-116Polybios Describes a System for Long-Distance Communication

A system for sending signs to communicate quickly over a lon...
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✉️ Polybios Describes a System for Long-Distance Communication

A system for sending signs to communicate quickly over a long distance is described by Polybios.
Polybios Describes a System for Long-Distance Communication (-116)
Ancient greeceAncient romeCommunicationMilitaryWarfare

🏛️ Publius Mucius Scaevola Celebrates Triumph

Publius Mucius Scaevola (triumphator), Roman politician
Ancient romeTriumphMilitary
ItalyItaly

🧱 Roman Concrete (Pozzolana) First Used

The Roman concrete (pozzolana) first used.
Roman Concrete (Pozzolana) First Used (-116)
Ancient romeRoman EmpireConcreteConstructionArchitectureInfrastructure
ItalyItaly

🖋️ Metal Pen Manufacturing Begins in Rome

The manufacture of pens and metal writing tools begins in Rome (approximate date).
Metal Pen Manufacturing Begins in Rome (21)
Roman EmpireManufacturingMetalworkingAncient romeCommunicationCraftsmanship
ItalyItaly

📺 John Logie Baird Demonstrates First Live Television System

John Logie Baird demonstrates the world's first live working television system.
John Logie Baird Demonstrates First Live Television System (1926)
TelevisionInventionsCommunicationBroadcastingMass Media
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📱 Televerket Launches Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT) System

Televerket, a Swedish state-owned corporation, launched the Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT) system.
Televerket Launches Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT) System (1981)
TelecommunicationsMobile PhonesCommunication
SwedenSwedenNorwayNorwayDenmarkDenmarkFinlandFinland