Time Machine

Travel Through History

Pick any year and discover what was happening around the world. Enter a year or use the timeline below.

CE
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96 CE

No events recorded for 96 CE

But here are some events from nearby years:

79 CE

Mount Vesuvius Erupts

The volcano buried Pompeii and Herculaneum under volcanic ash, preserving the cities in eerie detail for almost 2,000 years.