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Classical Antiquity Timeline
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1. Panini standardizes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit
500 BCE
c. 455
465 BCE
226
2. Widely accepted date (Ussher) for birth of Jesus Christ
238
544 BCE
4 BCE
563 BCE
3. Attributed date of the destruction of Nineveh and subsequent fall of Assyria.
257 BCE
465 BCE
612 BCE
745 BCE
4. The Fall of the Babylonian Empire and liberation of the Jews by Cyrus the Great
447 BCE
458 BCE
539 BCE
447 BCE
5. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton
508 BCE
660 BCE
460 BCE
207 BCE
6. Julius Caesar murdered by Marcus Brutus and others; End of Roman Republic; beginning of Roman Empire
44 BCE
700 BCE
285
551 BCE
7. Emperor Diocletian splits the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western Empires.
331 BCE
384 BCE
221 BCE
285
8. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great
230 BCE
146 BCE
476
550 BCE
9. Democracy instituted atAthens
192
207 BCE
728 BCE
508 BCE
10. Death of Socrates
399 BCE
280
68
424 BCE
11. First Chinese domination of Vi?t Nam in the form of the Nanyue Kingdom.
728 BCE
586 BCE
111 BCE
479 BCE
12. Year of the four emperors in Rome.
476
68
326 BCE
313
13. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.
500 BCE
660 BCE
c. 100 BCE
300 BCE
14. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
722 BCE
29
475 BCE
465 BCE
15. Sophocles's play Oedipus the King is first performed
429 BCE
399 BCE
202 BCE
202 BCE
16. 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
551 BCE
424 BCE
612 BCE
476
17. Roman Emperor Theodosius I outlaws all pagan religions in favour of Christianity.
551 BCE
9
395
404 BCE
18. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia
660 BCE
200 BCE
230 BCE
546 BCE
19. Expulsion of the last King of Rome - founding of Roman Republic (traditional date)
525 BCE
29
660 BCE
509 BCE
20. Nanda dynasty comes to power.
424 BCE
200 BCE
378
300 BCE
21. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton
207 BCE
400 BCE
722 BCE
230 BCE
22. Three Kingdoms period begins in China after the fall of Han Dynasty.
111 BCE
220
460 BCE
400 BCE
23. Death of Emperor Augustus (Octavian) - ascension of his adopted son Tiberius to the throne
c. 600 BCE
395
273 BCE
14
24. Purported date of the accession of Jimmu - the mythical first Emperor of Japan
509 BCE
44 BCE
549 BCE
660 BCE
25. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born
475 BCE
111 BCE
551 BCE
305 BCE
26. Roman Civil War between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great
529 BCE
500 BCE
49 BCE
378
27. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.
305 BCE
117
424 BCE
230 BCE
28. Emperor Diocletian splits the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western Empires.
335
285
c. 455
753 BCE
29. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started
469 BCE
447 BCE
185 BCE
728 BCE
30. Warring States Period begins in China as the Zhou king became a mere figurehead; China is annexed by regional warlords
238
469 BCE
500 BCE
475 BCE
31. Rise of Magadha as the dominant power under Bimbisara.
200s
192
232 BCE
544 BCE
32. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia
c. 200 BCE
546 BCE
378
238
33. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth
273 BCE
6 BCE
476
549 BCE
34. Founding of Rome (traditional date)
722 BCE
653 BCE
469 BCE
753 BCE
35. Fall of the Parthian Empire and Rise of the Sassanian Empire.
653 BCE
400 BCE
226
200s
36. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.
465 BCE
529 BCE
200s
226
37. Warring States Period begins in China as the Zhou king became a mere figurehead; China is annexed by regional warlords
475 BCE
509 BCE
509 BCE
722 BCE
38. Rise of the Median Empire
300 BCE
728 BCE
c. 100 BCE
185 BCE
39. Destruction of theFirst Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple) by the Babylonians
432 BCE
586 BCE
9
c. 200 BCE
40. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.
475 BCE
321 BCE
776 BCE
226
41. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia
546 BCE
49 BCE
c. 200 BCE
458 BCE
42. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia
469 BCE
18 BCE
490 BCE
230 BCE
43. Death of Gautama Buddha
500 BCE
79
529 BCE
483 BCE
44. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.
354
4 BCE
429 BCE
79
45. Death of Confucius
479 BCE
4 BCE
200 BCE
331 BCE
46. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.
c. 200 BCE
323 BCE
18 BCE
475 BCE
47. Defeat of Gordian III (238
220
238
9
551 BCE
48. Death of Gautama Buddha
c. 512 BCE
200 BCE
483 BCE
68
49. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.
460 BCE
117
c. 100 BCE
238
50. Birth of Socrates
469 BCE
200 BCE
18 BCE
447 BCE
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