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adverbbefore the Christian era; used following dates before the supposed year Christ was born
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- parthenon the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture
- phoenician a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.
- linear b a syllabic script used in Greece in the 13th century B.C.
- old latin the oldest recorded Latin (dating back at early as the 6th century B.C.)
- julian calendar the solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the 12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366 days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for February
- old style calendar the solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the 12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366 days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for February
- linear a an undeciphered writing system used in Crete in the 17th century B.C.