Meanwhile…

The Persian Achaemenid Empire

rond 550 v.Chr.

Qin Shi Huang unifies China

221 v.Chr.

The Roman Empire

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

The Persian Wars against Greece

circa 490-479 v.Chr.

The Empire of Alexander the Great

circa 336-323 v.Chr.

Roman fort at Ceuclum

around 47 AD

Confucius and the flourishing of Confucianism

circa 551-479 v.Chr.

Roman State Religion and the Pax Deorum

3rd century BC

Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth

around 30 AD

Flourishing of the Lydian Empire under Croesus

circa 560 v.Chr.

The Hopewell tradition spreads across North America

rond 200 v.Chr.

Roman Road and Grain Supply System

around 100 AD

Sushruta and the foundations of Ayurveda

rond 600 v.Chr.

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

Greek choral dance and drama

around 500 BC

The Brahmi script in India

rond 300 v.Chr.

Roman villas in South Limburg

rond 150 na Chr.

The survival of the birds

vanaf ca. 66 miljoen jaar geleden

First dwelling mounds in the coastal area

rond 700 v.Chr.

Waves of migration from the Korean peninsula

rond 500 v.Chr.

The eruption of Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii

79 na Chr.