The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

By KF_Legends
  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar assasination (Local event)

    Julius Caesar assasination (Local event)
    Julius Caesar gets assassinated
  • 1 CE

    Philosopher Lucretius (Book event)

    Philosopher Lucretius (Book event)
    A Roman born and later wrote "On the Nature of Things" Lucretius a philos[pher and poet wrote things that seemed pretty ahead of his time.
  • 79

    Mass volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius (Book Event)

    Mass volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius (Book Event)
    The area in which many archaeologists theorized the book of On The Nature of Things was possibly first read and kept.
  • 304

    Christians tortured and executed (Local Event)

    Christians tortured and executed (Local Event)
    Where people who openly identified as Christians were persecuted and discriminated against. Changed when Constantine converted to Christianity.
  • 312

    Constantine converts to Christianity (Local Event)

    Constantine converts to Christianity (Local Event)
    Constantine announces his conversion to Christianity causing the end of the persecution of Christians in Rome
  • 391

    Christianity became the only legal religion (Book event)

    Christianity became the only legal religion (Book event)
    This led to much corruption in the church that included abuse of power such as censorship and many more.
  • 476

    Fall of Rome (Local Event)

    Fall of Rome (Local Event)
    Rome falls leading to the church taking more influence after
  • 479

    Loss of literature after fall of Rome from Greece and Rome (Local Event)

    Loss of literature after fall of Rome from Greece and Rome (Local Event)
    Loss of writings that we don't know today
  • 529

    St. Bendedict becomes monk and creates reading rule (Local Event)

    St. Bendedict becomes monk and creates reading rule (Local Event)
    The rule that forced Monks to read and write- used by Poggio to find untouched writings.
  • Jul 6, 1054

    Roman Christianity split into Catholic church and orthodox church.

    Roman Christianity split into Catholic church and orthodox church.
    Where Christianity split into the biggest 2 churches that identified people
  • 1095

    Crusades start (World Event)

    Crusades start (World Event)
    Persecution and killing of Muslims by the Christian church.
  • 1206

    Mongol Empire founded by Genghis Khan (World Event)

    Mongol Empire founded by Genghis Khan (World Event)
    Mongol empire was founded- proceeded take over most of Europe and Asia
  • 1272

    Marco Polo adventure (world event)

    Marco Polo adventure (world event)
    Marco introduced Europe to Central Asia culture
  • 1330

    Petrarch pieced History of Rome (Book event)

    Petrarch pieced History of Rome (Book event)
    Early book hunter that inspired Poggio to start book hunting
  • 1400

    Epicurean way becomes popular (Local Event)

    Epicurean way becomes popular (Local Event)
    Way of living a simple life instead of being fueled by a desire
  • 1415

    Antipope John XXIII jailed leaving Poggio masterless (Book event)

    Antipope John XXIII jailed leaving Poggio masterless (Book event)
    Back then often being masterless meant having no real sense of fortune, Poggio's lack of duty when it came to the church led him to follow his passion for book hunting.
  • 1417

    On The Nature of Things found (book event)

    On The Nature of Things found (book event)
    1417, a guy named Poggio Bracciolini a book hunter found a certain type of handwork, a poem called "On the Nature of Things" and began and unfold all the things Lucretius wrote
  • Jan 1, 1417

    Poggio wanders into German town before his discovery- this is the start of his journey (Book Event)

    Poggio wanders into German town before his discovery- this is the start of his journey (Book Event)
    Start of the book, after his pope got vanished, date unknown
  • Jan 19, 1417

    Poggio working alone after friend Bartolomeo leaves him (Book event)

    Poggio working alone after friend Bartolomeo leaves him (Book event)
    Text of Poggios friend Bartolomeo stating that he left, confirming that of all Poggio success in the book was by himself.
  • 1436

    Johannes Gutenberg invited printing press (Local Event)

    Johannes Gutenberg invited printing press (Local Event)
    Changed the process of writing and publishing books
  • 1453

    Renaissance era officially begins (world event)

    Renaissance era officially begins (world event)
    Where ideas grew and developed
  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus expedition (world event)

    Christopher Columbus expedition (world event)
    Christopher Columbus goes on a trip to try to get to India and finds the Americas instead
  • 1516

    Thomas More writes Utopia (Book Event)

    Thomas More writes Utopia (Book Event)
    Fictional story of the fear of god- this story inspired many to think of the idea of a centralized god was dying out

  • Giordano Bruno public burning (Book Event)

    Giordano Bruno public burning (Book Event)
    A priest that was charged with heresy and basmati of the Roman Church. Example of the Church trying to kill the ideas that could destroy them.

  • Italy is founded (Local Event)

    Italy is founded (Local Event)
    Italy founded as an official country and Rome is now just a city