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![Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7053.jpg?v=1721740863)
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Mosaic
Mosaics are designs and images created using small pieces (tesserae) of stone or other materials which have been used to decorate floors, walls, ceilings, and precious objects since before written records began. Like pottery, mosaics have...
![Ptolemaic Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15183.png?v=1642925706)
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Ptolemaic Egypt
Ptolemaic Egypt existed between 323 and 30 BCE when Egypt was ruled by the Macedonian Ptolemaic dynasty. During the Ptolemaic period, Egyptian society changed as Greek immigrants introduced a new language, religious pantheon, and way of life...
![Late Period of Ancient Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/5356.jpg?v=1717770609)
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Late Period of Ancient Egypt
The Late Period of Egypt (525-332 BCE) is the era following the Third Intermediate Period (1069-525) and preceding the brief Hellenistic Period (332-323 BCE) when Egypt was ruled by the Argead officials installed by Alexander the Great prior...
![Septimius Severus](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/358.jpg?v=1702130105)
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Septimius Severus
Lucius Septimius Severus was Roman emperor from April 193 to February 211 CE. He was of Libyan descent from Lepcis Magna and came from a locally prominent Punic family who had a history of rising to senatorial as well as consular status...
![Antigonus I](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/6156.jpg?v=1725376759)
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Antigonus I
Antigonus I Monophthalmus ("the One-Eyed") (382 -301 BCE) was one of the successor kings to Alexander the Great, controlling Macedonia and Greece. When Alexander the Great died in 323 BCE, a conflict known as the Wars of the Diadochi...
![Battle of Pydna](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/3674.jpg?v=1689300606)
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Battle of Pydna
The Battle of Pydna in June 168 BCE was a decisive Roman victory that ended the Third Macedonian War and established Rome as the dominant power in the Mediterranean. The Roman Republic was expanding, enlarging its sphere of influence along...
![Seleucus I Nicator](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/5048.jpg?v=1714346223)
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Seleucus I Nicator
Seleucus I Nicator (l. c. 358-281 BCE, r. 305-281 BCE) was one of the generals of Alexander the Great (l. 356-323 BCE) who made up the group of Diadochi ("successors") who divided the vast Macedonian Empire between them after the death of...
![Argead Dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2664.jpg?v=1718934544)
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Argead Dynasty
The Argead dynasty, the ancient Macedonian house of Dorian Greek origin, lasted from the 7th century to 310 BCE. The mythological founder of the dynasty was King Caranus but it was under Philip II of Macedon (382-226 BCE) that the Macedonian...
![Perdiccas](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4078.jpg?v=1725376752)
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Perdiccas
Perdiccas (d. 321 BCE) was one of Alexander the Great's commanders, and after his death, custodian of the treasury, regent over Philip III and Alexander IV, and commander of the royal army. When Alexander the Great crossed the Hellespont...
![Orontid Dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/8089.jpg?v=1626202801)
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Orontid Dynasty
The Orontid dynasty (aka Eruandid or Yervanduni) succeeded the Kingdom of Urartu in ancient Armenia and ruled from the 6th to 3rd century BCE. Initially, the Orontids ruled as Persian satraps and the culture, language and political practices...