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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






2. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






3. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






4. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






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






6. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






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






8. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






9. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






10. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






11. Sunga Empire founded.






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






13. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






14. 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.






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






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






17. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






18. 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.






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






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






21. Birth of Socrates






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






23. Birth of Aristotle






24. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






25. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






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






27. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






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






29. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






30. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






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






32. Rise of the Median Empire






33. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






34. Democracy instituted atAthens






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






36. 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






37. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






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






39. 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






40. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






41. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






42. Rise of the Median Empire






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






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






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






46. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






47. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






48. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






49. Birth of Socrates






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