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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






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






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






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






5. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






6. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






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






8. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






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






10. Kingdom of Champa in Central Vi?t Nam.






11. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






12. 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






13. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






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






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






16. Construction of the Parthenon






17. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






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






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






20. Death of Cyrus






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






22. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






23. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth






24. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






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






26. completion of Euclid's Elements






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






28. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






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






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






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






32. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






33. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






34. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






35. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






36. Sunga Empire founded.






37. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






38. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






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






40. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






41. Three Kingdoms period begins in China after the fall of Han Dynasty.






42. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






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






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






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






46. Three Kingdoms period begins in China after the fall of Han Dynasty.






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






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






49. Death of Socrates






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