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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Panini standardizes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit
465 BCE
220
500 BCE
776 BCE

2. Birth of Socrates
469 BCE
313
44 BCE
202 BCE

3. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama
c. 200 BCE
550 BCE
546 BCE
202 BCE

4. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.
c. 200 BCE
305 BCE
117
458 BCE

5. Sunga Empire founded.
285
185 BCE
354
207 BCE

6. 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.
c. 200 BCE
238
221 BCE
728 BCE

7. Birth of Augustine of Hippo
539 BCE
354
232 BCE
600 BCE

8. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born
549 BCE
111 BCE
325
500 BCE

9. Expulsion of the last King of Rome - founding of Roman Republic (traditional date)
305 BCE
586 BCE
500 BCE
509 BCE

10. Rise of the Median Empire
728 BCE
776 BCE
111 BCE
6 BCE

11. Destruction of theFirst Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple) by the Babylonians
18 BCE
325
404 BCE
586 BCE

12. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon
111 BCE
323 BCE
745 BCE
18 BCE

13. First Chinese domination of Vi?t Nam in the form of the Nanyue Kingdom.
221 BCE
111 BCE
745 BCE
404 BCE

14. Nanda dynasty comes to power.
424 BCE
404 BCE
79
29

15. Expulsion of the last King of Rome - founding of Roman Republic (traditional date)
49 BCE
509 BCE
660 BCE
230 BCE

16. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.
c. 100 BCE
586 BCE
305 BCE
273 BCE

17. Construction of the Parthenon
6 BCE
432 BCE
483 BCE
546 BCE

18. Destruction of theFirst Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple) by the Babylonians
700 BCE
586 BCE
447 BCE
c. 512 BCE

19. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.
117
c. 100 BCE
111 BCE
300 BCE

20. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.
458 BCE
9
525 BCE
6 BCE

21. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes
612 BCE
500 BCE
600 BCE
200 BCE

22. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.
776 BCE
18 BCE
250 BCE
200s

23. Widely accepted date (Ussher) for birth of Jesus Christ
4 BCE
185 BCE
18 BCE
700 BCE

24. Julius Caesar murdered by Marcus Brutus and others; End of Roman Republic; beginning of Roman Empire
550 BCE
44 BCE
c. 200 BCE
29

25. Year of the four emperors in Rome.
384 BCE
544 BCE
325
68

26. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia
539 BCE
9
410
c. 600 BCE

27. Fall of the Parthian Empire and Rise of the Sassanian Empire.
378
226
c. 100 BCE
660 BCE

28. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.
70
200s
469 BCE
476

29. Roman Civil War between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great
49 BCE
117
4 BCE
563 BCE

30. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born
465 BCE
539 BCE
549 BCE
200s

31. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia
429 BCE
185 BCE
44 BCE
546 BCE

32. Purported date of the accession of Jimmu - the mythical first Emperor of Japan
660 BCE
285
483 BCE
700 BCE

33. Rise of the Median Empire
728 BCE
49 BCE
500 BCE
325

34. Murder of Xerxes
465 BCE
117
551 BCE
549 BCE

35. Attributed date of the destruction of Nineveh and subsequent fall of Assyria.
653 BCE
395
612 BCE
660 BCE

36. 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.
221 BCE
776 BCE
321 BCE
458 BCE

37. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia
544 BCE
230 BCE
202 BCE
200s

38. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system
500 BCE
202 BCE
c. 500 BCE
424 BCE

39. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.
14
323 BCE
232 BCE
117

40. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon
117
323 BCE
469 BCE
70

41. Spring and Autumn Period begins in China; Zhou Dynasty's power is diminishing; the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought
9
c. 500 BCE
117
722 BCE

42. Greek city-states defeat Persian invasion at Battle of Marathon
490 BCE
49 BCE
410
79

43. Death of Emperor Ashoka the Great; Decline of the Mauryan Empire
722 BCE
232 BCE
c. 500 BCE
331 BCE

44. First Chinese domination of Vi?t Nam in the form of the Nanyue Kingdom.
475 BCE
111 BCE
612 BCE
207 BCE

45. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started
447 BCE
469 BCE
429 BCE
549 BCE

46. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta
323 BCE
460 BCE
238
424 BCE

47. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great
354
429 BCE
550 BCE
c. 500 BCE

48. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.
321 BCE
529 BCE
354
525 BCE

49. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt
653 BCE
200 BCE
529 BCE
525 BCE

50. Fall of the Parthian Empire and Rise of the Sassanian Empire.
207 BCE
226
68
500 BCE