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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Rise of the Median Empire






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






3. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






4. Rise of the Median Empire






5. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






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






7. Sunga Empire founded.






8. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






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






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






11. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






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






13. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






14. Murder of Xerxes






15. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






16. 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.






17. Murder of Xerxes






18. 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






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






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






21. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






22. Death of Cyrus






23. Visigoths sacks Rome for the first time since 390 BCE.






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






25. Construction of the Parthenon






26. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






27. Death of Socrates






28. 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






29. Death of Gautama Buddha






30. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






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






32. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






33. 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.






34. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






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






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






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






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






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






40. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth






41. Construction of the Parthenon






42. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






43. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






44. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






45. Defeat of Gordian III (238






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






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






48. Death of Confucius






49. Defeat of Gordian III (238






50. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia