Chronology of the AntiquePunk Universe "Antiquity in the smoke of steam engines" vers. 1.0

1. Background

The starting point is taken by Heron of Alexandria (Ἥρων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς ) - a real person who lived in the I-th century AD. In fact, the time of his life has not been clearly defined by historians and there are suggestions that he lived in the period from the III century BC to the III century AD. But, the first century is taken as the basis for the AntiquePunk Universe.

In fact, Heron of Alexandria left behind a treatise of three books called Mechanics ( μηχανική ).
Among the mechanisms he described, he also described various devices based on the movement of compressed air or heated steam.
In general, we will not touch Heron of Alexandria at all in AntiquePunk, but his students and third-party researchers will create their inventions based on Heron's works, in addition, very few of his works have reached our time, most of his research has become the property of the Library of Alexandria, which gives us some freedom of imagination.

So, let's say that Heron of Alexandria of the AntiquePunk Universe lived from 10 A.D. to 75 A.D.
It is precisely these years of his life that are followed by the blessed time of the Five Good Emperors from 96 to 180 a.d. Stability, no repression, a great time to start the AntiquePunk Universe.
And since our universe supposedly began with the Big Bang, let the AntiquePunk Universe begin with the explosion, chronology:

2. Chronology

110 A.D. - An explosion occurred at the estate of Aulus Lucretius in the vicinity of Rome.
Aulus himself died. According to the descriptions, it was definitely not lightning, the explosion occurred inside the house. Several walls were severely damaged by heavy parts of some kind of mechanism, Aulus himself was also killed by some bulky object, which could not be lifted and thrown manually.
Gnaeus Stevolla, a student of Heron of Alexandria, having visited the site of a strange incident, learned that Aulus was working with the late works of his teacher, copies of which he brought with him from a trip to Alexandria. Almost all the records were destroyed, so Stevolla decides to go to Alexandria and get acquainted with the originals of these records in more detail.

112 - Gnaeus Stevolla returns from Alexandria with the complete archive of his teacher and begins to explore it at home in Rome.
A couple of years later, he moved to Ostia to his friend, a merchant shipowner, who helped him transport the Heron archive. They organize a small workshop in part of the warehouse.

150 - The formation of the first circles of theoretical machine operators.

165 - Single copies of steam engines are used in various fields of activity - loading of goods, water pumps, hammers ...

230 - The appearance of the first steam-powered ships.

250 - The intensification of maritime traffic forces seafarers to start using a more advanced optical communication system between ships based on a heliograph. In the future, this system will be improved and expanded, based on it, a system of land beacons will be created to transmit information throughout the Empire.

275 - The first mechanized wagons begin to be used at work in ports.

301 – Diocletian issues a decree on maximum prices.

303 – Diocletian declares persecution of Christians.

305 – Diocletian and Maximian abdicate the throne. Constantius and Galerius become Augustans. Maximin is appointed Caesar in the east, and Severus in the west.

306 – Constantius dies in York. His son Constantine I was proclaimed emperor. Maxentius, the son of Maximian, proclaims himself emperor in Rome.

307 – Maxentius dresses his father Maximian in purple again. Severus is being executed. Galerius is besieging Rome.

308 – Conference in Carnunt. Diocletian convinces Maximian to resign. Licinius is appointed Augustus.

310 – Maximian proclaims himself emperor again, but is captured by Constantine. He commits suicide.

311 – Galerius dies in Sardica. Maximinus and Licinius divided his possessions among themselves.

312 – Constantine defeats and kills Maxentius on the Milvian Bridge. Licinius marries Constantine's sister.

312 – the beginning of mass production of steam engines, the beginning of industrialization

313 – Licinius defeats Maximinus twice. Maximin dies in Tarsus. Constantine issues the Edict of Milan declaring all religions legitimate.

314 – Constantine defeats Licinius at Kibala.

316 – Diocletian dies

316 – creation of educational circles for manufacturing workers

317 – Constantine defeats Licinius on the Ardian field. Licinius is forced to cede all his European provinces except Thrace.

318 – Arius is excommunicated from the church.

324 – Constantine defeats Licinius on the River Gebr and in Chrysopolis. Licinius abdicates the throne.

325 – The Ecumenical Council of Nicaea.

325 – The discovery of America

326 – Constantine orders the execution of his eldest son Crispus.

327 - Emperor Constantine begins a comprehensive reconstruction of roads throughout the Roman Empire to adapt them to a new type of transport.

328 – the first colony in Sempronia (America)

329 – Communication reform

330 – Constantine makes Constantinople the capital.

331 – The beginning of the slave rights movement

332 – Constantine's campaign against the Goths.

334 – Constantine's campaign against the Sarmatians.

337 – Constantine dies in Nicomedia. His three sons, Constantine II, Constantius II and Constans become emperors.

338 – Constantine II defeats the Alemanni. The war with Persia.

340 – Constantine II invades Italy. Constance ambushes him and kills him in Aquileia..

341 – Constantius and Constantius II impose a ban on pagan sacrifices.

347 – The Donatist Uprising in Africa.

348 – Constantius defeats the Persians at the Battle of Singara.

350 – Constantius is captured and killed. Julius Nepotianus attacks Rome with a squad of gladiators

350 – riots in Rome, the creation of the People's Senate in Rome

350 – the third siege of Nisibis by the Persians, as a result of which the Persians lost about 20,000 people and were forced to retreat due to the invasion of the Massagetae. Rome was unable to take advantage of this favorable opportunity, as Constantius' attention was distracted at the same time by the revolts of Magnentius and Vetranion in the West. Thus, preoccupied with their problems, Rome and Persia were at peace for almost eight years.

351 – Constantius appoints his cousin Constantius Gallus as Caesar. Magnentius is defeated at Mursa.

351 – formation of the militia army of Rome. Lucius Garrulus is appointed general; grain famine in the Western part of the Roman Empire; popular unrest in the East of the Empire

352 – Constantius is defeated at Seleucia by a militia army led by Lucius Garrulus. Constantius with the remnants of the army retreats to the Eastern part of the Roman Empire. Magnentius' attempt, together with part of the senators, to usurp the full power in the People's Senate, as a result of which he, along with his supporters, are arrested and executed.

352 – uprisings throughout the Western Roman Empire. Suppression of riots by the militia army, proclamation of the Roman Republic. The transformation of the militia army into the Republican army of Rome, many legions swear allegiance to the People's Senate.

352 – The Republican army enters the eastern part of the empire. Constantius and Gallus flee from Antioch to Persia, are captured on the way, and taken to Rome.

353 – Attempted coup in the People's Senate. The execution of Constantius and Gallus, for treacherous

354 – execution of the People's Senate, investigation and execution of supporters of Roman Terror. The adoption of the Constitution of Rome, the formation of the Lower and Upper Senate.

355 – the action of the Army of the Republic to restore order in the colonies.

357 – The Republican army defeats the Franks at Strasbourg.

358 – Sassanid ruler Shapur II launches an offensive against Antioch in order to gain access to the Mediterranean Sea.

363 – The Republican army under the leadership of Lucius Garrulus, in response to the Persian invasion, reached the walls of Ctesiphon, won a crushing victory there, after which a peace treaty was concluded, according to which Rome withdrew the areas captured by Shapur in Antioch and five more disputed areas on the border of Arzanen, Moxoen, Zabdicen, Rechimen and Korduen with fifteen fortresses and all the military equipment located there, as well as the three strategically important cities of Singara, Castra Maurorum and Nisibin, along with this.

364 – Unrest in Armenia, which Shapur II used to seize part of the territory of Armenia, Lazica and Colchis.

365 – Shapur II's campaign along the northeastern coast of the Black Sea, seizing lands to the borders of the Bosporan kingdom.

366 – The beginning of the "Pontos Axeinos (Black sea) War" of Persia for access to the Pontos Axeinos basin and inclusion in the process of colonization of America, which involved: Armenia, Kartli, Iberia, Persia, Rome, Colchis, Bosporus, tribes of Goths, Sindo-Meots and Circassians, at the final stage – tribes of Huns.

376 – the beginning of one of the final stages of the war – "Operation Pshada Bay", an landing operation by Roman troops on the northeastern coast of the Pontos Axeinos in order to destroy the Sassanid shipyards in the area of the modern cities of Tuapse and Gelendzhik, as well as to create a springboard for the beginning of the movement of the united allied army of the Bosporan Kingdom towards Colchis.

378 - the end of the Pontos Axeinos War

«Античность в дыму паровых моторов» ®

принадлежат Меринов Михаил Алексеевич,

“Antiquity in the smoke of steam engines” ®

belong to Mikhail Alekseevich Merinov,

Krasnodar, Russia, 2024