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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






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






3. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






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






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






6. Death of Cyrus






7. Birth of Socrates






8. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






9. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started






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






11. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






12. Defeat of Gordian III (238






13. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






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






15. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 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






23. 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






24. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






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






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






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






28. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






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






30. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






31. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






32. Death of Gautama Buddha






33. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






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






35. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






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






37. Sunga Empire founded.






38. Defeat of Gordian III (238






39. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






40. Chandragupta Maurya seizes the satrapies of Paropanisadai (Kabul) - Aria (Herat) - Arachosia (Qanadahar) and Gedrosia (Baluchistan)from Seleucus I Nicator - the Macedonian satrap of Babylonia - in return for 500 elephants.






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






42. Edict of Milan declared that the Roman Empire would be neutral toward religious worship.






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






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






45. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






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






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






48. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






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






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