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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. 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






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






3. First Chinese domination of Vi?t Nam in the form of the Nanyue Kingdom.






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






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






6. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






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






8. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






9. Death of Gautama Buddha






10. Defeat of Gordian III (238






11. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






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






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






14. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






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






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






17. Greek city-states defeat Persian invasion at Battle of Marathon






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






19. Death of Socrates






20. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






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






22. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






23. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






24. 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






25. Murder of Xerxes






26. Birth of Socrates






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






28. 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






29. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






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






31. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






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






33. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






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






35. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






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






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






38. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






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






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






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






42. Murder of Xerxes






43. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






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






45. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






46. Democracy instituted atAthens






47. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






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






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






50. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






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