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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Death of Emperor Augustus (Octavian) - ascension of his adopted son Tiberius to the throne






2. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






3. Ashoka the Great becomes the emperor of the Mauryan Empire






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






10. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






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






12. Birth of Socrates






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






14. Death of Socrates






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






16. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






17. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






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






19. Death of Confucius






20. Construction of the world's largest pyramid - the Great Pyramid of Cholula - begins in Cholula - Puebla - Mexico






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






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






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






24. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






25. Sunga Empire founded.






26. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






27. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






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






29. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






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






31. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






32. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






33. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






34. 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






35. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






36. Death of Confucius






37. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






38. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth






39. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






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






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






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






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






44. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






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






46. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






47. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






48. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






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






50. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.