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1. Emperor Diocletian splits the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western Empires.
600 BCE
117
285
546 BCE

2. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia
325
273 BCE
586 BCE
c. 600 BCE

3. Destruction of theFirst Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple) by the Babylonians
544 BCE
776 BCE
586 BCE
238

4. Sophocles's play Oedipus the King is first performed
460 BCE
399 BCE
600 BCE
429 BCE

5. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization
600 BCE
776 BCE
745 BCE
753 BCE

6. The Fall of the Babylonian Empire and liberation of the Jews by Cyrus the Great
300 BCE
460 BCE
539 BCE
460 BCE

7. Julius Caesar murdered by Marcus Brutus and others; End of Roman Republic; beginning of Roman Empire
44 BCE
221 BCE
c. 200 BCE
117

8. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born
549 BCE
410
221 BCE
250 BCE

9. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.
323 BCE
6 BCE
70
280

10. Death of Cyrus
500 BCE
586 BCE
529 BCE
653 BCE

11. Spring and Autumn Period begins in China; Zhou Dynasty's power is diminishing; the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought
728 BCE
722 BCE
331 BCE
185 BCE

12. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.
c. 200 BCE
483 BCE
326 BCE
79

13. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.
29
146 BCE
335
509 BCE

14. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.
399 BCE
200s
29
469 BCE

15. Death of Socrates
549 BCE
550 BCE
399 BCE
111 BCE

16. Roman Civil War between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great
232 BCE
49 BCE
465 BCE
600 BCE

17. Rise of Magadha as the dominant power under Bimbisara.
480 BCE
202 BCE
185 BCE
544 BCE

18. Darius I (Darius the Great) of Persia - subjugates eastern Thrace - Macedonia submits voluntarily - and annexes Libya - Persian Empire at largest extent
728 BCE
250 BCE
323 BCE
c. 512 BCE

19. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.
395
c. 455
432 BCE
300 BCE

20. Widely accepted date (Ussher) for birth of Jesus Christ
4 BCE
9
700 BCE
207 BCE

21. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.
14
c. 100 BCE
44 BCE
c. 455

22. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system
500 BCE
c. 500 BCE
185 BCE
354

23. Greek city-states defeat Persian invasion at Battle of Marathon
146 BCE
490 BCE
335
202 BCE

24. Ashoka the Great becomes the emperor of the Mauryan Empire
c. 512 BCE
432 BCE
273 BCE
6 BCE

25. 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
4 BCE
745 BCE
476
410

26. Founding of Rome (traditional date)
546 BCE
384 BCE
753 BCE
305 BCE

27. Rise of Persian Empire
238
490 BCE
745 BCE
653 BCE

28. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes
221 BCE
200 BCE
230 BCE
68

29. Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela
395
479 BCE
331 BCE
660 BCE

30. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.
9
325
4 BCE
465 BCE

31. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth
202 BCE
465 BCE
6 BCE
202 BCE

32. Purported date of the accession of Jimmu - the mythical first Emperor of Japan
660 BCE
300 BCE
49 BCE
68

33. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.
500 BCE
c. 100 BCE
399 BCE
c. 512 BCE

34. Darius I (Darius the Great) of Persia - subjugates eastern Thrace - Macedonia submits voluntarily - and annexes Libya - Persian Empire at largest extent
c. 512 BCE
404 BCE
447 BCE
660 BCE

35. Rise of Parthia (Ashk
192
79
479 BCE
250 BCE

36. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia
c. 200 BCE
525 BCE
325
475 BCE

37. Roman Civil War between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great
313
722 BCE
49 BCE
476

38. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton
207 BCE
776 BCE
c. 500 BCE
378

39. 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
475 BCE
563 BCE
202 BCE
200s

40. Rise of Parthia (Ashk
221 BCE
14
250 BCE
469 BCE

41. Birth of Augustine of Hippo
354
551 BCE
429 BCE
207 BCE

42. End of Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states
469 BCE
200s
404 BCE
480 BCE

43. First Chinese domination of Vi?t Nam in the form of the Nanyue Kingdom.
c. 200 BCE
544 BCE
722 BCE
111 BCE

44. completion of Euclid's Elements
653 BCE
c. 500 BCE
469 BCE
9

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

46. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
563 BCE
29
544 BCE
600 BCE

47. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.
305 BCE
321 BCE
4 BCE
335

48. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix
490 BCE
326 BCE
500 BCE
700 BCE

49. Sunga Empire founded.
185 BCE
728 BCE
660 BCE
465 BCE

50. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama
500 BCE
70
202 BCE
483 BCE

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