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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. 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.






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






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






4. Death of Emperor Ashoka the Great; Decline of the Mauryan Empire






5. Battle of Adrianople - Roman army is defeated by the Germanic tribes.






6. Birth of Socrates






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






8. Defeat of Gordian III (238






9. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






10. End of Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states






11. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






12. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






13. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






14. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






15. Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) - founder of Buddhism is born as a prince of the Shakya tribe - which ruled parts of Magadha - one of the Maha Janapadas






16. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






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






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






19. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






20. Warring States Period begins in China as the Zhou king became a mere figurehead; China is annexed by regional warlords






21. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






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






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






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






25. Julius Caesar murdered by Marcus Brutus and others; End of Roman Republic; beginning of Roman Empire






26. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






27. Roman Civil War between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great






28. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






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






30. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






31. completion of Euclid's Elements






32. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






33. Rise of Persian Empire






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






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






36. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






37. Rise of the Median Empire






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






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






40. Death of Socrates






41. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






42. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






43. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






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






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






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






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






48. First Chinese domination of Vi?t Nam in the form of the Nanyue Kingdom.






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






50. Nanda dynasty comes to power.







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