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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






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






3. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






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






5. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






6. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






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






8. Attributed date of the destruction of Nineveh and subsequent fall of Assyria.






9. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






10. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






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






12. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth






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






14. Sunga Empire founded.






15. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






16. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






17. Democracy instituted atAthens






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






19. Murder of Xerxes






20. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






21. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






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






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






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






25. Construction of the Parthenon






26. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






27. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






28. 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






29. 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.






30. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






31. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






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






33. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






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






35. Edict of Milan declared that the Roman Empire would be neutral toward religious worship.






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






37. Democracy instituted atAthens






38. Birth of Socrates






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






40. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






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






42. Widely accepted date (Ussher) for birth of Jesus Christ






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






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






45. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






46. Attributed date of the destruction of Nineveh and subsequent fall of Assyria.






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






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






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






50. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia