The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events, Based on Werner Stein's KulturfahrplanThe Timetables of History spans millennia of human history. Unlike any other reference volume, this book gives a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world by mapping out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day. |
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... succeeded by her son Nero ( -68 ) Ming - Ti , the new Emperor of China , introduces Buddhism ( 58 ) Nero has his mother Agrippina killed ( 59 ) Nero has his wife Octavia killed and marries Poppaea Sabina ( 62 ) Seneca commits suicide at ...
... succeeded by her son Nero ( -68 ) Ming - Ti , the new Emperor of China , introduces Buddhism ( 58 ) Nero has his mother Agrippina killed ( 59 ) Nero has his wife Octavia killed and marries Poppaea Sabina ( 62 ) Seneca commits suicide at ...
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... succeeded by his 15 - year - old son Clovis , who becomes the founder of the Merovingian power ( d . 511 ) Justinian I , the Great , Byzantine Emperor ( 527-565 ) , b . 483 Hunneric , king of the Vandals , d . 484 ; succeeded by his ...
... succeeded by his 15 - year - old son Clovis , who becomes the founder of the Merovingian power ( d . 511 ) Justinian I , the Great , Byzantine Emperor ( 527-565 ) , b . 483 Hunneric , king of the Vandals , d . 484 ; succeeded by his ...
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... succeeded by Elizabeth I ( -1603 ) Sir William Cecil appointed principal Secretary of State ( see 1550 ) King Christian III of Denmark and Norway d .; succeeded by Frederick II ( -1588 ) Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I King Henry II of ...
... succeeded by Elizabeth I ( -1603 ) Sir William Cecil appointed principal Secretary of State ( see 1550 ) King Christian III of Denmark and Norway d .; succeeded by Frederick II ( -1588 ) Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I King Henry II of ...
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ARTS MUSIC GROWTH DAILY LIFE | 37 |
Wooden coffins and wooden tools used in the burial places of the Alemanni | 74 |
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