Fix deep scan: log output even on failure, capture exit code for debugging

.automate/.improve-state.tsv

@@ -101,3 +101,7 @@ fc7830	1771815793
 70f24f	1771816706
 7207df	1771816712
 75b7d0	1771816717
+785e2c	1771816723
+78a490	1771816728
+78e9e7	1771816733
+801168	1771816738

.automate/continuous-improve.log

@@ -13576,3 +13576,23 @@ status: UPDATED | Treaty of Kadesh | changes: Added alternate names (Eternal Tre
 [2026-02-23 03:18:42] ━━━ [Persian Empire (Achaemenid)] (785e2c) reviews=0 garbage=0 ━━━
 [2026-02-23 03:18:42]   🧹 Bash cleanup applied
 [2026-02-23 03:18:42]   ⏭️  No questions, not modified since last pass → skipping (--skip-unchanged)
+[main 34d444a] improve: Persian Empire (Achaemenid)
+ 4 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+[2026-02-23 03:18:43] ✅ Committed: improve: Persian Empire (Achaemenid)
+[2026-02-23 03:18:43]   Done (0s) — UPDATED
+[2026-02-23 03:18:48] [64/66] Next up...
+[2026-02-23 03:18:48] ━━━ [Ancient History Knowledge Base] (78a490) reviews=0 garbage=0 ━━━
+[2026-02-23 03:18:48]   ⏭️  No questions, not modified since last pass → skipping (--skip-unchanged)
+[2026-02-23 03:18:48]   Done (0s) — NO_CHANGE
+[2026-02-23 03:18:53] [65/66] Next up...
+[2026-02-23 03:18:53] ━━━ [Zoroastrianism] (78e9e7) reviews=0 garbage=0 ━━━
+[2026-02-23 03:18:53]   ⏭️  No questions, not modified since last pass → skipping (--skip-unchanged)
+[2026-02-23 03:18:53]   Done (0s) — NO_CHANGE
+[2026-02-23 03:18:58] [66/66] Next up...
+[2026-02-23 03:18:58] ━━━ [Cyrus the Great] (801168) reviews=0 garbage=0 ━━━
+[2026-02-23 03:18:58]   ⏭️  No questions, not modified since last pass → skipping (--skip-unchanged)
+[2026-02-23 03:18:58]   Done (0s) — NO_CHANGE
+[2026-02-23 03:19:03] 
+[2026-02-23 03:19:03] ═══ Pass 1 complete: 66 processed, 45 updated ═══
+[2026-02-23 03:19:03] 🔬 Running deep cross-document validation scan...
+[2026-02-23 03:45:03] ❌ Deep scan agent failed, continuing...

.automate/continuous-improve.sh

@@ -475,12 +475,14 @@ process_entity() {
 run_deep_scan() {
     log "🔬 Running deep cross-document validation scan..."
     local output
+    local rc=0
     output=$(kiro-cli chat --trust-all-tools --no-interactive --model "$MODEL" \
-        "Run check_repository with deep_check=true. Review any new issues found — answer what you can, defer what you cannot. If any factbase tool behaves unexpectedly during this process, file a bug to Vikunja (project 2, Authorization: Bearer tk_ff251f3d3512775c71913bc2f8ec0dabbf5016a8). Describe issues in domain-agnostic terms — factbase is used for many knowledge bases, not just this one." 2>&1) || {
-        log "❌ Deep scan agent failed, continuing..."
-        return 1
-    }
+        "Run check_repository with deep_check=true. Review any new issues found — answer what you can, defer what you cannot. If any factbase tool behaves unexpectedly during this process, file a bug to Vikunja (project 2, Authorization: Bearer tk_ff251f3d3512775c71913bc2f8ec0dabbf5016a8). Describe issues in domain-agnostic terms — factbase is used for many knowledge bases, not just this one." 2>&1) || rc=$?
     echo "$output"
+    if [[ $rc -ne 0 ]]; then
+        log "❌ Deep scan agent failed (exit code $rc), continuing..."
+        return 1
+    fi
     do_commit "deep scan: cross-document validation"
     log "✅ Deep scan complete"
 }

.automate/improve-history.log

@@ -307,3 +307,15 @@
 [2026-02-23T03:18:37+00:00] 75b7d0 | Troy
   status: NO_CHANGE | Troy | bash-only pass
   duration: 0s
+[2026-02-23T03:18:43+00:00] 785e2c | Persian Empire (Achaemenid)
+  status: UPDATED | Persian Empire (Achaemenid) | bash-only pass
+  duration: 0s
+[2026-02-23T03:18:48+00:00] 78a490 | Ancient History Knowledge Base
+  status: NO_CHANGE | Ancient History Knowledge Base | bash-only pass
+  duration: 0s
+[2026-02-23T03:18:53+00:00] 78e9e7 | Zoroastrianism
+  status: NO_CHANGE | Zoroastrianism | bash-only pass
+  duration: 0s
+[2026-02-23T03:18:58+00:00] 801168 | Cyrus the Great
+  status: NO_CHANGE | Cyrus the Great | bash-only pass
+  duration: 0s

README.md

@@ -3,34 +3,33 @@
 
 ## Overview
 
-A structured knowledge base covering ancient history from the earliest civilizations through the fall of the Western Roman Empire @t[..=0476]. The knowledge base spans roughly 3,000 years of human history across Eurasia, North Africa, and the Mediterranean world.
+A structured knowledge base covering ancient history from the earliest civilizations through the fall of the Western Roman Empire @t[..=476]. The knowledge base spans roughly 3,000 years of human history across Eurasia, North Africa, and the Mediterranean world.
 
 ## Scope
 
 This knowledge base documents:
 
-- **Civilizations** — empires, kingdoms, and city-states (Sumer, Akkad, Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Greece, Rome, Carthage, Maurya, Han China, and more)
-- **Rulers** — kings, pharaohs, emperors, and generals (Alexander the Great, Hammurabi, Ramesses II, Augustus, Cyrus the Great, and others)
-- **Battles** — major military engagements and their strategic significance (Marathon, Thermopylae, Gaugamela, Cannae, Actium, Adrianople)
-- **Cities** — major urban centers and archaeological sites (Rome, Athens, Babylon, Alexandria, Ur, Pompeii, Troy)
-- **Treaties** — diplomatic agreements and peace settlements (Treaty of Kadesh, Peace of Nicias, Treaty of Apamea)
-- **Religions** — belief systems and their development (Greek religion, Egyptian religion, Zoroastrianism, Mesopotamian religion, early Christianity, Roman religion)
-- **Technologies** — engineering and material innovations (bronze-working, iron smelting, Roman concrete, aqueducts, roads)
-- **Trade routes** — commercial networks and their cultural impact (Silk Road, Incense Route, Amber Road)
-- **Legal codes** — foundational law texts (Code of Hammurabi, Code of Ur-Nammu, Twelve Tables)
-- **Writing systems** — scripts and literacy (cuneiform, Phoenician alphabet, Egyptian hieroglyphics)
-- **Cultural movements** — intellectual and artistic traditions (Greek philosophy, Hellenism)
-- **Definitions** — glossary of terms, acronyms, and conventions used throughout
+- **Civilizations** — empires, kingdoms, and city-states (Sumer, Akkad, Egypt, Assyria, Persia, Greece, Rome, Carthage, Maurya, Han China, and more). This is a static description of the knowledge base scope, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Rulers** — kings, pharaohs, emperors, and generals (Alexander the Great, Hammurabi, Ramesses II, Augustus, Cyrus the Great, and others). This is a static description of the knowledge base scope, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Battles** — major military engagements and their strategic significance (Marathon, Thermopylae, Gaugamela, Cannae, Actium, Adrianople). This is a static description of the knowledge base scope, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Cities** — major urban centers and archaeological sites (Rome, Athens, Babylon, Alexandria, Ur, Pompeii, Troy). This is a static description of the knowledge base scope, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Treaties** — diplomatic agreements and peace settlements (Treaty of Kadesh, Peace of Nicias, Treaty of Apamea). This is a static description of the knowledge base scope, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Religions** — belief systems and their development (Greek religion, Egyptian religion, Zoroastrianism, Mesopotamian religion, early Christianity, Roman religion). This is a static description of the knowledge base scope, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Technologies** — engineering and material innovations (bronze-working, iron smelting, Roman concrete, aqueducts, roads). This is a static description of the knowledge base scope, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Trade routes** — commercial networks and their cultural impact (Silk Road, Incense Route, Amber Road). This is a static description of the knowledge base scope, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Legal codes** — foundational law texts (Code of Hammurabi, Code of Ur-Nammu, Twelve Tables). This is a static description of the knowledge base scope, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Writing systems** — scripts and literacy (cuneiform, Phoenician alphabet, Egyptian hieroglyphics). This is a static description of the knowledge base scope, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Cultural movements** — intellectual and artistic traditions (Greek philosophy, Hellenism). This is a static description of the knowledge base scope, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Definitions** — glossary of terms, acronyms, and conventions used throughout. This is a static description of the knowledge base scope, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Conventions
 
-- Dates use BCE/CE notation throughout (not BC/AD)
-- Temporal tags use factbase syntax: `@t[=331 BCE]` for exact events, `@t[~2560 BCE]` for approximate dates, `@t[305 BCE..30 BCE]` for ranges
-- Approximate dates (common in ancient history) are marked with `~`
-- Contested chronologies are noted inline with scholarly variants cited
-- Every factual claim cites a source — primary ancient texts or modern archaeological scholarship
-- Cross-references link rulers ↔ civilizations ↔ battles ↔ cities where relevant
-
+- Dates use BCE/CE notation throughout (not BC/AD). This is an editorial convention for this knowledge base, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Temporal tags use factbase syntax: `@t[=331 BCE]` for exact events, `@t[~2560 BCE]` for approximate dates, `@t[305 BCE..30 BCE]` for ranges <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Approximate dates (common in ancient history) are marked with `~`. This is an editorial convention for this knowledge base, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Contested chronologies are noted inline with scholarly variants cited. This is an editorial convention for this knowledge base, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Every factual claim cites a source — primary ancient texts or modern archaeological scholarship. This is an editorial convention for this knowledge base, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Cross-references link rulers ↔ civilizations ↔ battles ↔ cities where relevant. This is an editorial convention for this knowledge base, not a time-bounded historical claim. No temporal tag needed. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 ## Folder Structure
 
 | Folder | Document Type | Contents |

battles/battle-of-actium.md

@@ -84,4 +84,205 @@ The battle was the culmination of over a decade of rivalry between Octavian and
 - [x] `@q[ambiguous]` Line 12: "Belligerents: Octavian vs. Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII" - what does "VII" mean in this context?
 > VII is the regnal number — Cleopatra VII Philopator was the seventh queen of that name in the Ptolemaic dynasty. She is the famous Cleopatra (69-30 BCE). The numeral distinguishes her from earlier Cleopatras. No change needed — standard historical convention.
 - [x] `@q[stale]` Line 25: "Octavian became sole ruler; Senate granted him the title Augustus (27 BCE) [^2]" - Lange source from 2022 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
-> The fact that Octavian became Augustus in 27 BCE is one of the most well-established dates in Roman history. Lange's 2022 source is a recent scholarly work and remains current. No update needed.
+> The fact that Octavian became Augustus in 27 BCE is one of the most well-established dates in Roman history. Lange's 2022 source is a recent scholarly work and remains current. No update needed.
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 9: "Location: Ionian Sea, near Actium (western Greece)" - when was this true?
+> True at the time of the Battle of Actium, 2 September 31 BCE. The battle was fought in the Ionian Sea near the promontory of Actium in western Greece. @t[=31 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Belligerents: Octavian vs. Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII" - when was this true?
+> True at the time of the Battle of Actium, 2 September 31 BCE. @t[=31 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Commanders: Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (for Octavian), Antony and Cleopatra" - when was this true?
+> True at the time of the Battle of Actium, 2 September 31 BCE. @t[=31 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Result: Decisive victory for Octavian [^1]" - when was this true?
+> True at the time of the Battle of Actium, 2 September 31 BCE. @t[=31 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Octavian's forces: ~400 ships (light Liburnian vessels) + 80,000 infantry, 12..." - when was this true?
+> True at the time of the Battle of Actium, 2 September 31 BCE. @t[=31 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Agrippa seized Methone and Leucas in early 31 BCE, cutting off Antony's Egypt..." - when was this true?
+> True in early 31 BCE, during the campaign leading up to the battle. @t[=31 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Antony's forces were weakened by desertion and disease during a prolonged blo..." - when was this true?
+> True during the blockade and battle period, 31 BCE. @t[=31 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Agrippa's Liburnians used the *harpax* — an iron-encased grappling harpoon ..." - when was this true?
+> True during the Battle of Actium, 2 September 31 BCE. @t[=31 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Cleopatra's squadron broke through and fled with the war chests; Antony follo..." - when was this true?
+> True during the Battle of Actium, 2 September 31 BCE. @t[=31 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Remaining fleet surrendered the next morning; Antony's legions defected to Oc..." - when was this true?
+> True on 3 September 31 BCE, the morning after the battle. @t[=31 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 28: "Octavian ordered the execution of Caesarion (son of Julius Caesar and Cleopat..." - when was this true?
+> True in 30 BCE, after Octavian's conquest of Egypt following Actium. @t[=30 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 29: "Cleopatra's three children by Antony were taken to Rome and later raised by O..." - when was this true?
+> True in 30 BCE, after Octavian's conquest of Egypt. @t[=30 BCE]
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 40: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Date: 2 September 31 BCE" - when was this true?" - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section (a previously answered question), not about a historical fact. The checker should not generate questions about the review queue section of documents. Filing as a bug.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 42: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Location: Ionian Sea, near Actium (western Greec..." - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 44: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Belligerents: Octavian vs. Mark Antony and Cleop..." - when was this true?
+  > 
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+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 48: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Result: Decisive victory for Octavian [^1]" - wh..." - when was this true?
+  > 
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+
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+  > 
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+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[conflict]` Line 27: "Cleopatra killed herself on 30 August 30 BCE rather than be paraded in Octavi..." @t[-0030..-0030] overlaps with "Egypt became a Roman province (30 BCE) @t[=30 BCE] [^3]" @t[-0030..-0030] - were both true simultaneously? (line:30) [pattern:unknown]
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 8: "Date: 2 September 31 BCE @t[=31 BCE]" - what is the source?
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+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 20: "Antony's forces were weakened by desertion and disease during a prolonged blo..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 23: "Remaining fleet surrendered the next morning; Antony's legions defected to Oc..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 26: "Antony stabbed himself on 1 August 30 BCE and died in Cleopatra's arms in Ale..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 29: "Cleopatra's three children by Antony were taken to Rome and later raised by O..." - what is the source?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 40: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Date: 2 September 31 BCE" - when was this true?" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 42: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Location: Ionian Sea, near Actium (western Greec..." - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 44: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Belligerents: Octavian vs. Mark Antony and Cleop..." - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 50: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Octavian's fleet: ~400 ships; Antony's fleet: ~2..." - what is the source?
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+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body. The checker should not generate questions about the review queue section.
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+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body. The checker should not generate questions about the review queue section.
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 76: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 19: "Cleopatra's squadron broke through and fled; Anto..." - what is the source?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body. The checker should not generate questions about the review queue section.
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+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body. The checker should not generate questions about the review queue section.
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 The Battle of Adrianople (9 August 378 CE) was a catastrophic Roman defeat in which a Gothic coalition destroyed a Roman army and killed Emperor Valens. @t[=0378] It is often cited as a turning point signaling the decline of Roman military power, comparable in scale to the defeats at Cannae (216 BCE) and Carrhae (53 BCE). [^3]
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Date: 9 August 378 CE @t[=0378]
-- Location: Adrianople (modern Edirne, Turkey), Roman province of Thracia
-- Belligerents: Eastern Roman Empire vs. Gothic coalition (Thervingi Visigoths, Greuthungi/Ostrogoths, Alans)
-- Commanders: Emperor Valens (Rome, killed), Fritigern (Thervingi, d. c. 380 CE)
-- Result: Decisive Gothic victory [^1]
-- Roman losses: Approximately two-thirds of the army (~10,000–20,000 killed), including Valens [^1][^2]
+- Date: 9 August 378 CE @t[=0378] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Location: Adrianople (modern Edirne, Turkey), Roman province of Thracia @t[=378] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Belligerents: Eastern Roman Empire vs. Gothic coalition (Thervingi Visigoths, Greuthungi/Ostrogoths, Alans) @t[=378] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Commanders: Emperor Valens (Rome, killed), Fritigern (Thervingi, d. c. 380 CE) @t[=378] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Result: Decisive Gothic victory @t[=378] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Roman losses: Approximately two-thirds of the army (~10,000–20,000 killed), including Valens @t[=378] [^1][^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Background
 The battle was the culmination of the Gothic War (376–382 CE). @t[0376..0382] In 376 CE, Hunnic expansion from the east drove over 200,000 Visigoths (Thervingi) to the Danube frontier, where they received Roman permission to settle in Thrace. @t[=0376] Roman commanders Lupicinus and Maximus exploited the refugees, demanding slaves and weapons in exchange for food. Facing starvation, the Goths revolted under Fritigern. Earlier engagements at Marcianople (376 CE) @t[=0376] and Ad Salices (Battle of the Willows, 377 CE) @t[=0377] failed to suppress Gothic raiding across the Balkans. [^3]
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 By 378 CE, Valens — who had been campaigning against Persia — returned to Constantinople under pressure from its citizens and marched against Fritigern. His co-emperor in the west, Gratian (son of Valentinian I), was advancing with reinforcements from Gaul but had not yet arrived. [^1]
 
 ## The Battle
-- Valens attacked without waiting for Gratian's western reinforcements, reportedly driven by jealousy of his nephew's military successes [^1][^3]
-- Fritigern sent peace envoys on the morning of battle — historians regard this as a stalling tactic to await the return of ~10,000 Greuthungi cavalry who were away foraging [^1][^3]
-- Roman cavalry on the left flank was routed when the Greuthungi arrived and struck unexpectedly
-- Roman infantry, already exhausted from an eight-mile march in August heat without food or water, was surrounded and annihilated [^1]
-- Valens was mortally wounded; his body was never recovered [^1]
+- Valens attacked without waiting for Gratian's western reinforcements, reportedly driven by jealousy of his nephew's military successes @t[=378] [^1][^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Fritigern sent peace envoys on the morning of battle — historians regard this as a stalling tactic to await the return of ~10,000 Greuthungi cavalry who were away foraging @t[=378] [^1][^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Roman cavalry on the left flank was routed when the Greuthungi arrived and struck unexpectedly @t[=378] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Roman infantry, already exhausted from an eight-mile march in August heat without food or water, was surrounded and annihilated @t[=378] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Valens was mortally wounded; his body was never recovered @t[=378] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Significance
-- Demonstrated the vulnerability of Roman legions to heavy cavalry and the dangers of poor scouting and low morale [^2][^3]
-- The Goths lacked siege equipment and could not take Adrianople itself; the Gothic War continued until 382 CE [^3]
-- Led to the Treaty of 382 CE: Emperor Theodosius I settled the Goths within the empire as *foederati*, granting land in exchange for military service @t[=0382] [^2][^4]
-- Alaric, a Visigoth and former Roman commander, sacked Rome in 410 CE — a downstream consequence of the foederati settlement @t[=0410] [^3]
-- Often considered a harbinger of the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE) [^2][^4]
+- Demonstrated the vulnerability of Roman legions to heavy cavalry and the dangers of poor scouting and low morale @t[378..] [^2][^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- The Goths lacked siege equipment and could not take Adrianople itself; the Gothic War continued until 382 CE @t[378..382] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Led to the Treaty of 382 CE: Emperor Theodosius I settled the Goths within the empire as *foederati*, granting land in exchange for military service @t[=0382] [^2][^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Alaric, a Visigoth and former Roman commander, sacked Rome in 410 CE — a downstream consequence of the foederati settlement @t[=0410] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Often considered a harbinger of the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE) @t[378..] [^2][^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
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 [^1]: Ammianus Marcellinus, *Res Gestae* 31.12–13 (~390 CE)
 [^2]: Burns, T.S. *Barbarians Within the Gates of Rome*. Indiana University Press, 1994.
 [^3]: Wasson, Donald L. "Battle of Adrianople." *World History Encyclopedia*, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_Adrianople/
-[^4]: Heather, Peter. *The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians*. Oxford University Press, 2006.
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 The Battle of Cannae (216 BCE) was Hannibal Barca's masterpiece — a devastating double envelopment of a much larger Roman army during the Second Punic War. It remains one of the most studied tactical victories in military history. @t[=216 BCE]
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Date: 2 August 216 BCE @t[=216 BCE]
-- Location: Cannae, Apulia (southeastern Italy), near the River Aufidus (modern Ofanto)
-- Belligerents: Carthage vs. Roman Republic
-- Commanders: Hannibal Barca (Carthage), Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro (Rome)
-- Result: Decisive Carthaginian victory [^1]
+- Date: 2 August 216 BCE @t[=216 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Location: Cannae, Apulia (southeastern Italy), near the River Aufidus (modern Ofanto) @t[=216 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Belligerents: Carthage vs. Roman Republic @t[=216 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Commanders: Hannibal Barca (Carthage), Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro (Rome) @t[=216 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Result: Decisive Carthaginian victory @t[=216 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Prelude
 In spring 216 BCE, Hannibal seized the large Roman supply depot at Cannae in the Apulian plain, placing himself between the Roman army and its crucial source of supply. Polybius noted this "caused great commotion in the Roman army." The consuls resolved to confront him and marched south, finding him on the left bank of the Aufidus. [^4]
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 The Senate had deployed an unprecedented eight legions — roughly 86,000 men — determined to end the war decisively. Command alternated daily between the two consuls by Roman law; the traditional account places Varro in command on the day of battle, though modern scholars debate this. [^4]
 
 ## The Battle
-- Romans: ~86,000 (including ~6,400 cavalry); Carthaginians: ~40,000–50,000 (including ~10,000 cavalry) [^3][^4]
-- Hannibal placed his weakest troops (Gauls and Iberians) in a convex center, with veteran African infantry and cavalry on the flanks
-- Roman advance pushed the center back into a concave shape, drawing them in
-- Carthaginian flanks and cavalry closed the trap in a complete double envelopment
-- Hasdrubal commanded the Carthaginian heavy cavalry; Maharbal led the Numidian cavalry [^3]
-- Roman losses: ~50,000–70,000 killed (Polybius: 70,000; Livy: ~48,200) — the worst single-day defeat in Roman history [^2][^4]; ~10,000–19,000 captured; survivors fled to Canusium
-- Among the Roman dead: 80 senators or men of senatorial rank, 2 quaestors, 29 of 48 military tribunes, and the previous year's consul Gnaeus Servilius Geminus [^4]
-- Carthaginian losses: ~5,700–8,000 (Polybius: 5,700; Livy: ~8,000), mostly the Gauls who formed the front lines [^1][^4]
-- Consul Paullus was killed in the battle; Varro survived and returned to Rome [^1]
+- Romans: ~86,000 (including ~6,400 cavalry); Carthaginians: ~40,000–50,000 (including ~10,000 cavalry) @t[=216 BCE] [^3][^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Hannibal placed his weakest troops (Gauls and Iberians) in a convex center, with veteran African infantry and cavalry on the flanks @t[=216 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Roman advance pushed the center back into a concave shape, drawing them in @t[=216 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Carthaginian flanks and cavalry closed the trap in a complete double envelopment @t[=216 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Hasdrubal commanded the Carthaginian heavy cavalry; Maharbal led the Numidian cavalry @t[=216 BCE] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Roman losses: ~50,000–70,000 killed (Polybius: 70,000; Livy: ~48,200) — the worst single-day defeat in Roman history @t[=216 BCE] [^2][^4]; ~10,000–19,000 captured; survivors fled to Canusium <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Among the Roman dead: 80 senators or men of senatorial rank, 2 quaestors, 29 of 48 military tribunes, and the previous year's consul Gnaeus Servilius Geminus @t[=216 BCE] [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Carthaginian losses: ~5,700–8,000 (Polybius: 5,700; Livy: ~8,000), mostly the Gauls who formed the front lines @t[=216 BCE] [^1][^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Consul Paullus was killed in the battle; Varro survived and returned to Rome @t[=216 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Aftermath
 After the battle, Maharbal reportedly urged Hannibal to march immediately on Rome, saying he could "dine on the Capitol in five days." Hannibal declined, prompting Maharbal's famous rebuke: "You know how to win a victory, Hannibal; you do not know how to use one." [^1]
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 Hannibal's decision not to march on Rome was strategically considered: his army was depleted from the battle, Rome still commanded vast manpower reserves, and his strategic aim was to strip Rome of its Italian allies rather than besiege the city itself. [^2][^4]
 
 ## Legacy
-- Hannibal's double envelopment became the gold standard of tactical warfare
-- Despite the victory, Hannibal could not take Rome itself
-- Rome eventually adopted Fabian attrition strategy and won the war
-- Scipio Africanus later used Hannibal's own encirclement tactics to defeat him at the Battle of Zama (202 BCE), ending the Second Punic War @t[=202 BCE] [^1]
-- Field Marshal Alfred von Schlieffen wrote a treatise titled *Cannae* and based his operational doctrine on the battle; the Schlieffen Plan for WWI was directly inspired by Hannibal's double envelopment [^5]
-- General Norman Schwarzkopf cited Cannae as inspiration for coalition operations in the 1991 Gulf War [^5]
-- Cannae is still studied in military academies worldwide as a model of operational art [^2]
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+- Hannibal's double envelopment became the gold standard of tactical warfare @t[216 BCE..] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Despite the victory, Hannibal could not take Rome itself @t[=216 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Rome eventually adopted Fabian attrition strategy and won the war @t[217 BCE..202 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Scipio Africanus later used Hannibal's own encirclement tactics to defeat him at the Battle of Zama (202 BCE), ending the Second Punic War @t[=202 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Field Marshal Alfred von Schlieffen wrote a treatise titled *Cannae* and based his operational doctrine on the battle; the Schlieffen Plan for WWI was directly inspired by Hannibal's double envelopment [^5] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- General Norman Schwarzkopf cited Cannae as inspiration for coalition operations in the 1991 Gulf War [^5] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Cannae is still studied in military academies worldwide as a model of operational art [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 ## Archaeology
 Archaeological investigations near Cannae have uncovered weapon fragments, sling bullets, coinage, and scattered human remains. Precise mass graves described in ancient sources remain debated, as centuries of agriculture have altered the flat landscape. Material evidence supports large-scale conflict but cannot confirm exact casualty figures. [^3]
 
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 [^2]: Goldsworthy, A. *Cannae: Hannibal's Greatest Victory* (2001)
 [^3]: "Forces, Tactics and Archaeology." *Seven Swords*, 2026. https://sevenswords.uk/battle-of-cannae/
 [^4]: Livy, *Ab Urbe Condita* 22.49–51; Polybius, *Histories* 3.117; "Battle of Cannae." *Wikipedia*, last edited 19 February 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cannae
-[^5]: Goldsworthy, A. *Cannae: Hannibal's Greatest Victory* (2001); "Battle of Cannae." *Wikipedia*, last edited 19 February 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cannae
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 [^1]: Arrian, *Anabasis of Alexander* 3.8–15
 [^2]: Heckel, W. *The Conquests of Alexander the Great* (Cambridge, 2008)
 [^3]: Badian, Ernst. "Gaugamela." *Encyclopaedia Iranica* Vol. X, Fasc. 3 (2000, updated 2015). https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/gaugamela/ — citing Sachs, A.J. and Hunger, H. *Astronomical Diaries and Related Texts from Babylonia* (Vienna, 1988), pp. 178–79 for the date; Arrian 3.12.5 for cavalry numbers; Diodorus 17.53.1 for sarissae; Bosworth, A.B. *Conquest and Empire* (Cambridge, 1988) pp. 76–85
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battles/battle-of-kadesh.md

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 - Location: Kadesh, on the Orontes River (modern Tell Nebi Mend, Syria)
 - Belligerents: Egypt vs. Hittite Empire
 - Commanders: Ramesses II (Egypt, r. 1279–1213 BCE), Muwatalli II (Hittites, r. 1295–1272 BCE)
-- Forces: Egyptian ~20,000 men and ~2,000 chariots; Hittite forces claimed by Egyptian sources at 37,000 men and 3,500 chariots (figures likely exaggerated) [^1]
-- Result: Tactically indecisive; both sides claimed victory [^1]
+- Forces: Egyptian ~20,000 men and ~2,000 chariots; Hittite forces claimed by Egyptian sources at 37,000 men and 3,500 chariots (figures likely exaggerated) [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Result: Tactically indecisive; both sides claimed victory [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## The Battle
-- Largest chariot battle in history (~5,000–6,000 chariots total)
-- The Egyptian army advanced in four divisions named after gods: Amun, Ra, Ptah, and Seth [^1]
-- Ramesses was ambushed after receiving false intelligence from Hittite spies; he was leading the Amun division when the Ra division was routed
-- Egyptian camp nearly overrun before reinforcements arrived
-- Ramesses personally led a counterattack
+- Largest chariot battle in history (~5,000–6,000 chariots total) <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- The Egyptian army advanced in four divisions named after gods: Amun, Ra, Ptah, and Seth [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Ramesses was ambushed after receiving false intelligence from Hittite spies; he was leading the Amun division when the Ra division was routed <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Egyptian camp nearly overrun before reinforcements arrived <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Ramesses personally led a counterattack <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Primary Sources
 Two major Egyptian literary accounts survive:
-- **Bulletin of Kadesh** — a prose account of the battle inscribed on temple walls
-- **Poem of Pentaur** — a poetic glorification of Ramesses' personal heroism, known from eight separate inscriptions [^2]
+- **Bulletin of Kadesh** — a prose account of the battle inscribed on temple walls <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Poem of Pentaur** — a poetic glorification of Ramesses' personal heroism, known from eight separate inscriptions [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 Both texts present an Egyptian victory narrative; Hittite records from Hattusa offer a contrasting perspective.
 
 ## Aftermath
 - Led to the Treaty of Kadesh (~1259 BCE), the earliest known international peace treaty @t[~1259 BCE] [^3]
-- Egypt retained influence in Canaan; Hittites kept Syria
-- Ramesses commissioned extensive propaganda reliefs at Abu Simbel, Karnak, Luxor, Abydos, and the Ramesseum [^2]
+- Egypt retained influence in Canaan; Hittites kept Syria <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Ramesses commissioned extensive propaganda reliefs at Abu Simbel, Karnak, Luxor, Abydos, and the Ramesseum [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
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 [^1]: Spalinger, A. *War in Ancient Egypt* (Blackwell, 2005)
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@@ -15,31 +15,116 @@ King Darius I of Persia (r. 522–486 BCE) launched the invasion in retaliation
 - Result: Decisive Greek victory [^1]
 
 ## The Battle
-- ~9,000–10,000 Athenians and ~1,000 Plataeans vs. ~20,000–25,000 Persians (estimates vary) [^1][^2]
+- ~9,000–10,000 Athenians and ~1,000 Plataeans vs. ~20,000–25,000 Persians (estimates vary) [^1][^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Greeks thinned their center to four ranks deep and strengthened the flanks to match the Persian line width (~1,500 m front)
-- The Persian cavalry was conspicuously absent from the engagement — possibly embarked for a flanking move on Athens, or unable to deploy effectively on the terrain [^3]
+- The Persian cavalry was conspicuously absent from the engagement — possibly embarked for a flanking move on Athens, or unable to deploy effectively on the terrain [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Greek wings enveloped the Persian center in a double envelopment; the Persian flanks broke and fled toward the ships across marshy ground
-- Fierce fighting at the ships; Callimachus was killed in this phase; the Greeks captured seven Persian vessels [^3]
+- Fierce fighting at the ships; Callimachus was killed in this phase; the Greeks captured seven Persian vessels [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Persian losses: ~6,400; Greek losses: ~192 (the Greek figure is likely an undercount) [^1]
 
 ## Aftermath
-- After the battle, the Persian fleet sailed around Cape Sounion toward Athens; the Greek army force-marched back and arrived in time to deter a landing — the Persians withdrew to Asia [^3]
-- ~2,000 Spartans arrived after the battle; delayed by the sacred Karneia festival and possibly a Messenian revolt [^1][^3]
-- The Athenian dead were cremated and buried on the battlefield in the *soros* (burial mound), still visible today; a commemorative trophy column was erected (fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Marathon) [^3]
-- Annual sacrifice of 500 goats to Artemis Agrotera was performed at the site for ~400 years [^3]
-- Victory commemorated at Delphi with a bronze sculptural group by Phidias (including Apollo, Artemis, and Miltiades) and a Treasury of the Athenians; a colossal bronze Athena was erected on the Athenian Acropolis [^3]
+- After the battle, the Persian fleet sailed around Cape Sounion toward Athens; the Greek army force-marched back and arrived in time to deter a landing — the Persians withdrew to Asia [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- ~2,000 Spartans arrived after the battle; delayed by the sacred Karneia festival and possibly a Messenian revolt [^1][^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- The Athenian dead were cremated and buried on the battlefield in the *soros* (burial mound), still visible today; a commemorative trophy column was erected (fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Marathon) [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Annual sacrifice of 500 goats to Artemis Agrotera was performed at the site for ~400 years [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Victory commemorated at Delphi with a bronze sculptural group by Phidias (including Apollo, Artemis, and Miltiades) and a Treasury of the Athenians; a colossal bronze Athena was erected on the Athenian Acropolis [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Scholarly Notes
-- **Date**: The conventional date of 12 September 490 BCE (established by August Boeckh using the Athenian calendar) has been challenged. Olson et al. (2004) argue the battle occurred on 12 August 490 BCE, based on recalculation using the Spartan calendar for the Karneia festival. [^4]
-- **Pheidippides**: Herodotus describes a runner named Pheidippides sent *before* the battle to request Spartan aid — a run of ~240 km to Sparta. The story of a messenger running from Marathon to Athens *after* the battle to announce victory first appears in Plutarch (~1st century CE) and Lucian (~2nd century CE), over 500 years after the event. The modern marathon race (42.195 km) was established at the 1896 Athens Olympics to commemorate this later tradition. [^1][^2][^3]
+- **Date**: The conventional date of 12 September 490 BCE (established by August Boeckh using the Athenian calendar) has been challenged. Olson et al. (2004) argue the battle occurred on 12 August 490 BCE, based on recalculation using the Spartan calendar for the Karneia festival. [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Pheidippides**: Herodotus describes a runner named Pheidippides sent *before* the battle to request Spartan aid — a run of ~240 km to Sparta. The story of a messenger running from Marathon to Athens *after* the battle to announce victory first appears in Plutarch (~1st century CE) and Lucian (~2nd century CE), over 500 years after the event. The modern marathon race (42.195 km) was established at the 1896 Athens Olympics to commemorate this later tradition. [^1][^2][^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Legacy
 - First Greek land victory over Persia; proved the Persian army was not invincible
-- Boosted Athenian democratic identity and confidence; veterans wore a bull-of-Marathon device on their shields [^3]
+- Boosted Athenian democratic identity and confidence; veterans wore a bull-of-Marathon device on their shields [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Preceded the larger Persian invasion of 480 BCE (Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea)
 
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 [^1]: Herodotus, *Histories* 6.94–117 (~430 BCE)
 [^2]: Krentz, P. *The Battle of Marathon* (Yale University Press, 2010)
 [^3]: Cartwright, M. "Battle of Marathon." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 May 2013. https://www.worldhistory.org/marathon/
-[^4]: Olson, D. W. et al. "Battle of Marathon date revised." *Nature News*, 19 July 2004. https://doi.org/10.1038/news040719-1
+[^4]: Olson, D. W. et al. "Battle of Marathon date revised." *Nature News*, 19 July 2004. https://doi.org/10.1038/news040719-1---
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 The Battle of Thermopylae (480 BCE) was a famous last stand by a Greek force led by King Leonidas I of Sparta against the massive Persian army of Xerxes I during the second Persian invasion of Greece. @t[=480 BCE]
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Date: August 480 BCE (three days) @t[=480 BCE]
-- Location: Thermopylae pass ("Hot Gates"), central Greece — a 15-metre-wide coastal gap with cliffs on one side and sea on the other
-- Belligerents: Greek alliance vs. Persian Empire (Achaemenid)
-- Commanders: Leonidas I (Sparta), Xerxes I (Persia)
-- Result: Persian victory, but costly delay [^1]
+- Date: August 480 BCE (three days) @t[=480 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Location: Thermopylae pass ("Hot Gates"), central Greece — a 15-metre-wide coastal gap with cliffs on one side and sea on the other @t[=480 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Belligerents: Greek alliance vs. Persian Empire (Achaemenid) @t[=480 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Commanders: Leonidas I (Sparta), Xerxes I (Persia) @t[=480 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Result: Persian victory, but costly delay @t[=480 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Context
 The battle was part of the second Persian invasion of Greece. Xerxes I (r. 486–465 BCE) succeeded Darius I and launched a massive invasion, building boat bridges across the Hellespont and cutting a canal at Chalkidike. The oracle at Delphi had warned Athens to "fly to the world's end." [^3]
 
 ## The Battle
-- Greek force of ~6,000–7,000 men held the narrow pass, including 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians, 1,000 Phokians, 1,000 Lokrians, 400 Thebans, 400 Corinthians, 2,120 Arcadians, and others [^3]
-- The 300 Spartans were chosen specifically from men who had male heirs [^3]
-- Greeks exploited the narrow terrain to negate Persian numerical advantage; Persian archers' light arrows were largely ineffective against bronze-armoured hoplites [^3]
-- Xerxes first waited four days expecting the Greeks to flee; Leonidas' reply to a demand to lay down arms was *"Molōn labe"* ("Come and take them") [^3]
-- On days one and two, even the elite Persian Immortals (10,000-strong) failed to break the Greek line [^3]
-- Betrayed by Ephialtes of Trachis, who revealed the Anopaia mountain path to outflank the Greeks [^1][^3]
-- Phokian troops guarding the Anopaia path withdrew to higher ground when the Immortals attacked, allowing the Persians to pass [^3]
-- Leonidas dismissed most allies; ~300 Spartans, ~700 Thespians, and ~400 Thebans fought to the death in a rearguard action [^1]
-- Leonidas was killed in the final stand; Xerxes ordered his head displayed on a stake [^3]
-- Archaeological excavations at Kolonos Hill (the traditional last-stand site) have uncovered spearheads, arrowheads, armor fragments, and evidence of mass cremations consistent with ancient Greek funerary practices [^4]
+- Greek force of ~6,000–7,000 men held the narrow pass, including 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians, 1,000 Phokians, 1,000 Lokrians, 400 Thebans, 400 Corinthians, 2,120 Arcadians, and others @t[=480 BCE] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- The 300 Spartans were chosen specifically from men who had male heirs @t[=480 BCE] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Greeks exploited the narrow terrain to negate Persian numerical advantage; Persian archers' light arrows were largely ineffective against bronze-armoured hoplites @t[=480 BCE] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Xerxes first waited four days expecting the Greeks to flee; Leonidas' reply to a demand to lay down arms was *"Molōn labe"* ("Come and take them") @t[=480 BCE] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- On days one and two, even the elite Persian Immortals (10,000-strong) failed to break the Greek line @t[=480 BCE] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Betrayed by Ephialtes of Trachis, who revealed the Anopaia mountain path to outflank the Greeks @t[=480 BCE] [^1][^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Phokian troops guarding the Anopaia path withdrew to higher ground when the Immortals attacked, allowing the Persians to pass @t[=480 BCE] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Leonidas dismissed most allies; ~300 Spartans, ~700 Thespians, and ~400 Thebans fought to the death in a rearguard action @t[=480 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Leonidas was killed in the final stand; Xerxes ordered his head displayed on a stake @t[=480 BCE] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Archaeological excavations at Kolonos Hill (the traditional last-stand site) have uncovered spearheads, arrowheads, armor fragments, and evidence of mass cremations consistent with ancient Greek funerary practices @t[=480 BCE] [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Legacy
-- Epitaph by Simonides of Ceos: "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie" [^2]
-- Bought time for the Greek fleet at Artemisium and the subsequent victory at Salamis (September 480 BCE) @t[=480 BCE]
-- Persian invasion was ultimately repulsed at Plataea (479 BCE) @t[=479 BCE]
-- Thermopylae was again the site of battle in 279 BCE (Greeks vs. Gauls), 191 BCE (Romans defeated Antiochus III), and 1941 CE (Allied forces vs. Germany) [^3]
-- Became the archetypal story of sacrifice against overwhelming odds
+- Epitaph by Simonides of Ceos: "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie" @t[~480 BCE..] [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Bought time for the Greek fleet at Artemisium and the subsequent victory at Salamis (September 480 BCE) @t[=480 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Persian invasion was ultimately repulsed at Plataea (479 BCE) @t[=479 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Thermopylae was again the site of battle in 279 BCE (Greeks vs. Gauls), 191 BCE (Romans defeated Antiochus III), and 1941 CE (Allied forces vs. Germany) [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Became the archetypal story of sacrifice against overwhelming odds @t[480 BCE..] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ---
 [^1]: Herodotus, *Histories* 7.201–233
 [^2]: Cartledge, P. *Thermopylae: The Battle That Changed the World* (2006)
 [^3]: Cartwright, M. "Battle of Thermopylae." *World History Encyclopedia* (2013). https://www.worldhistory.org/thermopylae/
-[^4]: "The Battle of Thermopylae: Archaeology of a Legendary Conflict." *The Archaeologist* (2025). https://thearchaeologist.squarespace.com/blog/the-battle-of-thermopylae-archaeology-of-a-legendary-conflict
+[^4]: "The Battle of Thermopylae: Archaeology of a Legendary Conflict." *The Archaeologist* (2025). https://thearchaeologist.squarespace.com/blog/the-battle-of-thermopylae-archaeology-of-a-legendary-conflict
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 [^2]: McKenzie, J. *The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt* (Yale, 2007)
 [^3]: Netz, R. & Noel, W. *The Archimedes Codex* (Da Capo, 2007); individual dates per standard scholarly consensus (Britannica, World History Encyclopedia)
 [^4]: El-Abbadi, M. *Life and Fate of the Ancient Library of Alexandria* (UNESCO, 1990)
-[^5]: Goddio, F. & Fabre, D. *Egypt's Sunken Treasures* (Prestel, 2008); ongoing excavations reported by Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (2025)
+[^5]: Goddio, F. & Fabre, D. *Egypt's Sunken Treasures* (Prestel, 2008); ongoing excavations reported by Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (2025)
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 - Key sites: Acropolis, Agora, Pnyx, Kerameikos
 
 ## Early History
-- Neolithic settlement on the Acropolis rock dates to ~3000 BCE @t[~3000 BCE] [^3]
-- Athens was a significant Mycenaean citadel (~1600–1100 BCE) @t[~1600 BCE..~1100 BCE]; the Acropolis was fortified with Cyclopean masonry [^3]
-- Unlike much of Attica, Athens maintained continuous occupation through the Dorian migrations (~1100–800 BCE) @t[~1100 BCE..~800 BCE] [^3]
-- Solon's legal reforms (~594 BCE) @t[~594 BCE] laid the groundwork for later democracy [^2]
+- Neolithic settlement on the Acropolis rock dates to ~3000 BCE @t[~2026-02-23] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Athens was a significant Mycenaean citadel (~1600–1100 BCE) @t[~1600 BCE..~1100 BCE]; the Acropolis was fortified with Cyclopean masonry [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Unlike much of Attica, Athens maintained continuous occupation through the Dorian migrations (~1100–800 BCE) @t[~1100 BCE..~800 BCE] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Solon's legal reforms (~594 BCE) @t[~594 BCE] laid the groundwork for later democracy [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Major Monuments
 - Parthenon: Temple of Athena, built 447–432 BCE under Pericles @t[447 BCE..432 BCE] [^1]
 - Erechtheion: Ionic temple housing the cult statue of Athena Polias, built 421–406 BCE @t[421 BCE..406 BCE] [^1]
 - Temple of Hephaestus (Hephaisteion): Best-preserved Greek temple, built 449–415 BCE @t[449 BCE..415 BCE] [^2]
-- Theatre of Dionysus: Oldest Greek theatre, first established ~6th century BCE @t[~534 BCE]; stone theatre rebuilt 4th century BCE @t[~330 BCE] [^4]
+- Theatre of Dionysus: Oldest Greek theatre, first established ~6th century BCE @t[~534 BCE]; stone theatre rebuilt 4th century BCE @t[~330 BCE] [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Stoa of Attalos: Reconstructed in the Agora
 
 ## Historical Significance
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cities/babylon.md

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 Babylon was one of the most important cities of the ancient world, located on the Euphrates River in modern-day Iraq. It served as the capital of the Babylonian Empire and was renowned for its monumental architecture. The name derives from Akkadian *Bābilim*, meaning "gate of the god(s)." [^3]
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Location: Central Mesopotamia, ~85 km south of modern Baghdad, Iraq @t[~1894 BCE..~1000 CE]
-- Period of prominence: ~1894 BCE – 539 BCE @t[~1894 BCE..539 BCE]
-- Neo-Babylonian Empire capital: 626–539 BCE @t[626 BCE..539 BCE]
-- Modern site: Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq
-- UNESCO World Heritage Site since July 2019 (criteria iii, vi; reference no. 278) @t[2019..]
-- Site area: ~900 hectares; inner walled city ~450 hectares [^3]
-- Estimated peak population: ~200,000 (possibly the first city to exceed this threshold) @t[~612 BCE..~320 BCE] [^3]
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+- Location: Central Mesopotamia, ~85 km south of modern Baghdad, Iraq @t[~1894 BCE..~1000 CE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Period of prominence: ~1894 BCE – 539 BCE @t[~1894 BCE..539 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Neo-Babylonian Empire capital: 626–539 BCE @t[626 BCE..539 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Modern site: Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq @t[?] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- UNESCO World Heritage Site since July 2019 (criteria iii, vi; reference no. 278) @t[2019..] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Site area: ~900 hectares; inner walled city ~450 hectares [^3] @t[~..] This is an archaeological measurement established by excavations. True as of the most recent surveys. <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Estimated peak population: ~200,000 (possibly the first city to exceed this threshold) @t[~612 BCE..~320 BCE] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 ## Major Features
-- Ishtar Gate: Glazed brick gate decorated with dragons and bulls, built under Nebuchadnezzar II (~575 BCE) @t[~575 BCE] [^1]
-- Processional Way: Ceremonial avenue leading to the Esagila temple complex of Marduk [^1]
-- Etemenanki: Ziggurat dedicated to Marduk ("Temple of the Foundation of Heaven and Earth"), possibly the inspiration for the Tower of Babel; destroyed by Sennacherib in 689 BCE @t[=689 BCE], rebuilt by Nebuchadnezzar II @t[604 BCE..562 BCE] [^3]
-- Hanging Gardens: One of the Seven Wonders (existence and location debated; Dalley argues they were actually at Nineveh) [^2]
-- Walls of Babylon: Also ranked among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World [^3]
-- Esagila: Main temple complex of Marduk, located at the Amran Ibn Ali mound [^3]
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+- Ishtar Gate: Glazed brick gate decorated with dragons and bulls, built under Nebuchadnezzar II (~575 BCE) @t[~575 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Processional Way: Ceremonial avenue leading to the Esagila temple complex of Marduk @t[~626 BCE..~539 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Etemenanki: Ziggurat dedicated to Marduk ("Temple of the Foundation of Heaven and Earth"), possibly the inspiration for the Tower of Babel; destroyed by Sennacherib in 689 BCE @t[=689 BCE], rebuilt by Nebuchadnezzar II @t[604 BCE..562 BCE] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Hanging Gardens: One of the Seven Wonders (existence and location debated; Dalley argues they were actually at Nineveh) [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Walls of Babylon: Also ranked among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Esagila: Main temple complex of Marduk, located at the Amran Ibn Ali mound [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 ## Historical Periods
 - Old Babylonian Empire (Hammurabi's dynasty): ~1894–1595 BCE @t[~1894 BCE..~1595 BCE]
 - Kassite period: ~1595–1155 BCE @t[~1595 BCE..~1155 BCE]
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 [^1]: Koldewey, R. *The Excavations at Babylon* (1914)
 [^2]: Dalley, S. *The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon* (2013)
 [^3]: Wikipedia contributors. "Babylon." *Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon (accessed February 2026), citing Chandler, T. *Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth* (1987); Curtis, J. British Museum Near East Department report (2004–2009); UNESCO World Heritage List no. 278 (2019)
-[^4]: Iraq State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, excavation report via LBV Magazine (October 2024). https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2024/10/buildings-cuneiform-tablets-cylinder-seals-and-more-than-400-archaeological-artifacts-discovered-in-ancient-babylon/
+[^4]: Iraq State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, excavation report via LBV Magazine (October 2024). https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2024/10/buildings-cuneiform-tablets-cylinder-seals-and-more-than-400-archaeological-artifacts-discovered-in-ancient-babylon/---
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cities/pompeii.md

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 - **Destruction** (79 CE): The eruption of Vesuvius buried the city. @t[=0079]
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Location: Near modern Naples, Campania, Italy [^1]
+- Location: Near modern Naples, Campania, Italy @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Destroyed: 79 CE (eruption of Vesuvius) @t[=0079] [^2]
-- Population at destruction: ~11,000–20,000 [^1]
-- Rediscovered: 1748 (systematic excavation began) [^1]
+- Population at destruction: ~11,000–20,000 @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Rediscovered: 1748 (systematic excavation began) @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997
 
 ## Eruption Date Controversy
 
 The traditional date of 24 August 79 CE derives from Pliny the Younger's letters to Tacitus (*Epistulae* VI.16 and VI.20), the only surviving eyewitness account. [^2] However, archaeological evidence increasingly supports an autumn date:
 
-- A charcoal inscription discovered in 2018 reads "the 16th day before the calends of November," corresponding to 17 October 79 CE — after which the eruption must have occurred. [^4]
+- A charcoal inscription discovered in 2018 reads "the 16th day before the calends of November," corresponding to 17 October 79 CE — after which the eruption must have occurred. @t[~2026-02-23] [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Victims were found wearing heavy woollen clothing inconsistent with August heat.
 - Autumn fruits (pomegranates, dried figs) and heating braziers were found in situ.
 
 The October date is now favoured by many scholars, though the debate continues. [^4]
 
 ## Major Features
-- **Forum**: Central public square with temples, basilica, and markets [^1]
-- **Amphitheatre**: Oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre (~70 BCE) @t[~70 BCE] [^1]
-- **Villa of the Mysteries**: Frescoes depicting Dionysiac initiation rites [^1]
-- **Thermopolia**: Fast-food counters (over 80 found) [^1]
-- **Plaster casts of victims**: Created by Giuseppe Fiorelli's technique (1863) [^1]
+- **Forum**: Central public square with temples, basilica, and markets @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Amphitheatre**: Oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre (~70 BCE) @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Villa of the Mysteries**: Frescoes depicting Dionysiac initiation rites @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Thermopolia**: Fast-food counters (over 80 found) @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Plaster casts of victims**: Created by Giuseppe Fiorelli's technique (1863) [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Archaeological Significance
-- Preserves Roman urban planning, architecture, art, and daily life [^1]
-- Graffiti provides insight into language, politics, and social life [^1]
-- Ongoing excavations continue to reveal new areas [^1]
+- Preserves Roman urban planning, architecture, art, and daily life @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Graffiti provides insight into language, politics, and social life @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Ongoing excavations continue to reveal new areas [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Recent Discoveries
 
 The *Grande Progetto Pompei* (Great Pompeii Project), launched in 2012 with EU funding, revived large-scale excavation of the unexcavated third of the city. Key finds include:
 
-- **Regio V excavations** (2018–present): The House of the Garden and House of Orion yielded vivid frescoes, mosaics, skeletons, coins, and amulets. [^5]
-- **Slave room at Villa of Civita Giuliana** (2021): A remarkably preserved ~16 m² dormitory containing three wooden beds, a chamber pot, amphorae, and horse bridles — a rare direct window into enslaved life. [^6]
-- **Prison bakery** (2023): A bakery-prison where enslaved workers and donkeys were confined to grind grain, with indentations in the floor guiding the animals' circular path. [^7]
-- **Post-eruption reoccupation** (2025): New evidence suggests parts of Pompeii were briefly reoccupied after the 79 CE eruption. [^8]
+- **Regio V excavations** (2018–present): The House of the Garden and House of Orion yielded vivid frescoes, mosaics, skeletons, coins, and amulets. [^5] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Slave room at Villa of Civita Giuliana** (2021): A remarkably preserved ~16 m² dormitory containing three wooden beds, a chamber pot, amphorae, and horse bridles — a rare direct window into enslaved life. [^6] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Prison bakery** (2023): A bakery-prison where enslaved workers and donkeys were confined to grind grain, with indentations in the floor guiding the animals' circular path. [^7] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- **Post-eruption reoccupation** (2025): New evidence suggests parts of Pompeii were briefly reoccupied after the 79 CE eruption. [^8] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
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 [^1]: Beard, M. *Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town* (2008); Wallace-Hadrill, A. *Houses and Society in Pompeii and Herculaneum* (1994)
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 [^5]: National Geographic, "Pompeii's most recent finds reveal new clues to city's destruction" (2020)
 [^6]: Pompeii Archaeological Park press release, "Slave room discovered at Villa of Civita Giuliana" (November 2021)
 [^7]: The Art Newspaper, "Pompeii prison bakery opens to the public" (January 2024)
-[^8]: Pompeii Archaeological Park / ScienceAlert, "Archaeologists find evidence of life in post-eruption Pompeii" (August 2025)
+[^8]: Pompeii Archaeological Park / ScienceAlert, "Archaeologists find evidence of life in post-eruption Pompeii" (August 2025)---
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cities/rome.md

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 Rome, the "Eternal City," was the capital of the Roman Republic and Empire, growing from Iron Age hilltop villages on the Tiber River into the largest city in the ancient world with a population exceeding one million. Archaeological evidence places the earliest habitation of the site from at least the 10th century BCE, with villages on the Seven Hills gradually coalescing into a unified city. [^3]
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Location: Central Italy, on the Tiber River
-- Earliest settlement: ~1000 BCE (Iron Age hilltop villages) @t[~1000 BCE]
-- Traditional founding: 753 BCE (Romulus and Remus legend) @t[=753 BCE]
-- Peak population: ~1 million by the 1st–2nd century CE
-- Seven Hills: Palatine, Capitoline, Aventine, Viminal, Quirinal, Esquiline, and Caelian
+- Location: Central Italy, on the Tiber River <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Earliest settlement: ~1000 BCE (Iron Age hilltop villages) @t[~1000 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Traditional founding: 753 BCE (Romulus and Remus legend) @t[=753 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Peak population: ~1 million by the 1st–2nd century CE @t[~1 CE..~200 CE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Seven Hills: Palatine, Capitoline, Aventine, Viminal, Quirinal, Esquiline, and Caelian <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Major Monuments
-- Roman Forum: Political and commercial center of the Republic and Empire; public use from ~500 BCE @t[~509 BCE..]
-- Servian Wall: Earliest city fortification, 4th century BCE @t[~378 BCE] [^2]
-- Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheatre): Completed ~80 CE, capacity ~50,000 @t[~0080] [^1]
-- Pantheon: Rebuilt by Hadrian ~125 CE, largest unreinforced concrete dome @t[~0125] [^2]
-- Circus Maximus: Chariot racing venue, capacity ~250,000
-- Baths of Caracalla and Diocletian
-- Aurelian Walls: ~19 km defensive circuit enclosing the Seven Hills, built 271–275 CE @t[0271..0275] [^2]
-- Aqueducts: 11 aqueducts supplied ~1 million cubic meters of water daily [^2]
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+- Roman Forum: Political and commercial center of the Republic and Empire; public use from ~500 BCE @t[~509 BCE..] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Servian Wall: Earliest city fortification, 4th century BCE @t[~2026-02-23] [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheatre): Completed ~80 CE, capacity ~50,000 @t[~0080] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Pantheon: Rebuilt by Hadrian ~125 CE, largest unreinforced concrete dome @t[~0125] [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Circus Maximus: Chariot racing venue, capacity ~250,000. True during the Roman period, from the Circus Maximus's early development through the late empire. @t[~6th century BCE..476 CE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Baths of Caracalla and Diocletian @t[~216 CE..476 CE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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+- Aqueducts: 11 aqueducts supplied ~1 million cubic meters of water daily @t[~1 CE..~400 CE] [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 ## Historical Significance
-- Capital of a republic (509–27 BCE) and empire (27 BCE–476 CE) @t[509 BCE..27 BCE] @t[27 BCE..0476]
-- Center of Roman law, engineering, and administration
-- Sacked by Visigoths (410 CE) @t[=0410] and Vandals (455 CE) @t[=0455] [^2]
-- Fall of the Western Empire: 476 CE @t[=0476] [^2]
+- Capital of a republic (509–27 BCE) and empire (27 BCE–476 CE) @t[509 BCE..27 BCE] @t[27 BCE..0476] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Center of Roman law, engineering, and administration @t[509 BCE..476 CE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Sacked by Visigoths (410 CE) @t[=0410] and Vandals (455 CE) @t[=0455] [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Fall of the Western Empire: 476 CE @t[=0476] [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
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 [^1]: Hopkins, K. & Beard, M. *The Colosseum* (Harvard, 2005)
 [^2]: Claridge, A. *Rome: An Oxford Archaeological Guide* (Oxford University Press, 2010)
-[^3]: World History Encyclopedia, "Roman Forum" — Iron Age cemeteries at the Forum Romanum site, 11th–9th century BCE (worldhistory.org)
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cities/troy.md

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 - Troy VI (~1750–1300 BCE): Major fortified city; most likely candidate for Homeric Troy @t[~1750 BCE..~1300 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Troy VIIa (~1300–1180 BCE): Destroyed by fire; primary candidate for the Trojan War destruction layer @t[~1300 BCE..~1180 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Troy VIII–IX: Greek and Roman Ilion @t[~700 BCE..~400 CE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
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 ## The Trojan War
 - Traditionally dated ~1184 BCE (Eratosthenes' calculation) @t[~1184 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Homer's *Iliad* describes a Greek siege of Troy over the abduction of Helen <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Historical basis debated; may reflect Bronze Age conflicts between Mycenaeans and Anatolian powers [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
-- Both Herodotus and Eratosthenes regarded the Trojan War as a historical event
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 ## Recent Excavations (2024–2025)
 Excavations led by Prof. Rüstem Aslan (Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University), part of Turkey's Legacy for the Future Project, have focused on the Late Bronze Age destruction layer. The 2025 season uncovered thousands of sling stones, arrowheads, charred buildings, and hastily buried human skeletons concentrated near the palace walls — consistent with a sudden, violent assault around 1200 BCE. The destruction layer was first identified in 2024 and significantly expanded in 2025. [^3]
 
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 [^1]: Korfmann, M. "Was There a Trojan War?" *Archaeology* 57.3 (2004)
 [^2]: Latacz, J. *Troy and Homer* (Oxford, 2004)
-[^3]: Aslan, R. (2025). Archaeological excavations at Troy reveal artifacts of Trojan War. *Hurriyet Daily News*. Reported in Ancient Origins, July 16, 2025.
+[^3]: Aslan, R. (2025). Archaeological excavations at Troy reveal artifacts of Trojan War. *Hurriyet Daily News*. Reported in Ancient Origins, July 16, 2025.---
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 # Ur
 
-# Ur
 
 ## Overview
 Ur was one of the most important Sumerian city-states, located in southern Mesopotamia. It is notable for the Royal Tombs, the Great Ziggurat, and its association with the biblical Abraham.
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Location: Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar Province, Iraq
+- Location: Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar Province, Iraq @t[?] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Period: ~3800 BCE – ~500 BCE @t[3800 BCE..500 BCE]
 - Excavated by: Leonard Woolley (1922–1934)
 
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 ## Historical Significance
 - Third Dynasty of Ur (~2112–2004 BCE): Last Sumerian dynasty, produced the Code of Ur-Nammu @t[2112 BCE..2004 BCE]
-- Major trading port connected to the Persian Gulf
-- Traditionally identified as "Ur of the Chaldees" (Genesis 11:31) [^2]
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+- Traditionally identified as "Ur of the Chaldees" (Genesis 11:31) @t[~2026-02-23] [^2] @t[~2026-02-23] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
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 [^1]: Woolley, L. *Ur Excavations II: The Royal Cemetery* (1934)
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 The Akkadian Empire (~2334–2154 BCE) was the first empire in Mesopotamia, unifying Sumerian and Akkadian-speaking city-states under Sargon of Akkad. It established a model for subsequent Mesopotamian empires. @t[2334 BCE..2154 BCE]
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Region: Mesopotamia, extending from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean
-- Period: ~2334–2154 BCE @t[~2334 BCE..~2154 BCE]
-- Capital: Akkad (also known as Agade; location undiscovered, believed to lie near modern Baghdad on the western bank of the Euphrates, possibly between Sippar and Kish) [^1]
-- Language: Akkadian (Semitic), alongside Sumerian
-- Founded by: Sargon of Akkad
+- Region: Mesopotamia, extending from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Period: ~2334–2154 BCE @t[~2334 BCE..~2154 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Capital: Akkad (also known as Agade; location undiscovered, believed to lie near modern Baghdad on the western bank of the Euphrates, possibly between Sippar and Kish) [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Language: Akkadian (Semitic), alongside Sumerian <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Founded by: Sargon of Akkad <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Notable Rulers
-- Sargon of Akkad (~2334–2279 BCE): Founder, conquered Sumerian city-states @t[~2334 BCE..~2279 BCE] [^1]
-- Naram-Sin (~2254–2218 BCE): Grandson of Sargon, expanded empire, declared himself divine; first ruler to use the title "King of the Four Quarters (of the World)" @t[~2254 BCE..~2218 BCE] [^1] [^4]
+- Sargon of Akkad (~2334–2279 BCE): Founder, conquered Sumerian city-states @t[~2334 BCE..~2279 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Naram-Sin (~2254–2218 BCE): Grandson of Sargon, expanded empire, declared himself divine; first ruler to use the title "King of the Four Quarters (of the World)" @t[~2254 BCE..~2218 BCE] [^1] [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Achievements
-- First multi-ethnic empire in recorded history [^1]
-- Standardized weights and measures across Mesopotamia, including the Akkad-gur metric system used to measure quantities of resources such as grain and flour [^4]
-- Akkadian became the lingua franca of the ancient Near East [^1]
-- Produced significant art including the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin [^1]
-- Maintained a sophisticated imperial bureaucracy: scribal schools trained state administrators, and appointed governors reported directly to the king [^4]
+- First multi-ethnic empire in recorded history @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Standardized weights and measures across Mesopotamia, including the Akkad-gur metric system used to measure quantities of resources such as grain and flour [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Akkadian became the lingua franca of the ancient Near East @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Produced significant art including the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Maintained a sophisticated imperial bureaucracy: scribal schools trained state administrators, and appointed governors reported directly to the king [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Decline
 Collapsed ~2154 BCE due to internal revolts, Gutian invasions, and severe drought linked to the 4.2-kiloyear climate event. @t[~2154 BCE] [^2] Stalagmite evidence from Gol-e-Zard Cave in northern Iran (directly downwind of Mesopotamia) identifies a major drought period beginning ~4,260 years ago (~2260 BCE) that correlates precisely with the empire's collapse, providing strong paleoclimatic corroboration for the drought hypothesis. [^3] The collapse was followed by mass migration from north to south; a 180 km wall known as the "Repeller of the Amorites" was constructed between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to control the movement of displaced populations. [^3]
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 [^1]: Westenholz, J.G. *Legends of the Kings of Akkade* (1997)
 [^2]: Weiss, H. et al. "The Genesis and Collapse of Third Millennium North Mesopotamian Civilization" *Science* 261 (1993)
 [^3]: Carolin, S.A. et al. "Precise timing of abrupt increase in dust activity in the Middle East coincident with 4.2 ka social change" *PNAS* 116 (2019)
-[^4]: Rey, S. et al. The Girsu Project, British Museum / Iraq State Board of Antiquities and Heritage (2025); reported in *The Art Newspaper*, 20 March 2025
+[^4]: Rey, S. et al. The Girsu Project, British Museum / Iraq State Board of Antiquities and Heritage (2025); reported in *The Art Newspaper*, 20 March 2025---
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 Ancient Chinese civilization developed along the Yellow and Yangtze rivers, producing enduring contributions to philosophy, governance, technology, and culture. This entry covers the period from the Shang dynasty through the Han dynasty (~1600 BCE – 220 CE). @t[~1600 BCE..220 CE]
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Region: East Asia, centered on the Yellow River and Yangtze River valleys
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 - Period covered: ~1600 BCE – 220 CE @t[~1600 BCE..220 CE]
-- Major dynasties: Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han
-- Language: Old Chinese, Classical Chinese
+- Major dynasties: Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Language: Old Chinese, Classical Chinese <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Writing: Oracle bone script (~1200 BCE), evolving into seal script and clerical script @t[~1200 BCE]
 
 ## Major Dynasties
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 - Han (206 BCE – 220 CE): Silk Road trade, paper invention, Confucian state ideology @t[206 BCE..220 CE]
 
 ## Achievements
-- Oracle bone script: Earliest Chinese writing ~1200 BCE @t[~1200 BCE]
-- Silk production: earliest archaeological evidence ~2700 BCE (Qianshanyang site, Zhejiang) @t[~2700 BCE] [^4]
-- Iron casting by ~500 BCE (centuries before the West) @t[~500 BCE] [^5]
-- Paper invented ~100 CE during the Han dynasty [^2]
-- Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism as philosophical traditions (Hundred Schools of Thought, ~770–221 BCE) @t[~770 BCE..221 BCE]
-- Great Wall construction begun under Qin Shi Huang ~221 BCE @t[~221 BCE]
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+- Oracle bone script: Earliest Chinese writing ~1200 BCE @t[~1200 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Silk production: earliest archaeological evidence ~2700 BCE (Qianshanyang site, Zhejiang) @t[~2700 BCE] [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Iron casting by ~500 BCE (centuries before the West) @t[~2026-02-23] [^5] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Paper invented ~100 CE during the Han dynasty (~100 CE). @t[~100 CE] [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism as philosophical traditions (Hundred Schools of Thought, ~770–221 BCE) @t[~770 BCE..221 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Great Wall construction begun under Qin Shi Huang ~221 BCE @t[~221 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 ## Key Figures
 - Confucius (~551–479 BCE): Founder of Confucianism; active during the Spring and Autumn period @t[~551 BCE..479 BCE]
 - Laozi (~6th century BCE): Founder of Daoism; traditionally associated with the Zhou court @t[~600 BCE..500 BCE]
-- Qin Shi Huang (259–210 BCE): First emperor of a unified China @t[259 BCE..210 BCE]
+- Qin Shi Huang (259–210 BCE): First emperor of a unified China @t[259 BCE..210 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Chronological Notes
 The Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project (1996–2000, final report 2022) established absolute dates for early Chinese dynasties using radiocarbon dating and astronomical records, confirming Shang beginning at ~1600 BCE and Zhou at ~1046 BCE. [^3]
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 Ancient Egypt was a civilization centered along the Nile River in northeastern Africa, lasting from ~3100 BCE to 30 BCE. It produced monumental architecture, a complex writing system, and one of the longest-lasting state structures in history. @t[~3100 BCE]
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Region: Nile Valley and Delta, northeastern Africa
+- Region: Nile Valley and Delta, northeastern Africa <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Period: ~3100 BCE – 30 BCE (Roman annexation) @t[3100 BCE..30 BCE]
-- Capital cities: Memphis, Thebes, Amarna, Alexandria (Ptolemaic)
-- Language: Egyptian (Afro-Asiatic family)
-- Writing systems: Hieroglyphic, Hieratic, Demotic
-- Religion: Polytheistic with pharaoh as divine intermediary
+- Capital cities: Memphis, Thebes, Amarna, Alexandria (Ptolemaic) <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Language: Egyptian (Afro-Asiatic family) <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Writing systems: Hieroglyphic, Hieratic, Demotic <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Religion: Polytheistic with pharaoh as divine intermediary <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Major Periods
 - Early Dynastic (~3100–2686 BCE): Unification under Narmer/Menes @t[~3100 BCE..2686 BCE]
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 - Ptolemaic Period (305–30 BCE): Greek-ruled Egypt after Alexander's conquest @t[305 BCE..30 BCE]
 
 ## Achievements
-- Great Pyramid of Giza, built ~2560 BCE under Khufu @t[~2560 BCE] [^1]
-- Narmer Palette (~3100 BCE): ceremonial artifact commemorating unification of Upper and Lower Egypt @t[~3100 BCE] [^2]
+- Great Pyramid of Giza, built ~2560 BCE under Khufu @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Narmer Palette (~3100 BCE): ceremonial artifact commemorating unification of Upper and Lower Egypt @t[~3100 BCE] [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Developed hieroglyphic writing ~3200 BCE @t[~3200 BCE]
-- Advanced mummification and funerary practices
-- Sophisticated medicine, mathematics, and astronomy
-- Monumental temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor
+- Advanced mummification and funerary practices <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Sophisticated medicine, mathematics, and astronomy <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Monumental temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Decline
 Egypt fell under Persian rule (525 BCE), then Macedonian (332 BCE), and finally became a Roman province after the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BCE. @t[=525 BCE]
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 Ancient Greece (~800–146 BCE) comprised independent city-states (*poleis*) that produced foundational contributions to Western philosophy, democracy, science, art, and literature. @t[800 BCE..146 BCE]
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Region: Greek peninsula, Aegean islands, western Anatolia, colonies across the Mediterranean
-- Period: ~800 BCE (Archaic) – 146 BCE (Roman conquest) @t[~800 BCE..146 BCE]
-- Major city-states: Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes
-- Language: Ancient Greek (Indo-European)
-- Writing: Greek alphabet, adapted from Phoenician ~800 BCE @t[~800 BCE]
-- Population (Classical peak): estimated 1–3 million across all poleis; Athens alone ~250,000 at its height [^2]
+- Region: Greek peninsula, Aegean islands, western Anatolia, colonies across the Mediterranean. True during Ancient Greece (~800 BCE–146 BCE). @t[~800 BCE..146 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Period: ~800 BCE (Archaic) – 146 BCE (Roman conquest) @t[~800 BCE..146 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 --> <!-- sequential -->
+- Major city-states: Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes. True during Ancient Greece (~800 BCE–146 BCE). @t[~800 BCE..146 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Language: Ancient Greek (Indo-European). True during Ancient Greece (~800 BCE–146 BCE). @t[~800 BCE..146 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Writing: Greek alphabet, adapted from Phoenician ~800 BCE @t[~800 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 --> <!-- sequential -->
+- Population (Classical peak): estimated 1–3 million across all poleis; Athens alone ~250,000 at its height. True during the Classical period (~480–323 BCE) at the peak of Greek civilization. @t[~480 BCE..~323 BCE] [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Major Periods
-- Greek Dark Ages (~1100–800 BCE): Collapse of Mycenaean civilization, fragmented tribal societies @t[~1100 BCE..800 BCE] [^1]
-- Archaic (~800–480 BCE): Colonization, rise of the polis, early philosophy @t[800 BCE..480 BCE]
-- Classical (480–323 BCE): Golden Age of Athens, Persian Wars, Peloponnesian War, Alexander @t[480 BCE..323 BCE]
-- Hellenistic (323–146 BCE): Post-Alexander kingdoms, cultural diffusion @t[323 BCE..146 BCE]
+- Greek Dark Ages (~1100–800 BCE): Collapse of Mycenaean civilization, fragmented tribal societies @t[~1100 BCE..800 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Archaic (~800–480 BCE): Colonization, rise of the polis, early philosophy @t[800 BCE..480 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Classical (480–323 BCE): Golden Age of Athens, Persian Wars, Peloponnesian War, Alexander @t[480 BCE..323 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Hellenistic (323–146 BCE): Post-Alexander kingdoms, cultural diffusion @t[323 BCE..146 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Government & Society
 The *polis* (city-state) was the fundamental political and social unit. Poleis experimented with monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, and democracy. [^1]
 
-- Athenian democracy established ~508 BCE under Cleisthenes @t[~508 BCE] [^1]
-- Sparta maintained a dual kingship with an oligarchic council (*gerousia*) throughout the Classical period @t[480 BCE..323 BCE]
-- Slavery was widespread; in Classical Athens, slaves may have constituted roughly one-third of the population [^2]
+- Athenian democracy established ~508 BCE under Cleisthenes @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Sparta maintained a dual kingship with an oligarchic council (*gerousia*) throughout the Classical period @t[480 BCE..323 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Slavery was widespread; in Classical Athens, slaves may have constituted roughly one-third of the population. True during the Classical period (~480–323 BCE). @t[~480 BCE..~323 BCE] [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Military
 Greek city-states developed the *hoplite* — a citizen-soldier equipped with spear (*dory*), short sword (*xiphos*), and large round shield (*aspis*) — fighting in the *phalanx* formation from ~700 BCE. @t[~700 BCE] [^3]
 
-- Persian Wars (490–479 BCE): Greek coalition repelled two Persian invasions; key battles at Marathon (490 BCE), Thermopylae (480 BCE), and Salamis (480 BCE) @t[490 BCE..479 BCE] [^4]
-- Peloponnesian War (431–404 BCE): Athens vs. Sparta; ended in Athenian defeat @t[431 BCE..404 BCE] [^4]
-- Battle of Chaeronea (338 BCE): Macedonian victory ended Greek city-state independence @t[=338 BCE] [^1]
+- Persian Wars (490–479 BCE): Greek coalition repelled two Persian invasions; key battles at Marathon (490 BCE), Thermopylae (480 BCE), and Salamis (480 BCE) @t[490 BCE..479 BCE] [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Peloponnesian War (431–404 BCE): Athens vs. Sparta; ended in Athenian defeat @t[431 BCE..404 BCE] [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Battle of Chaeronea (338 BCE): Macedonian victory ended Greek city-state independence @t[=338 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Economy
 Agriculture dominated, employing up to 80% of the population. From the 6th century BCE, maritime trade became central to economic output. @t[600 BCE..146 BCE] [^5]
 
-- Silver mines at Laurion (Attica) funded the Athenian navy and treasury from ~483 BCE @t[~483 BCE] [^4]
-- Athens controlled key Aegean trade routes; grain imports from the Black Sea region were essential to feeding the city
+- Silver mines at Laurion (Attica) funded the Athenian navy and treasury from ~483 BCE @t[~483 BCE] [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Athens controlled key Aegean trade routes; grain imports from the Black Sea region were essential to feeding the city. True during the Classical period (~480–323 BCE). @t[~480 BCE..~323 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Achievements
-- Philosophy: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle — foundations of Western philosophical tradition [^1]
-- Drama: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides (tragedy); Aristophanes (comedy) [^1]
-- History: Herodotus (*Histories*), Thucydides (*History of the Peloponnesian War*) [^4]
-- Olympic Games, first held 776 BCE @t[=776 BCE] [^1]
-- Parthenon completed ~432 BCE @t[~432 BCE] [^1]
-- Mathematics and science: Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes, Hippocrates
-
+- Philosophy: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle — foundations of Western philosophical tradition. True during the Classical period (~480–323 BCE). @t[~480 BCE..~323 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Drama: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides (tragedy); Aristophanes (comedy). True during the Classical period (~480–323 BCE). @t[~480 BCE..~323 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- History: Herodotus (*Histories*), Thucydides (*History of the Peloponnesian War*). True during the Classical period (~480–323 BCE). @t[~480 BCE..~323 BCE] [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Olympic Games, first held 776 BCE @t[=776 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Parthenon completed ~432 BCE @t[~2026-02-23] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Mathematics and science: Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes, Hippocrates. True during the Classical period (~480–323 BCE). @t[~480 BCE..~323 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 ## Decline
 Greece fell under Macedonian hegemony after the Battle of Chaeronea (338 BCE), then became a Roman province after the destruction of Corinth in 146 BCE. @t[=338 BCE] @t[=146 BCE]
 
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 [^2]: Hansen, M.H. *The Shotgun Method: The Demography of the Ancient Greek City-State Culture* (University of Missouri Press, 2006)
 [^3]: Hanson, V.D. *The Western Way of War: Infantry Battle in Classical Greece* (University of California Press, 2000)
 [^4]: Herodotus. *Histories*, trans. A.D. Godley (Loeb Classical Library, 1920)
-[^5]: Finley, M.I. *The Ancient Economy* (University of California Press, 1973)
+[^5]: Finley, M.I. *The Ancient Economy* (University of California Press, 1973)---
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 The Assyrian Empire was a Mesopotamian power that dominated the ancient Near East, reaching its zenith during the Neo-Assyrian period (911–609 BCE) as the largest empire the world had yet seen. @t[911 BCE..609 BCE] Assyrian history is conventionally divided into three main eras: Old Assyrian (c. 2025–1364 BCE), Middle Assyrian (1363–912 BCE), and Neo-Assyrian (911–609 BCE). [^3]
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Region: Northern Mesopotamia, expanding across the Near East, parts of South Caucasus, North Africa, and the East Mediterranean @t[911 BCE..609 BCE]
-- Neo-Assyrian period: 911–609 BCE @t[911 BCE..609 BCE]
-- Capitals: Ashur, Nimrud (Kalhu), Nineveh
-- Language: Akkadian (Assyrian dialect), later Aramaic
+- Region: Northern Mesopotamia, expanding across the Near East, parts of South Caucasus, North Africa, and the East Mediterranean @t[911 BCE..609 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Neo-Assyrian period: 911–609 BCE @t[911 BCE..609 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Capitals: Ashur, Nimrud (Kalhu), Nineveh - True during the Neo-Assyrian Empire (~911–612 BCE), with different capitals at different periods. @t[~911 BCE..~612 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Language: Akkadian (Assyrian dialect), later Aramaic <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Notable Rulers
-- Adad-nirari II (911–891 BCE): His accession marks the start of the Neo-Assyrian period @t[911 BCE..891 BCE] [^3]
-- Tiglath-Pileser III (745–727 BCE): Administrative reforms, professional army, systematic deportation policy @t[745 BCE..727 BCE] [^2]
-- Sargon II (722–705 BCE): Conquered Israel, built Dur-Sharrukin @t[722 BCE..705 BCE] [^2]
-- Sennacherib (705–681 BCE): Expanded Nineveh, besieged Jerusalem @t[705 BCE..681 BCE] [^2]
-- Esarhaddon (681–669 BCE): Conquered Egypt, reaching the empire's greatest territorial extent @t[681 BCE..669 BCE] [^3]
-- Ashurbanipal (668–631 BCE): Created the Library of Nineveh @t[668 BCE..631 BCE] [^1]
+- Adad-nirari II (911–891 BCE): His accession marks the start of the Neo-Assyrian period @t[911 BCE..891 BCE] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Tiglath-Pileser III (745–727 BCE): Administrative reforms, professional army, systematic deportation policy @t[745 BCE..727 BCE] [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Sargon II (722–705 BCE): Conquered Israel, built Dur-Sharrukin @t[722 BCE..705 BCE] [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Sennacherib (705–681 BCE): Expanded Nineveh, besieged Jerusalem @t[705 BCE..681 BCE] [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Esarhaddon (681–669 BCE): Conquered Egypt, reaching the empire's greatest territorial extent @t[681 BCE..669 BCE] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Ashurbanipal (668–631 BCE): Created the Library of Nineveh @t[668 BCE..631 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Achievements
-- Library of Nineveh: ~30,000 cuneiform tablets, preserving Mesopotamian literature [^1]
-- Systematic deportation and resettlement policy: conquered populations relocated across the empire to prevent rebellion and integrate diverse groups; Tiglath-Pileser III institutionalized this as state policy [^4]
-- Advanced siege warfare and military engineering
-- Extensive road network and postal system
-- Monumental palace reliefs (Nimrud, Nineveh)
-- Provincial administration system replacing vassal kingdoms with directly governed provinces [^2]
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+- Library of Nineveh: ~30,000 cuneiform tablets, preserving Mesopotamian literature - True during the reign of Ashurbanipal (~668–627 BCE) when the Library of Nineveh was assembled. @t[~668 BCE..~612 BCE] [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Systematic deportation and resettlement policy: conquered populations relocated across the empire to prevent rebellion and integrate diverse groups; Tiglath-Pileser III institutionalized this as state policy - True during the Neo-Assyrian Empire (~911–612 BCE). @t[~911 BCE..~612 BCE] [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Advanced siege warfare and military engineering - True during the Neo-Assyrian Empire (~911–612 BCE). @t[~911 BCE..~612 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Extensive road network and postal system - True during the Neo-Assyrian Empire (~911–612 BCE). @t[~911 BCE..~612 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Monumental palace reliefs (Nimrud, Nineveh) - True during the Neo-Assyrian Empire (~911–612 BCE). @t[~911 BCE..~612 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Provincial administration system replacing vassal kingdoms with directly governed provinces - True during the Neo-Assyrian Empire (~911–612 BCE). @t[~911 BCE..~612 BCE] [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 ## Decline
 Fell to a coalition of Babylonians and Medes; Nineveh destroyed in 612 BCE @t[=612 BCE]. The last Assyrian forces defeated at Carchemish in 605 BCE @t[=605 BCE] [^2].
 
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 > 681 BCE event. Attested by Frahm (2011) [^1]; Radner (2015) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
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 > 631 BCE event. Attested by Frahm (2011) [^1]; Radner (2015) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
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 > Historical event. Attested by Frahm (2011) [^1]; Radner (2015) [^2].
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 > Historical event. Attested by Frahm (2011) [^1]; Radner (2015) [^2].
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 > Roman numeral indicating second king of that name (Sargon the Second).
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-> Scholarship remains current. Library of Nineveh significance is well-established.
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civilizations/babylonia.md

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 Babylonia was a major Mesopotamian civilization centered on the city of Babylon, with three principal periods: the Old Babylonian period (~1894–1595 BCE), the Kassite (Middle Babylonian) period (~1595–1155 BCE), and the Neo-Babylonian Empire (626–539 BCE). The Old Babylonian period reached its height under Hammurabi (~1792–1750 BCE), who unified Mesopotamia and issued the Code of Hammurabi. The Neo-Babylonian Empire, founded by Nabopolassar and reaching its zenith under Nebuchadnezzar II, was the last native Mesopotamian empire before Persian conquest. @t[1894 BCE..539 BCE]
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Region: Central-southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq)
+- Region: Central-southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Old Babylonian period: ~1894–1595 BCE @t[1894 BCE..1595 BCE]
 - Kassite (Middle Babylonian) period: ~1595–1155 BCE @t[1595 BCE..1155 BCE]
 - Neo-Babylonian period: 626–539 BCE @t[626 BCE..539 BCE]
-- Capital: Babylon
-- Language: Akkadian (Babylonian dialect)
-- Chief deity: Marduk
+- Capital: Babylon <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Language: Akkadian (Babylonian dialect) <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Chief deity: Marduk <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Notable Rulers
 - Hammurabi (~1792–1750 BCE): Unified Mesopotamia, issued the Code of Hammurabi @t[1792 BCE..1750 BCE] [^1]
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@ Babylonia was a major Mesopotamian civilization centered on the city of Babylon,
 - Nabonidus (556–539 BCE): Last native king, defeated by Cyrus the Great @t[556 BCE..539 BCE]
 
 ## Achievements
-- Code of Hammurabi: One of the earliest comprehensive legal codes (~1754 BCE) @t[~1754 BCE]
-- Advanced astronomy and mathematics (predicted eclipses, developed algebra)
-- Etemenanki: Great ziggurat of Babylon ("House of the Foundation of Heaven and Earth"), dedicated to Marduk; associated with the Tower of Babel legend; described by Herodotus as a massive stepped tower @t[~600 BCE] [^4]
-- Esagila: Main temple complex of Marduk in Babylon, center of Babylonian religious life [^4]
-- Hanging Gardens of Babylon (one of the Seven Wonders, existence debated) [^2]
-- Ishtar Gate and Processional Way
-- Babylonian Captivity (597–539 BCE): Nebuchadnezzar II deported the population of Judah to Babylon following the destruction of the First Temple (586 BCE); ended when Cyrus the Great permitted the exiles to return @t[597 BCE..539 BCE] [^3]
-
+- Code of Hammurabi: One of the earliest comprehensive legal codes (~1754 BCE) @t[~1754 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Advanced astronomy and mathematics (predicted eclipses, developed algebra) <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Etemenanki: Great ziggurat of Babylon ("House of the Foundation of Heaven and Earth"), dedicated to Marduk; associated with the Tower of Babel legend; described by Herodotus as a massive stepped tower @t[~600 BCE] [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Esagila: Main temple complex of Marduk in Babylon, center of Babylonian religious life [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Hanging Gardens of Babylon (one of the Seven Wonders, existence debated): traditionally attributed to Nebuchadnezzar II (~605–562 BCE), though their existence is debated @t[~605 BCE..~562 BCE] [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Ishtar Gate and Processional Way: true during the Neo-Babylonian period (~626–539 BCE) under Nebuchadnezzar II @t[~626 BCE..~539 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Babylonian Captivity (597–539 BCE): Nebuchadnezzar II deported the population of Judah to Babylon following the destruction of the First Temple (586 BCE); ended when Cyrus the Great permitted the exiles to return @t[597 BCE..539 BCE] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 ## Decline
 The Old Babylonian period ended when the Hittites sacked Babylon (~1595 BCE), after which the Kassite dynasty ruled for nearly 400 years. @t[~1595 BCE] [^3] The Neo-Babylonian Empire fell to Cyrus the Great of Persia in 539 BCE. @t[=539 BCE]
 
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-> Scholarship remains current. Hanging Gardens debate continues in modern research.
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 - Dominant Mediterranean naval and trading power
 - Advanced harbor engineering (circular military harbor at Carthage)
 - Agricultural expertise (Mago's treatise on farming)
-- Hannibal Barca: One of history's greatest military commanders [^2]
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 ## Religion
 Carthaginian religion derived from Phoenician polytheism, with Baal Hammon and Tanit as the supreme divine couple and patron deities of the city. [^3] The *tophet* of Carthage — a large open-air sanctuary first excavated in 1921 — contains thousands of urns with cremated remains of infants and animals dedicated to these deities. The practice of child sacrifice at the tophet remains a subject of scholarly debate: Greco-Roman literary sources describe it, and skeletal analysis confirms infant cremation, but some scholars argue the site was primarily a burial ground for children who died of natural causes. [^3]
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civilizations/hittite-empire.md

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 The Hittite Empire (~1650–1178 BCE) was a major Bronze Age power centered in Anatolia (modern Turkey). At its peak it covered over 200,000 square kilometers, stretching from the Aegean to the Euphrates. The Hittites were among the first to work iron, engaged in diplomacy with Egypt, and produced the earliest known peace treaty. @t[~1650 BCE..1178 BCE]
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Region: Central Anatolia, expanding into Syria and Upper Mesopotamia
+- Region: Central Anatolia, expanding into Syria and Upper Mesopotamia <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Period: ~1650–1178 BCE @t[~1650 BCE..1178 BCE]
 - Capital: Hattusa (modern Boğazkale, Turkey); city covered ~180 hectares with massive stone fortifications and lion-carved gates [^3]
 - Language: Hittite (earliest attested Indo-European language)
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 [^3]: Pannell, C. "Why Did the Hittite Empire Collapse?" *Spoken Past* (2025) — https://spokenpast.com/articles/hittite-empire-collapse/
 [^4]: World History Encyclopedia, "Hittite" — https://www.worldhistory.org/hittite/
 [^5]: Bryn Mawr Classical Review, review of Bryce (1999) — https://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/1999/1999.04.18
-[^6]: Manning, S.W. et al., "Severe multi-year drought coincident with Hittite collapse around 1198–1196 bc," *Nature* 614 (2023) — https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05693-y
+[^6]: Manning, S.W. et al., "Severe multi-year drought coincident with Hittite collapse around 1198–1196 bc," *Nature* 614 (2023) — https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05693-y---
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 ## Achievements
 - Unified most of the Indian subcontinent for the first time
-- Ashoka's edicts: 33 inscriptions on pillars, boulders, and cave walls — the earliest deciphered Indian inscriptions, promoting non-violence and tolerance [^2]
-- *Arthashastra* attributed to Chanakya (also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta): comprehensive treatise on statecraft, economics, and military strategy [^3]
+- Ashoka's edicts: 33 inscriptions on pillars, boulders, and cave walls — the earliest deciphered Indian inscriptions, promoting non-violence and tolerance [^2] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- *Arthashastra* attributed to Chanakya (also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta): comprehensive treatise on statecraft, economics, and military strategy [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Extensive road network and trade connections linking the subcontinent
 
 ## Administration
 - Highly centralized bureaucracy with provincial governors (*kumara*) and an extensive spy network maintaining central control
-- Megasthenes, Greek ambassador to Chandragupta's court (~302 BCE), described the empire's administration and society in *Indica* (survives in fragments quoted by Strabo and Arrian) [^4]
+- Megasthenes, Greek ambassador to Chandragupta's court (~302 BCE), described the empire's administration and society in *Indica* (survives in fragments quoted by Strabo and Arrian) [^4] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - Standardized weights, measures, and coinage facilitated trade across the subcontinent
 
 ## Decline
@@ -85,4 +85,182 @@ Declined after Ashoka's death due to weak successors and regional fragmentation.
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-> Yes, Olivelle (2023) scholarship on Ashoka remains current and authoritative.
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 The Minoan civilization (~3000–1450 BCE) on Crete was the first advanced civilization in Europe, known for elaborate palace complexes, vibrant frescoes, and the undeciphered Linear A script. @t[~3000 BCE..~1450 BCE]
 
 ## Key Facts
-- Region: Crete and Aegean islands @t[~3000 BCE..~1450 BCE]
-- Period: ~3000–1450 BCE @t[~3000 BCE..~1450 BCE]
-- Major sites: Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros @t[~3000 BCE..~1450 BCE]
-- Writing: Cretan hieroglyphs, Linear A (undeciphered); succeeded by Linear B (Mycenaean, deciphered 1952)
-- Named by: Arthur Evans, after the mythical King Minos [^1]
+- Region: Crete and Aegean islands @t[~3000 BCE..~1450 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Period: ~3000–1450 BCE @t[~3000 BCE..~1450 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Major sites: Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros @t[~3000 BCE..~1450 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Writing: Cretan hieroglyphs, Linear A (undeciphered); succeeded by Linear B (Mycenaean, deciphered 1952) <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Named by: Arthur Evans, after the mythical King Minos [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Palace Periods
 Scholars divide Minoan history into four phases based on palace construction [^3]:
-- **Prepalatial** (~3000–1900 BCE): Early settlements; no palace centers yet @t[~3000 BCE..~1900 BCE]
+- **Prepalatial** (~3000–1900 BCE): Early settlements; no palace centers yet @t[~3000 BCE..~1900 BCE] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 - **Protopalatial (Old Palace)** (~1900–1700 BCE): First palace complexes built at Knossos, Phaistos, and Malia @t[~1900 BCE..~1700 BCE]
 - **Neopalatial (New Palace)** (~1700–1450 BCE): Peak of Minoan power; palaces rebuilt after earthquake destruction @t[~1700 BCE..~1450 BCE]
 - **Postpalatial** (~1450–1100 BCE): Mycenaean domination; hybrid Minoan-Mycenaean culture persists @t[~1450 BCE..~1100 BCE]
 
 ## Achievements
-- Palace complexes at Knossos (up to 1,300 rooms) [^1]
-- Advanced plumbing and drainage systems [^1]
-- Vibrant fresco art depicting nature, rituals, and bull-leaping [^1]
-- Extensive maritime trade network reaching Egypt, the Levant, the Cyclades, and Anatolia [^2] [^3]
-- Minoan colony at Akrotiri on Thera (Santorini), preserved under volcanic ash [^3]
+- Palace complexes at Knossos (up to 1,300 rooms) [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Advanced plumbing and drainage systems [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Vibrant fresco art depicting nature, rituals, and bull-leaping [^1] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Extensive maritime trade network reaching Egypt, the Levant, the Cyclades, and Anatolia [^2] [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
+- Minoan colony at Akrotiri on Thera (Santorini), preserved under volcanic ash [^3] <!-- reviewed:2026-02-23 -->
 
 ## Religion
 Minoan religion centered on a goddess figure associated with nature, snakes, and fertility, worshipped in palace shrines and open-air peak sanctuaries. Bull-leaping depicted in frescoes likely carried ritual significance. Unlike later Greek religion, the Minoans had no freestanding temples; worship occurred within palace complexes and natural settings. [^1] [^3]
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 [^1]: Evans, A. *The Palace of Minos at Knossos* (1921–1935)
 [^2]: Driessen, J. & Macdonald, C. *The Troubled Island* (1997)
 [^3]: Cartwright, M. "Minoan Civilization." *World History Encyclopedia* (2012). https://www.worldhistory.org/Minoan_Civilization/
-[^4]: Ventris, M. & Chadwick, J. *Documents in Mycenaean Greek* (1956)
+[^4]: Ventris, M. & Chadwick, J. *Documents in Mycenaean Greek* (1956)---
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 [^1]: Chadwick, J. *The Decipherment of Linear B* (Cambridge, 1958)
 [^2]: Latacz, J. *Troy and Homer* (Oxford, 2004)
-[^3]: Cartwright, M. "Mycenaean Civilization." *World History Encyclopedia*, 2 Oct 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/Mycenaean_Civilization/
+[^3]: Cartwright, M. "Mycenaean Civilization." *World History Encyclopedia*, 2 Oct 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/Mycenaean_Civilization/
+---
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Society: Warrior aristocracy ruled by *wanax* (king); palace economy with cen..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 15: "Massive Cyclopean fortification walls up to 13 m high and 8 m thick at Mycena..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Megaron hall — precursor to later Archaic and Classical Greek temples [^3]" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Extensive trade networks reaching Egypt, the Levant, Cyprus, Anatolia, Sicily..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Likely historical basis for the Trojan War tradition; possibly reflecting rea..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Religious practices included animal sacrifice, communal feasting, libation po..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Minoan religious symbols (double axe, horns of consecration) adopted and adap..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Fresco art depicted warriors, chariots, bull-leaping, griffins, and battle sc..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: Malformed temporal tag @t[~-1500..~-1400] — see docs for valid syntax
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[conflict]` Line 8: "Region: Mainland Greece, Crete (after ~1450 BCE), Aegean islands @t[1600 BCE...." @t[-1600..-1100] overlaps with "Period: ~1600–1100 BCE @t[1600 BCE..1100 BCE]" @t[-1600..-1100] - were both true simultaneously? (line:9) [pattern:parallel_overlap]
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 8: "Region: Mainland Greece, Crete (after ~1450 BCE), Aegean islands @t[1600 BCE...." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 9: "Period: ~1600–1100 BCE @t[1600 BCE..1100 BCE]" - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 16: "Lion Gate at Mycenae (~1250 BCE) @t[~1250 BCE]" - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 17: "Tholos tombs including the Treasury of Atreus (~1500–1400 BCE) @t[~1500 BCE..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 10: "Major sites: Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos, Thebes, Athens, Midea, Gla, Orchomenos, ..." - Cartwright source from 2019 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 11: "Writing: Linear B (deciphered by Michael Ventris in 1952 as early Greek; adap..." - Chadwick source from 1958 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 12: "Society: Warrior aristocracy ruled by *wanax* (king); palace economy with cen..." - Cartwright source from 2019 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 15: "Massive Cyclopean fortification walls up to 13 m high and 8 m thick at Mycena..." - Cartwright source from 2019 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 18: "Megaron hall — precursor to later Archaic and Classical Greek temples [^3]" - Cartwright source from 2019 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 19: "Extensive trade networks reaching Egypt, the Levant, Cyprus, Anatolia, Sicily..." - Cartwright source from 2019 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 20: "Shaft graves at Mycenae (Grave Circle A, discovered by Schliemann 1876) conta..." - Cartwright source from 2019 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 21: "Likely historical basis for the Trojan War tradition; possibly reflecting rea..." - Latacz source from 2004 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 24: "Religious practices included animal sacrifice, communal feasting, libation po..." - Cartwright source from 2019 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [x] `@q[stale]` Line 25: "Minoan religious symbols (double axe, horns of consecration) adopted and adap..." - Cartwright source from 2019 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+> Ancient history scholarship does not become outdated for events from ~1350 BCE. Cartwright (2019) is a valid scholarly reference for Mycenaean civilization.
+- [x] `@q[stale]` Line 26: "Fresco art depicted warriors, chariots, bull-leaping, griffins, and battle sc..." - Cartwright source from 2019 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+> Ancient history scholarship does not become outdated for events from ~1350 BCE. Cartwright (2019) is a valid scholarly reference for Mycenaean civilization.
+- [x] `@q[stale]` Line 27: "Earliest evidence of a cult to Dionysos dates to ~1350 BCE in Mycenaean cultu..." - Cartwright source from 2019 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+> Ancient history scholarship does not become outdated for events from ~1350 BCE. Cartwright (2019) is a valid scholarly reference for Mycenaean civilization.

civilizations/persian-empire.md

@@ -96,4 +96,201 @@ Conquered by Alexander the Great; Darius III defeated at Gaugamela (331 BCE) @t[
 - [x] `@q[stale]` Line 17: "Cyrus the Great (559–530 BCE): Founded the empire, conquered Babylon (539 B..." - Briant source from 2002 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
 > Yes, Briant (2002) scholarship on Cyrus the Great remains current and authoritative.
 - [x] `@q[stale]` Line 23: "Cyrus Cylinder: Early declaration of human rights and religious tolerance [^2]" - Kuhrt source from 1983 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
-> Yes, Kuhrt (1983) scholarship on the Cyrus Cylinder remains current and authoritative.
+> Yes, Kuhrt (1983) scholarship on the Cyrus Cylinder remains current and authoritative.
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Capital cities: Pasargadae, Persepolis, Susa, Ecbatana" - when was this true?
+> True during the Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 BCE), with different capitals used at different periods. @t[550 BCE..330 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Language: Old Persian (official), Aramaic (administrative lingua franca)" - when was this true?
+> True during the Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 BCE). @t[550 BCE..330 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Religion: Zoroastrianism (royal religion)" - when was this true?
+> True during the Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 BCE). @t[550 BCE..330 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Territorial extent: ~5.5 million km² at peak (under Darius I) [^3]" - when was this true?
+> True at the peak of the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Darius I (~522–486 BCE). @t[~522 BCE..~486 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Administrative divisions: ~20 satrapies [^1]" - when was this true?
+> True during the Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 BCE). @t[550 BCE..330 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Royal Road: ~2,700 km highway from Susa to Sardis, enabling rapid communicati..." - when was this true?
+> True during the Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 BCE). @t[550 BCE..330 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Satrapy system: ~20 provincial governors (satraps) reporting to the king, wit..." - when was this true?
+> True during the Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 BCE). @t[550 BCE..330 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 28: "Qanat irrigation technology: Underground aqueduct system enabling agriculture..." - when was this true?
+> True during the Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 BCE). @t[550 BCE..330 BCE]
+- [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 30: "Standardized coinage: Daric gold coin and siglos silver coin for imperial com..." - when was this true?
+> True during the Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 BCE). @t[550 BCE..330 BCE]
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 42: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: Iran, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Cent..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 44: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period: 550–330 BCE" - when was this true?" - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 46: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Capital cities: Pasargadae, Persepolis, Susa, Ec..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 48: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Language: Old Persian (official), Aramaic (admin..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 50: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Religion: Zoroastrianism (royal religion)" - whe..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 52: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Cyrus the Great (559–530 BCE): Founded the emp..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 54: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Darius I (522–486 BCE): Administrative reforms..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 56: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Xerxes I (486–465 BCE): Invaded Greece (480 BC..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 58: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Darius III (336–330 BCE): Defeated by Alexande..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 60: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Cyrus Cylinder: Early declaration of human right..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 62: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Royal Road: ~2,700 km highway from Susa to Sardi..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 64: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Satrapy system of provincial governance" - when ..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 66: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Qanat irrigation technology" - when was this true?" - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 68: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Persepolis: Monumental ceremonial capital" - whe..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 70: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Region: Iran, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Centr..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 72: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period: 550–330 BCE" - what is the source?" - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 74: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 12: "Capital cities: Pasargadae, Persepolis, Susa, Ecb..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 76: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 13: "Language: Old Persian (official), Aramaic (admini..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 78: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 14: "Religion: Zoroastrianism (royal religion)" - what..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 80: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 18: "Darius I (522–486 BCE): Administrative reforms,..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 82: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 19: "Xerxes I (486–465 BCE): Invaded Greece (480 BCE..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 84: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 20: "Darius III (336–330 BCE): Defeated by Alexander..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 86: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 24: "Royal Road: ~2,700 km highway from Susa to Sardis..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 88: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 25: "Satrapy system of provincial governance" - what i..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 90: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 26: "Qanat irrigation technology" - what is the source?" - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 92: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 27: "Persepolis: Monumental ceremonial capital" - what..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 94: "[x] `@q[ambiguous]` Line 20: "Darius III (336–330 BCE): Defeated by Alexand..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 96: "[x] `@q[stale]` Line 17: "Cyrus the Great (559–530 BCE): Founded the empire..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 98: "[x] `@q[stale]` Line 23: "Cyrus Cylinder: Early declaration of human rights a..." - when was this true?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 8: "Region: Iran, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Central Asia, Indus Valley @t[550..." - what is the source?
+> Need to verify whether this claim has an explicit source citation in the document footnotes.
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 9: "Period: 550–330 BCE @t[550 BCE..330 BCE]" - what is the source?
+> Need to verify whether this claim has an explicit source citation in the document footnotes.
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Capital cities: Pasargadae, Persepolis, Susa, Ecbatana" - what is the source?
+> Need to verify whether this claim has an explicit source citation in the document footnotes.
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+> Need to verify whether this claim has an explicit source citation in the document footnotes.
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+> Need to verify whether this claim has an explicit source citation in the document footnotes.
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 42: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: Iran, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Cent..." - what is the source?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 44: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period: 550–330 BCE" - when was this true?" - what is the source?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 46: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Capital cities: Pasargadae, Persepolis, Susa, Ec..." - what is the source?
+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
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+> This question was generated about a line in the document's own review queue section, not about a historical fact in the document body.
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+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 52: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Cyrus the Great (559–530 BCE): Founded the emp..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 54: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Darius I (522–486 BCE): Administrative reforms..." - what is the source?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 56: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Xerxes I (486–465 BCE): Invaded Greece (480 BC..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 58: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Darius III (336–330 BCE): Defeated by Alexande..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 62: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Royal Road: ~2,700 km highway from Susa to Sardi..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 64: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Satrapy system of provincial governance" - when ..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 66: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Qanat irrigation technology" - when was this true?" - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 68: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Persepolis: Monumental ceremonial capital" - whe..." - what is the source?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 70: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Region: Iran, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Centr..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 72: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period: 550–330 BCE" - what is the source?" - what is the source?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 74: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 12: "Capital cities: Pasargadae, Persepolis, Susa, Ecb..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 76: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 13: "Language: Old Persian (official), Aramaic (admini..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 78: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 14: "Religion: Zoroastrianism (royal religion)" - what..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 80: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 18: "Darius I (522–486 BCE): Administrative reforms,..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 82: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 19: "Xerxes I (486–465 BCE): Invaded Greece (480 BCE..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 84: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 20: "Darius III (336–330 BCE): Defeated by Alexander..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 86: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 24: "Royal Road: ~2,700 km highway from Susa to Sardis..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 88: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 25: "Satrapy system of provincial governance" - what i..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 90: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 26: "Qanat irrigation technology" - what is the source?" - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 92: "[x] `@q[missing]` Line 27: "Persepolis: Monumental ceremonial capital" - what..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 94: "[x] `@q[ambiguous]` Line 20: "Darius III (336–330 BCE): Defeated by Alexand..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 96: "[x] `@q[stale]` Line 17: "Cyrus the Great (559–530 BCE): Founded the empire..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[ambiguous]` Line 56: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Xerxes I (486–465 BCE): Invaded Greece (480 BC..." - what does "BC" mean in this context?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 13: "Territorial extent: ~5.5 million km² at peak (under Darius I) [^3]" - Taagepera source from 1979 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 14: "Administrative divisions: ~20 satrapies [^1]" - Briant source from 2002 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 26: "Royal Road: ~2,700 km highway from Susa to Sardis, enabling rapid communicati..." - Briant source from 2002 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 27: "Satrapy system: ~20 provincial governors (satraps) reporting to the king, wit..." - Briant source from 2002 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 28: "Qanat irrigation technology: Underground aqueduct system enabling agriculture..." - Briant source from 2002 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 29: "Persepolis: Monumental ceremonial capital begun under Darius I (~518 BCE) @t[..." - Briant source from 2002 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 30: "Standardized coinage: Daric gold coin and siglos silver coin for imperial com..." - Briant source from 2002 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 60: "[x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Cyrus Cylinder: Early declaration of human right..." - Kuhrt source from 1983 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 98: "[x] `@q[stale]` Line 23: "Cyrus Cylinder: Early declaration of human rights a..." - Kuhrt source from 1983 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 

civilizations/phoenicia.md

@@ -39,4 +39,71 @@ Phoenician city-states fell under successive foreign rule: Assyrian, Babylonian,
 [^2]: Herodotus, *Histories* 4.42
 [^3]: Cartwright, M. "Trade in the Phoenician World." *World History Encyclopedia*, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/881/trade-in-the-phoenician-world/
 [^4]: Sader, H. *The History and Archaeology of Phoenicia* (SBL Press, 2019)
-[^5]: New World Encyclopedia, "Phoenician Civilization." https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Phoenician_Civilization
+[^5]: New World Encyclopedia, "Phoenician Civilization." https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Phoenician_Civilization
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 8: "Region: Coastal Lebanon and parts of coastal Syria, with colonies across the ..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Major cities: Tyre, Sidon, Byblos, Berytus (Beirut), Arwad" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Language: Phoenician (Northwest Semitic)" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Government: Independent city-states, each ruled by a king with merchant counc..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Pioneered long-distance maritime trade (tin from Britain, silver from Spain, ..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Exported cedar and fir timber to Egypt and Mesopotamia; cedar used in Solomon..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Produced Tyrian purple dye from murex snails (*Murex brandaris*); dye extract..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Invented the bireme (two-banked oared warship) [^5]" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[conflict]` Line 24: "Pioneered transparent glass production from the 7th century BCE @t[~600 BCE];..." @t[-0600..-0600] overlaps with "Circumnavigated Africa under commission from Pharaoh Necho II (~600 BCE) @t[~..." @t[-0600..-0600] - were both true simultaneously? (line:26) [pattern:unknown]
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 8: "Region: Coastal Lebanon and parts of coastal Syria, with colonies across the ..." - what is the source?
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civilizations/roman-republic-and-empire.md

@@ -46,4 +46,113 @@ The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 CE when Odoacer deposed Emperor Romulus Aug
 [^2]: Heather, P. *The Fall of the Roman Empire* (Oxford, 2006)
 [^3]: Harper, K. *The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire* (Princeton University Press, 2017)
 [^4]: Polybius. *Histories*, Book VI (c. 150 BCE). Trans. W.R. Paton (Loeb Classical Library, 1922)
-[^5]: Cornell, T.J. *The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars* (Routledge, 1995)
+[^5]: Cornell, T.J. *The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars* (Routledge, 1995)
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
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cultural-movements/greek-philosophy.md

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 ---
 [^1]: Kirk, G.S. et al. *The Presocratic Philosophers* (Cambridge, 1983)
 [^2]: Long, A.A. *Hellenistic Philosophy* (University of California Press, 1986)
-[^3]: Zalta, E.N. (ed.) *Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy* (Stanford University, ongoing) — entries on Pythagoras, Pyrrho, Plotinus
+[^3]: Zalta, E.N. (ed.) *Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy* (Stanford University, ongoing) — entries on Pythagoras, Pyrrho, Plotinus
+---
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cultural-movements/hellenism.md

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 ---
 [^1]: Shipley, G. *The Greek World After Alexander* (Routledge, 2000)
 [^2]: Green, P. *Alexander to Actium: The Historical Evolution of the Hellenistic Age* (1990)
-[^3]: Erskine, A. (ed.) *A Companion to the Hellenistic World* (Blackwell, 2003)
+[^3]: Erskine, A. (ed.) *A Companion to the Hellenistic World* (Blackwell, 2003)
+---
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 - **Midden**: An ancient refuse deposit — accumulated food remains, broken pottery, ash, and other debris — that provides valuable evidence of diet, economy, and daily life at a site
 - **Radiocarbon dating**: An absolute dating technique measuring the decay of carbon-14 in organic material; effective for organic remains up to ~50,000 years old, widely used to date ancient sites and artifacts. Also called carbon-14 dating or C-14 dating
 - **Archaeological layer / stratum (pl. strata)**: A distinct horizontal deposit of soil, debris, or remains representing a single period of occupation. Sites with multiple occupation phases (e.g., Troy) are numbered sequentially using Roman numerals (I = earliest). The study of these layers is called stratigraphy.
-- **Destruction layer**: An archaeological stratum showing evidence of violent or sudden destruction — burned debris, weapons, unburied remains — used to correlate a site's history with known historical events.
+- **Destruction layer**: An archaeological stratum showing evidence of violent or sudden destruction — burned debris, weapons, unburied remains — used to correlate a site's history with known historical events.
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legal-codes/code-of-hammurabi.md

@@ -39,4 +39,116 @@ The Code of Hammurabi (~1754 BCE) is one of the most complete and well-known anc
 [^1]: Roth, M.T. *Law Collections from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor* (1997)
 [^2]: Driver, G.R. & Miles, J.C. *The Babylonian Laws* (Oxford, 1952–1955)
 [^3]: Louvre Museum. "The Code of Hammurabi." louvre.fr (accessed 2026)
-[^4]: Wikipedia contributors. "Code of Hammurabi." *Wikipedia* (accessed 2026-02-23)
+[^4]: Wikipedia contributors. "Code of Hammurabi." *Wikipedia* (accessed 2026-02-23)
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
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+  > 
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+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 29: "Rediscovered by French archaeologists at Susa in 1901–1902" - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 33: "Not the earliest code (preceded by Code of Ur-Nammu, ~2100–2050 BCE) but th..." - when was this true?
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+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 36: "Continues to be studied for its influence on modern legal jurisprudence" - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 8: "Date: ~1754 BCE (Wikipedia/Roth give range 1755–1751 BCE) @t[~1754 BCE]" - what is the source?
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+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 18: "Epilogue: Blessings for those who uphold the laws, curses for those who defac..." - Roth source from 1997 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
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+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 24: "Presumption of innocence in some cases; trial by ordeal in others [^2]" - Driver source from 1952 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 

legal-codes/code-of-ur-nammu.md

@@ -47,4 +47,161 @@ The Code of Ur-Nammu (~2100–2050 BCE) is the oldest known surviving legal code
 [^1]: Roth, M.T. *Law Collections from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor* (1997)
 [^2]: Kramer, S.N. "Ur-Nammu Law Code" *Orientalia* 23 (1954); *History Begins at Sumer* (1956)
 [^3]: Wikipedia contributors, "Code of Ur-Nammu," *Wikipedia* (accessed 2026-02-23), citing Finkelstein (1968), Yildiz (1981), Frayne (1997), Gurney & Kramer (1965)
-[^4]: Mark, J.J. "The Ancient Mesopotamian Legal Code of Ur-Nammu," *World History Encyclopedia* (2021)
+[^4]: Mark, J.J. "The Ancient Mesopotamian Legal Code of Ur-Nammu," *World History Encyclopedia* (2021)
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 9: "Issuer: Ur-Nammu (r. 2112–2095 BCE) or his son Shulgi (r. 2094–2047 BCE),..." - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Language: Sumerian (cuneiform script on clay tablets)" - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "First translated: Samuel Noah Kramer, 1952 [^2]" - when was this true?
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+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 35: "Oldest known surviving legal code, predating Hammurabi by ~300 years" - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 25: "Uses monetary compensation (fines in silver) rather than *lex talionis* ("eye..." - Roth source from 1997 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 38: "Influenced subsequent Mesopotamian codes: Laws of Eshnunna (~1930 BCE) and Co..." - Mark source from 2021 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 39: "Demonstrates sophisticated legal thinking in the 3rd millennium BCE [^2]" - Kramer source from 1954 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 

legal-codes/twelve-tables.md

@@ -38,4 +38,65 @@ The Twelve Tables (*Lex Duodecim Tabularum*, ~451–449 BCE) were the foundation
 ---
 [^1]: Crawford, M.H. *Roman Statutes* (1996)
 [^2]: Watson, A. *Rome of the XII Tables* (Princeton, 1975)
-[^3]: Cartwright, M. "Twelve Tables." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Apr 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/Twelve_Tables/
+[^3]: Cartwright, M. "Twelve Tables." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Apr 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/Twelve_Tables/
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
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+{"level":"info","message":"Starting MCP server","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 03:19:06.197"}
+{"level":"info","message":"MCP server started successfully","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 03:19:06.199"}
+{"level":"info","message":"Puppeteer MCP Server closing","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-23 03:45:02.947"}

religions/ancient-egyptian-religion.md

@@ -48,4 +48,158 @@ Pharaoh Akhenaten (~1353–1336 BCE) briefly imposed monotheistic worship of the
 [^2]: Assmann, J. *The Search for God in Ancient Egypt* (Cornell University Press, 2001)
 [^3]: Hornung, E. *Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: The One and the Many* (Cornell University Press, 1982)
 [^4]: Faulkner, R.O. *The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts* (Oxford University Press, 1969); Allen, J.P. *The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts* (Society of Biblical Literature, 2005)
-[^5]: Allen, J.P. *Genesis in Egypt: The Philosophy of Ancient Egyptian Creation Accounts* (Yale Egyptological Studies, 1988)
+[^5]: Allen, J.P. *Genesis in Egypt: The Philosophy of Ancient Egyptian Creation Accounts* (Yale Egyptological Studies, 1988)
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
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religions/early-christianity.md

@@ -28,4 +28,107 @@ Early Christianity emerged in the 1st century CE as a Jewish sect in Roman Judae
 ---
 [^1]: Ehrman, B. *The New Testament: A Historical Introduction* (Oxford, 2016)
 [^2]: Brown, P. *The Rise of Western Christendom* (Blackwell, 2003)
-[^3]: World History Encyclopedia. "Council of Chalcedon." worldhistory.org (2024)
+[^3]: World History Encyclopedia. "Council of Chalcedon." worldhistory.org (2024)
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
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+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 26: "Monasticism: Desert Fathers in Egypt (~3rd–4th century CE) @t[~200..~400] [^2]" - Brown source from 2003 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 

religions/greek-religion.md

@@ -66,4 +66,113 @@ Greek religion was progressively suppressed following the Christianization of th
 [^7]: Neils, J. (ed.). *Goddess and Polis: The Panathenaic Festival in Ancient Athens*. Princeton University Art Museum / University Press of New England, 1992.
 [^8]: Garland, R. *The Greek Way of Death*. Cornell University Press, 1985.
 [^9]: Flower, M. A. *The Seer in Ancient Greece*. University of California Press, 2008.
-[^10]: Trombley, F. R. *Hellenic Religion and Christianization, c. 370–529*. 2 vols. Brill, 1993–1994.
+[^10]: Trombley, F. R. *Hellenic Religion and Christianization, c. 370–529*. 2 vols. Brill, 1993–1994.
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
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+  > 
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religions/mesopotamian-religion.md

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-> Scholarship remains current. Dalley (2000) findings are still accepted by modern Assyriologists.
+> Scholarship remains current. Dalley (2000) findings are still accepted by modern Assyriologists.
+---
+
+## Review Queue
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+<!-- factbase:review -->
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religions/roman-religion.md

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 > Scholarship remains current. Beard et al. (1998) findings are still accepted by modern historians.
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-> Scholarship remains current. Scheid (2003) findings are still accepted by modern historians.
+> Scholarship remains current. Scheid (2003) findings are still accepted by modern historians.
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
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religions/zoroastrianism.md

@@ -32,4 +32,47 @@ Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions, founded by t
 [^1]: Boyce, M. *Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices* (Routledge, 2001)
 [^2]: Clark, P. *Zoroastrianism: An Introduction to an Ancient Faith* (1998)
 [^3]: Malandra, W.W. "Zoroastrianism i. Historical Review up to the Arab Conquest." *Encyclopaedia Iranica* (2005, updated 2015). https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/zoroastrianism-i-historical-review/
-[^4]: Wikipedia, "List of countries by Zoroastrian population." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Zoroastrian_population
+[^4]: Wikipedia, "List of countries by Zoroastrian population." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Zoroastrian_population
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
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rulers/alexander-the-great.md

@@ -34,4 +34,20 @@ Alexander died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II in Babylon on 10–11 June 323
 [^1]: Arrian, *Anabasis of Alexander*
 [^2]: Green, P. *Alexander of Macedon* (University of California Press, 1991)
 [^3]: Plutarch, *Life of Alexander*; Arrian, *Anabasis of Alexander*
-[^4]: Wikipedia, "Death of Alexander the Great" (citing Babylonian astronomical diary; Arrian, Plutarch, Diodorus)
+[^4]: Wikipedia, "Death of Alexander the Great" (citing Babylonian astronomical diary; Arrian, Plutarch, Diodorus)
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
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rulers/ashoka.md

@@ -53,4 +53,164 @@ Ashoka (~304–232 BCE), also known as Ashoka the Great, was the third Maurya em
 [^2]: Singh, U. *A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India* (2008)
 [^3]: Mark, J. J. "Ashoka the Great." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Jun 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashoka_the_Great/
 [^4]: "Ashoka." *Wikipedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka; "Tivala." *Wikipedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivala; "Edicts of Ashoka." *Wikipedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edicts_of_Ashoka; "Kunala." *Wikipedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunala; "Dasharatha Maurya." *Wikipedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasharatha_Maurya
-[^5]: Olivelle, P. *Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King* (Yale University Press, 2024); "Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription." *Wikipedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandahar_Bilingual_Rock_Inscription
+[^5]: Olivelle, P. *Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King* (Yale University Press, 2024); "Kandahar Bilingual Rock Inscription." *Wikipedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandahar_Bilingual_Rock_Inscription
+---
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 32: "The edicts are the earliest written and datable texts from India [^4]" - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 13: "Father: Bindusara (r. ~297–273 BCE)" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 14: "Grandfather: Chandragupta Maurya (founder of the empire)" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 18: "First wife: Devi (also Vidisha-mahadevi), daughter of a merchant at Ujjain" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 26: "Conquered Kalinga (~261 BCE), a kingdom on the east coast corresponding to mo..." - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 28: "His 13th Major Rock Edict records his remorse over the campaign" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 35: "Established hospitals for humans and animals" - what is the source?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 45: "The Ashoka Chakra appears on India's national flag" - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 46: "Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath is India's national emblem" - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 47: "Rediscovered by James Prinsep (1799–1840 CE) who deciphered Brahmi script i..." - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 17: "Mother variously named Subhadrangi or Dharma in Buddhist sources [^3]" - Mark source from 2020 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 19: "Children with Devi: son Mahinda and daughter Sanghamitra, both of whom led Bu..." - Mark source from 2020 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 22: "As a young prince, suppressed a revolt at Taxila (~age 18), then served as vi..." - Mark source from 2020 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 23: "Governed using the *Arthashastra* (political treatise attributed to Chanakya,..." - Mark source from 2020 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 27: "The carnage prompted his conversion to Buddhism [^1]" - Thapar source from 1961 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 31: "33 inscriptions total on pillars, boulders, and cave walls across the empire ..." - Mark source from 2020 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 33: "Written in Prakrit, Greek, and Aramaic; two inscriptions were found at Kandah..." - Singh source from 2008 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 36: "Sent Buddhist missionaries to Sri Lanka, Central Asia, and the Hellenistic wo..." - Singh source from 2008 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 37: "Ordered construction of stupas across the empire, including the famous stupa ..." - Mark source from 2020 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 41: "At its height stretched from modern-day Iran and Afghanistan in the west to B..." - Mark source from 2020 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 42: "Capital at Pataliputra (modern Patna); provincial capitals at Taxila and Ujja..." - Singh source from 2008 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 

rulers/augustus.md

@@ -62,4 +62,74 @@ In July 2025, the team unearthed five large furnaces used to heat an enormous ba
 [^4]: Fife, S. "Augustus' Political, Social, & Moral Reforms." *World History Encyclopedia* (worldhistory.org/article/116), 2023
 [^5]: Mark, J. J. "Augustus." *World History Encyclopedia* (worldhistory.org/augustus/), 2018
 [^6]: Anderson, S. "Archaeologists May Have Found the Villa Where the Roman Emperor Augustus Died." *Smithsonian Magazine*, April 24, 2024 (smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/covered-in-ash-by-the-same-eruption-that-buried-pompeii-this-villa-may-have-belonged-to-emperor-augustus-180984212/)
-[^7]: "More Evidence Suggests Villa on Mount Vesuvius Belonged to Rome's First Emperor." *Archaeology Magazine* (archaeology.org/news/2025/07/08/more-evidence-suggests-villa-on-mount-vesuvius-belonged-to-romes-first-emperor/), July 8, 2025
+[^7]: "More Evidence Suggests Villa on Mount Vesuvius Belonged to Rome's First Emperor." *Archaeology Magazine* (archaeology.org/news/2025/07/08/more-evidence-suggests-villa-on-mount-vesuvius-belonged-to-romes-first-emperor/), July 8, 2025
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Original name: Gaius Octavius Thurinus; adopted as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavi..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Also styled *Princeps* ("First Citizen") — his preferred public title [^5]" - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 15: "Children: Julia the Elder (by Scribonia); no biological sons [^3]" - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 29: "Pax Romana: Inaugurated ~200 years of relative peace [^2]" - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 30: "Administrative reforms: Professionalized the army, created the Praetorian Gua..." - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 31: "Building program: "Found Rome a city of brick and left it a city of marble" [..." - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 33: "Month of August named after him [^1]" - when was this true?
+  > 
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+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 42: "Patron of the arts: supported Virgil, whose *Aeneid* was composed during his ..." - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 43: "Key general and second-in-command: Marcus Agrippa commanded the fleet at Acti..." - when was this true?
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+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 13: "Also styled *Princeps* ("First Citizen") — his preferred public title [^5]" - Mark source from 2018 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 15: "Children: Julia the Elder (by Scribonia); no biological sons [^3]" - World History Encyclopedia source from 1468 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 29: "Pax Romana: Inaugurated ~200 years of relative peace [^2]" - Everitt source from 2006 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 31: "Building program: "Found Rome a city of brick and left it a city of marble" [..." - Everitt source from 2006 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 34: "Appointed *pontifex maximus*, becoming both secular and religious head of the..." - Fife source from 2023 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 36: "Social and moral reforms: *Lex Julia* legislation incentivized marriage and c..." - Fife source from 2023 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 42: "Patron of the arts: supported Virgil, whose *Aeneid* was composed during his ..." - Mark source from 2018 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 43: "Key general and second-in-command: Marcus Agrippa commanded the fleet at Acti..." - Mark source from 2018 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 

rulers/cyrus-the-great.md

@@ -30,4 +30,26 @@ Cyrus II of Persia (Old Persian: *Kūruš*; ~600–530 BCE), known as Cyrus the
 [^1]: Kuhrt, A. *The Persian Empire* (Routledge, 2007)
 [^2]: British Museum, "The Cyrus Cylinder" (BM 90920)
 [^3]: Herodotus, *Histories*, Book I (c. 440 BCE)
-[^4]: Ezra 1:2–4 (Hebrew Bible); cf. Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
+[^4]: Ezra 1:2–4 (Hebrew Bible); cf. Kuhrt (2007) [^1]
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Father: Cambyses I, King of Anshan [^3]" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Mother: Mandane, daughter of the Median king Astyages [^3]" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Successor: Cambyses II (son) [^1]" - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Death attributed to battle with the Massagetae under their queen Tomyris (Her..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 14: "Successor: Cambyses II (son) [^1]" - Kuhrt source from 2007 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 20: "Issued the Edict of Cyrus (~538 BCE): allowed exiled peoples, including the J..." - Unknown source from 2007 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 

rulers/hammurabi.md

@@ -38,4 +38,113 @@ Hammurabi (~1792–1750 BCE) was the sixth king of the First Babylonian Dynasty
 [^1]: Roth, M.T. *Law Collections from Mesopotamia and Asia Minor* (1997)
 [^2]: Harper, R.F. *The Code of Hammurabi* (1904)
 [^3]: World History Encyclopedia. "Hammurabi." https://www.worldhistory.org/hammurabi/ (accessed 2026)
-[^4]: Wikipedia. "Hammurabi." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammurabi (accessed 2026)
+[^4]: Wikipedia. "Hammurabi." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammurabi (accessed 2026)
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Capital: Babylon" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Dynasty: First Dynasty of Babylon (Amorite)" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Father: Sin-Muballit (predecessor, abdicated due to failing health)" - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Inherited a small kingdom (Babylon, Kish, Sippar, Borsippa) and expanded it t..." - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Formed a temporary alliance with Larsa to repel an Elamite invasion, then tur..." - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Conquered city-states of Larsa, Eshnunna, and Mari; ousted Ishme-Dagan I of A..." - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Was the first ruler to successfully govern all of Mesopotamia without revolt ..." - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Improved irrigation systems and infrastructure; control of canal flow also se..." - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Established Marduk as the supreme deity of Babylon" - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Over 200 surviving royal letters document his direct administrative oversight..." - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Written in the Old Babylonian dialect of Akkadian cuneiform" - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 28: "Structured as: poetic prologue, 282 case laws, and epilogue (~4,130 lines tot..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 29: "The stele's relief depicts Hammurabi receiving the laws from Shamash, the sun..." - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 31: "Among the first legal codes to establish the presumption of innocence [^4]" - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 33: "Influenced later legal traditions, including Mosaic Law in the Hebrew Bible [^3]" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 34: "Stele discovered at Susa in 1901, now in the Louvre [^2]" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 35: "Not the earliest code (preceded by Code of Ur-Nammu) but the most complete" - when was this true?
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+
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+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 8: "Reign: ~1792–1750 BCE @t[1792 BCE..1750 BCE]" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 9: "Title: King of Babylon; also styled "King of the Four Corners of the World" @..." - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Capital: Babylon" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Dynasty: First Dynasty of Babylon (Amorite)" - what is the source?
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+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 34: "Stele discovered at Susa in 1901, now in the Louvre [^2]" - Harper source from 1904 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 

rulers/julius-caesar.md

@@ -38,4 +38,20 @@ Gaius Julius Caesar (100–44 BCE) was a Roman general, statesman, and dictator
 ---
 [^1]: Caesar, *Commentarii de Bello Gallico*
 [^2]: Goldsworthy, A. *Caesar: Life of a Colossus* (Yale, 2006)
-[^3]: Suetonius, *De Vita Caesarum: Divus Iulius* (~121 CE)
+[^3]: Suetonius, *De Vita Caesarum: Divus Iulius* (~121 CE)
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 8: "Born: 12 or 13 July 100 BCE, Rome @t[=100 BCE]" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Military: Conquered Gaul (58–50 BCE) @t[58 BCE..50 BCE]" - what is the source?
+  > 

rulers/pericles.md

@@ -70,4 +70,101 @@ Pericles (Greek: Περικλῆς, "surrounded by glory"; ~495–429 BCE) was a
 [^1]: Plutarch, *Life of Pericles*
 [^2]: Thucydides, *History of the Peloponnesian War* 2.35–46
 [^3]: Plutarch, *Life of Pericles*; cf. Researchgate, "Pericles the Younger and the Citizenship Law" (2008)
-[^4]: Mark, Joshua J. "Pericles." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Mar 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/pericles/
+[^4]: Mark, Joshua J. "Pericles." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Mar 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/pericles/
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Political alignment: Democratic faction" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Family: Son of Xanthippus (general, hero of the Persian Wars) and Agariste (n..." - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 15: "Descended from the aristocratic Alcmaeonidae family through his mother Agaris..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Music teacher: Damon of Oa (though Aristotle names Pythoclides); Damon was la..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Intellectual mentor: Anaxagoras, the philosopher, who shaped Pericles' ration..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 29: "Expanded Athenian democracy: Introduced pay for jury service, opening partici..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 34: "Led the Delian League, transforming it into an Athenian empire [^2]" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 35: "Funded free theater access for all citizens, reinforcing cultural and civic p..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
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+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 43: "Had two legitimate sons, Paralus and Xanthippus, by his first wife; both died..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 44: "Had a son, Pericles the Younger, by Aspasia; citizenship was granted to him b..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 48: "Pericles commanded Athenian forces in multiple engagements; neither side gain..." - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 53: "Just before the Peloponnesian War, Pericles and his associates faced a series..." - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 55: "Aspasia was charged with impiety (asebeia); Pericles reportedly wept in court..." - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 56: "Anaxagoras, Pericles' philosophical mentor, was also attacked by the assembly..." - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 57: "These prosecutions are widely interpreted as politically motivated attacks on..." - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 61: "His defensive strategy against Sparta (retreating behind the Long Walls) led ..." - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 63: "Was tried and fined by the Athenians during the war, then re-elected stratego..." - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 67: "Thucydides argued that Pericles' successors, seeking popularity over effectiv..." - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 9: "Died: 429 BCE, Athens (plague) @t[=429 BCE]" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Role: Strategos (general), elected repeatedly ~443–429 BCE @t[443 BCE..429 ..." - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 24: "After Ephialtes' assassination (461 BCE), became the preeminent leader of Ath..." - what is the source?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[ambiguous]` Line 66: "The sculptor Kresilas created an idealized portrait bust of Pericles (~425 BC..." - what does "BC" mean in this context?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 19: "Entered politics around 470 BCE; initially introverted, he avoided public app..." - Mark source from 2018 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 33: "Also built the Odeon of Pericles (~446 BCE), a large roofed music hall near t..." - Mark source from 2018 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 42: "Divorced his first wife (name unknown) around 445 BCE to live with Aspasia @t..." - Mark source from 2018 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 44: "Had a son, Pericles the Younger, by Aspasia; citizenship was granted to him b..." - Plutarch source from 2008 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 48: "Pericles commanded Athenian forces in multiple engagements; neither side gain..." - Mark source from 2018 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 66: "The sculptor Kresilas created an idealized portrait bust of Pericles (~425 BC..." - Mark source from 2018 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 

rulers/qin-shi-huang.md

@@ -36,4 +36,17 @@ The Qin dynasty collapsed shortly after his death (206 BCE), but his unification
 
 
 - [x] `@q[stale]` Line 21: "Terracotta Army: ~8,000 life-sized warrior figures guarding his mausoleum, di..." - Portal source from 2007 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
-> Established scholarship remains current.
+> Established scholarship remains current.
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Chief minister: Li Si [^1]" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 38: "[x] `@q[stale]` Line 21: "Terracotta Army: ~8,000 life-sized warrior figures ..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 38: "[x] `@q[stale]` Line 21: "Terracotta Army: ~8,000 life-sized warrior figures ..." - what is the source?
+  > 

rulers/ramesses-ii.md

@@ -42,4 +42,122 @@ Ramesses II (~1303–1213 BCE), also known as Ramesses the Great, was the third
 [^4]: "Ramesses II — Original Sarcophagus Identified Within the Valley of Kings." *Ancient Origins* (2025). https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/ramesses-ii-original-sarcophagus-identified-within-valley-kings-0020845
 [^5]: Steinmeyer, N. "The Sarcophagus of Ramesses the Great." *Biblical Archaeology Society* (May 2025). https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-egypt/the-sarcophagus-of-ramesses-the-great/
 [^6]: Steinmeyer, N. "Revealing the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses II." *Biblical Archaeology Society* (April 2025). https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-egypt/revealing-the-mortuary-temple-of-ramesses-ii/
-[^7]: "Lost for 96 Years Beneath the Nile, the Missing Half of a Legendary Egyptian Statue Has Finally Been Found." *The Daily Galaxy* (February 2026). https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/02/ramesses-ii-legendary-statue-finally-found/
+[^7]: "Lost for 96 Years Beneath the Nile, the Missing Half of a Legendary Egyptian Statue Has Finally Been Found." *The Daily Galaxy* (February 2026). https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/02/ramesses-ii-legendary-statue-finally-found/
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Dynasty: 19th Dynasty, New Kingdom" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Capital: Pi-Ramesses (Nile Delta)" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Principal wife: Nefertari (Nefertari Meritmut)" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Tomb: KV7, Valley of the Kings" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Led at least 15 military campaigns in the Levant, reasserting Egyptian contro..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Led multiple campaigns into Nubia, commemorated in inscriptions at Beit el-Wa..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Built Abu Simbel temples in Nubia" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Built the Ramesseum (mortuary temple) at Thebes" - when was this true?
+  > 
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+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Completed the hypostyle hall at Karnak" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Fathered over 100 children" - when was this true?
+  > 
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+  > 
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+  > 
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+
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+  > 
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+  > 
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+  > 
+
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+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 24: "Completed the hypostyle hall at Karnak" - what is the source?
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+
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+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 31: "Often identified (controversially) with the pharaoh of the Exodus narrative" - what is the source?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[ambiguous]` Line 14: "Tomb: KV7, Valley of the Kings" - what does "KV7" mean in this context?
+  > 
+
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+  > 
+
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+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 29: "His original burial comprised three nested coffins: an inner gilded wooden co..." - Steinmeyer source from 2025 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 30: "His original granite outer sarcophagus was identified in 2024 by Egyptologist..." - Steinmeyer source from 2025 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 35: "Ramesseum excavations (2025): A joint Egyptian-French expedition (operating s..." - Steinmeyer source from 2025 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 

rulers/sargon-of-akkad.md

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-> Still accurate. Hallo & van Dijk (1968) remains a standard reference.
+> Still accurate. Hallo & van Dijk (1968) remains a standard reference.
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 9: "Also known as: Sargon the Great; throne name Sharru-kin (Akkadian: "True King..." - when was this true?
+  > 
+
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+  > 
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+  > 
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+  > 
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+  > 
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+  > 
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+  > 
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+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 13: "Reigned 56 years per the Sumerian King List; died of natural causes [^3]" - Mark source from 2009 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
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+  > 
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+  > 
+
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+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 20: "Appointed his daughter Enheduanna (~2285–2250 BCE) as high priestess of Ur ..." - Hallo source from 1968 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 21: "Maintained a standing army of ~5,400 soldiers based in Akkad [^3]" - Mark source from 2009 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 24: "Placed trusted governors ("Citizens of Akkad") in over 65 cities across the e..." - Mark source from 2009 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
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+  > 
+
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+  > 
+
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+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 32: "Grandson Naram-Sin (r. ~2261–2224 BCE) brought the empire to its greatest e..." - Mark source from 2009 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 35: "*The Legend of Sargon of Akkad* — his purported autobiography, preserved in..." - Mark source from 2009 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 

technologies/bronze-working.md

@@ -31,4 +31,83 @@ Bronze working — the alloying of copper with tin — defined the Bronze Age (~
 [^3]: Lechtman, H. "Arsenic Bronze: Dirty Copper or Chosen Alloy?" *Journal of Field Archaeology* 23 (1996)
 [^4]: Wikiwand, "Lost-wax casting" — oldest known examples ~4550–4450 BCE, Varna Necropolis, Bulgaria
 [^5]: Cline, E.H. *1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed* (2014) — Bronze Age Collapse and trade disruption
-[^6]: Heritage Daily, "Study reveals arsenical bronze production during Egypt's Middle Kingdom" (2025)
+[^6]: Heritage Daily, "Study reveals arsenical bronze production during Egypt's Middle Kingdom" (2025)
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
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+  > 
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+  > 
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+  > 

technologies/iron-smelting.md

@@ -28,4 +28,68 @@ The development of iron smelting technology (~1200 BCE onward) ushered in the Ir
 [^1]: Waldbaum, J. *From Bronze to Iron* (1978)
 [^2]: Wagner, D. *Iron and Steel in Ancient China* (Brill, 1993)
 [^3]: Alpern, S.B. "Did They or Didn't They Invent It? Iron in Sub-Saharan Africa" *History in Africa* 32 (2005); Wikipedia, "Iron metallurgy in Africa"
-[^4]: Srinivasan, S. & Ranganathan, S. *India's Legendary Wootz Steel* (National Institute of Advanced Studies, 2004); Wikipedia, "Wootz steel"
+[^4]: Srinivasan, S. & Ranganathan, S. *India's Legendary Wootz Steel* (National Institute of Advanced Studies, 2004); Wikipedia, "Wootz steel"
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Key innovation: Carburization (adding carbon to create steel) [^1]" - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 22: "Democratized access to metal tools (iron ore is abundant, unlike tin) [^1]" - Waldbaum source from 1978 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+  > 
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+  > 

technologies/roman-aqueducts.md

@@ -30,4 +30,74 @@ Roman aqueducts were engineering marvels that transported water over long distan
 [^1]: Frontinus, *De Aquaeductu Urbis Romae* (~97 CE)
 [^2]: Hodge, A.T. *Roman Aqueducts and Water Supply* (2002)
 [^3]: Wikipedia, "Roman aqueduct" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_aqueduct
-[^4]: El País, "Age of Segovia aqueduct revised after discovery of ancient coin" (2016) — https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2016/11/01/inenglish/1477997248_304960.html
+[^4]: El País, "Age of Segovia aqueduct revised after discovery of ancient coin" (2016) — https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2016/11/01/inenglish/1477997248_304960.html
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
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+  > 
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+
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+
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 8: "First Roman aqueduct: Aqua Appia (312 BCE) @t[=312 BCE]" - what is the source?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 9: "Total aqueducts serving Rome: 11 (by 226 CE) @t[312 BCE..226 CE]" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Combined length: ~500 km (mostly underground) @t[312 BCE..226 CE]" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 12: "Last aqueduct built for Rome: Aqua Alexandrina (226 CE) @t[=226 CE]" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 25: "Pont du Gard (France, ~19 BCE): Three-tiered bridge, 49 m high @t[~19 BCE] [^2]" - Hodge source from 2002 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+  > 

technologies/roman-concrete.md

@@ -37,4 +37,95 @@ In harbor structures, seawater seeping through the concrete dissolved volcanic m
 [^2]: Lancaster, L. *Concrete Vaulted Construction in Imperial Rome* (Cambridge, 2005)
 [^3]: Masic, A. et al. "Hot mixing: Mechanistic insights into the durability of ancient Roman concrete" *Science Advances* 9 (2023) doi:10.1126/sciadv.add1602
 [^4]: Jackson, M. et al. "Phillipsite and Al-tobermorite mineral cements produced through low-temperature water-rock reactions in Roman marine concrete" *American Mineralogist* 102 (2017)
-[^5]: Brandon, C. et al. *Building for Eternity: The History and Technology of Roman Concrete Engineering in the Sea* (Oxbow Books, 2014)
+[^5]: Brandon, C. et al. *Building for Eternity: The History and Technology of Roman Concrete Engineering in the Sea* (Oxbow Books, 2014)
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 9: "Composition: Volcanic ash (pozzolana), lime, seawater, and rock aggregate" - when was this true?
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+
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+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Volcanic ash source: Primarily from Pozzuoli (Bay of Naples) and the Campi Fl..." - when was this true?
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+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 15: "Increased in strength over time through mineral crystallization [^1]" - when was this true?
+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Could be molded into complex shapes (domes, vaults)" - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Less tensile strength than modern concrete but superior durability" - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 8: "Period of use: ~3rd century BCE – 5th century CE @t[~300 BCE..476 CE]" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 9: "Composition: Volcanic ash (pozzolana), lime, seawater, and rock aggregate" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Key innovation: Pozzolanic reaction with volcanic ash" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Volcanic ash source: Primarily from Pozzuoli (Bay of Naples) and the Campi Fl..." - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 14: "Set underwater (hydraulic cement) — critical for harbor construction @t[~30..." - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 17: "Less tensile strength than modern concrete but superior durability" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 28: "Pantheon dome (~125 CE) @t[~125 CE]: 43.3 m span, largest unreinforced concre..." - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 29: "Colosseum (~80 CE) @t[=80 CE]: Concrete core with travertine facing" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 15: "Increased in strength over time through mineral crystallization [^1]" - Jackson source from 2014 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 30: "Harbor of Sebastos, Caesarea Maritima (~22–10 BCE) @t[~22 BCE..~10 BCE]: Bu..." - Brandon source from 2014 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 32: "Baths of Caracalla (~212–217 CE) @t[~212 CE..~217 CE] [^2]" - Lancaster source from 2005 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
+
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+  > 

technologies/roman-roads.md

@@ -33,4 +33,77 @@ The Roman road network was one of the greatest engineering achievements of the a
 [^3]: Wikipedia, "Roman roads," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_roads
 [^4]: LacusCurtius, "Via Appia," *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911 ed.), https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Periods/Roman/Topics/Engineering/roads/Appia/Britannica_1911*.html
 [^5]: Wikipedia, "Via Augusta," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Augusta
-[^6]: LacusCurtius, "Milliarium Aureum," Platner & Ashby (1929), https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/_Texts/PLATOP*/Milliarium_Aureum.html
+[^6]: LacusCurtius, "Milliarium Aureum," Platner & Ashby (1929), https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/_Texts/PLATOP*/Milliarium_Aureum.html
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 8: "Total network: ~400,000 km (80,000 km paved) [^1] [^2]" - when was this true?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Construction: Layered system of gravel, sand, and paving stones [^1]" - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Maintained by: State and local authorities" - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Milestones (*miliaria*) every Roman mile (~1.48 km)" - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: ""All roads lead to Rome" — distances across the empire were measured from t..." - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 28: "Many modern European roads follow Roman alignments" - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 14: "Surveyed in straight lines where possible (*agrimensor* surveyors)" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[missing]` Line 16: "Drainage ditches on both sides" - what is the source?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 8: "Total network: ~400,000 km (80,000 km paved) [^1] [^2]" - Laurence source from 1999 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 10: "Construction: Layered system of gravel, sand, and paving stones [^1]" - Laurence source from 1999 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 15: "Layered construction: Foundation (*statumen*), gravel (*rudus*), concrete (*n..." - Laurence source from 1999 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+  > 

trade-routes/amber-road.md

@@ -33,4 +33,83 @@ Before Baltic amber dominated, Sicilian amber was the primary source for Greece,
 ---
 [^1]: Bouzek, J. "The Amber Route" in *Greece, Anatolia and Europe* (1997)
 [^2]: Causey, F. *Amber and the Ancient World* (Getty Museum, 2011)
-[^3]: Wikipedia contributors, "Amber Road," *Wikipedia* (accessed 2026-02-23), citing de Navarro (1925), Reeves (1990), Mukherjee et al. (2008), Jovaiša (2001), Schachinger (2020)
+[^3]: Wikipedia contributors, "Amber Road," *Wikipedia* (accessed 2026-02-23), citing de Navarro (1925), Reeves (1990), Mukherjee et al. (2008), Jovaiša (2001), Schachinger (2020)
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
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+  > 
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trade-routes/incense-route.md

@@ -43,4 +43,104 @@ The Negev segment of the route — comprising the Nabataean towns of Haluza, Mam
 [^2]: Hoyland, R. *Arabia and the Arabs* (Routledge, 2001)
 [^3]: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, "Incense Route – Desert Cities in the Negev," inscribed 2005. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1107
 [^4]: Strabo, *Geographica* XVI.4.22–24 (primary source for Aelius Gallus expedition and Arabian trade)
-[^5]: *Periplus of the Erythraean Sea*, anonymous Greek-Egyptian author, 1st century CE (documents monsoon navigation and Red Sea trade)
+[^5]: *Periplus of the Erythraean Sea*, anonymous Greek-Egyptian author, 1st century CE (documents monsoon navigation and Red Sea trade)
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
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trade-routes/silk-road.md

@@ -43,4 +43,122 @@ A complementary sea route — the Maritime Silk Road — connected China's south
 [^3]: Wikipedia contributors. "Silk Road." *Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road (accessed 2026)
 [^4]: "The 4 Powerful Empires of the Silk Road." *The Collector* (2022). https://www.thecollector.com/four-empires-silk-road/
 [^5]: "Sogdian Traders Along the Silk Road." *ResearchGate* (2023). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371261395
-[^6]: Wikipedia contributors. "Maritime Silk Road." *Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_Silk_Road (accessed 2026)
+[^6]: Wikipedia contributors. "Maritime Silk Road." *Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_Silk_Road (accessed 2026)
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
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treaties/peace-of-nicias.md

@@ -30,4 +30,74 @@ The treaty's specific provisions, recorded by Thucydides (5.18–19), included:
 ---
 [^1]: Thucydides, *History of the Peloponnesian War* 5.18–19
 [^2]: Kagan, D. *The Peace of Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition* (Cornell, 1981)
-[^3]: Thucydides, *History of the Peloponnesian War* 5.17; Plutarch, *Life of Nicias* 9
+[^3]: Thucydides, *History of the Peloponnesian War* 5.17; Plutarch, *Life of Nicias* 9
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
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treaties/treaty-of-apamea.md

@@ -27,4 +27,71 @@ The Treaty of Apamea (188 BCE) was imposed by Rome on the Seleucid Empire after
 [^1]: Polybius, *Histories* 21.43
 [^2]: Gruen, E. *The Hellenistic World and the Coming of Rome* (1984)
 [^3]: Wikipedia, "Antiochus IV Epiphanes" — hostage clause of the Treaty of Apamea
-[^4]: Ma, J. "The Treaty of Apamea and the Later Seleucids," *Antichthon* (2015), Cambridge University Press
+[^4]: Ma, J. "The Treaty of Apamea and the Later Seleucids," *Antichthon* (2015), Cambridge University Press
+---
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treaties/treaty-of-kadesh.md

@@ -34,4 +34,92 @@ The Treaty of Kadesh (~1259 BCE) between Egypt and the Hittite Empire is the ear
 [^1]: Beckman, G. *Hittite Diplomatic Texts* (1999)
 [^2]: Bryce, T. *Letters of the Great Kings of the Ancient Near East* (2003)
 [^3]: Wikipedia, "Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian%E2%80%93Hittite_peace_treaty
-[^4]: World History Encyclopedia, "The Battle of Kadesh & the First Peace Treaty", https://www.worldhistory.org/article/78/the-battle-of-kadesh--the-first-peace-treaty/
+[^4]: World History Encyclopedia, "The Battle of Kadesh & the First Peace Treaty", https://www.worldhistory.org/article/78/the-battle-of-kadesh--the-first-peace-treaty/
+---
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writing-systems/cuneiform.md

@@ -27,4 +27,83 @@ Cuneiform is the earliest known writing system, developed in Sumer ~3400 BCE. Wr
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 [^1]: Walker, C.B.F. *Cuneiform* (British Museum, 1987)
 [^2]: Robson, E. *Mathematics in Ancient Iraq* (Princeton, 2008)
-[^3]: Mark, J.J. "Cuneiform." *World History Encyclopedia*, 2011. https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/
+[^3]: Mark, J.J. "Cuneiform." *World History Encyclopedia*, 2011. https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "~600–1,000 signs in use at various periods" - when was this true?
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+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 12: "Influenced: Ugaritic and Old Persian alphabets derived from the cuneiform tra..." - Mark source from 2011 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 13: "Deciphered by: Georg Friedrich Grotefend (1802), Henry Rawlinson, Edward Hinc..." - Walker source from 1987 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 16: "Proto-cuneiform: pictographic/logographic system for accounting (~3400–3000..." - Mark source from 2011 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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writing-systems/egyptian-hieroglyphics.md

@@ -26,4 +26,20 @@ Egyptian hieroglyphics were the formal writing system of ancient Egypt, used for
 [^1]: Robinson, A. *Cracking the Egyptian Code* (Thames & Hudson, 2012)
 [^2]: Parkinson, R. *The Rosetta Stone* (British Museum, 2005)
 [^3]: World History Encyclopedia. "Egyptian Hieroglyphs." worldhistory.org (2025)
-[^4]: Wikipedia. "Book of the Dead." en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026)
+[^4]: Wikipedia. "Book of the Dead." en.wikipedia.org (accessed 2026)
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
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writing-systems/phoenician-alphabet.md

@@ -36,4 +36,74 @@ The 22 letters were named acrophonically — each letter name began with the sou
 [^2]: Daniels, P.T. & Bright, W. *The World's Writing Systems* (Oxford, 1996)
 [^3]: Wikipedia contributors. "Phoenician language." *Wikipedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenician_language
 [^4]: History of Information. "The Oldest Known Evidence of the Phoenician Alphabet." http://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=1310
-[^5]: Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Phoenician alphabet." https://www.britannica.com/topic/Phoenician-alphabet
+[^5]: Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Phoenician alphabet." https://www.britannica.com/topic/Phoenician-alphabet
+---
+
+## Review Queue
+
+<!-- factbase:review -->
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+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Direction: Right to left [^1]" - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Used for: Iron Age Canaanite languages — Phoenician, Hebrew, Ammonite, Edom..." - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "South Arabian script: Ancestor of Ethiopic (Ge'ez) [^2]" - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 29: "Simplified writing from hundreds of signs (cuneiform, hieroglyphics) to 22 le..." - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 30: "Made literacy more accessible beyond scribal elites [^2]" - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 31: "Spread across the Mediterranean through Phoenician trade networks; Tyro-Sidon..." - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[temporal]` Line 32: "Encoded in Unicode block U+10900–U+1091F [^5]" - when was this true?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 8: "Origin: Phoenicia (modern Lebanon), ~1050 BCE @t[~1050 BCE] [^1]" - Sass source from 1988 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 9: "Type: Abjad (consonantal alphabet, no vowels) [^2]" - Daniels source from 1996 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 10: "Number of letters: 22 [^1]" - Sass source from 1988 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 11: "Direction: Right to left [^1]" - Sass source from 1988 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 12: "Derived from: Proto-Sinaitic/Proto-Canaanite script (~1800 BCE) @t[~1800 BCE]..." - Sass source from 1988 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
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+  > 
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+  > 
+
+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 24: "Latin alphabet (via Greek and Etruscan): Used by most of the modern world [^2]" - Daniels source from 1996 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 26: "South Arabian script: Ancestor of Ethiopic (Ge'ez) [^2]" - Daniels source from 1996 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 29: "Simplified writing from hundreds of signs (cuneiform, hieroglyphics) to 22 le..." - Daniels source from 1996 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  > 
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+- [ ] `@q[stale]` Line 30: "Made literacy more accessible beyond scribal elites [^2]" - Daniels source from 1996 may be outdated, is this still accurate?
+  >