It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century AD astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations.

* Alcinous ( philosopher ) ( 2nd century AD )

Akkadian gradually replaced Sumerian as a spoken language somewhere around the turn of the 3rd and the 2nd millennium BC ( the exact dating being a matter of debate ), but Sumerian continued to be used as a sacred, ceremonial, literary and scientific language in Mesopotamia until the 1st century AD.

A 2nd century AD papyrus of Alcaeus, one of the many such fragments that have contributed to our greatly improved knowledge of Alcaeus ' poetry during the 20th century ( P. Berol.

), one 2nd century BC ( Basil Mandilaras, ' A new papyrus fragment of the Certamen Homeri et Hesiodi Platon 42 ( 1990 ) 45 – 51 ) and one 2nd or 3rd century AD ( University of Michigan pap.

According to Pausanias, writing in the 2nd century AD, the term ' Achaean ' was originally given to those Greeks inhabiting the Argolis and Laconia.

Pausanias does not mention it in his 2nd century AD Description of Greece.

Akkadian gradually replaced Sumerian as the spoken language of Mesopotamia somewhere around the turn of the 3rd and the 2nd millennium BC ( the exact dating being a matter of debate ), but Sumerian continued to be used as a sacred, ceremonial, literary and scientific language in Mesopotamia until the 1st century AD.

The system of Chinese astrology was elaborated during the Zhou dynasty ( 1046 – 256 BC ) and flourished during the Han Dynasty ( 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD ), during which all the familiar elements of traditional Chinese culture – the Yin-Yang philosophy, theory of the 5 elements, Heaven and Earth, Confucian morality – were brought together to formalise the philosophical principles of Chinese medicine and divination, astrology and alchemy.

European segmental arch bridges date back to at least the Alconétar Bridge ( approximately 2nd century AD ), while the enormous Roman era Trajan's Bridge ( 105 AD ) featured open-spandrel segmental arches in wooden construction.

File: Apollo Kitharoidos BM 1380. jpg | Room 22-Apollo kitharoidos ( holding a lyre ), Roman, circa 2nd century AD

Lucian of Samosata ( 2nd century AD ) gives the same story but names the runner Philippides ( not Pheidippides ).

A similar story is reported by Flavius Josephus during the siege of Jerusalem by Rome in 70 AD ( see Mary of Bethezuba ), and the population of Numantia during the Roman Siege of Numantia in the 2nd century BC was reduced to cannibalism and suicide.

As far back as the early 2nd century, there is evidence that the codex — usually of papyrus — was the preferred format among Christians: in the library of the Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum ( buried in AD 79 ), all the texts ( Greek literature ) are scrolls ( see Herculaneum papyri ); in the Nag Hammadi " library ", secreted about AD 390, all the texts ( Gnostic Christian ) are codices.

In the 2nd century AD, Claudius Ptolemy catalogued 37 stars in Centaurus.

Ancient Rome | Roman crankshaft dated to the 2nd century AD.

A Roman iron crankshaft of yet unknown purpose dating to the 2nd century AD was excavated in Augusta Raurica, Switzerland.

In the 2nd century AD, Ptolemy produced his treatise on cartography, Geographia.

Female centaurs flanking Venus ( mythology ) | Venus ( Mosaic from Roman Tunisia, 2nd century AD )

Christianity spread throughout Egypt within half a century of Saint Mark's arrival in Alexandria, as is clear from the New Testament writings found in Bahnasa, in Middle Egypt, which date around the year AD 200, and a fragment of the Gospel of John, written in Coptic, which was found in Upper Egypt and can be dated to the first half of the 2nd century.

AD & D 2nd Edition was published in 1989.

The type is represented by neo-Attic Imperial Roman copies of the late 1st or early 2nd century, modelled upon a supposed Greek bronze original made in the second quarter of the 5th century BCE, in a style similar to works of Polykleitos but more archaic.

In the late 2nd century CE floor mosaic from El Djem, Roman Thysdrus, he is identifiable as Apollo Helios by his effulgent halo, though now even a god's divine nakedness is concealed by his cloak, a mark of increasing conventions of modesty in the later Empire.

The president is elected for a five year term by the people ( absolute majority with 2nd round if necessary ).

The character with 1st rank in each attribute is considered " superior " in that attribute, being considered to be substantially better than the character with 2nd rank even if the difference in scores is small.

The document is dated to the 2nd century BC and, in the form of a vision, briefly discusses dualism and the Watchers:

Argo Navis is the only one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy that is no longer officially recognised as a constellation.

National Tree Planting Day is on the 2nd Monday of December.

National Tree Day is on the 2nd Thursday of July.

" Townsend, turning to the sources behind the pseudo-Clementine writings, argues that the middle of the 2nd century is the terminus ad quem for the final composition.

With an area of 146. 63 km < sup > 2 </ sup >, Aalen is ranked 7th in Baden-Württemberg and 2nd within the Government Region of Stuttgart, after Stuttgart.

Various markets are held in the Market Hall, for example: Tuesdays – retail market, which also stretches into the town hall car park and temporarily the Cattle Market, while Brewery Yard car park is regenerated ; Wednesday – flea market ; 4th Thursday of the month a farmers ' market ; Friday – retail market ; Saturday – retail market ( also in the town hall car park ); 3rd Sunday of the month – antique fair ; 2nd Saturday – craft fair.

* What is an Anabaptist Christian ?, 2nd ed., Palmer Becker, Missio Dei no.

The first known exponent of Adoptionism in the 2nd century is Theodotus of Byzantium.

The 1st Naval District is located at the country's main naval base in Rio de Janeiro ; the 2nd Naval District is in Salvador ; the 3rd Naval District is located in Natal ; the 4th Naval District is located in Belém ; and the 5th Naval District is located in Porto Alegre.

From the 2nd century, it is certain that the offices of bishop and presbyter were clearly distinguished,

The bishops in the 2nd century are defined also as the only clergy to whom the ordination to priesthood ( presbyterate ) and diaconate is entrusted: " a priest ( presbyter ) lays on hands, but does not ordain.

The Hebrew portion is, for all intents and purposes, identical to that found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, meaning chapters 1 and 8-12 were in existence before the late 2nd century BC.

The consensus among modern scholars is that the Bastarnae were, in the 2nd century, divided into two main groups.

Although paper existed in China before Cai Lun ( since the 2nd century BC ), he was responsible for the first significant improvement and standardization of paper-making by adding essential new materials into its composition.

In 1968 the 2nd Infantry Division was headquartered at Tonggu Ri and responsible for watching over a portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

From October 2006 to January 2008, the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team deployed from Fort Carson, Colorado in support of the Multi-National Division â €“ Baghdad ( 1st Cavalry Division ) and was responsible for assisting the Iraqi forces to become self-reliant, bringing down the violence and insurgency levels and supporting the rebuilding of the Iraqi infrastructure.

The clapper loader ( or 2nd AC ) is generally responsible for the maintenance and operation of the clapperboard, while the script supervisor is responsible for determining which system will be used and what numbers a given take should have.

He was responsible to expand the coverage of the constitution of 1962 and promulgated 2nd amendment to make it " people oriented ".

Historians Bruce Catton and Glenn Tucker make firm assertions that a sharpshooter was responsible ; Stephen Sears credits volley fire from the 7th Tennessee against the 2nd Wisconsin ; Edwin Coddington cites the sister's letter and finds the sharpshooter theory to be partly credible, but leans towards Sears ' conclusion ; Harry W. Pfanz agrees that the location was behind the 2nd Wisconsin, but make no judgment about the source of the fire.

The 2nd Rangers were responsible for capturing Le Conquet peninsula, where they disabled a 280mm gun and took many German prisoners.

The body of astrological knowledge by the 2nd century AD is described in Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos, a work that was responsible for astrology's successful spread across Europe and the Middle East, and remained a reference for almost seventeen centuries as later traditions made few substantial changes to its core teachings.

Although the identity of the hoax's perpetrator is unknown, several authors consider John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu, to have been responsible.

According to Pomponius, a lawyer who lived during the 2nd century AD, the position of tresviri monetalis was established in 289 BC, but this date seems to be far too early, and if they did not come into existence during the Second Punic War, the formation of a formal college may not have occurred until some time after 200 BC The three members of this committee were officially known as the " tres viri aere argento auro flando feriundo " (" the three men responsible for casting and striking bronze, silver and gold "), a lengthy title that was almost always abbreviated to " III. V. A. A. A. F. F .".

Robert the 2nd Earl is most likely responsible for the village's planned street design, he initiated an ambitious building programme across the estate in the late 1700s.

The 2nd Parliament was the first under which New Zealand had responsible government, meaning that unlike previously, the Cabinet was chosen ( although not officially appointed ) by Parliament rather than by the Governor.

The third responsible government, the first Stafford Ministry, led by Edward Stafford, was more stable, governing for the remainder of the 2nd Parliament and for the beginning of the 3rd.

When responsible government had been granted at the beginning of the 2nd Parliament, the Governor, Thomas Gore Browne, was given sufficient authority to make the Legislative Council elective, but no action was taken.

The department was initially composed of the NKGB ’ s 5th Directorate ( responsible for wartime communications ) and an independent cryptography department, the 2nd Special Department.

The situation was such that the 2nd Canadian Division made its brigades responsible for the provision of " Trench Police " to perform traffic control duties.

On 4 April 1941, he assumed command of the 2nd China Expeditionary Fleet, and was responsible for the naval component of the invasion of Hong Kong, where his duties primarily involved the blockade of Hong Kong harbor with small patrol craft and a couple of light cruisers.

Before the military training system was changed in 2006 – 2007, this squadron was responsible for training recruits selected for NCO school to become squad leaders ( upon the completion of their training they were promoted to non-commissioned 2nd lieutenant ).

The 1st vice-president will be responsible for political and administrative affairs, while the 2nd vice-president will handle social and economic affairs.

On 12 June 1998, he was appointed 2nd Vice-President ( responsible for economic and social affairs ), by Interim President Pierre Buyoya.

It has been suggested that Queisser was responsible for annoying Mendelssohn by putting a ' turn ' in the opening trombone phrase of the ' Lobgesang ' 2nd Symphony.

He is best known for serving as commander of Joint Task Force Katrina responsible for coordinating military relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina-affected areas across the Gulf Coast and as the 2nd Infantry Division Commander while stationed in Korea.