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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






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






3. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






4. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






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






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






7. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






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






9. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






10. Death of Emperor Ashoka the Great; Decline of the Mauryan Empire






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






12. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






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






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






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






16. Murder of Xerxes






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






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






19. Death of Gautama Buddha






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






21. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






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






23. Birth of Socrates






24. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






25. Birth of Aristotle






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






27. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






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






29. Destruction of theFirst Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple) by the Babylonians






30. Death of Cyrus






31. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






32. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth






33. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






34. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started






35. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






36. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






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






38. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






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






40. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






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






42. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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