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






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






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






4. The Fall of the Babylonian Empire and liberation of the Jews by Cyrus the Great






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






6. Julius Caesar murdered by Marcus Brutus and others; End of Roman Republic; beginning of Roman Empire






7. Emperor Diocletian splits the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western Empires.






8. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






9. Democracy instituted atAthens






10. Death of Socrates






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






12. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






13. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






14. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






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






16. 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






17. Roman Emperor Theodosius I outlaws all pagan religions in favour of Christianity.






18. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






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






20. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






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






22. Three Kingdoms period begins in China after the fall of Han Dynasty.






23. Death of Emperor Augustus (Octavian) - ascension of his adopted son Tiberius to the throne






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






25. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






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






27. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






28. Emperor Diocletian splits the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western Empires.






29. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started






30. Warring States Period begins in China as the Zhou king became a mere figurehead; China is annexed by regional warlords






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






32. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






33. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth






34. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






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






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






37. Warring States Period begins in China as the Zhou king became a mere figurehead; China is annexed by regional warlords






38. Rise of the Median Empire






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






40. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






41. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






42. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






43. Death of Gautama Buddha






44. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






45. Death of Confucius






46. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






47. Defeat of Gordian III (238






48. Death of Gautama Buddha






49. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






50. Birth of Socrates







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