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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Birth of Socrates






2. Death of Gautama Buddha






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






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






5. Construction of the Parthenon






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






7. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






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






9. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






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






11. completion of Euclid's Elements






12. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






13. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






22. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






23. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






24. Rise of Persian Empire






25. Rise of the Median Empire






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






27. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






28. Death of Cyrus






29. Death of Socrates






30. Widely accepted date (Ussher) for birth of Jesus Christ






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






32. 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






33. Defeat of Gordian III (238






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






35. Murder of Xerxes






36. Visigoths sacks Rome for the first time since 390 BCE.






37. Murder of Xerxes






38. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






39. completion of Euclid's Elements






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






41. 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






42. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






43. Death of Confucius






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






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






46. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






47. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






48. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






49. 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






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