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Realistic portraits, done in hot wax and preserved in coffins at Fayyum, vividly depict inhabitants of Roman Egypt
The network of Roman roads stretches eventually from England to Egypt
The first accounts of Scotland, written by the Romans, name the Caledonii as the most important tribe of the region
A bridge is built over the river Tagus at Alcántara and stands today as a fine example of Roman technology
After two campaigns by Trajan the rich region of Dacia (today's Romania) is brought under Rome's control
Hadrian, governing Syria when he is declared emperor, is confident enough to delay almost a year before returning to Rome
The Pantheon, roofed with the most spectacular dome of antiquity, is built in Rome by Hadrian
The emperor Hadrian, visiting Britain, orders the construction of a great wall from coast to coast to keep out the Caledonian tribes
Suetonius, librarian to Trajan and personal secretary to Hadrian, is well placed to research his racy Lives of the Caesars
Hadrian, visiting Jerusalem, decides to rebuild it as a Roman city - an act which provokes the final Jewish uprising
Simon Bar-Cochba drives the Romans out of Jerusalem and holds it for three years, until a large Roman army recovers the city
The Sant'Angelo bridge in Rome, still standing today, is built for the emperor Hadrian by means of a coffer dam
After the Roman recovery of Jerusalem from Simon Bar-Cochba, all Jews are expelled from the city
The emperor Hadrian, with no children of his own, appoints a respected senator, Antoninus Pius, to succeed him
The emperor Antoninus Pius gives orders for the construction of a defensive earthwork, to the north of Hadrian's Wall
London develops as a prosperous trading centre, at the hub of the network of Roman roads in Britain
Marcus Aurelius, for long the designated heir, becomes emperor on the death of Antoninus Pius
The Romans annexe Doura-Europus, giving it its most prosperious period as a frontier town between the Roman and Persian empires
The bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, on the Capitol in Rome, begins a long European tradition of public sculpture
Marcus Aurelius is rare among emperors in writing twelve books of philosophical Meditations
On the order of Marcus Aurelius, Christians in Lyons are tortured to death - an instance of persecution unusual at this time
The rock tombs of prosperous Petra, now incorporated in the Roman empire, are carved in the cliffs as classical temples
Roman socks, surviving in dry Egyptian tombs, are the earliest known examples of knitting
Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, is one of many Christians martyred for refusing to sacrifice to the Roman gods
The emperor Aurelian, grateful for the apparent assistance of a Syrian sun god, establishes the cult of the Unconquered Sun - whose birthday is December 25
