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| 106 |
| | | After two campaigns by Trajan the rich region of Dacia (today's Romania) is brought under Rome's control | |
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| 117 |
| | | Hadrian, governing Syria when he is declared emperor, is confident enough to delay almost a year before returning to Rome | |
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| c. 120 |
| | | The Pantheon, roofed with the most spectacular dome of antiquity, is built in Rome by Hadrian | |
|  | Pantheon, exterior
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| 134 |
| | | The Sant'Angelo bridge in Rome, still standing today, is built for the emperor Hadrian by means of a coffer dam | |
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| 165 |
| | | The Romans annexe Doura-Europus, giving it its most prosperious period as a frontier town between the Roman and Persian empires | |
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| c. 165 |
| | | The bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, on the Capitol in Rome, begins a long European tradition of public sculpture | |
|  | Marcus Aurelius, equestrian statue, 2nd century AD
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| c. 244 |
| | | Plotinus, moving from Alexandria to Rome, teaches the influential philosophy later known as Neo-Platonism | |
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| c. 250 |
| | | The Christians of Rome use the catacombs as tomb chambers, and decorate the walls with murals on New Testament themes | |
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| 312 |
| | | After winning the battle at Milvian Bridge, Constantine marches into Rome and is formally acknowledged by the Senate as Augustus of the west | |
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| c. 315 |
| | | Constantine founds several churches in Rome, among them the first St Peter's | |
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