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  • An excellent survey of the contemporary history of the period is to be found in the _History of the Ancient World_ by Goodspeed or in Meyer's _Ancient History.

    The Makers and Teachers of Judaism Charles Foster Kent 1896

  • He also gives an account of the colorful early-twentieth-century Swedish linguist Bernhard Karlgren who, in his early twenties, found ways to reconstruct what he called Ancient Chinese in spite of barriers posed by the lack of a phonetic writing system.1

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • He also gives an account of the colorful early-twentieth-century Swedish linguist Bernhard Karlgren who, in his early twenties, found ways to reconstruct what he called Ancient Chinese in spite of barriers posed by the lack of a phonetic writing system.1

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • An account of the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece, fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens).

    Archive 2009-03-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009

  • Therefore, when I cast about for something to write, I thought it would be fun to do a "film noir" set in Ancient Egypt, with a kind of ancient Sam Spade at its center.

    Interview with Brad Gealey 2010

  • Being cursed by the gods in Ancient Greece was of nothing in comparison.

    The Odds Against Science Fiction « Write Anything 2010

  • Currently on display at the Americas Society is a grand look at some pre-Colombian treasures: Art and Myth in Ancient Peru: The History of the Jequetepeque Valley.

    Susan Segal: Art and Myth in Ancient Peru: The History of the Jequetepeque Valley Susan Segal 2010

  • All of these tyrants who believe this nonsense seem to think that they are the rulers of independent city-states such as existed in Ancient Greece.

    Second-Amendment Showdown, Part II 2009

  • Currently on display at the Americas Society is a grand look at some pre-Colombian treasures: Art and Myth in Ancient Peru: The History of the Jequetepeque Valley.

    Susan Segal: Extraordinary Finds in Latin American Culture Susan Segal 2010

  • In Lise Manniche’s Sexual Life in Ancient Egypt, there are some reproductions of ancient art, and in one, Atum shows that he really merits the epithet "accomplished one."

    Secrets of the Crypt - Arthur Phillips talks about how he came to write The Egyptologist 2010

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