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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.






2. Invasion of Greece by Xerxes; Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis






3. Romulus Augustus - last Western Roman Emperor is forced to abdicate by Odoacer - a chieftain of the Germanic Heruli; Odoacer returns the imperial regalia to Eastern Roman Emperor Zeno in Constantinople in return for the title of dux of Italy; most fr






4. Rise of Magadha as the dominant power under Bimbisara.






5. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization






6. Fall of the Parthian Empire and Rise of the Sassanian Empire.






7. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






8. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






9. Darius I (Darius the Great) of Persia - subjugates eastern Thrace - Macedonia submits voluntarily - and annexes Libya - Persian Empire at largest extent






10. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started






11. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






12. Invasion of Greece by Xerxes; Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis






13. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






14. Kingdom of Champa in Central Vi?t Nam.






15. Destruction of theFirst Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple) by the Babylonians






16. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization






17. Greek city-states defeat Persian invasion at Battle of Marathon






18. Kingdom of Champa in Central Vi?t Nam.






19. Spring and Autumn Period begins in China; Zhou Dynasty's power is diminishing; the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought






20. Death of Cyrus






21. Spring and Autumn Period begins in China; Zhou Dynasty's power is diminishing; the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought






22. Tiglath-Pileser III becomes the new king of Assyria. With time he conquers neighboring countries and turns Assyria into an empire






23. Death of Confucius






24. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






25. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






26. Visigoths sacks Rome for the first time since 390 BCE.






27. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






28. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






29. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






30. Expulsion of the last King of Rome - founding of Roman Republic (traditional date)






31. Attributed date of the destruction of Nineveh and subsequent fall of Assyria.






32. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






33. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge inIndia.






34. Rise of the Median Empire






35. Rise of Magadha as the dominant power under Bimbisara.






36. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






37. Qin Shi Huang unifies China - end of Warring States Period; marking the beginning of Imperial rule in China which lasts until 1912. Construction of the Great Wall by the Qin Dynasty begins.






38. Death of Gautama Buddha






39. Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela






40. Alexander the Great defeatsIndian king Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes River.






41. Sunga Empire founded.






42. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






43. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






44. Han Dynasty established in China - after the death of Qin Shi Huang; China in this period officially becomes a Confucian state and opens trading connections with the West - i.e. the Silk Road






45. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton






46. Attributed date of the destruction of Nineveh and subsequent fall of Assyria.






47. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






48. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






49. Sophocles's play Oedipus the King is first performed






50. Nanda dynasty comes to power.







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