Meanwhile…

The Roman Empire

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

Justinian and the reconquest of the west

circa 530-565 n.Chr.

The Caliphate of the Abbasids

circa 750-900 n.Chr.

Roman fort at Ceuclum

around 47 AD

Islamic conquests and the Umayyad Caliphate

circa 661-750 n.Chr.

Manichaeism Emerges as a Universal Faith

around 240-270 AD

monasteries become centers of the brewing craft

rond 800 n.Chr.

camel caravans crossing the Sahara

rond 300 na Chr.

Golden Age of the Kingdom of Aksum

ca. 500 n.Chr.

Golden age of the Ghana Empire

circa 1000 n.Chr.

Diophantus writes the Arithmetica

rond 250 n.Chr.

Al-Khwarizmi lays the foundations of algebra

rond 820

Roman stone bridge built over the Meuse

2nd century AD

The Grand Canal of China

rond 600 na Chr.

Viking ships conquer the North Atlantic waters

rond 850 na Chr.

Roman villas in South Limburg

rond 150 na Chr.

Peak of the classic Maya civilization

ca. 600-750 n.Chr.

Córdoba flourishes as a cultural center of Al-Andalus

10e eeuw

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.