Potted History: 0 to 1000ad

• 14 Augustus dies aged 75 years.
• 14 Tiberius becomes Roman Emperor. Died 16.3.37 aged 78, loathed by his people.
• 33ish Ben Hur
• 37 Gaius (Caligula) Roman Ruler aged 24 - assassinated 24.1.41
• 37 Paul converted from persecutor of Christians to Missinary on the road to Damascus.&
• 41 Claudius (b1.10.10bc)
• 54 Death of Claudius - succession of his stepson Nero.
• 60 Uprising against Romans in Britian lead by Boudicca.
• 68 (8.6) end of Julio-Claudian line when Nero kills himself. Galba becomes Princeps.
• 68-69 The year of 4 Caesars. Nero, Galba, Otho, then Vespasian.
• 70 The great Temple in Jerusalem sacked by Roman troops, lead by Titus (son of Emporor Vespasian.)
• 79 Vespasian dies & is succeeded by son Titus. (First time 'natural' succession)
• 79 (24.8) Mt Vesuvius erupts.
• 138 Hadrian dies.
• 158 Taupo erupts
• 408 Roman legions withdraw from Britannia.
• 410 Collapse of Roman Empire with the sacking of Carthage.
• 500 King Arthur (regional leader) resists invaders at battle of Mt Badgn (Dorset).
• 622 Mohammed begins his flight from Mecca to Medina.
• 700ish? founding of Islam
• 711 Moors invade Spain.
• 750 Charlemagne ressurects standards of learning through monasteries with 7 principles of learning
• 860s onward. Beginning of the Viking invasion of England - which lead toward unification of kingdoms in resistance.
• 900(approx) Invention of the plough.
• 973 Edgar claims crown of England, Scotland & Isles. First United Kingdom.