Extension of Roman Citizenship
The Constitutio Antoniniana was an edict issued by Emperor Caracalla that granted Roman citizenship to nearly all free inhabitants of the Roman Empire. This decree mar...
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The Constitutio Antoniniana was an edict issued by Emperor Caracalla that granted Roman citizenship to nearly all free inhabitants of the Roman Empire. This decree mar...
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The Marcomannic Wars began as a series of conflicts between the Roman Empire and various Germanic tribes, including the Marcomanni, along the Danube frontier. The wars...
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The Antonine Plague began in the Roman Empire during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. The pandemic emerged following troop movements from campaigns in the East, s...
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The Southern Xiongnu, a nomadic tribal confederation, migrated and settled within the borders of the Han dynasty during the first century. This movement was part of th...
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The Roman conquest of Britain began under Emperor Claudius with the landing of Roman forces at Richborough in Kent. This marked the start of a prolonged campaign to br...
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Caligula, the third Roman emperor, was assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard on January 24th. His reign was marked by controversy, extravagance, and reported...
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Jesus of Nazareth was executed by crucifixion under Roman governor Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem, during the period of Roman occupation of Judea. The event is documented...
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Ban Chao, a Chinese general and diplomat of the Eastern Han dynasty, is recorded as sending an envoy toward the western regions in an effort to establish contacts with...
Explore event →Ma Jun, a prominent Chinese inventor, developed several groundbreaking mechanical devices that made significant impacts on local industry. His inventions focused on im...
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July 1914 — Russian leaders view Serbia as both a political partner and a test of Russian great-power credibility in the Balkans. Previous retreats in regional crises ...
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May–June 1914 — Members of the assassination conspiracy obtain pistols, bombs and assistance through contacts associated with Serbian nationalist and military-intellig...
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c. 1000–500 BCE — Iron Age communities later identified by Greek and Roman writers as Illyrian become visible across much of the western Balkans. Illyrians were not on...
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16 January 1942 — Roosevelt creates the War Production Board to coordinate conversion of the American economy to wartime needs. Automobile plants, steel mills, aircraf...
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David Rockefeller joined Chase National Bank in 1946 after World War II and rose through its leadership. He became president of the bank in 1961 and chairman of the bo...
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24 October 1929 — The beginning of the Wall Street panic provides an anchor for the economic collapse that spreads across industrial economies. Unemployment rises dram...
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5 July 1914 — Austro-Hungarian envoy Alexander Hoyos receives powerful assurances in Berlin that Germany will support Vienna if it acts against Serbia, even if Russian...
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16 March 1935 — German rearmament creates enormous military demand for steel, chemicals, vehicles, weapons and fuel substitutes. Industrial firms benefit from governme...
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