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312 BC| c. 400 BC–AD c. 250 | Central America [everyday life] | The Late Formative (or pre-Classic) period of Mayan culture takes place in Mexico. By 400 BC, large structures have been built at several sites in the tropical lowland jungle. In the highlands, people begin to put up large clay platforms, some the basis for temples and others for elite houses, flanking open plazas. | | 312 BC | Rome [roads] | Roman statesman Appius Claudius begins the construction of the first great Roman road, the Via Appia (Appian Way), which links Rome with the military centre of Capua. Cambered, flanked with a curb, and with solid foundation layers, its construction serves as the standard for road building for the next 2,000 years. At the height of the Roman Empire (about 200 AD) 85,000 km/53,000 mi of road have been built. |
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