This play was first performed in 411 BC.(該劇于公元前411年首次上演。)

Records from China around 1600 BC show that one end was chewed until it became brushlike, the other end was pointed and used as a toothpick.(來自中國大約公元前1600年的記載顯示，一端被咀嚼得直到變成像毛刷一樣，另一端被削尖當做牙簽使用。)

The skeleton has been dated at about 2000 BC.(這骨架的年代為公元前2000年左右。)

An Egyptian narrative of about 1080 BC, the Story of Wen-Amen, provides an insight into the scale of their trading activity.(一個大約公元前1080年有關文阿門的埃及故事，提供了一個了解他們貿易活動的規模的機會。)

But other sources claimed it has been dated closer to 30,000 BC.(但其他消息來源稱，它的年代更接近公元前3萬年。)

The brooch dates back to the fourth century BC.(胸針可追溯至公元前4世紀。)

Some people think that the famous scholar Confucius living from about 551 BC to 479 BC pushed the development of chopsticks.(有些人認為生活在公元前551年到公元前479年的著名學者孔子推動了筷子的發展。)

The most prosperous period for Phoenicia was the 10th century BC when the surrounding region was stable.(腓尼基最繁榮的時期是公元前10世紀，當時周邊地區的情況較穩定。)

A Greek playwright back in 500 BC.(公元前500年時的希臘劇作家。)

The tradition could date back to 300 BC.(這一傳統可追溯到公元前300年。)