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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






2. Sunga Empire founded.






3. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






4. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






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






6. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






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






8. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






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






10. Ashoka the Great becomes the emperor of the Mauryan Empire






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






12. Death of Socrates






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






14. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






15. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






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






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






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






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






20. Rise of the Median Empire






21. 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






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






23. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






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






25. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






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






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






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






29. Birth of Aristotle






30. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






31. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






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






33. Death of Confucius






34. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






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






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






37. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






38. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






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






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






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






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






43. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






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






45. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






46. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






47. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






48. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






49. Defeat of Gordian III (238






50. 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