The origins of glass date back to 3,500 BC but it wasn't until the Roman Empire, 2,000 years ago, that the art of glass-blowing and the practical uses of glass became more widespread.

玻璃的起源可以追溯到公元前3500年，但直到2000年前的罗马帝国，吹制玻璃的艺术和玻璃的实际使用才变得更加广泛。

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The ancient Olympic Games, which began in 776 BC, lasted for over 1100 years.

古代奥运会始于公元前776年，延续了1100多年。

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The "black pharaohs" ruled for nearly 70 years until war withthe Assyrians forced the Kushites back to their homeland in 656 BC.

公元前656年，与亚述人一役战败，统治了埃及将近七十年的黑法老王和他的库施人被赶回了老家。

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They are similar to tools known to have been used in the Netherlands and northern Germany 14, 000 years ago, or 12, 000 BC.

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Moenjodaro, located on the right bank of the Indus River, 510 km north-east of Karachi, in Pakistan's Sindh Province, flourished for about 1000 years during the third and second millennium BC.

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We have allowed English to degenerate so far that we must waste years on it, just like the Egyptians of 2000 BC.

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