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Joined: 2/4/2009 From: Be'eri, Hadarom, Israel Status: offline
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486 B.C. Persian empire *Egypt revolts against Persian rule. Roman Republic *During his third consulate, the Roman consul Spurius Cassius Viscellinus proposes an agrarian law to assist needy plebeians, a measure violently opposed both by the patricians and by the wealthy plebeians, who have Cassius condemned and executed. China *The first part of the Grand Canal of China is built during the reign of King Fuchai of Wu. It links the Yangtze River with the Huai River, and is a measure to ship amble amount of supplies north for intended wars with the northern states of Song and Lu. Deaths *Spurius Cassius Vecellinus, Roman consul (executed)
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But when Territories are acquired in regions where there are differences in language, customs, and laws then great good fortune and much hard work are required to hold them. -Machiavelli, Il Principe, Book III-
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