49 events with tag "expansion"
1307 BC
ID: 4629
Adad-nirari I defeats Hanigalbat (remnant of Mitanni) - establishes Assyrian control over upper Mesopotamia
ID: 4629
1274 BC
ID: 3611
Shalmaneser I conquers Mitanni completely - Assyria becomes dominant power in northern Mesopotamia
ID: 3611
1250 BC
ID: 3612
Wu Ding's reign at height - Shang territorial expansion, oracle bone divination systematized
ID: 3612
1115 BC
ID: 3615
Tiglath-Pileser I reaches Mediterranean - Assyrian Empire at greatest extent of Middle period
ID: 3615
934 BC
ID: 4633
Ashur-dan II begins Assyrian recovery - reconquers lost territories, starts Neo-Assyrian period
ID: 4633
883 BC
ID: 3617
Ashurnasirpal II begins Neo-Assyrian expansion - brutal campaigns, builds new capital at Nimrud
ID: 3617
525 BC
ID: 3627
Cambyses conquers Egypt - Persian Empire spans three continents
ID: 3627
500 BC
ID: 3661
Celtic expansion at height - Celts spread from Ireland to Turkey, distinctive art and culture
ID: 3661
480 BC
ID: 272
Battle of Himera - Greeks defeat Carthaginians in Sicily on same day as Salamis (tradition)
ID: 272
396 BC
ID: 2650
Fall of Veii - Camillus captures Etruscan city after 10-year siege, Rome doubles territory, first major expansion
ID: 2650
387 BC
ID: 323
Celtic expansion at height - from Ireland to Turkey (Galatians), distinctive art and culture
ID: 323
343 BC
ID: 314
First Samnite War begins - Rome begins conquest of Italy, learning mountain warfare
ID: 314
343 BC
ID: 2653
First Samnite War begins - Rome starts 50-year struggle for control of Italy, learns mountain warfare
ID: 2653
297 BC
ID: 3676
Bindusara becomes emperor - extends Mauryan Empire into Deccan, maintains Greek diplomatic relations
ID: 3676
190 BC
ID: 2670
Battle of Magnesia - Scipio defeats Seleucid Antiochus III, Rome becomes arbiter of Eastern Mediterranean
ID: 2670
171 BC
ID: 4660
Mithridates I expands Parthian Empire - conquers Media, Mesopotamia, creates rival to Rome
ID: 4660
139 BC
ID: 4705
Zhang Qian opens Silk Road - Emperor Wu sends envoy west, establishes trade routes
ID: 4705
134 BC
ID: 2986
John Hyrcanus becomes ruler - expands territory, forcibly converts Idumeans (Edom) to Judaism, including Herod's ancestors
ID: 2986
108 BC
ID: 2987
John Hyrcanus destroys Samaritan Temple - razes rival temple on Mount Gerizim, permanent enmity with Samaritans
ID: 2987
103 BC
ID: 2990
Alexander Jannaeus becomes king - marries widow Salome Alexandra, brutal expansion, will crucify 800 Pharisees
ID: 2990
15 BC
ID: 2723
Alpine regions conquered - Raetia and Noricum annexed, Alps fully under Roman control
ID: 2723
78
ID: 2526
Agricola begins conquest of Scotland - pushes Roman frontier north, builds forts and roads
ID: 2526
98
ID: 4012
Trajan becomes emperor - first provincial emperor (from Spain), will expand empire to maximum
ID: 4012
142
ID: 2529
Antonine Wall built - turf wall across Scotland from Forth to Clyde, Romans attempt to hold Lowlands
ID: 2529
241
ID: 4674
Shapur I becomes king - expands empire, captures Roman Emperor Valerian
ID: 4674
531
ID: 2833
Frankish conquest of Thuringia - Theuderic and Chlothar destroy kingdom, massacre royal family, eastern expansion
ID: 2833
649
ID: 4710
Emperor Taizong dies - Tang Empire at peak, stretching from Korea to Central Asia
ID: 4710
718
ID: 2864
Charles Martel invades Saxony - forces pagan Saxons to pay tribute, begins Frankish expansion into Germany
ID: 2864
799
ID: 3697
Vikings raid Aquitaine - first recorded Viking raid on continental Francia, beginning expansion beyond British Isles
ID: 3697
917
ID: 2559
Edward the Elder conquers East Anglia and Mercia - son of Alfred extends Wessex control over most of England
ID: 2559
924
ID: 3724
Rollo expands Normandy westward - granted additional territories including Bayeux and Maine by King Raoul
ID: 3724
933
ID: 3726
Normandy gains Cotentin and Avranchin - William Longsword receives western territories, doubles size of duchy
ID: 3726
1100
ID: 5458
Cluniac order reaches peak with over 1,000 monasteries and 20,000 monks across Europe, all under direct authority of Abbot of Cluny
ID: 5458
1405
ID: 5114
Venice conquers Padua and Verona - begins major mainland expansion, becomes territorial state beyond maritime empire
ID: 5114
1551
ID: 3489
Jesuit Colleges established across Europe (1551-1556) - Messina, Palermo, Rome, German College - Free education attracts noble and merchant sons - Protestant observer: 'They steal our children's minds with sweetness'
ID: 3489
1552
ID: 5981
October 2, 1552
Ivan the Terrible conquers Kazan Khanate - breaks Mongol-Tatar power, opens Siberia to Russian expansion
ID: 5981
1556
ID: 3491
July 31, 1556
St. Ignatius dies - 1,000 Jesuits in 110 houses worldwide - Dies pronouncing Holy Name of Jesus - Leaves Church intellectual army to combat Protestant errors
ID: 3491
1603
ID: 3447
Jesuit Superior General reports 13,000 members worldwide - 550 colleges and universities - Confessors to most Catholic princes
ID: 3447
1772
ID: 5997
First Partition of Poland - Catherine the Great takes eastern territories with 1.8 million new subjects
ID: 5997
1793
ID: 6002
Second Partition of Poland - Catherine the Great takes vast Lithuanian and Ukrainian lands, 3 million new subjects
ID: 6002
1815
ID: 712
Post-Napoleon, Carbonari spread rapidly among those dissatisfied with Congress of Vienna settlement
ID: 712
1884
ID: 1055
Electrical power systems expand in major cities
ID: 1055
1940
ID: 1491
IG Farben expands into occupied territories, begins Auschwitz factory planning
ID: 1491
1946
ID: 1575
President Truman officially approves expanded Operation Paperclip for 1,000 German scientists
ID: 1575
1996
ID: 3013
Cell phone usage begins rapid expansion
ID: 3013
1997
ID: 3020
NATO expansion begins - Eastern European countries move into German sphere of influence
ID: 3020
2004
ID: 3098
NATO expansion includes Baltic states with unresolved Nazi collaboration history
ID: 3098
2021
ID: 3353
Continued 5G expansion despite pandemic
ID: 3353
2022
ID: 3368
5G networks expand to rural areas
ID: 3368