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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela
331 BCE
230 BCE
305 BCE
395

2. Birth of Socrates
c. 100 BCE
469 BCE
475 BCE
458 BCE

3. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization
226
600 BCE
29
4 BCE

4. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.
c. 100 BCE
753 BCE
429 BCE
400 BCE

5. The Fall of the Babylonian Empire and liberation of the Jews by Cyrus the Great
378
539 BCE
354
200 BCE

6. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.
117
221 BCE
c. 200 BCE
300 BCE

7. Ashoka the Great becomes the emperor of the Mauryan Empire
280
273 BCE
4 BCE
192

8. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started
465 BCE
500 BCE
111 BCE
447 BCE

9. Defeat of Gordian III (238
469 BCE
700 BCE
c. 455
238

10. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb
313
745 BCE
400 BCE
200 BCE

11. Destruction of theFirst Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple) by the Babylonians
480 BCE
146 BCE
586 BCE
424 BCE

12. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.
117
313
549 BCE
776 BCE

13. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.
280
326 BCE
325
483 BCE

14. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth
6 BCE
300 BCE
378
200 BCE

15. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama
465 BCE
202 BCE
549 BCE
220

16. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.
250 BCE
18 BCE
600 BCE
563 BCE

17. Death of Gautama Buddha
483 BCE
325
280
c. 100 BCE

18. Spring and Autumn Period begins in China; Zhou Dynasty's power is diminishing; the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought
551 BCE
429 BCE
722 BCE
475 BCE

19. Spring and Autumn Period begins in China; Zhou Dynasty's power is diminishing; the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought
238
776 BCE
722 BCE
745 BCE

20. 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.
300 BCE
280
221 BCE
354

21. Greek city-states defeat Persian invasion at Battle of Marathon
29
475 BCE
323 BCE
490 BCE

22. Invasion of Greece by Xerxes; Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis
9
728 BCE
480 BCE
483 BCE

23. Widely accepted date (Ussher) for birth of Jesus Christ
202 BCE
335
4 BCE
500 BCE

24. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.
192
460 BCE
335
202 BCE

25. Rise of Magadha as the dominant power under Bimbisara.
458 BCE
323 BCE
544 BCE
79

26. Tiglath-Pileser III becomes the new king of Assyria. With time he conquers neighboring countries and turns Assyria into an empire
335
285
745 BCE
79

27. Three Kingdoms period begins in China after the fall of Han Dynasty.
220
465 BCE
550 BCE
745 BCE

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
192
202 BCE
321 BCE
660 BCE

29. Nanda dynasty comes to power.
424 BCE
458 BCE
18 BCE
563 BCE

30. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
460 BCE
29
70
6 BCE

31. Kingdom of Champa in Central Vi?t Nam.
549 BCE
399 BCE
192
479 BCE

32. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta
424 BCE
600 BCE
460 BCE
70

33. First Chinese domination of Vi?t Nam in the form of the Nanyue Kingdom.
111 BCE
202 BCE
508 BCE
192

34. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born
722 BCE
551 BCE
480 BCE
232 BCE

35. Expulsion of the last King of Rome - founding of Roman Republic (traditional date)
273 BCE
458 BCE
509 BCE
539 BCE

36. Birth of Aristotle
384 BCE
238
6 BCE
c. 512 BCE

37. Death of Emperor Ashoka the Great; Decline of the Mauryan Empire
546 BCE
70
321 BCE
232 BCE

38. Warring States Period begins in China as the Zhou king became a mere figurehead; China is annexed by regional warlords
475 BCE
68
429 BCE
400 BCE

39. Darius I (Darius the Great) of Persia - subjugates eastern Thrace - Macedonia submits voluntarily - and annexes Libya - Persian Empire at largest extent
14
460 BCE
c. 512 BCE
508 BCE

40. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia
230 BCE
546 BCE
544 BCE
479 BCE

41. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.
331 BCE
508 BCE
321 BCE
232 BCE

42. Greek city-states defeat Persian invasion at Battle of Marathon
490 BCE
18 BCE
500 BCE
550 BCE

43. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.
117
4 BCE
18 BCE
70

44. Roman Emperor Theodosius I outlaws all pagan religions in favour of Christianity.
546 BCE
395
550 BCE
323 BCE

45. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia
490 BCE
500 BCE
354
c. 200 BCE

46. Death of Gautama Buddha
300 BCE
483 BCE
226
480 BCE

47. End of Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states
404 BCE
c. 500 BCE
202 BCE
250 BCE

48. Construction of the world's largest pyramid - the Great Pyramid of Cholula - begins in Cholula - Puebla - Mexico
546 BCE
424 BCE
c. 200 BCE
300 BCE

49. First Chinese domination of Vi?t Nam in the form of the Nanyue Kingdom.
700 BCE
111 BCE
480 BCE
313

50. Sophocles's play Oedipus the King is first performed
79
429 BCE
185 BCE
117