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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






2. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






3. Death of Confucius






4. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






13. Rise of the Median Empire






14. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






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






16. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






17. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






18. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






19. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






20. Birth of Aristotle






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






22. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






23. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






24. Murder of Xerxes






25. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






26. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






27. Construction of the Parthenon






28. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






29. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






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






31. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






32. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






33. Three Kingdoms period begins in China after the fall of Han Dynasty.






34. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






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






36. Defeat of Gordian III (238






37. Birth of Socrates






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






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






40. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






41. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






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






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






44. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






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






46. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






47. Sunga Empire founded.






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






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






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