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APPIAN WAY IS BUILT
The Appian Way was created in 312 B.C. it connected the Roman Form to what is modern Brindisi. It covered 350 miles and was built by Appius Claudius Caecus. -
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Appius Claudius Caudex serves as Roman consul
Appius Claudius Caudex was the grandson of Appius Claudius Caecus, and he served as a Roman Consul in 264 B.C.. He started a conflict with Carthage that eventually created the First Punic War. -
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HANNIBAL UTILIZES WAR ELEPHANTS
In 218 B.C. Hannibal led Elephants to war against the Romans in the Punic wars. This way of fighting was ingenious and would be mimicked in the future. -
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ELEPHANTS INTRODUCED TO ENGLAND
In 43 A.D. the Emperor Claudius brought the first recorded Elephant to England in the Roman conquest. -
ELEPHANT AND CASTLE NAMED
A major road junction in England was named Elephant and Castle. Without the Elephant being introduced to Englan, this wouldn't have been possible. -
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EDINBURGH CASTLE
This castle in Edinburgh, Scotland, which is also in the U.K., was used to hold prisoners of war during the Napoleonic Wars. -
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL BORN IN EDINBURGH
Alexander Graham Bell was born in the same city as the Edinburgh castle was. In his life, he would accomplish great things. -
BELL BECOMES INTERESTED IN SOUND
Bell's father took him to see an automated machine that simulated a human voice. Bell became interested by this machine and started experimenting with sound and communication. -
BELL BEGINS WORK ON TELEPHONE
Bell began to make advances in experiments with telegraphs, and starts on the path to creating the telephone. -
PROGRESS IN EXPERIMENT
Bell made succesful telephone transmission, though voices were unclear. There needed to be improvents. -
FIRST SUCCESFUL TELEPHONE CALL
The first clear telephone call was completed. -
TELEPHONE PATENTED
Alexander Graham Bell's patent for the telephone was approved and the telephone was officially invented
