Ancient World
Pont du Gard: The Roman Aqueduct Bridge of Nimes in France
The highest surviving Roman aqueduct bridge, which carried water to Nemausus for several centuries and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Era · c. 3000 BC – AD 500
Ancient World
The first cities, empires and written records, from the pyramids of Egypt to Greece and the Roman Empire.
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Trung Sisters' Rebellion (AD 40): Vietnam Rises Against Han China
The sisters ruled independently for about three years before Ma Yuan's Han army defeated them in 42–43 and imposed direct Chinese administration.
Ancient World
Assassination of Caligula (AD 41): The Murder of an Emperor
Caligula, his wife and his infant daughter were killed; the Praetorian Guard made his uncle Claudius emperor while the Senate debated restoring the Republic.
Ancient World
Portus: The Harbour of Imperial Rome Built by Claudius and Trajan
Portus became the main port of imperial Rome for some four centuries, handling the grain and goods that fed the capital.
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Roman Conquest of Britain (AD 43): Claudius's Invasion
Rome captured Camulodunum and created the province of Britannia, beginning nearly four centuries of Roman rule in Britain.
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Caratacus: British Resistance to the Roman Conquest (AD 43-51)
Caratacus was defeated in Wales, handed to Rome by Cartimandua in AD 51 and pardoned by Claudius, but British resistance continued.
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Ban Zhao: China's First Known Female Historian and Scholar
Ban Zhao completed the Book of Han and wrote Lessons for Women, one of the most influential texts on women's conduct in Chinese history.
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Roman Baths of Bath (Aquae Sulis): Temple and Hot Springs
A temple and bathing complex built around the sacred hot spring became one of the great religious sites of Roman Britain and survives as one of the best-preserved Roman baths in northern Europe.
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Boudica's Revolt (AD 60-61): The Iceni Queen Against Rome
The revolt destroyed three Roman towns but was crushed by Suetonius Paulinus; Boudica died soon afterwards and Roman rule in Britain was restored and reformed.
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Domus Aurea (AD 64): Nero's Golden House in Rome
Nero's palace was largely dismantled or buried by his successors, but its surviving wing inspired Renaissance artists after its rediscovery in the late 15th century.
Ancient World
Great Fire of Rome (AD 64): Nero and the Burning of the City
Three of Rome's fourteen districts were destroyed and seven badly damaged; Nero rebuilt the city under new rules, began the Golden House and blamed the Christians.
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Death of Nero (AD 68): The End of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty
Nero's suicide ended the Julio-Claudian dynasty founded by Augustus and opened a year of civil war in which four men claimed the throne.