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4th century

4th century: c. 300 - c. 400  

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2012
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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
Horses strong enough to carry men wearing armour are put to good use by northern barbarians, and by Romans in border regions such as Dacia
4th century BCE

4th century BCE: c. 400 BCE - c. 300 BCE  

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Timeline
Current Version:
2012
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History, Ancient history (non-classical to 500 CE)
Hippocrates, on the Greek island of Kos, founds an influential school of medicine
5th century

5th century: c. 400 - c. 500  

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Current Version:
2012
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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
Niall of the Nine Hostages is the first man to be called king of Ireland, though his direct control does not extend beyond Ulster
5th century BCE

5th century BCE: c. 500 BCE - c. 400 BCE  

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2012
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History, Ancient history (non-classical to 500 CE)
A Persian rug, woven with a knotted pile, is placed in the tomb of a Scythian chieftain and survives to this day
6th century

6th century: c. 500 - c. 600  

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Current Version:
2012
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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
The Czechs are the most powerful of the various Slav tribes by now settled in Bohemia
6th century BCE

6th century BCE: c. 600 BCE - c. 500 BCE  

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2012
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History, Ancient history (non-classical to 500 CE)
The choros, originally danced in a circle by temple virgins, is the centrepiece of the developing Greek theatre
7th century

7th century: c. 600 - c. 700  

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2012
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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
Ritual intoning of the psalms, derived from Jewish synagogues, is formalized in Christian worship as Gregorian chant
8th century

8th century: c. 700 - 800  

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Current Version:
2012
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History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
Shortage of manpower in the Muslim armies causes a change of policy, with non-Arabs now allowed to convert to Islam
9th century

9th century: c. 800 - c. 900  

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Timeline
Current Version:
2012
Subject:
History, Early history (500 CE to 1500)
The use of zero, essential in practical mathematics, is now familiar in India and is adopted in Baghdad
Afghanistan

Afghanistan: 327 BCE - 2008  

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Timeline
Current Version:
2012
Subject:
Encyclopedias, Geographical reference
Alexander marries Roxana after subduing the territories of her father, a Bactrian chief in the modern region of Afghanistan

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