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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






2. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






3. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






4. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






5. Chandragupta Maurya seizes the satrapies of Paropanisadai (Kabul) - Aria (Herat) - Arachosia (Qanadahar) and Gedrosia (Baluchistan)from Seleucus I Nicator - the Macedonian satrap of Babylonia - in return for 500 elephants.






6. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






7. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






8. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






9. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






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






11. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






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






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






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






15. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth






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






17. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






18. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






19. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






20. 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.






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






22. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






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






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






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






26. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






27. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






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






29. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






30. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






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






32. Darius I (Darius the Great) of Persia - subjugates eastern Thrace - Macedonia submits voluntarily - and annexes Libya - Persian Empire at largest extent






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






34. Birth of Aristotle






35. Death of Gautama Buddha






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






37. 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






38. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






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






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






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






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






43. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






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






45. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






46. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






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






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






49. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






50. Rise of Persian Empire