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Classical Antiquity Timeline
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1. Year of the four emperors in Rome.
490 BCE
49 BCE
525 BCE
68
2. Roman Emperor Theodosius I outlaws all pagan religions in favour of Christianity.
6 BCE
395
660 BCE
230 BCE
3. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia
399 BCE
c. 600 BCE
509 BCE
c. 100 BCE
4. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton
475 BCE
207 BCE
753 BCE
c. 455
5. Construction of the Parthenon
465 BCE
776 BCE
550 BCE
432 BCE
6. Alexander the Great defeatsIndian king Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
546 BCE
326 BCE
447 BCE
508 BCE
7. Defeat of Gordian III (238
200 BCE
238
68
c. 512 BCE
8. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.
220
305 BCE
410
200s
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
660 BCE
447 BCE
476
378
10. Th?c Dynasty takes over Vi?t Nam (then Kingdom of
c. 200 BCE
257 BCE
424 BCE
202 BCE
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
202 BCE
200s
424 BCE
230 BCE
12. Invasion of Greece by Xerxes; Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis
480 BCE
469 BCE
c. 600 BCE
432 BCE
13. Purported date of the accession of Jimmu - the mythical first Emperor of Japan
220
660 BCE
354
280
14. Darius I (Darius the Great) of Persia - subjugates eastern Thrace - Macedonia submits voluntarily - and annexes Libya - Persian Empire at largest extent
c. 512 BCE
200 BCE
480 BCE
18 BCE
15. Attributed date of the destruction of Nineveh and subsequent fall of Assyria.
18 BCE
79
600 BCE
612 BCE
16. Nanda dynasty comes to power.
424 BCE
400 BCE
776 BCE
220
17. Founding of Rome (traditional date)
250 BCE
220
753 BCE
476
18. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon
479 BCE
600 BCE
323 BCE
305 BCE
19. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.
326 BCE
378
117
475 BCE
20. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia
429 BCE
c. 600 BCE
544 BCE
551 BCE
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.
c. 200 BCE
221 BCE
280
395
22. Invasion of Greece by Xerxes; Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis
68
776 BCE
480 BCE
14
23. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization
600 BCE
458 BCE
384 BCE
335
24. End of Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states
6 BCE
404 BCE
544 BCE
c. 512 BCE
25. Death of Emperor Augustus (Octavian) - ascension of his adopted son Tiberius to the throne
192
354
14
18 BCE
26. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia
232 BCE
70
220
230 BCE
27. Birth of Socrates
111 BCE
525 BCE
469 BCE
424 BCE
28. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born
207 BCE
551 BCE
546 BCE
70
29. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia
c. 200 BCE
465 BCE
447 BCE
550 BCE
30. Birth of Augustine of Hippo
354
745 BCE
200s
257 BCE
31. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb
500 BCE
469 BCE
400 BCE
378
32. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia
9
753 BCE
529 BCE
230 BCE
33. Democracy instituted atAthens
68
500 BCE
476
508 BCE
34. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton
79
600 BCE
207 BCE
285
35. Sunga Empire founded.
185 BCE
549 BCE
469 BCE
9
36. Spring and Autumn Period begins in China; Zhou Dynasty's power is diminishing; the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought
525 BCE
207 BCE
722 BCE
490 BCE
37. Death of Gautama Buddha
483 BCE
c. 100 BCE
325
612 BCE
38. Rise of the Median Empire
146 BCE
335
460 BCE
728 BCE
39. Rise of Parthia (Ashk
384 BCE
508 BCE
4 BCE
250 BCE
40. Tiglath-Pileser III becomes the new king of Assyria. With time he conquers neighboring countries and turns Assyria into an empire
c. 512 BCE
460 BCE
395
745 BCE
41. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes
313
280
200 BCE
722 BCE
42. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great
146 BCE
6 BCE
378
550 BCE
43. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born
c. 100 BCE
549 BCE
230 BCE
500 BCE
44. Rise of the Median Empire
728 BCE
563 BCE
551 BCE
273 BCE
45. Warring States Period begins in China as the Zhou king became a mere figurehead; China is annexed by regional warlords
378
458 BCE
475 BCE
476
46. Year of the four emperors in Rome.
68
200 BCE
509 BCE
483 BCE
47. Sophocles's play Oedipus the King is first performed
544 BCE
429 BCE
447 BCE
476
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
753 BCE
476
404 BCE
220
49. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.
220
458 BCE
14
480 BCE
50. Ashoka the Great becomes the emperor of the Mauryan Empire
544 BCE
722 BCE
9
273 BCE