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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






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






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






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






5. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






6. Murder of Xerxes






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






8. 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






9. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth






10. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






11. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






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






13. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






14. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






15. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






16. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






17. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






18. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






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






20. Death of Socrates






21. completion of Euclid's Elements






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






23. Sunga Empire founded.






24. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth






25. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






26. Defeat of Gordian III (238






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






28. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






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






30. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






31. Murder of Xerxes






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






33. Emperor Wu established Jin Dynasty providing a temporary unity of China after the devastating Three Kingdoms period.






34. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






35. Death of Gautama Buddha






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






37. Construction of the Parthenon






38. Birth of Aristotle






39. Birth of Socrates






40. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






41. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






42. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






43. 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






44. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






45. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started






46. Qin Shi Huang unifies China - end of Warring States Period; marking the beginning of Imperial rule in China which lasts until 1912. Construction of the Great Wall by the Qin Dynasty begins.






47. 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.






48. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






49. Death of Confucius






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