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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
331 BCE
29
325
202 BCE

2. Invasion of Greece by Xerxes; Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis
200 BCE
508 BCE
49 BCE
480 BCE

3. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt
500 BCE
6 BCE
508 BCE
525 BCE

4. Democracy instituted atAthens
146 BCE
14
395
508 BCE

5. Tiglath-Pileser III becomes the new king of Assyria. With time he conquers neighboring countries and turns Assyria into an empire
250 BCE
745 BCE
207 BCE
c. 200 BCE

6. Sunga Empire founded.
44 BCE
185 BCE
508 BCE
460 BCE

7. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.
776 BCE
335
232 BCE
460 BCE

8. The Fall of the Babylonian Empire and liberation of the Jews by Cyrus the Great
9
700 BCE
539 BCE
326 BCE

9. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born
563 BCE
400 BCE
321 BCE
551 BCE

10. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix
653 BCE
509 BCE
700 BCE
550 BCE

11. Construction of the Parthenon
447 BCE
c. 512 BCE
202 BCE
432 BCE

12. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth
544 BCE
14
6 BCE
335

13. 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.
79
460 BCE
221 BCE
70

14. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.
331 BCE
321 BCE
539 BCE
220

15. Rise of the Median Empire
500 BCE
273 BCE
728 BCE
404 BCE

16. Expulsion of the last King of Rome - founding of Roman Republic (traditional date)
509 BCE
722 BCE
200 BCE
280

17. 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
18 BCE
202 BCE
c. 455
529 BCE

18. Construction of the world's largest pyramid - the Great Pyramid of Cholula - begins in Cholula - Puebla - Mexico
79
300 BCE
550 BCE
586 BCE

19. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system
432 BCE
c. 600 BCE
285
500 BCE

20. Sophocles's play Oedipus the King is first performed
429 BCE
9
728 BCE
500 BCE

21. Death of Confucius
479 BCE
429 BCE
612 BCE
c. 455

22. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.
68
305 BCE
458 BCE
185 BCE

23. Alexander the Great defeatsIndian king Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
465 BCE
202 BCE
326 BCE
753 BCE

24. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama
660 BCE
202 BCE
600 BCE
539 BCE

25. Rise of Magadha as the dominant power under Bimbisara.
185 BCE
722 BCE
200s
544 BCE

26. Death of Socrates
399 BCE
429 BCE
753 BCE
c. 512 BCE

27. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.
544 BCE
117
68
508 BCE

28. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.
c. 455
200s
354
483 BCE

29. Nanda dynasty comes to power.
285
424 BCE
480 BCE
4 BCE

30. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.
280
600 BCE
202 BCE
c. 100 BCE

31. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia
509 BCE
479 BCE
c. 200 BCE
185 BCE

32. Death of Gautama Buddha
202 BCE
508 BCE
79
483 BCE

33. Emperor Diocletian splits the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western Empires.
404 BCE
458 BCE
335
285

34. Death of Cyrus
117
529 BCE
469 BCE
410

35. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge inIndia.
653 BCE
475 BCE
600 BCE
525 BCE

36. Rise of Parthia (Ashk
728 BCE
722 BCE
9
250 BCE

37. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.
700 BCE
500 BCE
192
70

38. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization
429 BCE
600 BCE
525 BCE
400 BCE

39. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon
192
483 BCE
331 BCE
323 BCE

40. Purported date of the accession of Jimmu - the mythical first Emperor of Japan
660 BCE
192
146 BCE
384 BCE

41. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great
c. 600 BCE
550 BCE
722 BCE
207 BCE

42. Th?c Dynasty takes over Vi?t Nam (then Kingdom of
257 BCE
509 BCE
9
335

43. Rise of Persian Empire
653 BCE
404 BCE
539 BCE
586 BCE

44. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece
146 BCE
335
257 BCE
447 BCE

45. Spring and Autumn Period begins in China; Zhou Dynasty's power is diminishing; the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought
722 BCE
185 BCE
500 BCE
460 BCE

46. End of Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states
653 BCE
326 BCE
404 BCE
479 BCE

47. 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.
9
273 BCE
776 BCE
399 BCE

48. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born
551 BCE
68
447 BCE
250 BCE

49. End of Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states
404 BCE
232 BCE
539 BCE
285

50. Battle of Adrianople - Roman army is defeated by the Germanic tribes.
447 BCE
378
c. 100 BCE
305 BCE