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Classical Antiquity Timeline
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1. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization
399 BCE
600 BCE
378
465 BCE
2. Purported date of the accession of Jimmu - the mythical first Emperor of Japan
660 BCE
325
728 BCE
600 BCE
3. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started
447 BCE
305 BCE
475 BCE
c. 200 BCE
4. Panini standardizes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit
479 BCE
250 BCE
400 BCE
500 BCE
5. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.
753 BCE
483 BCE
70
321 BCE
6. 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.
c. 600 BCE
9
776 BCE
479 BCE
7. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born
551 BCE
404 BCE
483 BCE
29
8. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
508 BCE
280
29
600 BCE
9. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system
500 BCE
483 BCE
700 BCE
465 BCE
10. Battle of the TeutoburgForest - the Imperial Roman Army's bloodiest defeat
192
4 BCE
44 BCE
9
11. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization
325
200 BCE
458 BCE
600 BCE
12. Edict of Milan declared that the Roman Empire would be neutral toward religious worship.
192
586 BCE
313
483 BCE
13. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born
447 BCE
c. 600 BCE
753 BCE
549 BCE
14. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.
563 BCE
722 BCE
70
399 BCE
15. Visigoths sacks Rome for the first time since 390 BCE.
410
432 BCE
230 BCE
321 BCE
16. Roman Emperor Theodosius I outlaws all pagan religions in favour of Christianity.
395
49 BCE
483 BCE
c. 455
17. Democracy instituted atAthens
6 BCE
273 BCE
429 BCE
508 BCE
18. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.
483 BCE
232 BCE
c. 455
305 BCE
19. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt
525 BCE
c. 200 BCE
586 BCE
753 BCE
20. The Fall of the Babylonian Empire and liberation of the Jews by Cyrus the Great
410
323 BCE
480 BCE
539 BCE
21. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.
410
273 BCE
325
c. 455
22. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.
465 BCE
70
200s
117
23. End of Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states
202 BCE
404 BCE
111 BCE
483 BCE
24. Birth of Augustine of Hippo
483 BCE
354
300 BCE
49 BCE
25. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.
305 BCE
18 BCE
429 BCE
600 BCE
26. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix
600 BCE
460 BCE
745 BCE
700 BCE
27. completion of Euclid's Elements
460 BCE
776 BCE
335
c. 500 BCE
28. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia
776 BCE
273 BCE
c. 512 BCE
c. 200 BCE
29. Defeat of Gordian III (238
238
447 BCE
4 BCE
395
30. Tiglath-Pileser III becomes the new king of Assyria. With time he conquers neighboring countries and turns Assyria into an empire
200 BCE
509 BCE
745 BCE
544 BCE
31. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia
480 BCE
250 BCE
230 BCE
305 BCE
32. Murder of Xerxes
722 BCE
460 BCE
220
465 BCE
33. Death of Confucius
600 BCE
479 BCE
700 BCE
700 BCE
34. 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.
273 BCE
221 BCE
508 BCE
192
35. Nanda dynasty comes to power.
313
323 BCE
c. 600 BCE
424 BCE
36. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge inIndia.
221 BCE
250 BCE
600 BCE
220
37. Founding of Rome (traditional date)
70
483 BCE
745 BCE
753 BCE
38. Rise of Persian Empire
44 BCE
29
280
653 BCE
39. Death of Cyrus
305 BCE
410
529 BCE
600 BCE
40. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.
586 BCE
c. 100 BCE
447 BCE
257 BCE
41. Kingdom of Champa in Central Vi?t Nam.
500 BCE
447 BCE
722 BCE
192
42. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth
185 BCE
447 BCE
475 BCE
6 BCE
43. Rise of the Median Empire
728 BCE
111 BCE
200s
250 BCE
44. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.
313
400 BCE
325
490 BCE
45. Destruction of theFirst Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple) by the Babylonians
207 BCE
447 BCE
586 BCE
550 BCE
46. Democracy instituted atAthens
305 BCE
404 BCE
508 BCE
447 BCE
47. Emperor Wu established Jin Dynasty providing a temporary unity of China after the devastating Three Kingdoms period.
722 BCE
226
280
509 BCE
48. Year of the four emperors in Rome.
185 BCE
221 BCE
68
563 BCE
49. Kingdom of Champa in Central Vi?t Nam.
776 BCE
250 BCE
192
460 BCE
50. Alexander the Great defeatsIndian king Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
326 BCE
305 BCE
c. 600 BCE
335