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Famous Speeches in History
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Attila the Hun
More about the greatest of all Barbarian rulers:
Attila short biography
Map of Attila's empire
Battle of the Catalaunian
Plains
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Greco-Persian Wars
Also called the
Persian Wars, the Greco-Persian Wars were
fought for almost half a century from 492 to
449 BC. Greece won against enormous odds. Here
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Battle of Marathon
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Salamis
Battle of Plataea
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Ever Wondered How to
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Observe and learn from
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Suicide optional.
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Ivan the Terrible
Was the man really
all
that dreadful?
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Description
Ancient numerals and numbers
Illustrating:
Arabic Numerals
Babylonian Numerals
Chinese Numerals
Egyptian Numerals
Greek Numerals
Hebrew
Numerals
Roman Numerals
Credits
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
(except Hebrew and Roman)
Related Links
The History of Languages - Language Roots
Ancient Greek Dialects (Map)
Arabic Numerals
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Babylonian Numerals
![Babylonian Numerals](../images/babylonian_numerals.jpg)
Chinese Numerals
![Chinese Numerals](../images/chinese_numerals.jpg)
Egyptian Numerals
![Egyptian Numerals](../images/egyptian_numerals.jpg)
Greek Numerals
![Greek Numerals](../images/greek_numerals.jpg)
Hebrew Numbers
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Roman Numerals
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