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c. 515 BCE

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c. 500 BCE

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312 BCE

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47

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c. 75

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c. 100

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c. 105

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134

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c. 610

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c. 950

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1176

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1391

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c. 1500
1642

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c. 1660

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1681

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1698

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c. 1710

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c. 1720

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1724

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1776
1779

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1784
1802
1803
1804
1807
1811

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c. 1813
1815
1816

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c. 1819

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1825

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1826
1827

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1829
1830
1832

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1833

1836
1837
1838
1843
1850
1852

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1854

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1855

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1858
1859

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1863
1869

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1875
1879

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1883

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1885
1886
1890
1891

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1894

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1896
1897
1900

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1901

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1902

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1903
1904
1905
1906

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1907
1908
1909

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1910
1911

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1912
1913
1914

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1916

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1919

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1922
1926

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1927

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1929

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1930
1931

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1932

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1935

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1936
1937

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1938

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1939

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1940
1941

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1942

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1944

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1945

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1948

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1949
1954

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1959

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1962

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1964

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1969
1981
1993

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1994

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1998

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2005
2006

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2010

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