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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






2. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






3. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






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






5. Battle of the TeutoburgForest - the Imperial Roman Army's bloodiest defeat






6. Emperor Diocletian splits the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western Empires.






7. Roman Emperor Theodosius I outlaws all pagan religions in favour of Christianity.






8. 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.






9. Death of Cyrus






10. First recorded Olympic Games. The history of the Games is believed to reach as far back as the 13th century BCE but no older written record survives.






11. Emperor Wu established Jin Dynasty providing a temporary unity of China after the devastating Three Kingdoms period.






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






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






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






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






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






17. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






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






19. Death of Cyrus






20. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started






21. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






22. 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






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






24. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






25. Death of Socrates






26. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






27. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






28. 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






29. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






30. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






31. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






32. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






33. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






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






35. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






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






37. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






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






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






40. Three Kingdoms period begins in China after the fall of Han Dynasty.






41. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.






42. Purported date of the accession of Jimmu - the mythical first Emperor of Japan






43. Death of Gautama Buddha






44. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






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






46. The Fall of the Babylonian Empire and liberation of the Jews by Cyrus the Great






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






48. Roman Emperor Theodosius I outlaws all pagan religions in favour of Christianity.






49. Rise of the Median Empire






50. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born