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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






2. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






3. Sunga Empire founded.






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






5. Murder of Xerxes






6. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






7. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






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






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






10. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






11. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






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






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






14. Rise of the Median Empire






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






21. Death of Cyrus






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






23. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






24. Death of Confucius






25. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






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






27. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






28. 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.






29. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






30. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






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






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






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






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






35. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






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






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






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






39. Death of Socrates






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






41. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






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






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






44. Construction of the Parthenon






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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