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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Death of Cyrus






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






3. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






4. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






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






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






7. Defeat of Gordian III (238






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






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






10. Defeat of Gordian III (238






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






12. Rise of the Median Empire






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






14. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






15. Death of Socrates






16. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






17. Democracy instituted atAthens






18. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






19. First recorded Olympic Games. The history of the Games is believed to reach as far back as the 13th century BCE but no older written record survives.






20. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






21. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






22. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






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






24. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






25. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






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






27. Murder of Xerxes






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






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






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






38. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






39. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






40. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






41. Death of Cyrus






42. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






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






44. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






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






46. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






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






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






49. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






50. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia