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But then someone came up with the bright idea of reading it aloud (a few hundred years bce) to everyone and nothing has been the same since. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With the victories of Pompey (88 – 63 bce), pearls were brought back from the Orient in plenitude. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The oldest translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, the Septuagint, received its name from the 72 Jewish scholars who, according to tradition, had performed this translation for Ptolemy II in the third century bce. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Note 126: The ducal library possessed several works attributed to Theophrastus (372 – 287 bce): I.V. #211, 231, graec. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Then Sherdan rule Mediterranean sea from 1300 bce. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Even before Nebuchadnezzar's son Evilmerodach eventually pardoned the Jews, ending their exile, the vision of Ezekiel in 573 bce offered the blueprint for a new Israel by drawing on the foundations of the nation's heart, the Temple of Solomon. back ❋ Unknown (2008)

Many links From Minoa island and Nuragic bronze People from 1800 bce. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When King David (reigned c. 1005 – 965 bce) ages and his health fails, a beautiful young woman is sought throughout Israel to lie in his bosom and keep him warm. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Moderation in all things" - Terence [Publius Terentius Afer], c 190 – 159 bce ❋ Unknown (2008)

Sam Javanrouh, bce christmas lights (Dec. 22, 2004). ❋ Unknown (2006)

Then there was the ~500 bce to Year Zero iinflux of "avatars" in India, China and the Middle East, taking over from ~2500 to ~2000 bce "avatars" in India, China and the Middle East. ❋ Unknown (2006)

In fact, the first philosopher in the West to give perfectly explicit expression to cosmopolitanism was the Socratically inspired Cynic Diogenes in the fourth century bce. ❋ Kleingeld, Pauline (2006)

Judah and the Making of Biblical History 9. The Transformation of Judah c.930–705 bce ❋ Israel Finkelstein (2001)

In addition, the much earlier Mesopotamian and Egyptian archives from the Middle and Late Bronze Ages c.2000–1150 bce at ancient sites such as Mari, and Tell el-Amarna and Nuzi, shed important light on the world of the ancient Near East and thus on the cultural milieu from which the Bible eventually emerged. ❋ Israel Finkelstein (2001)

Beginning with the first evidence of agriculture and settled communities in the region at the very end of the Stone Age, archaeologists have gone on to delineate the rise of urban civilization in the Bronze Age (3500–1150 bce) and its transformation into territorial states in the succeeding period, the Iron Age (1150–586 bce), when most of the historical events described in the Bible presumably occurred. ❋ Israel Finkelstein (2001)

Something I find funny is that while these [abbreviations] have been chosen as non religious alternatives, one could use the word BCE to mean, Before Christian [Era], and [CE] to mean Christian Era. ❋ Dancing With Fire (2011)

[She is] [so cool], she [really] has BCE ❋ BeautifulBritney (2020)

I wasn't born in [1988] BCE [you idiot], I was born in 1988 [CE]. ❋ Urban Dictionary (2004)

[Atheists] [tried] to make BCE not about [Jesus] but everything is about him. ❋ Daddy Big Branch (2018)

BCE, Before Communist Era universities were institutions that helped their students build space rockets and [invent] all manners of human-promoting technologies. Now we are bringing them under [the control] of the Chinese Communist [Social Credit Score] System VIA Facebook and Google! ❋ Seerfax (2019)

He [will] [always] be my [bce] ❋ Hfdhg2455 (2018)

People who [say] BCE will be in for a [rude awakening] on [judgement day] ❋ SuperSpirit (2022)

BCE he makes sure to have [a box] of [tissues] at [hand] ❋ Burntpotatoes (2017)

Dude, your girlfriend dumped you [two weeks] [before Christmas] AND returned your [gifts]? She is definitely the BCE. ❋ Lerxst68 (2014)

BCE [dude] [lol] ❋ Nameless12345 (2009)