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Encyclopedia > 259 BC

Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC


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Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang (259 BC- 210 BC) (2710 words)
Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang (259 BC- 210 BC)
According to the Records of the Historian: Emperor Qinshihuang succeeded to the throne of Qin at the age of 13 (246 BC).
Later a shepherd went into a cave of the mausoleum, dug by Xiang Yu, to look for his sheep with a torch in his hand and a second fire was ignited to burn away all the remaining tomb structures inside and out.
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Letter of Ptolemy II re revenues (96) (259 BC)
Adulis Inscription of Ptolemy III (99) (246-222 BC)
Rosetta Stone: priestly decree on occasion of coronation of Ptolemy V (103) (204 BC)
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