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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. 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.






2. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






3. Birth of Socrates






4. Defeat of Gordian III (238






5. Rise of Persian Empire






6. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






7. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






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






9. 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.






10. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






11. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






12. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






13. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






14. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






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






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






17. 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






18. Construction of the world's largest pyramid - the Great Pyramid of Cholula - begins in Cholula - Puebla - Mexico






19. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






20. Death of Confucius






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






22. Emperor Wu established Jin Dynasty providing a temporary unity of China after the devastating Three Kingdoms period.






23. Murder of Xerxes






24. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth






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






26. Democracy instituted atAthens






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






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






29. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






30. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






31. Death of Gautama Buddha






32. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






33. 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






34. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






35. Sunga Empire founded.






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






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






38. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






39. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






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






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






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






43. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






44. Democracy instituted atAthens






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






46. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






47. Defeat of Gordian III (238






48. Warring States Period begins in China as the Zhou king became a mere figurehead; China is annexed by regional warlords






49. Rise of the Median Empire






50. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.