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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






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






3. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






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






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






6. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






7. Death of Cyrus






8. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






9. Rise of the Median Empire






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






11. Panini standardizes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit






12. 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.






13. End of Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states






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






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






16. Birth of Socrates






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






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






19. Death of Confucius






20. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






21. 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.






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






23. 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






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






25. Death of Socrates






26. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






27. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






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






29. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






30. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






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






32. Birth of Aristotle






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






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






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






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






37. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






38. Sunga Empire founded.






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






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






41. Death of Confucius






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






43. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






44. Construction of the Parthenon






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






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






47. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth






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






49. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






50. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.