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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






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






3. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






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






5. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






6. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






7. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






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






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






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






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






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






13. First recorded Olympic Games. The history of the Games is believed to reach as far back as the 13th century BCE but no older written record survives.






14. 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.






15. The Fall of the Babylonian Empire and liberation of the Jews by Cyrus the Great






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






17. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






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






19. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






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






21. Death of Gautama Buddha






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






23. Construction of the Parthenon






24. Roman Emperor Theodosius I outlaws all pagan religions in favour of Christianity.






25. 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






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






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






28. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






29. Sunga Empire founded.






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






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






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






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






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






35. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






36. Death of Cyrus






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






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






39. Death of Gautama Buddha






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






41. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






42. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






43. Rise of Persian Empire






44. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






45. 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






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






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






48. Death of Socrates






49. First recorded Olympic Games. The history of the Games is believed to reach as far back as the 13th century BCE but no older written record survives.






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