jan 1, 300 BC - The Septuagint
Description:
The Latin name for the Greek translation of the Hebrew Scriptures means ‘seventy,’ and comes from the idea that 70 (or 72) Jewish scholars were asked by Egyptian king Ptolemy II (who was Greek), to complete individual copies to be placed in the Library of Alexandria.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 300 BC
Now
~ 2327 years ago