A Map of Time
1. 800–400 b.c.e.
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2. 8th century b.c.e.
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3. ca. 7th–6th centuries b.c.e.
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4. 600–300 b.c.e.
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5. 6th century b.c.e.
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6. 586–539 b.c.e.
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7. 469–399 b.c.e.
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8. Early 1st century c.e.
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9. 10–65 c.e.
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