Myth, marble & empire

Classical

800 BCE – 476 CE · 175 moments

Greece and Rome — philosophy and the forum, democracy and the legion. A world of myth and marble that still echoes in our own.

ClassicalLa Venta Great Pyramid Completed800 BCE

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Highlights from the Classical

A handful of moments to step inside. Open the map for all 175.

La Venta Great Pyramid Completed800 BCE Hanging Gardens of Babylon600 BCE Behistun Inscription Carved520 BCE Cincinnatus Called from His Plow458 BCE Alexander Witnesses His Father's Assassination336 BCE Lighthouse of Alexandria Completed280 BCE Qin Great Wall Construction214 BCE Young Caesar Captured by Pirates75 BCE Bato Leads the Great Illyrian Revolt6 CE Opening of the Colosseum80 CE Teotihuacan Pyramid of the Sun Dedicated200 CE Ironworking at Meroe350 CE