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The climax of ancient history. China was ruled by the sublime Han Dynasty, India by the Gupta Empire; while Europe and the Mediterranean lands by the Roman Empire. Later centuries would look back on this period as a high point of civilization.
In the last century barbarian pressure would rise as signs of trouble ahead.
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Outline
Session 1 400 to 300 BC
Session 2 300 to 200 BC
Session 3 200 to 100 BC
Session 4 100 BC to 1
Session 5 1 to 100 AD
Session 6 100 to 200 AD
Session 7 200 to 300 AD
Session 8 Elsewhere
Other Courses in This Series
Before 400 BC The Ancient Centuries
300 to 1000 AD The Dark Centuries
1000 to 1500 The Medieval Centuries
1500 to 1600 The Sixteenth Century