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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
14
221 BCE
44 BCE
305 BCE

2. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.
c. 500 BCE
238
612 BCE
200s

3. Julius Caesar murdered by Marcus Brutus and others; End of Roman Republic; beginning of Roman Empire
660 BCE
44 BCE
384 BCE
551 BCE

4. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization
551 BCE
600 BCE
232 BCE
549 BCE

5. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization
600 BCE
432 BCE
200 BCE
226

6. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started
c. 600 BCE
447 BCE
117
c. 500 BCE

7. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama
273 BCE
722 BCE
202 BCE
18 BCE

8. Darius I (Darius the Great) of Persia - subjugates eastern Thrace - Macedonia submits voluntarily - and annexes Libya - Persian Empire at largest extent
79
250 BCE
c. 512 BCE
68

9. Founding of Rome (traditional date)
14
185 BCE
753 BCE
44 BCE

10. 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
49 BCE
476
563 BCE
384 BCE

11. Spring and Autumn Period begins in China; Zhou Dynasty's power is diminishing; the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought
c. 100 BCE
500 BCE
722 BCE
285

12. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born
549 BCE
600 BCE
285
745 BCE

13. Defeat of Gordian III (238
600 BCE
549 BCE
238
728 BCE

14. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system
447 BCE
c. 100 BCE
660 BCE
500 BCE

15. Battle of Adrianople - Roman army is defeated by the Germanic tribes.
722 BCE
378
220
111 BCE

16. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
300 BCE
238
480 BCE
29

17. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb
c. 200 BCE
230 BCE
400 BCE
458 BCE

18. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.
273 BCE
14
551 BCE
70

19. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.
202 BCE
6 BCE
563 BCE
458 BCE

20. Sunga Empire founded.
280
70
185 BCE
232 BCE

21. Purported date of the accession of Jimmu - the mythical first Emperor of Japan
410
331 BCE
207 BCE
660 BCE

22. Purported date of the accession of Jimmu - the mythical first Emperor of Japan
18 BCE
6 BCE
660 BCE
429 BCE

23. Visigoths sacks Rome for the first time since 390 BCE.
586 BCE
331 BCE
325
410

24. Death of Gautama Buddha
432 BCE
546 BCE
700 BCE
483 BCE

25. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system
500 BCE
490 BCE
49 BCE
323 BCE

26. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton
490 BCE
207 BCE
483 BCE
226

27. Tiglath-Pileser III becomes the new king of Assyria. With time he conquers neighboring countries and turns Assyria into an empire
280
745 BCE
202 BCE
490 BCE

28. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama
550 BCE
202 BCE
238
68

29. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb
653 BCE
544 BCE
335
400 BCE

30. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born
660 BCE
563 BCE
653 BCE
551 BCE

31. Construction of the world's largest pyramid - the Great Pyramid of Cholula - begins in Cholula - Puebla - Mexico
c. 100 BCE
509 BCE
300 BCE
378

32. 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
546 BCE
202 BCE
410
728 BCE

33. Emperor Wu established Jin Dynasty providing a temporary unity of China after the devastating Three Kingdoms period.
280
185 BCE
9
14

34. Death of Socrates
326 BCE
400 BCE
399 BCE
9

35. Greek city-states defeat Persian invasion at Battle of Marathon
490 BCE
220
238
257 BCE

36. Rise of Persian Empire
539 BCE
146 BCE
653 BCE
378

37. Alexander the Great defeatsIndian king Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
44 BCE
326 BCE
549 BCE
660 BCE

38. Death of Emperor Ashoka the Great; Decline of the Mauryan Empire
232 BCE
c. 455
399 BCE
68

39. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.
c. 100 BCE
200 BCE
475 BCE
c. 200 BCE

40. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.
539 BCE
146 BCE
458 BCE
79

41. Th?c Dynasty takes over Vi?t Nam (then Kingdom of
257 BCE
544 BCE
331 BCE
563 BCE

42. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes
226
653 BCE
200 BCE
549 BCE

43. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece
378
c. 100 BCE
146 BCE
321 BCE

44. Kingdom of Champa in Central Vi?t Nam.
192
79
232 BCE
29

45. Democracy instituted atAthens
404 BCE
508 BCE
192
226

46. Roman Civil War between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great
325
250 BCE
49 BCE
458 BCE

47. Sunga Empire founded.
384 BCE
146 BCE
321 BCE
185 BCE

48. Expulsion of the last King of Rome - founding of Roman Republic (traditional date)
551 BCE
509 BCE
745 BCE
458 BCE

49. Greek city-states defeat Persian invasion at Battle of Marathon
c. 512 BCE
29
490 BCE
79

50. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia
550 BCE
c. 600 BCE
660 BCE
117