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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






2. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






3. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






4. Emperor Diocletian splits the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western Empires.






5. 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






6. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






7. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started






8. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






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






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






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






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






13. Death of Socrates






14. Birth of Aristotle






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






16. Birth of Aristotle






17. 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






18. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






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






20. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






21. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






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






23. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






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






25. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






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






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






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






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






30. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






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






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






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






34. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






35. Death of Socrates






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






37. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






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






39. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.






40. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






41. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






42. Construction of the world's largest pyramid - the Great Pyramid of Cholula - begins in Cholula - Puebla - Mexico






43. Sunga Empire founded.






44. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






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






46. Defeat of Gordian III (238






47. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






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






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






50. Death of Gautama Buddha