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The Xiongnu Culture - Third Century BCE (536 words) |
 | During Emperor Mo-tun reign (208-175 BCE), the Xiongnu were at the zenith of their might and occupied a huge territory from Lake Baikal on the north to the Ordos plateau on the south and the Liao River on the east. |
| By 55-34 BCE their political influence reached as far as the lower Volga and the Ureal foothills. |
| By the first century BCE there were also large settled populations with well-developed agriculture of millet, barley and wheat. |
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Tower of David - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (695 words) |
| Parts of a tower and the city wall were built by the Hasmonean (first century BCE). |
| In the 2nd century BCE, Jerusalem expanded to the so-called Western Hill, on which the citadel now stands. |
| Since the site was the weak point in the city's natural defenses, its fortification was of paramount importance to all rulers of Jerusalem, each of whom built on the ruins of the earlier structures. |
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