Meriam 25 PDR/88mm
December 26, 2010
Location : Museum Satriamandala
Camera : Nokia C3-00 2mega pixel
Pasar di Lereng Bukit
December 13, 2010
Location : Pasar Lereng Bukit
camera : Nokia c3-00 2mega pixel
World Highlights in history 1 ~ 50 BC
May 20, 2008
Highlights in history 1 ~ 50 BC
Europe : Caesar crosses Rubicon, starts civil war 49
Caesar defeats Pompey, ending Republic 48
Caesar murdered on ides of March 44
Octavian wins Battle of Actium against Egypt 31
Octavian becomes Emperor Augustus 27
Livy: History of Rome 26 (-9)
Horace: Odes 25
Augustan building project includes new Forum 25 (-1)
Virgil: Aeneid 19
Water wheel in use all over Roman world c. 50
Caesar adopts Egyptian calendar of 365 days 46
Asia : King Herod rules Judaea 37 (-4)
Jesus Christ born c. 4
Strabo compiles Geography of known world c. 5
Americas : Earliest dated stele, Chiapa de Corzo, Mexico 36
Africa : Numidia in North Africa under Roman control 46
Egypt becomes a Roman province 30
Fire destroys great library at Alexandria 47
Rome's new rulers strike a special coin to celebrate the murder of Julius Caesar.
World Highlights in history 50 ~ 100 BC
Highlights in history 50 ~ 100 BC
Europe : All Italians receive Roman citizenship 89
Sulla establishes dictatorship in Rome 82
Spartacus leads Roman slaves' revolt 73 (-71)
Triumvirate rules Rome 60
Caesar conquers Gaul 58 (-51)
Caesar lands in Britain 55
New realism in Greek sculpture c. 100
Antikythera, astronomical calculator 80
Rome's first stone theatre 55
Cherry trees brought to Rome from Asia Minor c. 79
Asia : Pompey conquers Syria; end of Seleucid Empire 64
Romans capture Jerusalem 63
Battle of Carrhae: Parthians defeat Romans 53
Silk Road brings spinach and kohirabi to China c. 100
Americas : Hopewell phase succeeds Adena in Ohio valley c. 100
Africa : Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt 51 (-30)
Bantu migration from west to central Africa c. 100
Alexandria the largest city in western hemisphere c. 100
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, beguiles Mark Antony - but her land falls to Roman might.
World Highlights in history 100 ~ 150 BC
Highlights in history 100 ~ 150 BC
Europe : Third Punic War: Rome defeats Carthage 149 (-146)
Rome annexes Greece 148 (-146)
Rome takes Provence and Balearic Islands 123
Teutons and Cimbri invade southern France 115
Stoicism dominant philosophy among Roman elite 149
Marcian Aqueduct brings water to Rome 144
First stone bridge over River Tiber, Rome 142
Venus de Milo c. 140
Cicero, Roman orator and writer 106 (-43)
20,000 slaves crucified in Sicily after rebellion 132
Romans found colony at Narbonne, France 118
First working-class Romans given military training 107
Asia : Jews liberate Jerusalem and make it their capital 142
Parthians conquer Mesopotamia 141
Emperor Wu-ti Expands Han power in E Asia 141
Confucianism becomes state religion of China 136
Silk Road opens between China and the West c. 112
Petra, Nabataean capital, at its height 100
Chinese prince buried in jade suit of 2690 pieces 113
Americas : Teotihuacan, Mexico, at its height c. 100 (-AD 750)
Peak of Pucara culture, Lake Titicaca c. 100 (-AD 200)
Africa : Carthage razed by Rome at end of Third Punic War 146
Rome founds province of Africa 146
Ptolemaic dynasty weakens hold over S Egypt c. 100
Goddess in mortal form, the Venus de Milo stands as the epitome of Greek sculpture
World Highlights in history 150 ~ 200 BC
Highlights in history 150 ~ 200 BC
Europe : Continental Celts push back Ancient Britons c. 200
Romans defeat Macedon at Cynoscephalae 197
Romans defeat Antiochus III at Magnesia 190
Port of Delos becomes centre of Aegean trade 167
Romans develop concrete as building material c. 200
Epicurean Philosophers expelled from Rome c. 173
First water clock in Rome c. 159
Bacchanalian orgies banned in Rome 186
Earliest known paved streets in Rome 179
Public libraries in Rome c. 160
January 1 becomes start of Roman year 153
Asia : Maccabean revolt in Judah 165 (-163)
Mahabharata, Indian epic, compiled c. 200
Han reunite China c. 202 (-AD 202)
Black bean sauce popular in China c. 200
Americas : Nazca Lines, huge drawings in Peruvian desert c. 200
Maya plastered temples at Tikal, Guatemala c. 200
Africa : Rosetta Stone inscribed in Egypt c. 197
A potter's art shows the value that China's Han dynasty set on horse and horsemanship.
World Highlights in history 200 ~ 250 BC
May 19, 2008
Highlights in history 200 ~ 250 BC
Europe : Hannibal of Carthage crosses Alps with elephants 218
Second Punic War, Carthage invades Italy 218 (-201)
Wars between Rome and Macedonia 215 (-205)
Scipio enters Carthaginian Spain 210 (-206)
Rome gains control of Spain 206
First comedy and tragedy staged in Latin 240
First Roman prison built at Tullianum 250
Oil Lamps introduced in Greece c. 230
Via Flaminia, road from Rome to Rimini, built 220
Asia : Mauryan Empire reaches its height 250
Kingdom of Parthia founded by Arsaces I 247 (-AD 277)
First emperor of China, Shi Huang-Di 221 (-210)
Great Wall of China completed 204
Earliest Buddhist monuments in India 250
7000 terracotta soldiers guard Emperor Shih's tomb 210
Americas : Decline of Chavin civilisation in Peru c. 250
Strong Olmec influence at Monte Albán, Mexico c. 250
Africa : Carthage defeated by Rome in First Punic War 241
Scipio defeats Hannibal at Zama 202
Bantu farmers settle Congo delta region c. 200
Hannibal leads Carthaginians against Rome in the struggle for Mediterranean supremacy.
World Highlights in history 250 ~ 300 BC
Highlights in history 250 ~ 300 BC
Europe : Gauls Invade Greece and Thrace 279
First Punic War: Rome fights Carthage 264 (-241)
Rome's first major sea victory, over Carthage 260
Archimedes 287 (-212)
First appearance of Roman denarius 268
Colossus of Rhodes built 282
First public combat of gladiators in Rome 264
Asia : Antioch, Syria, founded 300
Celts settle Galatia, Turkey 279
Asoka establishes Buddhist empire in India 272 (-32)
First urban sites in South-east Asia 250
Beginning of Yayoi culture, Japan c. 300
Anthology by Chinese poet Ch'u Yuan 274
Buddhism in Sri Lanka 250
Americas : Emergence of lowland Maya centres, Guatemala c. 250
Decline of Olmec civilisation in Mexico 250
Africa : Pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria built c. 280
Ethiopian port of Adulis a major trading centre 250
The silver denarius, showing the goddess Roma, replaces cast copper as Roman money
World Highlights in history 300 ~ 350 BC
May 17, 2008
Highlights in history 300 ~ 350 BC
Europe : Romans establish authority over other Latin cities 338
Battle of Chaeronea: Macedon wins Greece 338
Alexander the Great's campaigns 334 (-326)
Theatre at Epidaurus, Greece, built 340
Aristotle founds Lyceum 335
Ptolemy founds school of philosophy in Athens 306
Coins in use by Celts c. 300
Via Appia, early Roman road, begun 312
Asia : Alexander routs Persians at Gaugamela 331
Ch'in state in China begins to destroy rival states 328
Alexander dies in Babylon 323
Chandragupta establishes Mauryan Empire, India 322
Seleucid Empire in Persia 304 (-64)
Americas : Religious stelae, Izapa, Mexico c. 300 (-AD 100)
Peak of Gallinazo culture, Peru c. 300 (-AD 300)
Africa : #Persia recaptures Egypt 342
Alexander captures Egypt 332
Ptolemies rule Egypt from Alexandria 323 (-30)
Great library established at Alexandria c. 307
Along Rome's ruler-straight Via Appia the legions march to gain control in south Italy
World Highlights in history 350 ~ 400 BC
Highlights in history 350 ~ 400 BC
Europe : Celts sack Rome 390
First plebeian elected Consul in Rome 366
Philip II, King of Macedon 359 (-336)
Trial and death of Socrates 399
Plato founds Academy 387
Plato: Republic c. 380
Aristotle joins Plato's Academy 367
Domestic hen common in Mediterranean c. 400
Asia : Persian King Artaxerxes III suppresses revolt 358
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus built 352
Confucianism, Taoism in China c. 350 (-200)
China develops new methods of crop rotation c. 350
Crossbow invented in China 350
Americas : Salinar culture flourishes in Peru c. 400 (-200)
Clay figurines, Chupicuaro, Mexico c. 400 (-AD300)
Africa : 30th Dynasty in Egypt, last native line 380 (-342)
Use of iron spreads in southern Africa c. 350
Chickens and eggs for sale, from a street vendor shown in a mosaic from a Roman villa.World Highlights in history 400 ~ 450 BC
May 15, 2008
Highlights in history 400 ~ 450 BC
Europe : Peloponnesian War , Sparta defeats Athens 431 (-404)
Celts reach northern Italy 400
Euripides: Medea c. 444
Sophocles: Antigone c. 442
Parthenon completed 432
Hippocrates revolutionises ideas on medicine c. 430
Democritus publishes first atomic theory 405
Aristophanes: The Frogs 405
Twelve Tables of Law, Rome 450
Plague in Athens kills one in four citizens 430
Asia : Nehemiah, reforming Governor of Jerusalem 445
Warring States Period in China 403 (-221)
Ramayana, Hindu epic, in written form c. 425
Scholar formulates 4000 rules for Sanskrit c. 400
Iron-working introduced in Korea 400
Americas : Peak of Chavin influence in Andes c. 450 (-250)
Africa : Egyptian rebels revolt against Persian rule 404
Iron-making in sub-Saharan Africa c. 450
City of Carthage rebuilt on grid plan 400
World Highlights in history 450 ~ 500 BC
Highlights in history 450 ~ 500 BC
Europe : Greek and Persian at war 490 (-479)
Greek navy destroys Persians at Salamis 480
Celtic La Tène culture emerges in Europe c. 480
Battle of Plataea: Greek army defeats Persians 479
Delian League formed, later Athenian Empire 478
Age of Pericles Initiates democracy in Athens 461
Port of Piraeus, Athens, rebuilt c. 493
Athenians mass-produce triremes c. 483
Classical age of Greek culture begins c. 480
Pindar: Odes c. 476 (-462)
Aeschylus: Prometheus Bound 460
Asia : Xerxes I succeeds Darius as King of Persia 486 (-464)
Prince Vijaya founds new kingdom in Sri Lanka 473
Xerxes I assassinated 465
Chinese produce cast iron c. 500
Bronze Dong Son drums, northern Vietnam 500
Parchment replaces clay tablets in Persia 460
Americas : Early hieroglyphics at Monte Albán, Mexico c. 500
Paracas culture influenced by Chavin, Peru c. 500
Africa : Nok civilisation in Nigeria from c. 500 (-AD 200)
Abortive Egyptian revolt against Persian rule 454
First Suez Canal c. 500
Camels replace horses in Sahara c. 500
Terracotta heads of the Nok culture, Nigeria, have a lasting influence on West African art
World Highlights in history 500 ~ 600 BC
May 12, 2008
Highlights in history 500 ~ 600 BC
Europe : Solon reforms laws of Athens 595
Sparta under Cleomenes the leading Greek city c. 510
Rome a republic: last Etruscan king expelled 510
Cleisthenes: democratic reforms in Athens 509
Aesop: Fables c. 600
First stone temple in Greece, at Kerkyra (Corfu) c. 580
Athens black-figure pottery c. 580; red figure c.520
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus c. 560
Asia : Taoism in China 600
Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem 586
Confucius born 551 (-479)
Persian Empire founded by Cyrus II 550
Persians destroy Babylonian Empire 539
Birth of Buddhism 528
Darius I rules Persian Empire 522 (-486)
Brahmanas, commentaries on the Vedas 600
Sutras, rules for Vedic life, formulated c. 600
Americas : Adena culture in N. America builds earthworks c. 600
Olmec centre of La Venta abandoned c. 600
Tres Zapotes, new Olmec centre c. 550
Africa : Nubian capital moved to Meroë c. 600
First treaty between Rome and Carthage 510
Confucius in China, and the Buddha in India, found a new philosophy and a new faith
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