Sentence examples for first mentioned about from inspiring English sources

It was an ancient Siculan colony, first mentioned about 730 bc, founded by settlers from Chalcis, who called it Zankle ("Sickle"), from the shape of the harbour.

An ancient breed, first mentioned about the 2nd century ad, it is similar in build to the greyhound but far more powerful.

It was first mentioned about 1540 in Italy as an instrument with both ascending and descending bores contained in a single piece of maple or pear wood.

Yeovil was first mentioned in about 880 as Gifle.

In the West, squirting was first mentioned in about 300 BC by Aristotle, and later in the second century by Greek philosopher Galen.

In the West, squirting was first mentioned in about 300 BC by Aristotle, and later in the second century by Greek philosopher Galen.

In the West, squirting was first mentioned in about 300 BC by Aristotle, and later in the 2nd century by Greek philosopher Galen.

The incipient system was first mentioned only about 31 hours before it became a tropical depression, and the potential for the formation of a depression was explicitly stated beginning only about 13 hours prior to genesis.

"It was about a month before that he first mentioned to me about managing my game time.

Blogger Greg Ferro first mentioned a rumor about Cisco and Meraki early this morning, speculating they might announce a deal later this week.

Basset is first mentioned in documents about 1102, and from then until his death around 1127, he was frequently employed as a royal justice.