World in time
Same time. Different worlds.
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Human calendar: a linear date axis, separate from geological and cosmic age estimates.
Explore a moment
The world in 100 CE.
See where the stories belong. Pick a place, follow a thread, then look across the same centuries.
Solid markers overlap the year. Hollow markers are nearby, when enabled. Numbers group nearby stories.
Present-day coastlines for orientation; markers locate sites or labelled regions, not historical borders. Pacific stories can appear on both sides of this world map. Natural Earth · public domain
Read selected story: Aksum: a kingdom linked to the Red Sea ↓5 source-linked mapped records in this selection. Counts describe this catalogue, not historical population or importance. 6 other records at this year have no supported map position; they remain available in the dated catalogue.
Browse every mapped story · 5
See the overlap.
One linear BCE/CE axis for every continent. Bars show selected phases; the gold line is 100 CE. Dashed edges mean approximate dates.
Compare across all enabled regions and the chosen topic. Select a bar to explore its place and story while keeping this year.
Africa
3 more mapped stories in this window
Asia
3 more mapped stories in this window
Europe
No mapped story in this window and selection. Explore another date or broaden the area/topic.
North America
1 more mapped story in this window
South America
Oceania & Pacific
No mapped story in this window and selection. Explore another date or broaden the area/topic.
Saves one source-linked example per represented continent. Saved on this device.