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Classical Antiquity Timeline
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1. 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
49 BCE
469 BCE
202 BCE
221 BCE
2. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born
476
460 BCE
551 BCE
384 BCE
3. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great
550 BCE
207 BCE
500 BCE
404 BCE
4. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.
305 BCE
546 BCE
335
c. 100 BCE
5. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born
354
395
549 BCE
660 BCE
6. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.
29
509 BCE
c. 455
483 BCE
7. Nanda dynasty comes to power.
424 BCE
111 BCE
4 BCE
745 BCE
8. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.
70
400 BCE
432 BCE
335
9. Rise of Magadha as the dominant power under Bimbisara.
544 BCE
660 BCE
326 BCE
321 BCE
10. Birth of Augustine of Hippo
500 BCE
354
447 BCE
29
11. Th?c Dynasty takes over Vi?t Nam (then Kingdom of
4 BCE
257 BCE
326 BCE
70
12. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia
79
257 BCE
410
546 BCE
13. End of Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states
250 BCE
551 BCE
117
404 BCE
14. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt
465 BCE
429 BCE
525 BCE
722 BCE
15. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization
111 BCE
384 BCE
600 BCE
250 BCE
16. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.
321 BCE
200 BCE
c. 200 BCE
549 BCE
17. Death of Emperor Ashoka the Great; Decline of the Mauryan Empire
18 BCE
146 BCE
232 BCE
600 BCE
18. Kingdom of Champa in Central Vi?t Nam.
238
c. 200 BCE
192
653 BCE
19. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.
4 BCE
490 BCE
321 BCE
79
20. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama
202 BCE
465 BCE
550 BCE
230 BCE
21. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.
325
305 BCE
117
c. 200 BCE
22. Death of Cyrus
273 BCE
c. 600 BCE
700 BCE
529 BCE
23. First Chinese domination of Vi?t Nam in the form of the Nanyue Kingdom.
285
257 BCE
111 BCE
429 BCE
24. Sunga Empire founded.
185 BCE
117
238
c. 455
25. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.
460 BCE
70
49 BCE
653 BCE
26. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix
551 BCE
354
660 BCE
700 BCE
27. Death of Socrates
424 BCE
399 BCE
226
500 BCE
28. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.
c. 100 BCE
285
549 BCE
399 BCE
29. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.
460 BCE
200s
550 BCE
612 BCE
30. Year of the four emperors in Rome.
c. 512 BCE
68
525 BCE
490 BCE
31. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge inIndia.
313
447 BCE
600 BCE
551 BCE
32. Rise of the Median Empire
378
660 BCE
325
728 BCE
33. Battle of Adrianople - Roman army is defeated by the Germanic tribes.
285
490 BCE
378
549 BCE
34. Defeat of Gordian III (238
238
232 BCE
207 BCE
476
35. First Chinese domination of Vi?t Nam in the form of the Nanyue Kingdom.
745 BCE
111 BCE
117
238
36. Year of the four emperors in Rome.
c. 500 BCE
68
384 BCE
c. 200 BCE
37. Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela
207 BCE
331 BCE
14
226
38. Rise of Persian Empire
378
111 BCE
460 BCE
653 BCE
39. Murder of Xerxes
70
465 BCE
111 BCE
722 BCE
40. 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.
200s
305 BCE
653 BCE
250 BCE
41. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt
525 BCE
563 BCE
111 BCE
458 BCE
42. Alexander the Great defeatsIndian king Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
563 BCE
326 BCE
79
458 BCE
43. End of Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states
404 BCE
776 BCE
18 BCE
490 BCE
44. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.
18 BCE
483 BCE
653 BCE
529 BCE
45. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta
460 BCE
653 BCE
230 BCE
722 BCE
46. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb
305 BCE
525 BCE
400 BCE
321 BCE
47. Emperor Diocletian splits the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western Empires.
70
551 BCE
185 BCE
285
48. Death of Gautama Buddha
49 BCE
544 BCE
551 BCE
483 BCE
49. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
200s
479 BCE
9
29
50. Destruction of theFirst Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple) by the Babylonians
399 BCE
586 BCE
221 BCE
300 BCE