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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Birth of Socrates






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






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






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






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






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






7. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






8. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






9. 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






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






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






12. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






13. 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.






14. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






15. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






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






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






18. Birth of Aristotle






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






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






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






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






23. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






24. Democracy instituted atAthens






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






26. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






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






28. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






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






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






31. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






32. Birth of Socrates






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






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






35. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






36. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






37. 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.






38. Rise of the Median Empire






39. 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






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






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






42. Murder of Xerxes






43. Death of Socrates






44. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






45. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






46. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






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






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






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






50. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born







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