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.

Fall of the Sassanid Empire

633-651 n.Chr.

Roman State Religion and the Pax Deorum

3rd century BC

Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth

around 30 AD

Official introduction of Buddhism to the Yamato court

552 na Chr.

The Hopewell tradition spreads across North America

rond 200 v.Chr.

Roman Road and Grain Supply System

around 100 AD

Golden Age of the Kingdom of Aksum

ca. 500 n.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.

Invention of Papermaking

105 AD

The Grand Canal of China

rond 600 na Chr.

Teotihuacan grows into a metropolis in the Mexican highlands

rond 100 v.Chr.

Roman villas in South Limburg

rond 150 na 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.