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Duration of Carthaginian Empire

Duration of Carthaginian Empire (504 y)

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If Duration of Carthaginian Empire (504 y) was a standard unit ...

  • Duration of Roman Empire (503 y)...more would be about as big as Duration of Carthaginian Empire
  • Duration of Egyptian Empire (500 y)...more would be about as big as Duration of Carthaginian Empire
  • Period of Pluto's orbit (248 y)...more would be 1/2 of Duration of Carthaginian Empire
  • One average human generation (25 y)...more would be 1/20 of Duration of Carthaginian Empire
  • Lifespan of rat (2 y)...more would be 1/250 of Duration of Carthaginian Empire
  • Period of Earth's orbit (1 y)...more would be 1/500 of Duration of Carthaginian Empire

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