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Cradles of Civilisation
The Cradles of Civilisation is the first major chronological division of world history, and lasted from about 3360 BC until 539 BC. It began with the end of prehistory, when a particular mix of human -
Early Roman Empire
The Early Roman Empire lasted from about 31 BC until 180 AD. It began with the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra, that left Octavian Caesar Augustus standing alone atop the Roman world, alone and unchallenged -
Crisis of the Late Middle Ages
The Crisis of the Late Middle Ages lasted from about 1337 AD until 1453 AD. It began on the eve of the Hundred Years’ War between the two leading European powers of the day, France -
Age of Charlemagne
The Age of Charlemagne lasted from about 768 AD until 843 AD. It began with the reign of Frankish king Charlemagne, the towering figure of early medieval European history. It then ended with the Treaty -
Rise of Islam
The Rise of Islam lasted from about 565 AD until 768 AD. It began with Rome and Persia rumbling towards a chronic and inevitable war, that left both empires exhausted and vulnerable to a new -
Crisis of the Roman Empire
The Crisis of the Roman Empire lasted from about 180 AD until 305 AD. It began with the accession of Emperor Commodus, that ushered in a period of crisis during which the Empire almost collapsed -
Timeline of World History
Ancient History[] c. 3300 BC: Rise of Sumerian civilisation in Mesopotamia, one of the first and most important civilizations in history, also the first one in develop writing. The Sumerians, Akkadians and Babylonians dominated Mesopotamia -
World War I
The World War 1 lasted from about 1914 AD until 1918 AD. It was directly triggered by the assassination of Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. It then ended with memorable precision -
Brief History of the World Wiki
Welcome From the early beginnings of civilisation to contemporary times, the Brief History of the World Wiki offers a magisterial sweep through time and history. Although Eurocentric terms like the "Middle Ages" are used, it -
Greek Foundation of Western Culture
The Greek Foundation of Western Culture lasted from about 539 BC until 371 BC. It began with the rise of the greatest of all the ancient empires of the Near East, that of Achaemenid Persia -
Rise of the Roman Republic
The Rise of the Roman Republic lasted from about 280 BC until 146 BC. It began with the final step in the Roman conquest of the Italian peninsula; the Pyrrhic War. It then ended with -
Age of Alexander
The Age of Alexander lasted from about 371 BC until 280 BC. It began with the closing of the Peloponnesian War, whose real winner was perhaps Macedonia. It then ended with the death of Alexander -
End of Classical Antiquity
The Classical Antiquity lasted from about 776 BC until 476 AD. The choice of these dates is obviously a Eurocentric view, covering the centuries from the emergence of the Greco-Roman world, until it at -
Transition to the Roman Empire
The Transition to the Roman Empire lasted from about 146 BC until 30 BC. It began with the emergence of the Republic as the dominant power in the Mediterranean; the Romans now lost a crucial -
Cuban Missile Crisis and Space Race
The era of the Cuban Missile Crisis and Space Race lasted from about 1953 AD until 1963 AD. It began with the end of the Korean War. It then ended with the assassination of US -
Viking Age
The Viking Age lasted from about 84 the end of the Early Middle Ages (476-978 AD). It began with the intensification of Scandinavian Viking activities from 840 AD, after the sporadic early raiding that -
Inheritors of the Roman Empire
The era of the Inheritors of the Roman Empire lasted from about 476 AD until 565 AD. It began with the deposition of the last emperor of the west, Romulus Augustulus, by a Germanic warlord -
Thirty Years' War
The era of the Thirty Years' War lasted from about 1598 AD until 1651 AD. It began with the Edict of Nantes (1598), which brought the French Wars of Religion to a close. It then -
Age of Napoleon Bonaparte
The Age of ntire continent. Brilliant generalship brought him great success and an empire encompassing most of Continental Europe. However, after a disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812 and with all the major powers -
Early Scientific Revolution
The era of the Early Scientific Revolution lasted from about 1547 AD until 1598 AD. It began with the end of the reign of Henry VIII of England, when his three children tempered the English -
American War of Independence
The era of the American War of Independence lasted from about 1763 AD until 1789 AD. It began with the end of the Seven Years’ War, that removed the French as the main military threat -
Early Industrial Revolution
The era of the Early Industrial Revolution began between about 1756 AD until 1763 AD. It began on the eve of the Seven Years’ War. It then ended with the four separate treaties that ultimately -
Age of Absolutism
The era of the Age of Absolutism lasted from about 1696 AD until 1756 AD. It began on the eve of the War of Spanish Succession, the second of a series of major upheavals in -
Age of Louis xiv
The Age of Louis XIV lasted from about 1651 AD until 1696 AD. It began the year that Louis XIV officially came of age as king of France. It then ended with the next classic -
Early Protestant Reformation
The Early Protestant Reformation lasted from about 1517 AD until 1547 AD. It began with the publication of the Ninety-five Theses by Martin Luther in 1517. It then ended with the reign of Henry
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