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753 BCE
Ancient Roman Empire
Beginning in the eighth century B.C., Ancient Rome grew from a small town on central Italy’s Tiber River into an empire that at its peak encompassed most of continental Europe, Britain, much of western Asia, northern Africa and the Mediterranean islands. -
12 BCE
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece was a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. -
1142
Iroquois
The Iroquois people have inhabited the areas of Ontario and upstate New York for well over 4,000 years. -
1215
Magna Carta
By 1215, England’s King John was facing down a possible rebellion by the country’s powerful barons. He agreed to a charter of liberties known as the Magna Carta that would place him and all of England’s future sovereigns within a rule of law. -
Petition of Right
The Petition of Right is a major English constitutional document that sets out specific liberties of the subject that the king is prohibited from infringing. -
John Locke
John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism". -
Montesquieu
Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, generally referred to as Montesquieu, was a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is an act that the Parliament of England passed on December 16, 1689. The Bill creates separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech. -
Thomas Paine
England born political philosopher and writer Thomas Paine (1737-1809) helped shape many of the ideas that marked the Age of Revolution.
