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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Death of Gautama Buddha






2. Alexander the Great defeatsIndian king Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes River.






3. Destruction of theFirst Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple) by the Babylonians






4. Roman Emperor Theodosius I outlaws all pagan religions in favour of Christianity.






5. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






6. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






7. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






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






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






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






11. Defeat of Gordian III (238






12. Death of Confucius






13. Rise of the Median Empire






14. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






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






16. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






17. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






18. Sunga Empire founded.






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






20. Death of Cyrus






21. Expulsion of the last King of Rome - founding of Roman Republic (traditional date)






22. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






23. Defeat of Gordian III (238






24. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






25. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






26. 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.






27. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






28. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






29. Visigoths sacks Rome for the first time since 390 BCE.






30. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






31. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






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






33. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






34. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






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






36. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started






37. Construction of the Parthenon






38. completion of Euclid's Elements






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






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






41. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






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






43. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






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






45. Murder of Xerxes






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






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






48. Death of Emperor Ashoka the Great; Decline of the Mauryan Empire






49. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






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