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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






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






3. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






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






5. Construction of the Parthenon






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






7. Defeat of Gordian III (238






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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






17. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






18. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






19. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






20. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






26. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






27. Birth of Socrates






28. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






29. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






30. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






31. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






32. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






33. Democracy instituted atAthens






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






35. Sunga Empire founded.






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






37. Death of Gautama Buddha






38. Rise of the Median Empire






39. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






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






41. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






42. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






43. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






44. Rise of the Median Empire






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






46. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






47. Sophocles's play Oedipus the King is first performed






48. 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






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






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