11 events with tag "Roman"
100 BC
ID: 4454
Romans develop portable hand abacus - bronze tablet with grooves and counters for merchants and engineers
ID: 4454
55 BC
ID: 2521
August 26, 55 BC
Julius Caesar's first invasion of Britain - reconnaissance in force with two legions, fights Britons on beaches, withdraws before winter
ID: 2521
54 BC
ID: 2522
Caesar's second invasion of Britain - five legions cross Channel, defeats Cassivellaunus, extracts tribute but no permanent conquest
ID: 2522
37 BC
ID: 2996
Herod the Great becomes king - Roman Senate appoints Idumean as 'King of the Jews,' takes Jerusalem after siege
ID: 2996
43
ID: 2523
Claudius invades Britain - four legions under Aulus Plautius land at Richborough, Claudius arrives with elephants, Camulodunum (Colchester) becomes first capital
ID: 2523
50
ID: 5430
Glass wine bottles appear - Romans develop glass-blowing, create first wine bottles though amphorae remain standard
ID: 5430
100
ID: 5775
Romans catalog 37 apple varieties - Apicius includes apple recipes, Romans spread apples across empire
ID: 5775
110
ID: 5755
Emperor Trajan's Canal connects Nile to Red Sea - 'River of Trajan' enables Roman-Indian Ocean trade for two centuries
ID: 5755
350
ID: 4858
Palestinian Talmud completed - Shorter than Babylonian due to Roman persecution, less authoritative
ID: 4858
508
ID: 2827
Clovis named honorary consul - Byzantine Emperor Anastasius recognizes him, parades in purple at Tours, legitimizes rule
ID: 2827
664
ID: 2547
Synod of Whitby - Roman Christianity defeats Celtic Christianity on calculation of Easter, England follows Rome
ID: 2547