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Artistic
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Ancient Rome Science Timeline
 384 – 322 BC: Aristotle – Geocentric Theory [earth
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centered universe]
310 – 230 BC: Aristarchus – Heliocentric Theory [sun
centered universe]
287 – 212 BC: Archimedes – Criticized Aristarchus’
Discovery [The Sand Reckoner]
85-165 AD: Claudius Ptolemy – Epicycle Theory [The
Almagest]
1225-1274: Thomas Aquinas: Declared “God” via
philosophy and theology
 1473 – 1543: Nicholas Copernicus: Heliocentric Theory [On
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the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres]
1540-1603: William Gilbert – Magnetism and Electricity via
empirical data [De Magnete: On the Magnet]
1564 – 1642: Galileo Galilei – Confirmed Copernicus’
Heliocentric Theory via telescopes and thought
experiments
1548-1600: Giordano Bruno – Postulated an “Infinite”
Universe. The Roman Catholic Church denounced, and
duly criticized Galileo
1546-1601: Tyco Brahe – Confirmed Galileo’s observations,
and witnessed a supernova [De Nova Stella]
 1571 – 1630: Johannes Kepler – Kepler’s Three Laws
[Harmonies of the World]; Optics, Telescopes, and more
 1642 – 1727: Isaac Newton – Newton’s Three Laws; Inventor
of Calculus; Master of Alchemy; Discovered Optics – and
the Visible Light Spectrum; Law of Gravitation [Principia]
 1656-1742: Edmund Halley – Influenced by Newton’s
calculations and predicted “Halley’s Comet”
 1856-1943: Nikola Tesla – Vibration, Resonance; Master of
Electricity; Inventor of Alternating Current (A/C) in
contrast to Thomas Edison of Direct Current (D/C)
Ancient Rome Mathematics Timeline
 -1500 Metric flat 2 dimensional space.
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Pythagorean theory.
 -300 Geometry, with logical understanding
framework.
 -225 Conic sections: ellipse, parabola and
hyperbola.
 -140 trigonometry.
 -628 Number theory.
 -1665 Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
 -1683 Mathematics turned into family buisness.
 -1684 Calculus from different perspectives.
 -1738 Hydrodynamics.
 -1748 Analysin infinitorum. (eix = cos x + i sin x)
 -1770 Hyperbolic trigonometry.
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Ancient Rome Technology Timeline
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280 First Roman coins as currency.
1630 Telescopes
Concrete
Paddle Boats
Candles
Modern calendar
Coliseums
(This one was harder than others, because I couldn’t
find a specific timeline for it.
Ancient Rome Art Timeline
 800 The Forum Romanian is build;
first permanent buildings of stone in Rome.
 221 Blossom-time of the Roman fine-earthworkindustries and Circus Flaminius is built.
 200 The Greek art is brought to Rome.
 46 The Forum of Caesar is build.
 78 Augustus executes a building program for Rome.
 271 Aurelianus builds city-walls around Rome.
Ancient Rome Culture Timeline
 509 Rome becomes a republic.
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Rome becomes the most important city of his
surroundings, Latium.
338 Roman Empire enrôla Campai.
334-264 Rome colonizes and conquers Italy.
167 Direct taxes Roman citizens abolished.
44 Ceasar is killed.
Ancient Rome’s Achievements
 The alphabet. Which is still used today.
 Their army conquered much.
 The Twelve Tables and the Justinian Code: Their law.
 They were great architectures and expanded their
empire and made great roads and buildings.
 They created plumbing !! 