Sentence examples for centuries down from inspiring English sources

For some three centuries down to 30 BCE, Alexandria expanded the Greek vision of how to know and explain the world.

This is a fight between rival versions of Anglicanism, a quarrel extending to the beginning of Anglicanism that has replayed itself periodically through the centuries down to our own time.

One can only hope that the vitriol surrounding this issue hasn't ruined any chance, centuries down the road, of a similarly inspired New York House.

Rooms have been restored to show village life over the centuries, down to the elaborate tile stoves that provided winter heat, and still do for many families.

The real-life Leonardo da Vinci had no extraordinary powers, other than a first-class intellect, unparalleled artistic skills and the ability to make millions of dollars for Dan Brown a few centuries down the road.

Turn the logic around and we should spend $1 today to prevent climate-related damage only if it prevents damages of at least $17,292.58 two centuries down the road.

This search has its origin in national and Hindu movements of the 19th century down to the time of Mahatma Gandhi, who promoted the use of a simplified Hindi Urdu, called Hindustani.

A common pastime on Icelandic farms, from the 12th century down to modern times, was the reading aloud of stories to entertain the household, known as sagnaskemmtun ("saga entertainment").

He is said to be buried in the grounds of the 12th-century Down Cathedral.

Arabic logic is a philosophical tradition which has lasted from the mid-eighth century down to today.

The 22-year-old played Johnson in admirable fashion, dropping his gloves to the short stuff and leaving well, and he was only 13 runs shy of his first Ashes century down under when an inside edge off Lyon rolled up his thigh pad and down into the reaching glove of Brad Haddin.