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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






2. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






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






4. Invasion of Greece by Xerxes; Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis






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






6. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






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






8. Democracy instituted atAthens






9. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






10. Th?c Dynasty takes over Vi?t Nam (then Kingdom of






11. Birth of Socrates






12. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






13. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






14. Construction of the Parthenon






15. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






16. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






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






18. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






19. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






20. Battle of Adrianople - Roman army is defeated by the Germanic tribes.






21. Sunga Empire founded.






22. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






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






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






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






26. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






27. Invasion of Greece by Xerxes; Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis






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






29. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






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






31. 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






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






34. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






35. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






36. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






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






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






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






40. Death of Confucius






41. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






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






43. Panini standardizes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit






44. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






45. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton






46. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






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






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






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






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