Dominant Dates
This year marks the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that buried Pompeii.
79 AD
This structure at Giza, built for Pharaoh Khufu, is the only surviving wonder of the ancient world.
Great Pyramid of Giza
This ancient Egyptian writing system used pictorial symbols carved into temple walls and monuments.
Egyptian hieroglyphs
This trade network connected China to the Mediterranean and was crucial for exchanging silk and other goods.
Silk Road
I came, I saw, I conquered.
Julius Caesar
In this year, the city of Jerusalem and the Second Temple were destroyed by Rome.
70 AD
This massive statue of the sun god Helios once stood at the harbor of Rhodes.
Colossus of Rhodes
The classical language of this large Mediterranean empire became the basis for Spanish, French, and Italian
Latin(Roman Empire)
In ancient Rome, large agricultural estates worked by enslaved laborers were known by this term.
Latifundias
I love the name of honor more than I fear death.
Julius Caeser
In this year, the Council of Nicaea was held.
325 AD
Built by King Nebuchadnezzar II, these legendary gardens were said to be in this Mesopotamian city.
Babylon
This collection of Mediterranean city-states developed the first alphabet and greatly influenced Greek and later Roman writing systems.
Phoenician alphabet
This economic system in ancient Mesopotamia centered around temples and palace-controlled redistribution of goods
Command economy
I am the vessel of the gods. But my greatest pain in life is I will never be able to see myself
Kanye(Ye for short)
In this year, the Western Roman Empire officially fell after the deposition of Romulus Augustulus
476 AD
This building, built on the island of Pharos, guided ships safely into the harbor of Alexandria.
Lighthouse of Alexandria
This ancient Indian language was used to compose the Vedas and other sacred Hindu texts.
This Chinese dynasty strengthened the Silk Road, standardized coinage, and established state monopolies on salt and iron.
Without practice, they lacked knowledge. Without knowledge, they lacked confidence.
Julius Caesar
What year did Qin Shi Huang unite China?
221 BC
This city was home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders, located in what is now modern-day Turkey.
Ephesus
The earliest known written language that came from the early Mesopotamian city-states. Used to write the Epic of Gilgamesh
Sumerian
This coin, widely used across the Mediterranean after the 4th century BC, spread due to the conquests of Alexander the Great
Drachma
I do not think there is a living being with more weapons formed against him, but I do not think there is one more prosperous.
Kanye