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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






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






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






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






5. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






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






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






8. Construction of the Parthenon






9. Attributed date of the destruction of Nineveh and subsequent fall of Assyria.






10. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






11. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






12. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






13. Democracy instituted atAthens






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






15. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






16. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






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






18. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






19. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






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






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






22. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






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






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






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






26. Sophocles's play Oedipus the King is first performed






27. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






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






29. Purported date of the accession of Jimmu - the mythical first Emperor of Japan






30. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






31. Sunga Empire founded.






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






33. Birth of Socrates






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






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






36. First Chinese domination of Vi?t Nam in the form of the Nanyue Kingdom.






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






38. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






39. Construction of the Parthenon






40. 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.






41. Purported date of the accession of Jimmu - the mythical first Emperor of Japan






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






43. Sunga Empire founded.






44. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






45. Death of Emperor Augustus (Octavian) - ascension of his adopted son Tiberius to the throne






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






47. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






48. 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.






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






50. 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.