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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






2. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






3. Rise of Persian Empire






4. Defeat of Gordian III (238






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






6. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






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






8. Battle of the TeutoburgForest - the Imperial Roman Army's bloodiest defeat






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






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






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






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






13. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






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






15. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






16. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






17. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






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






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






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






21. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






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






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






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






25. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






26. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






27. Death of Cyrus






28. Birth of Socrates






29. Death of Gautama Buddha






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






31. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






32. Death of Socrates






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






34. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






35. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization






36. Death of Cyrus






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






38. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






39. Death of Socrates






40. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






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






42. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






43. Sunga Empire founded.






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






45. 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






46. 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






47. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






48. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






49. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






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