John's first wife, cynthia, releases several chapters of her upcoming book, reporting that john "introduced her to drugs against her will" and that "yoko stole john from me." john will file a writ in high court to stop further release of portions of cynthia's book, alleging that she is in breach of marital confidence, but he loses.

in 342 bc j._c. egypt fell into the hands of the persians, under the reign of nectanebo ii

greek city-states unite in a revolt against the persian empire at the beginning of the fifth century bc. j.-c  

from the year 660 or 659 bc ad, cyrus preached the revolt against the medes to deliver the persians.

mali had been a state inside of the ghanaian empire. after ghana fell because of invading forces and internal disputes, mali rose to greatness under the leadership of a legendary king named sundiata, the "lion king." the songhai empire, already weakened by internal political struggles, went into decline.