Washington State Route 99. State Route 99 (SR 99), also known as the Pacific Highway and officially the William P. Stewart Memorial Highway, is a 49.13-mile-long (79.07 km) state highway serving the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington. A 2-mile (3.2 km) gap divides the highway into two segments, between the interchanges of SR 518 and SR 599 in Tukwila.
Edict of Milan. Edict of Milan, a proclamation that permanently established religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman Empire. It was the outcome of a political agreement concluded in Milan between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius in February 313.
Ironically, Ostia was to play a major part in the downfall of Rome when Alaric the Goth captured Ostia in AD 409 knowing that this would starve Rome of much needed food. The Romans did what they could to make sea journeys safe â lighthouses were built as were safe harbours and docks. The Roman Navy did what it could to make the Mediterranean Sea safe from pirates. The Romans made trade as easy as possible. There was only one currency used and there were no complicating customs dues. Trade was also encouraged by many years of peace within the Empire. Trade was vital to the success of the Empire. When the Empire collapsed, trade throughout the lands that had once made up the Roman Empire, also collapsed.