanapada in ancient eastern India
lifespan was c.477–397 BCE, it can be estimated that Bimbisara was reigning c.457–405 BCE, and Ajatashatru was reigning c.405–373 BCE. According to historian
Magadha
from prehistoric African migrations and the Natufian culture (c. 10,000 BCE) to the emergence of Canaanite civilization. During the Iron Age, the kingdoms
History_of_Israel
1st-century BCE king of Judea
Herod I or Herod the Great (c. 72 – 4 or 1 BCE) was a Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian kingdom of Judea. He is known for his colossal building
Herod_the_Great
Near Eastern civilization during the Iron Age
Merneptah Stele, an ancient Egyptian inscription dating back to around 1208 BCE. Archaeological evidence suggests that ancient Israelite culture evolved
Ancient_Israel_and_Judah
Spiritual practices from ancient India
pre-Vedic origins, but it is first attested in the early first millennium BCE. It developed as various traditions in the eastern Ganges basin and drew
Yoga
Israelite kingdom in the Southern Levant
Iron Age. Its beginnings date back to the first half of the 10th century BCE. It controlled the areas of Samaria, Galilee and parts of Transjordan; the
Kingdom_of_Israel_(Samaria)
Ancient Indian empire (c. 321–185 BCE)
Magadha. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya around c. 320 BCE, it existed in loose-knit fashion until 185 BCE. The primary sources for the written records of the
Maurya_Empire
Founder of Buddhism
lived in the eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist legends, he was born in Lumbini
The_Buddha
Merneptah Stele c. 1213–1203 BCE; later religious literature tells the story of Israelites going back at least as far as c. 1500 BCE. Traditionally, the name
Jewish_history
Group of ancient Semitic religions
Canaan in the southern Levant during approximately the first three millennia BCE were polytheistic and in some cases monolatristic. They were influenced by
Canaanite_religion
to 30,000 years ago. Sedentariness began in South Asia around 7000 BCE; by 4500 BCE, settled life had spread, and gradually evolved into the Indus Valley
History_of_India
Assyrian history (911–609 BCE)
Assyrian history. Beginning with the accession of Adad-nirari II in 911 BCE, the Neo-Assyrian Empire grew to dominate the ancient Near East and parts
Neo-Assyrian_Empire
Hebrew ethno-religious group in Canaan during the Iron Age
religion. Around 720 BCE, the Kingdom of Israel was conquered by the Neo-Assyrian Empire, triggering the Assyrian captivity; and around 586 BCE, the Kingdom of
Israelites
Mythological Greek king able to turn what he touches to gold
indicate that they were believed to have lived sometime in the 2nd millennium BCE, well before the Trojan War. However, Homer does not mention Midas or Gordias
Midas
Period in Jewish history during the 6th century BCE
597 BCE, around 7,000 individuals were exiled to Mesopotamia. Further expulsions followed the destruction of Jerusalem and Solomon's Temple in 587 BCE. Although
Babylonian_captivity
Ancient Indo-Aryan language of South Asia, mainly Indian subcontinent
the Rigveda, a collection of 1,028 hymns composed between 1500 and 1200 BCE by Indo-Aryan tribes migrating east from the mountains of what is today northern
Sanskrit
City in the Southern Levant
settlement in the 4th millennium BCE, in the shape of encampments of nomadic shepherds. During the Canaanite period (14th century BCE) Jerusalem was named as Urusalim
Jerusalem
Artworks that are three-dimensional objects
9,000 BCE The Trundholm sun chariot, perhaps 1800–1500 BCE; this side is gilded, the other is "dark". A Jōmon dogū figure, 1st millennium BCE, Japan
Sculpture
Biblical monarch of ancient Israel
Israel and Judah. His reign is hypothesized to have lasted from c. 970–931 BCE. According to the biblical narrative, his reign brought commercial prosperity
Solomon
Ancient state in West Asia
polity centered in Ecbatana that existed from the 7th century BCE until the mid-6th century BCE, and is believed to have dominated a significant portion of
Median_kingdom
Hypothesized Israelite kingdom in the Southern Levant
the kingdom's existence traditionally date it to between c. 1047 BCE and c. 930 BCE. In the 1990s, Israeli archaeologist Israel Finkelstein contended
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
Kingdom_of_Israel_(united_monarchy)
Circular component rotating on an axle
hole for the axle); earliest wheeled vehicles 3300–2200 BCE (Early Bronze Age) 2200–1550 BCE (Middle Bronze Age): invention of the spoked wheel and the
Wheel
Country in North Africa
tracing its heritage along the Nile Delta back to the 6th–4th millennia BCE. Considered a cradle of civilisation, Ancient Egypt saw some of the earliest
Egypt
God in Sumerian mythology
each other in parts of Babylonia in the second half of the third millennium BCE. The cult of Enki/Ea was particularly influential in the Ur III and Old Babylonian
Enki
Bronze Age civilisation in South Asia
regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE. Together with ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
Indus_Valley_Civilisation
Historical network of Eurasian trade routes
Road was a network of Asian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century. Spanning over 6,400 km (4,000 mi) on land, it
Silk_Road
Temple in Jerusalem in Abrahamic religions
in Jerusalem believed to have existed between the 10th and 6th centuries BCE. Its description is largely based on narratives in the Hebrew Bible, in which
Solomon's_Temple
Ancient Semitic deity in the Levant
Late Bronze: 1550–1200 BCE Iron Age I: 1200–1000 BCE Iron Age II: 1000–586 BCE Neo-Babylonian: 586–539 BCE Persian: 539–332 BCE Other academic terms often
Yahweh
Founder of the Maurya Empire (340–295 BCE)
Chandragupta Maurya (reigned c. 320 BCE – c. 298 BCE) was the founder and the first emperor of the Maurya Empire, based in Magadha (present-day Bihar)
Chandragupta_Maurya
Ancient Mesopotamian goddess
Inanna was worshipped in Sumer as early as the Uruk period (c. 4000 – 3100 BCE), and her worship was relatively localized before the conquest of Sargon
Inanna
Alloy of copper and tin
Eurasia is conventionally dated to the mid-4th millennium BCE and early 2nd millennium BCE in China; elsewhere, it gradually spread across regions. The
Bronze
Collection of religious texts
Koine Greek translation of the Tanakh from the third and second centuries BCE; it largely overlaps with the Hebrew Bible. Christianity began as an outgrowth
Bible
200 BC–10 AD Greek kingdom in South Asia
that the easternmost conquests were made by him. Thus from 165 BCE until his death in 130 BCE, Menander I ruled Punjab with Sagala as his capital. Menander
Indo-Greek_Kingdom
Mauryan emperor from 269 to 232 BCE
[ɐˈɕoːkɐ], IAST: Aśoka; c. 304 – 232 BCE), most commonly known as Ashoka the Great, was Emperor of Magadha from c. 268 BCE until his death, and the third ruler
Ashoka
Greek mythological hero
the seventh century BCE and was also turned into the female form Ἀχιλλεία (Achilleía), attested in Attica in the fourth century BCE (IG II² 1617) and,
Achilles
Indian religion
century BCE, making him likely the tradtion's earliest historical figure. The 24th and final tirthankara, Mahavira c. 6th or 5th century BCE, was a contemporary
Jainism
Religious site in Jerusalem
Wall), which were originally built by Herod the Great in the first century BCE to expand the Second Temple. The plaza is dominated by two monumental structures
Temple_Mount
Human transition from foraging to settlement
in Mesoamerica: squash as early as 6000 BCE, beans no later than 4000 BCE, and maize beginning about 7000 BCE. Potatoes and manioc were domesticated in
Neolithic_Revolution
Prehistoric period in the Americas
game animals. 6000 BCE: Aleuts begin to settle the Aleutian Islands. 5700 BCE: Cataclysmic eruption of Mount Mazama in Oregon. 5500 BCE–500 CE Oshara tradition
Lithic_stage
Palestinian city in the West Bank
settlements in Jericho, the first of which dates back 11,000 years (to 9000 BCE), almost to the very beginning of the Holocene epoch of the Earth's history
Jericho
Iranian religion founded by Zoroaster
period (possibly as early as the 2nd millennium BCE), but was first recorded in the mid-6th century BCE. For the following millennium, it was the official
Zoroastrianism
Migrations out of the Proto-Indo-European homeland
derived Indo-European languages, which took place from around 4000 to 1000 BCE, potentially explaining how these related languages came to be spoken across
Indo-European_migrations
Topics referred to by the same term
BCES may stand for: Bridlewood Community Elementary School - An elementary school located in Kanata, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. British Counselling & Educational
BCES
Period in Chinese history (c. 770 – c. 481 BCE)
(c. 770 – c. 481 BCE) was a period in Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou (c. 771 – 256 BCE), characterized by
Spring_and_Autumn_period
Archaeological site in the foothills of the Judaean Mountains
major fortified Canaanite city-state in the first half of the 2nd millennium BCE. It was later destroyed by fire and rebuilt. It is first mentioned in several
Gezer
have lived in the 1st century BCE, but some scholars, notably Richard Janko, put his time as early as the 3rd century BCE. He was criticized by Philodemus
Heracleodorus (1st century BCE)
Heracleodorus_(1st_century_BCE)
Client state of the Roman Republic from 37 to 4 BCE
client state of the Roman Republic, later Roman Empire, ruled from 37 to 4 BCE by Herod the Great, who was appointed "King of the Jews" by the Roman Senate
Herodian_kingdom
Symbol with three-fold rotational symmetry
appearing on coins minted under Dionysius I of Syracuse beginning in c. 382 BCE. It later appears in heraldry, and, other than in the flag of Sicily, came
Triskelion
Former landmass in Northern Europe
European mainland by around 6500 BCE. The Dogger Bank, an upland area of Doggerland, remained an island until at least 5000 BCE. Key stages are now believed
Doggerland
Ruling dynasty of Magadha (c. 345–322 BCE)
geographical reach in 4th-century BCE northeastern India, with some accounts suggesting existence as far back as the 5th century BCE. The Nandas built on the successes
Nanda_Empire
Period in Jewish history, c. 516 BCE–70 CE
post-exilic period in Jewish history denotes the approximately 600 years (516 BCE – 70 CE) during which the Second Temple stood in the city of Jerusalem. It
Second_Temple_period
Legendary first emperor of Japan
the Nihon Shoki and Kojiki. His ascension is traditionally dated as 660 BCE. In Japanese mythology, he was a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu
Emperor_Jimmu
73–71 BCE Roman slave rebellion
because its military seemed powerless to suppress it. The revolt began in 73 BCE, with the escape of around 70 slave gladiators from a gladiator school in
Third_Servile_War
Ancient Egyptian goddess
Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingdom (c. 2686 – c. 2181 BCE) as one of the main characters of the Osiris myth, in which she resurrects
Isis
8th century BCE, then the Babylonians c. 601 BCE, followed by the Persian Achaemenid Empire that conquered the Babylonian Empire in 539 BCE. Alexander
History_of_Palestine
Israelite kingdom in the Southern Levant
late 8th century BCE is too weak, and that the methodology used to obtain the evidence is flawed. In the 10th and early 9th centuries BCE, the territory
Kingdom_of_Judah
Archaeological site in Jerusalem
to a common hypothesis, was built by Hezekiah during the late 8th century BCE in preparation for an Assyrian siege. However, recent excavations at the
City of David (archaeological site)
City_of_David_(archaeological_site)
Ethnic group
territory extended from Lower Egypt to the Southern Levant. From 1200 BCE to 110 BCE, powerful kingdoms emerged such as Saba, Lihyan, Minaean, Qataban, Hadhramaut
Arabs
the Hebrew people (later known as the Israelites) in the 2nd millennium BCE. After emerging from among the Canaanites, the Twelve Tribes of Israel are
History of the Jews and Judaism in the Land of Israel
History_of_the_Jews_and_Judaism_in_the_Land_of_Israel
Site of an ancient city in northern Israel's Jezreel Valley
Occupied continuously from the early Bronze Age (c. 3000 BCE) to the Persian period (c. 332 BCE), Megiddo was strategically located at the crossroads of
Tel_Megiddo
Oldest scriptures of Hinduism
meditation. The Vedas have been orally transmitted since the 2nd millennium BCE with the help of elaborate mnemonic techniques. The mantras—the oldest part
Vedas
an ancient Greek sculptor who flourished during the 102nd Olympiad (370 BCE). He was a contemporary of Cephisodotus the Elder and Leochares. Among the
Polycles_(370_BCE)
Neolithic archaeological site in Turkey
modern-day Turkey. The settlement was inhabited from around 9500 BCE to at least 8000 BCE, during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic. It is known for its large circular
Göbekli_Tepe
Records of Earth's people
China, marking the beginning of the ancient period in the 4th millennium BCE. These civilizations enabled the establishment of regional empires and provided
Human_history
Religion of ancient Israel and Judah
century BCE with the Egyptian Merneptah Stele, and, while the worship of Yahweh is circumstantially attested to as early as the 12th century BCE, there
Yahwism
Geographic region in West Asia
existed in that area from the 12th to the 7th century BCE. The Roman Empire conquered the region in 63 BCE and appointed client kings to rule over it until
Palestine_(region)
Ethnoreligious group
demographic in Judah and were considered Jews too. By the late 6th century BCE, Judaism had evolved from the Israelite religion, dubbed Yahwism (for Yahweh)
Jews
Ancient smṛti text and Sanskrit epic
compiled between the 3rd century BCE and the 3rd century CE, with the oldest preserved parts not much older than around 400 BCE. The text probably reached its
Mahabharata
Country in East Asia
the 2nd millennium BCE, dynastic states had emerged. The 1st millennium BCE saw political turmoil and cultural growth. In 221 BCE, China was unified under
China
BCE) Inbir (c. 2290 BCE) Sadarmat (c. 2270 BCE) Arisen (c. 2260 BCE) Unknown Queen (c. 1764 BCE) Karziyabku (c. 1200 BCE) Ritti-Marduk (c. 1110 BCE)
List of rulers of the pre-Achaemenid kingdoms of Iran
List_of_rulers_of_the_pre-Achaemenid_kingdoms_of_Iran
Ancient Greek string instrument
2700 BCE. While flat-based lyres originated in the East, they were also later found in the West after 700 BCE. By the Hellenistic period (c. 330 BCE) what
Lyre
Dravidian language
longest-surviving classical languages in the world, attested since c. 300 BCE. Tamil was the lingua franca for early maritime traders in South India, with
Tamil_language
Core group of ancient Hebrew scriptures
have maintained different versions of the canon, including the 3rd-century BCE Septuagint text used in Second Temple Judaism, the Syriac Peshitta, the Samaritan
Hebrew_Bible
Jewish rebellion against the Seleucids
BCE and ended with the Seleucids in control of Judea, but conflict between the Maccabees, Hellenized Jews, and the Seleucids continued until 134 BCE,
Maccabean_Revolt
Female warriors and hunters in Greek mythology
Anatolia, in line with the accounts by Herodotus. In his Histories (5th century BCE), Herodotus claimed that the Sauromatae (predecessors of the Sarmatians)
Amazons
around 3000 BCE, with the first settlement near the Gihon Spring. The city is first mentioned in Egyptian execration texts around 2000 BCE as "Rusalimum
History_of_Jerusalem
Four-letter name of God in the Hebrew Bible
6th century BCE, with mention of Yahweh had been found in a tomb at Khirbet Beit Lei. Yahweh is mentioned also in the Lachish letters (587 BCE) and the slightly
Tetragrammaton
Indian spiritual leader and the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism
cosmology. He is believed by historians to have lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE, reviving and reforming an earlier Jain or proto-Jain community which had
Mahavira
Ancient Greek storyteller (620–564 BCE)
Aesop (/ˈiːsɒp/ EE-sop; Ancient Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aísōpos; c. 620 – 564 BCE; formerly rendered as Æsop) was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with
Aesop
Ancient script of Central and South Asia
ancient India that appeared as a fully developed script in the 3rd century BCE. Its descendants, the Brahmic scripts, continue to be used today across South
Brahmi_script
Pre-Columbian cultural area in the Americas
being ancient Egypt, India, Sumer, and China). Beginning as early as 7000 BCE, the domestication of cacao, maize, beans, tomato, avocado, vanilla, squash
Mesoamerica
Migrations of Indo-Aryans into the Indian subcontinent
culture (c. 2200–1900 BCE), in present-day Russia and Kazakhstan, and developed further as the Andronovo culture (2000–1450 BCE). The Indo-Aryans split
Indo-Aryan_migrations
Founding myth of the Jewish people
Achaemenid Empire (5th century BCE), elements of this narrative are older, since allusions to it are made by 8th-century BCE prophets such as Amos and Hosea
The_Exodus
Indian dynasty (2nd century BCE – 3rd century CE)
2nd century BCE and lasted until the early 3rd century CE, although some assign the beginning of their rule to as early as the 3rd century BCE based on the
Satavahana_dynasty
Supreme Court of Canada case
BCE Inc v 1976 Debentureholders, 2008 SCC 69 (CanLII), [2008] 3 SCR 560 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the nature of the duties
BCE Inc v 1976 Debentureholders
BCE_Inc_v_1976_Debentureholders
Canadian telecommunications company
company BCE Inc., an abbreviation of its full name, Bell Canada Enterprises. In addition to the Bell Canada telecommunications properties, BCE also owns
Bell_Canada
Province of the Roman Empire (6–135 AD)
In 40 BCE, Antigonus II Mattathias, son of Aristobolus II, temporarily reclaimed the throne with Parthian support but was overthrown in 37 BCE by Herod
Judaea_(Roman_province)
Ancient South Asian historical period
BCE), is the period in the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age of the history of India when the Vedic literature, including the Vedas (c. 1500–900 BCE)
Vedic_period
Ancient kingdom East of the Dead Sea
c. 900-870 BCE[citation needed] Mesha, c. 870-840 BCE[citation needed] Salmanu, c. 744-727 BCE[citation needed] Kammusu-nadbi, c. 704 BCE Muṣuri, fl.
Moab
Late-Bronze Age culture in Italy
The Proto-Villanovan culture (approximately 1175 BCE – 960 BCE) was a late Bronze Age culture that appeared in Italy, part of the central European Urnfield
Proto-Villanovan_culture
Writing found in Canaanite inscriptions
century BCE. The so-called Ophel inscription is of a similar age, but difficult to interpret. The Gezer calendar is commonly dated to the 10th century BCE. The
Paleo-Hebrew_alphabet
manufacture, although it may be from the later Uruk IV period, around 3200 BCE. The Kushim tablets from the same period feature possibly the oldest named
List_of_oldest_documents
Indian empire (185–73 BCE)
controlled most of the northern Indian subcontinent from around 187 to 75 BCE. The dynasty was established by Pushyamitra, after taking the throne of Magadha
Shunga_Empire
Subregion of the Asian continent
gradually into the Indus Valley Civilisation of the third millennium BCE. By 1200 BCE, an archaic form of Sanskrit, an Indo-European language, had diffused
South_Asia
10,000–3300 BCE) Bhirrana culture (7570–6200 BCE) Mehrgarh culture (c. 7000 – c. 2500 BCE) Indus Valley Civilisation (c. 3300 – c. 1300 BCE), including
Outline_of_ancient_India
Babylonian siege of Jerusalem (587 BC)
Oded (2019). The Last Century in the History of Judah: The Seventh Century BCE in Archaeological, Historical, and Biblical Perspectives. Ancient Israel
Siege_of_Jerusalem_(587_BC)
BCE
BCE
BCE
BCE
Boy/Male
Tamil
Charioteer of Partha - Arjun
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Amowts, AMOZ means "strong." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Isaiah the prophet.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Liberation
Biblical
idol or master of the house
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Born in Heaven
Girl/Female
Muslim
Gift
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lingasamy | லீநà¯à®•ஸமà¯à®¯Â
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Small
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, Christian, English
Sea Guardian; Guards the Coast; From the Sea
Girl/Female
Indian
Without a superior
BCE
BCE
BCE
BCE
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