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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.
404 BCE
285
6 BCE
117

2. Alexander the Great defeatsIndian king Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
460 BCE
326 BCE
508 BCE
480 BCE

3. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born
146 BCE
700 BCE
378
549 BCE

4. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.
79
49 BCE
273 BCE
18 BCE

5. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.
465 BCE
331 BCE
458 BCE
475 BCE

6. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton
207 BCE
250 BCE
230 BCE
500 BCE

7. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta
549 BCE
460 BCE
230 BCE
728 BCE

8. Warring States Period begins in China as the Zhou king became a mere figurehead; China is annexed by regional warlords
745 BCE
313
728 BCE
475 BCE

9. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.
c. 455
500 BCE
c. 500 BCE
508 BCE

10. Death of Emperor Ashoka the Great; Decline of the Mauryan Empire
4 BCE
c. 200 BCE
232 BCE
29

11. Death of Emperor Augustus (Octavian) - ascension of his adopted son Tiberius to the throne
551 BCE
458 BCE
475 BCE
14

12. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece
146 BCE
429 BCE
500 BCE
480 BCE

13. Fall of the Parthian Empire and Rise of the Sassanian Empire.
458 BCE
226
404 BCE
6 BCE

14. Fall of the Parthian Empire and Rise of the Sassanian Empire.
460 BCE
226
410
549 BCE

15. Kingdom of Champa in Central Vi?t Nam.
280
29
192
207 BCE

16. Murder of Xerxes
429 BCE
221 BCE
529 BCE
465 BCE

17. Edict of Milan declared that the Roman Empire would be neutral toward religious worship.
600 BCE
660 BCE
300 BCE
313

18. Th?c Dynasty takes over Vi?t Nam (then Kingdom of
323 BCE
68
257 BCE
232 BCE

19. Death of Gautama Buddha
9
483 BCE
550 BCE
331 BCE

20. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization
335
508 BCE
600 BCE
384 BCE

21. Founding of Rome (traditional date)
469 BCE
753 BCE
273 BCE
525 BCE

22. Th?c Dynasty takes over Vi?t Nam (then Kingdom of
200s
331 BCE
257 BCE
600 BCE

23. Birth of Socrates
508 BCE
469 BCE
653 BCE
653 BCE

24. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes
c. 500 BCE
550 BCE
200 BCE
479 BCE

25. Birth of Aristotle
321 BCE
384 BCE
200 BCE
238

26. End of Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states
475 BCE
525 BCE
c. 455
404 BCE

27. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.
429 BCE
146 BCE
384 BCE
321 BCE

28. Julius Caesar murdered by Marcus Brutus and others; End of Roman Republic; beginning of Roman Empire
525 BCE
753 BCE
285
44 BCE

29. Destruction of theFirst Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple) by the Babylonians
660 BCE
586 BCE
321 BCE
700 BCE

30. Death of Cyrus
600 BCE
424 BCE
529 BCE
384 BCE

31. Founding of Rome (traditional date)
273 BCE
546 BCE
753 BCE
551 BCE

32. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth
6 BCE
230 BCE
529 BCE
335

33. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.
232 BCE
476
544 BCE
325

34. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started
c. 200 BCE
447 BCE
226
29

35. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
9
280
321 BCE
29

36. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia
550 BCE
600 BCE
230 BCE
200 BCE

37. Attributed date of the destruction of Nineveh and subsequent fall of Assyria.
508 BCE
612 BCE
326 BCE
300 BCE

38. Birth of Augustine of Hippo
202 BCE
500 BCE
354
321 BCE

39. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge inIndia.
354
600 BCE
500 BCE
250 BCE

40. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great
539 BCE
432 BCE
550 BCE
202 BCE

41. Roman Emperor Theodosius I outlaws all pagan religions in favour of Christianity.
404 BCE
395
460 BCE
202 BCE

42. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
326 BCE
29
79
404 BCE

43. 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
600 BCE
600 BCE
202 BCE
c. 455

44. The Fall of the Babylonian Empire and liberation of the Jews by Cyrus the Great
612 BCE
378
539 BCE
68

45. 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
600 BCE
600 BCE
476
230 BCE

46. Battle of Adrianople - Roman army is defeated by the Germanic tribes.
546 BCE
378
653 BCE
354

47. Attributed date of the destruction of Nineveh and subsequent fall of Assyria.
612 BCE
384 BCE
480 BCE
325

48. Invasion of Greece by Xerxes; Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis
480 BCE
280
200 BCE
728 BCE

49. Rise of Magadha as the dominant power under Bimbisara.
544 BCE
226
469 BCE
400 BCE

50. Sophocles's play Oedipus the King is first performed
111 BCE
429 BCE
404 BCE
207 BCE