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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth
776 BCE
6 BCE
221 BCE
410

2. Panini standardizes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit
79
539 BCE
6 BCE
500 BCE

3. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born
612 BCE
549 BCE
44 BCE
600 BCE

4. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started
500 BCE
447 BCE
600 BCE
202 BCE

5. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.
6 BCE
500 BCE
207 BCE
c. 100 BCE

6. Roman Emperor Theodosius I outlaws all pagan religions in favour of Christianity.
117
395
331 BCE
c. 100 BCE

7. Expulsion of the last King of Rome - founding of Roman Republic (traditional date)
230 BCE
509 BCE
508 BCE
220

8. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.
321 BCE
525 BCE
18 BCE
546 BCE

9. Death of Cyrus
238
529 BCE
185 BCE
509 BCE

10. Rise of Magadha as the dominant power under Bimbisara.
70
529 BCE
544 BCE
18 BCE

11. Murder of Xerxes
586 BCE
465 BCE
653 BCE
117

12. Panini standardizes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit
447 BCE
529 BCE
546 BCE
500 BCE

13. Death of Emperor Ashoka the Great; Decline of the Mauryan Empire
232 BCE
185 BCE
220
500 BCE

14. Death of Socrates
508 BCE
c. 600 BCE
399 BCE
331 BCE

15. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.
325
44 BCE
500 BCE
700 BCE

16. Julius Caesar murdered by Marcus Brutus and others; End of Roman Republic; beginning of Roman Empire
323 BCE
378
44 BCE
469 BCE

17. Birth of Augustine of Hippo
354
550 BCE
c. 455
146 BCE

18. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
29
429 BCE
378
776 BCE

19. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia
70
544 BCE
230 BCE
44 BCE

20. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.
273 BCE
202 BCE
458 BCE
200 BCE

21. Three Kingdoms period begins in China after the fall of Han Dynasty.
220
460 BCE
479 BCE
460 BCE

22. Death of Confucius
563 BCE
745 BCE
479 BCE
232 BCE

23. Birth of Socrates
612 BCE
469 BCE
200s
550 BCE

24. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system
447 BCE
c. 200 BCE
529 BCE
500 BCE

25. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.
79
550 BCE
200 BCE
400 BCE

26. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama
460 BCE
529 BCE
465 BCE
202 BCE

27. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.
550 BCE
117
220
600 BCE

28. Sunga Empire founded.
469 BCE
6 BCE
185 BCE
378

29. 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
29
476
117
4 BCE

30. Spring and Autumn Period begins in China; Zhou Dynasty's power is diminishing; the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought
395
483 BCE
722 BCE
9

31. 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
500 BCE
549 BCE
563 BCE
331 BCE

32. Sophocles's play Oedipus the King is first performed
429 BCE
612 BCE
745 BCE
500 BCE

33. Death of Emperor Ashoka the Great; Decline of the Mauryan Empire
c. 600 BCE
404 BCE
c. 455
232 BCE

34. Darius I (Darius the Great) of Persia - subjugates eastern Thrace - Macedonia submits voluntarily - and annexes Libya - Persian Empire at largest extent
429 BCE
479 BCE
469 BCE
c. 512 BCE

35. Construction of the Parthenon
221 BCE
722 BCE
232 BCE
432 BCE

36. Death of Emperor Augustus (Octavian) - ascension of his adopted son Tiberius to the throne
29
68
14
465 BCE

37. Roman Civil War between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great
600 BCE
49 BCE
384 BCE
257 BCE

38. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.
480 BCE
458 BCE
465 BCE
432 BCE

39. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix
378
700 BCE
321 BCE
483 BCE

40. Ashoka the Great becomes the emperor of the Mauryan Empire
660 BCE
273 BCE
68
305 BCE

41. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton
475 BCE
207 BCE
49 BCE
c. 500 BCE

42. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama
399 BCE
447 BCE
490 BCE
202 BCE

43. Attributed date of the destruction of Nineveh and subsequent fall of Assyria.
612 BCE
9
458 BCE
9

44. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.
354
429 BCE
200s
612 BCE

45. Alexander the Great defeatsIndian king Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
326 BCE
220
384 BCE
410

46. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge inIndia.
529 BCE
653 BCE
600 BCE
c. 200 BCE

47. Destruction of theFirst Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple) by the Babylonians
586 BCE
44 BCE
146 BCE
550 BCE

48. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia
546 BCE
465 BCE
722 BCE
429 BCE

49. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth
6 BCE
776 BCE
207 BCE
395

50. The Fall of the Babylonian Empire and liberation of the Jews by Cyrus the Great
79
185 BCE
539 BCE
220