1 posted on
10/19/2009 11:47:57 AM PDT by
decimon
To: SunkenCiv; SJackson
2 posted on
10/19/2009 11:48:49 AM PDT by
decimon
To: decimon
This “BCE” crap annoys me. Are people now afraid to say “BC” - before Christ?
What the **** does “common era” mean?
3 posted on
10/19/2009 12:34:59 PM PDT by
beethovenfan
(If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
To: decimon
The Assyrians laid siege to the city in 701 BCE, but failed to conquer it. It was the only city in history to successfully fend them off. Quite doubtful. The Assyrians were defeated many times in battles and sieges over several hundred years.
5 posted on
10/19/2009 1:33:11 PM PDT by
Sherman Logan
("The price of freedom is the toleration of imperfections." Thomas Sowell)
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6 posted on
10/19/2009 1:53:33 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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8 posted on
10/19/2009 4:55:52 PM PDT by
SJackson
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