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3rd century BCE - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: G, Aeon, Age, Ages, Bicentennial, Buck, Cartwheel, Cent, Centenarian, Centennial, Centigram, Centimeter, Centipede |
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(4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - other centuries)
(2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD)
Events
Significant persons
- Mencius, Chinese philosopher and sage (371 - 289 BC).
- Euclid, geometer (c. 365 - 275 BC).
- Ashoka, Mauryan ruler of India 273 BC - 232 BC.
- The Ptolemaic dynasty rules Egypt
- Archimedes of Syracuse, mathematician, physicist, and engineer (c. 287 - 212 BC).
- Apollonius of Perga, mathematician (c. 262 - 190 BC).
- Qin Shi Huang, Chinese Emperor (259 - 210 BC, reigned 246 - 210 BC).
- Hannibal, military leader of Carthage (247 - 182 BC).
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
Decades and years
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Example Usage of century |
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emilyoverturf: @EveDestiny fabric with "storied" prints. Generally a solid background w/ a monocromatic print - often 18th century french scenes. |
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Trackh3ad: i mean really we are in the freakin 21st century where they dont judge ppl based on skin color asshole |
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angelu_u: 21st century Breakdown ♪ |
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