Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea.

在死海边的洞穴里发现了古代的卷轴。

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Did democracy have its beginnings in ancient Greece?

民主制度创始于古希腊吗？

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The distillation of rose petals to produce rosewater almost certainly originated in Ancient Persia.

用玫瑰花瓣提炼制造玫瑰水几乎可以肯定是起源于古波斯。

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Other experts say glass making first started four to five thousand years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, present day Iraq and Syria.

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The epic also explains and mirrors the rise of Babel as one of the great cities in the Ancient Near East.

史诗也解释并且映射了巴比伦王国的兴起,它是古代近东繁盛的城市之一。

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The martyrs in the Easter Rebellion of 1916 become ancient Irish warriors, and we'll talk about that next time.

916年复活节起义中的烈士6,化身为古代爱尔兰骑士，这个我们下次课再谈。

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She will be 30 in September which is ancient in tennis years.

FORBES: Maria Sharapova: Tennis's "It" Girl Once Again

The Dana Air was 22 years old, which is not exactly ancient in aviation terms but given that Nigerian law prohibits aircraft over the age of 20 from operating, who fell asleep at the switch?

CNN: Nigerians demand answers in wake of Dana Air crash

Centuries later, they were chased from their headquarters in Malta by Napoleon and now have their headquarters in an ancient palace in the smartest and most fashionable shopping area of central Rome.

BBC: Knights of Malta Catholic order celebrates 900 years