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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






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






3. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






4. Democracy instituted atAthens






5. Tiglath-Pileser III becomes the new king of Assyria. With time he conquers neighboring countries and turns Assyria into an empire






6. Sunga Empire founded.






7. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






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






9. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






10. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






11. Construction of the Parthenon






12. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth






13. 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.






14. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






15. Rise of the Median Empire






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






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






19. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






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






21. Death of Confucius






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






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






24. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






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






26. Death of Socrates






27. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






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






29. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






30. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






31. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






32. Death of Gautama Buddha






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






34. Death of Cyrus






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






36. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






37. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






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






39. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






40. Purported date of the accession of Jimmu - the mythical first Emperor of Japan






41. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






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






43. Rise of Persian Empire






44. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






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






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






47. 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.






48. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






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






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