Before Constantius arrived, the Persian general Narses, who was possibly the king's brother, overran Mesopotamia and captured Amida.

Before the first Europeans arrived, there was no written history in the territory.

Before Raymond and Bohemond arrived, Agnes and King Baldwin arranged for Sibylla to be married to a Poitevin newcomer, Guy of Lusignan, whose older brother Amalric of Lusignan was already an established figure at court.

Before the Mariner 4 spacecraft arrived at Mars in July 1965 and dispelled some of the more exotic theories about the planet, the conventional image of Mars was shaped by the observations of the astronomers Giovanni Schiaparelli and Percival Lowell.

Before Europeans arrived, Māori either walked or used watercraft on rivers or along the coasts.

Before Europeans arrived, Māori either walked or used watercraft on rivers or along the coasts.

Before his replacement arrived, Mason ordered 1, 000 Michigan militiamen to enter Toledo and prevent the symbolically important first session of the Ohio Court of Common Pleas.

Before their lines collapsed, Warner's men arrived on the scene to reinforce Stark's troops.

Before Raymond and Bohemond arrived, however, Agnes and King Baldwin arranged for Sibylla to be married to a Poitevin newcomer, Guy of Lusignan, whose older brother Amalric of Lusignan was already an established figure at court.

Before the shipping of enslaved people was completely outlawed in 1853, 15. 3 million enslaved people had arrived in the Americas.

Before settlers arrived, the federal government also sent teams of negotiators to meet with the Native peoples of the region.

Before Europeans arrived, the Philadelphia area was home to the Lenape ( Delaware ) Indians in the village of Shackamaxon.

Before Europeans arrived, the New Haven area was the home of the Quinnipiac tribe of Native Americans, who lived in villages around the harbor and subsisted off local fisheries and the farming of maize.

Before the Normans arrived, Anglo-Saxon governmental systems were more sophisticated than their counterparts in Normandy.

Before tomatoes ( a New World fruit ) arrived in the Middle East, grenadine was widely used in many Iranian foods, and is still found in traditional recipes such as fesenjān, a thick sauce made from pomegranate juice and ground walnuts, usually spooned over duck or other poultry and rice, and in ash-e anar ( pomegranate soup ).

Before the settlers arrived, a name for the new town was selected.

Before white settlers arrived, there was a small village of Native Americans living there from the Turtle Clan of the Iroquois Nation.

Before Anglos arrived, Native Americans camped along the river.

Before European settlers arrived in the Tulpehocken Creek valley, the area was inhabited by the Lenape.

Before the first settlers arrived in the vicinity of what was later called the Big Spring, this area was part of the hunting grounds of the Lenape and Shawnee.

Before the first settlers arrived, local Native American tribes often used the areas around the springs as their home.

Before the cowboys and cattle arrived, the area was home to numerous Indian tribes.

Before the French arrived, the Huron had already been in conflict with the Iroquois nations to the south.

Before the turn of the century, early pioneers, many of them silver miners, arrived from the East by way of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads, for which Spokane was a major hub.

Before the rebel force arrived, Kirkpatrick had Neville leave the house and hide in a nearby ravine.

Before this promotion Tottenham had won the FA Cup in 1901, making it the only non-League club to do so since the formation of the Football League.

Before that season, the MEAC was the first conference to secure NCAA sanctioning for women ’ s bowling by adopting the club sport prior to the 1996-97 school year.

Before the Second World War, the city's most successful club was Slavija Osijek, which collapsed in 1941.

Before bowling became a varsity sport, it was a club sport coached by Bill Straub who led the club team to two national IBC titles in 1991 and 1995.

Before the transaction was completed, Fiala began acting like he already owned the club.

Before joining Duran Duran, he performed with several school ( Park Hall School in Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire ) and local club bands.

Before the stadium was opened in 1997, the club was based at the Victoria Ground, which had been their home ground since 1878.

Before the start of the 1931 season, Frankford Stadium was severely damaged by a fire, forcing the club to find another location for its home games.

Before this eventuated World Class were almost the sole performers in the club, managed by Alonzo who smooth-talked his way into obtaining a record deal from CBS Records for the group and was using money generated from sales to build an inexpensive four-track recording studio at the back of the club to cut records for his acts.

Before it was turned into a club, the Haçienda was a yacht builder's shop and warehouse before becoming a Bollywood cinema in the 1970s, showing films to the local Asian community.

Before 1892, the winning club in each county championship contested the All-Ireland championship representing their county.

Before a ball was kicked in 1992 / 93, the FAW requested that the club put up a bond as surety that their floodlights would be erected in time for the commencement of the League Cup competition.

Before leaving the club to join Wrexham for £ 10, 000, he had played for Wales Under-21 and was the league's top scorer.

Before the 2003 MLB season the club did so, moving the distance from left-center field from.

Before joining the Australian club, he made more than 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League over an 18-year career, and represented England in international football.

Before 1992 the local club was Aldershot, which folded on 25 March 1992, when members of the Football League Fourth Division.

Before the 2009 – 10 season got underway, Wigan midfielder Lee Cattermole left the club and signed for Sunderland, rejoining Bruce in the process.

Before Gibson returned to his home in Omaha at the end of the 1975 season, Cardinals general manager Bing Devine offered him an undefined job that was contingent on approval from higher-ranking club officials.

Before Namibia gained its independence in 1990, the team, as South West Africa, played in South Africa's domestic club competition, the Currie Cup.

Before the 2006 season Adu was loaned to English club Manchester United for a fortnight, but he was not able to gain a work permit and so could not play in any competitive fixtures, and only trained with several players from the Manchester United academy during his two weeks.

: Before a gig in a Buffalo club, that was called Jack Daniels, the owner twisted my arm for a band name.

Before leaving the MetroStars in 2003, he appeared in thirteen games and had three clean sheets as the club challenged for first place during the season ’ s first half.

Before his film career, he worked for several years at a holiday club for seniors in Menton.