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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






2. Alexander the Great defeatsIndian king Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes River.






3. 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.






4. 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






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






6. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






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






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






9. Julius Caesar murdered by Marcus Brutus and others; End of Roman Republic; beginning of Roman Empire






10. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started






11. Purported date of the accession of Jimmu - the mythical first Emperor of Japan






12. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






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






14. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






15. Defeat of Gordian III (238






16. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






17. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






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






19. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






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






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






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






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






24. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






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






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






27. Rise of the Median Empire






28. Death of Confucius






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






30. Death of Confucius






31. Democracy instituted atAthens






32. Birth of Socrates






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






34. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






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






36. 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






37. Birth of Aristotle






38. Murder of Xerxes






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






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






41. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






42. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






43. Death of Cyrus






44. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






45. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






46. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






47. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






48. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






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






50. 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