Rome is founded on the banks of the Tiber
Originally a small town on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew in size and strength, early on, through trade.
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Originally a small town on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew in size and strength, early on, through trade.
Rome is founded on the banks of the Tiber Read more
They continued for nearly 12 centuries, until Emperor Theodosius decreed in 393 C.E. that all such “pagan cults” be banned.
The first Olympic games begin in Greece Read more
The city-states emerged from the Dark Ages which followed the fall of the Mycenaean civilization in Greece and by the 8th century B.C.E. a significant process of urbanisation had begun.
City-states rise to power in ancient Greece Read more
Originally a small port on the coast, established only as a stop for Phoenician traders to re-supply or repair their ships, Carthage grew to become the most powerful city in the Mediterranean before the rise of Rome.
The Phoenicians found the city of Carthage in modern-day Tunisia Read more
The first sophisticated long-distance canal systems were constructed in the Assyrian empire in the 9th century B.C.E. and incorporated tunnels several kilometres in length.
The Assyrians build the world’s first long-distance canal systems Read more
Altun Ha was occupied for many centuries, from about 900 B.C.E to C.E. 1000. Most of the information on Altun Ha comes from the Classic Period from about C.E. 400 to C.E. 900, when the city was at its largest.
The ancient Mayan city of Altun Ha is founded in modern-day Belize Read more
Jainsm has a set of five vows: nonviolence, truth-speaking, non-stealing, no sexual immorality and non-attachment to worldly things.
Jainism emerges in the Indian sub-continent Read more
Jordan Goodman, in his book Tobacco in History, theorizes that tobacco was first cultivated thousands of years ago in the Americas, around the regions that have become known as Mexico and Brazil.
Humans in South American begin smoking tobacco for ceremonial and medicinal purposes Read more
About 1000 B.C.E., speakers of Uralic language arrived in the north and assimilated with the indigenous population, becoming the Sami people.
The Sami People emerge in modern-day Norway Read more
Pre-Columbian Venezuela had an estimated population of one million. The Timoto-Cuica culture was the most complex society in Pre-Columbian Venezuela; with pre-planned permanent villages, surrounded by irrigated, terraced fields and with tanks for water storage.
Timoto-Cuica culture thrives in modern-day Venezuela Read more