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Discover the specific moments when a single decree, manuscript, or treaty fundamentally altered the course of human history.

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  1. Round 1 · 1517 AD

    Casual

    Nailing the 95 Theses

    An obscure theology professor named Martin Luther defiantly hammers his ninety-five Latin propositions against the corrupt sale of indulgences to the heavy wooden doors of the town's Castle Church.

  2. Round 2 · 1840 AD

    Casual

    Signing the Treaty of Waitangi

    Gathered under a sprawling marquee, over five hundred Māori chiefs and British Crown representatives sign a controversial bilingual treaty that formally establishes New Zealand's foundational governing document.

  3. Round 3 · 1494 AD

    Tricky

    Slicing the Globe in Half

    In a quiet Castilian town, diplomats from Spain and Portugal hunch over a sprawling map of the Atlantic, drawing an arbitrary meridian line to divide the entire undiscovered world between them.

  4. Round 4 · 1750 BC

    Expert

    Erecting the Code of Hammurabi

    Artisans in ancient Mesopotamia put the final touches on a massive basalt stele inscribed with 282 harsh but revolutionary laws, forever changing how justice is administered and recorded.

  5. Round 5 · 172 AD

    Expert

    A Philosopher King at War

    Huddled in a fortified legionary camp on the freezing Danube frontier, Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius writes the deeply introspective stoic thoughts that will eventually be published as his legendary 'Meditations'.

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