Meanwhile…

Qin Shi Huang unifies China

221 v.Chr.

The Roman Empire

circa 27 v.Chr. - 476 n.Chr.

Justinian and the reconquest of the west

circa 530-565 n.Chr.

The Empire of Alexander the Great

circa 336-323 v.Chr.

Roman fort at Ceuclum

around 47 AD

Roman State Religion and the Pax Deorum

3rd century BC

Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth

around 30 AD

Buddhism Flourishes Along the Silk Road

3rd to 6th century AD

The Hopewell tradition spreads across North America

rond 200 v.Chr.

Monsoon trade across the Indian Ocean

rond 50 na Chr.

camel caravans crossing the Sahara

rond 300 na Chr.

Diverse reef fauna colonizes coral ecosystems

from around 485 million years ago to the present

The Huangdi Neijing in China

rond 300 v.Chr.

Diophantus writes the Arithmetica

rond 250 n.Chr.

Roman Cloaca Maxima and public latrines

6e eeuw v.Chr. tot 2e eeuw na Chr.

Roman stone bridge built over the Meuse

2nd century AD

The Grand Canal of China

rond 600 na Chr.

The Brahmi script in India

rond 300 v.Chr.

Teotihuacan builds the Pyramid of the Sun

rond 100 n.Chr.

Introduction of Chinese writing to Japan

rond 450 na Chr.

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

terps and mounds in the north

rond 600-700 na Chr.

The eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii

79 na Chr.