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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






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






3. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






4. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






5. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






6. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






7. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization






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






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






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






11. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






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






13. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






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






15. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






16. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.






17. 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






18. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






19. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






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






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






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






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






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






25. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






26. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






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






28. Birth of Aristotle






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






30. Death of Gautama Buddha






31. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






32. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






33. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






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






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






36. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.






37. 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.






38. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






39. 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.






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






41. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






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






43. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






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






45. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






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






47. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






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






49. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






50. Sunga Empire founded.