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Events 10s – Strabo and the shape of the Earth

Strabo’s book on the shape of the Earth  Roman Empire Differentiation of localized Teutonic tribes of the Irminones. Senatus consultum Silanianum is adopted. Augustus orders a major invasion of Germany beyond the Rhine. Augustus‘ third (and final) 20-year census of the Roman Empire reports a total of 4,973,000 citizens. Augustus, the first Roman emperor, dies and is declared to be a god.   China The usurper Wang Mang (who rules during a brief interregnum known as the Xin dynasty) outlaws the private purchase and use of crossbows. Despite this, Liu Xiu, the later Emperor Guangwu of Han, buys crossbows in the winter of AD 22 to aid the rebellion of his brother Liu Yan (styled Bosheng) and […]

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