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Classical Antiquity Timeline
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1. Spring and Autumn Period begins in China; Zhou Dynasty's power is diminishing; the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought
285
549 BCE
305 BCE
722 BCE
2. First Chinese domination of Vi?t Nam in the form of the Nanyue Kingdom.
325
111 BCE
745 BCE
331 BCE
3. Construction of the world's largest pyramid - the Great Pyramid of Cholula - begins in Cholula - Puebla - Mexico
6 BCE
300 BCE
79
70
4. Tiglath-Pileser III becomes the new king of Assyria. With time he conquers neighboring countries and turns Assyria into an empire
202 BCE
745 BCE
238
563 BCE
5. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.
544 BCE
480 BCE
c. 100 BCE
200s
6. Year of the four emperors in Rome.
192
432 BCE
68
776 BCE
7. Th?c Dynasty takes over Vi?t Nam (then Kingdom of
238
9
483 BCE
257 BCE
8. Founding of Rome (traditional date)
753 BCE
476
68
384 BCE
9. Alexander the Great defeatsIndian king Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
354
326 BCE
18 BCE
146 BCE
10. Kingdom of Champa in Central Vi?t Nam.
546 BCE
185 BCE
321 BCE
192
11. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.
c. 455
305 BCE
117
480 BCE
12. 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
400 BCE
465 BCE
111 BCE
563 BCE
13. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born
476
549 BCE
207 BCE
378
14. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge inIndia.
146 BCE
600 BCE
79
257 BCE
15. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton
326 BCE
660 BCE
207 BCE
200s
16. Construction of the Parthenon
432 BCE
378
305 BCE
280
17. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia
70
300 BCE
c. 200 BCE
4 BCE
18. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.
9
586 BCE
200s
600 BCE
19. Greek city-states defeat Persian invasion at Battle of Marathon
660 BCE
490 BCE
424 BCE
238
20. Death of Cyrus
508 BCE
529 BCE
525 BCE
111 BCE
21. Roman Civil War between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great
335
49 BCE
551 BCE
395
22. Year of the four emperors in Rome.
612 BCE
551 BCE
250 BCE
68
23. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth
6 BCE
551 BCE
c. 455
285
24. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.
551 BCE
18 BCE
432 BCE
354
25. Destruction of theFirst Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple) by the Babylonians
586 BCE
745 BCE
226
447 BCE
26. completion of Euclid's Elements
395
c. 455
226
c. 500 BCE
27. Alexander the Great defeatsIndian king Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
c. 600 BCE
146 BCE
753 BCE
326 BCE
28. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes
200 BCE
326 BCE
600 BCE
326 BCE
29. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization
220
539 BCE
500 BCE
600 BCE
30. First Chinese domination of Vi?t Nam in the form of the Nanyue Kingdom.
335
273 BCE
111 BCE
753 BCE
31. Invasion of Greece by Xerxes; Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis
49 BCE
500 BCE
480 BCE
9
32. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix
546 BCE
539 BCE
c. 100 BCE
700 BCE
33. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.
331 BCE
776 BCE
70
325
34. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon
c. 512 BCE
323 BCE
424 BCE
404 BCE
35. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.
185 BCE
529 BCE
335
480 BCE
36. Sunga Empire founded.
185 BCE
257 BCE
563 BCE
232 BCE
37. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia
539 BCE
335
395
546 BCE
38. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.
300 BCE
469 BCE
544 BCE
70
39. Julius Caesar murdered by Marcus Brutus and others; End of Roman Republic; beginning of Roman Empire
500 BCE
c. 100 BCE
9
44 BCE
40. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system
429 BCE
500 BCE
202 BCE
395
41. Three Kingdoms period begins in China after the fall of Han Dynasty.
429 BCE
550 BCE
44 BCE
220
42. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.
660 BCE
192
280
117
43. Fall of the Parthian Empire and Rise of the Sassanian Empire.
586 BCE
745 BCE
500 BCE
226
44. Widely accepted date (Ussher) for birth of Jesus Christ
202 BCE
4 BCE
550 BCE
331 BCE
45. Construction of the world's largest pyramid - the Great Pyramid of Cholula - begins in Cholula - Puebla - Mexico
509 BCE
300 BCE
207 BCE
490 BCE
46. Three Kingdoms period begins in China after the fall of Han Dynasty.
220
192
44 BCE
410
47. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.
500 BCE
660 BCE
458 BCE
509 BCE
48. Sophocles's play Oedipus the King is first performed
354
546 BCE
429 BCE
432 BCE
49. Death of Socrates
399 BCE
111 BCE
44 BCE
529 BCE
50. Expulsion of the last King of Rome - founding of Roman Republic (traditional date)
285
509 BCE
326 BCE
4 BCE