p1PREHISTORY
≈ 1,000,000 BC → 600 BC
p2ANTIQUITY
≈ 600 BC → 51 BC
p3FROM 50 BC TO THE FALL OF ROME
50 BC → 476
p4EARLY MIDDLE AGES
476 → 987
p5HIGH MIDDLE AGES
987 → 1453
p6RENAISSANCE
1453 → 1610
p7ANCIEN RÉGIME
1610 → 1789
p8FRENCH REVOLUTION
1789 → 1799