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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






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






3. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






4. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started






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






6. Murder of Xerxes






7. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






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






9. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






10. Birth of Aristotle






11. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






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






13. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






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






15. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






16. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






17. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






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






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






20. Death of Gautama Buddha






21. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






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






23. completion of Euclid's Elements






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






25. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






26. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






27. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






28. Defeat of Gordian III (238






29. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






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






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






32. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






33. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






34. First recorded Olympic Games. The history of the Games is believed to reach as far back as the 13th century BCE but no older written record survives.






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






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






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






38. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






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






40. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth






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






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






43. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






44. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






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






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






47. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






48. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






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






50. Death of Confucius