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Athenian philosopher, forced to commit suicide by drinking hemlock
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Socrates
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Ancient capital of Elam and the Achaemenid Empire
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Susa
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Mysterious group of invaders who contributed to the Late Bronze Age Collapse
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Sea People
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Macedonian General, ruled over a huge territory after the death of Alexander the Great
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Seleucid
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Roman stoic philosopher, tutored Nero
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Seneca
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Ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel
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Samaria
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Last man standing in the Year of the Five Roman Emperors in 193 AD
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Septimius Severus
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Ancient Iranian civilisation in Central Asia, located between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers
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Sogdia
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Transportation route linking China with India and the Middle East
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Silk Road
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Ancient Greek city on the Peloponnese peninsula, deadly rivals to Athens
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Sparta
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Large group of Germanic tribes from the Elbe river region
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Suebi
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Roman general who defeated Hannibal and Carthage
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Scipio Africanus
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Ancient Indo-European language, used to compose the Rig Vedas
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Sanskrit
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Birth name of The Buddha
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Siddhartha Gautama
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Horse nomads who dominated the Pontic Steppe throughout much of classical antiquity
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Scythians
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Age comprised of the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic periods
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Stone Age
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Greek school of philosophy and ethics, founded by Zeno in the early third century BC
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Stoicism
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First dictator of the Roman Republic
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Sulla
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Tribe of Cisalpine Gauls under Brennus, who won the Battle of the Allia before sacking Rome in 390 BC
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Senones
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Ancient Chinese dynasty, ruled during the Bronze Age
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Shang
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Circular neolithic monument in Southern England
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Stonehenge
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Governor of a Persian province
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Satrap
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Persian title meaning King of Kings
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Shahanshah
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King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, destroyed Babylon and ultimately conquered most of the Levant
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Sennacherib
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Cradle of civilisation, included the cities of Eridu, Ur and Lagash
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Sumer
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Last Persian Empire before the Muslim conquest
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Sassanid
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