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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. 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






2. Death of Confucius






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






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






5. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






6. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






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






8. Sunga Empire founded.






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






10. Death of Emperor Ashoka the Great; Decline of the Mauryan Empire






11. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






12. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






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






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






21. Death of Cyrus






22. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.






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






24. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






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






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






27. Birth of Socrates






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






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






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






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






32. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






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






34. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






35. Birth of Aristotle






36. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






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






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






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






40. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






41. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






42. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






43. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






44. Birth of Socrates






45. 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






46. Defeat of Gordian III (238






47. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






48. First recorded Olympic Games. The history of the Games is believed to reach as far back as the 13th century BCE but no older written record survives.






49. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






50. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born