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A History of Sri Lanka
Make sense of the island’s rich & complicated history. Each chapter of The Ceylon Press’ History of Sri Lanka covers a different period; and can be read here - alternatively listen to a podcast here.
Preface
1
The Heart of the Matter
504 BCE to 437 BCE
4
Rough Weather
367 BCE – 205 BCE
7
Line of Attack
103 BCE – 77 BCE
10
Musical Chairs
67 CE
13
The Guardians
254 – 370 CE
16
Back to the Future
1480 CE
2
The Island That Floated Away
437 BCE to 367 BCE
5
The Kingdom Maker
205 BCE – 161 BCE
8
The Just King
77 BCE – 21 CE
11
Deadly Love
67 CE – 193 CE
14
Years of Plenty
370 - 455 CE
17
A Dynasty Destroyed
543 BCE to 505 BCE
3
The Time of Kings
367 BCE to 205 BCE
6
The Moment of Truth
161 BCE – 103 BCE
9
Rise and Fall
21 CE – 66 CE
12
The Final Curtain
193 - 253 CE
15
Overkill
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