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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Democracy instituted atAthens






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






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






4. Birth of Socrates






5. Defeat of Gordian III (238






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






7. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started






8. completion of Euclid's Elements






9. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






10. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






11. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






12. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






13. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






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






15. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






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






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






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






19. The Fall of the Babylonian Empire and liberation of the Jews by Cyrus the Great






20. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






21. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






22. Birth of Socrates






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






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






25. Death of Socrates






26. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






31. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






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






33. Birth of Aristotle






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






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






36. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






37. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






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






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






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






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






42. Panini standardizes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit






43. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






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






45. 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






46. Roman Civil War between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great






47. 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.






48. Panini standardizes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit






49. Death of Confucius






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