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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started






9. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






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






11. Sunga Empire founded.






12. Death of Cyrus






13. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






14. Death of Socrates






15. Birth of Aristotle






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






17. Democracy instituted atAthens






18. Rise of Persian Empire






19. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






20. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.






21. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






22. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






23. Death of Confucius






24. 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






25. Emperor Diocletian splits the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western Empires.






26. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






27. Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela






28. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.






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






30. Death of Confucius






31. completion of Euclid's Elements






32. Construction of the Parthenon






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






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






35. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






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






37. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






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






39. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






40. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






41. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






42. Birth of Socrates






43. Death of Gautama Buddha






44. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






45. Murder of Xerxes






46. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






47. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






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






49. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






50. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes