Nebukadnezar (nebukadnezar)

The sizes of global stock markets. Nvidia, with a market valuation of $4.06 trillion, is either larger than or slightly smaller than the total GDP of many countries.

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Magnificent mosaics still amaze visitors to the ruins of the royal palace of Aigai, in modern-day Vergína, where Philip II was assassinated by a bodyguard in 336 b.c.

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THE PHILIPPEION AT OLYMPIA Philip built this forthe glory of the Argead dynasty, after its decisive victory over Athens and Thebes at Chaeronea in 338 b.c. It is located in the Temple Zeusat Olympia, one of the most important Greek sanctuaries.

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UNCONQUERED The magnificent south gate of the Parthian city of Hatra (now a World Heritage site) lies in northern Iraq. Mark Antony’s campaign against the Parthian Empire, starting in 36 b.c., was a costly failure. The Parthian would be a thorn in Rome’s side for the next two centuries.

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ŌSAKA CASTLE Builtin the 16th century, this fortress was the main strong hold of the Toyotomi clan, which maintained its resistance against the armies of Tokugawa Ieyasu. The capture of the castle in 1615 led to the unification of Japan under theTokugawa shogunate.

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