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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
202 BCE
44 BCE
660 BCE
29

2. Sunga Empire founded.
546 BCE
238
185 BCE
563 BCE

3. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born
326 BCE
410
479 BCE
551 BCE

4. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great
479 BCE
549 BCE
550 BCE
70

5. Construction of the world's largest pyramid - the Great Pyramid of Cholula - begins in Cholula - Puebla - Mexico
c. 600 BCE
300 BCE
776 BCE
111 BCE

6. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.
c. 455
323 BCE
500 BCE
202 BCE

7. Battle of Adrianople - Roman army is defeated by the Germanic tribes.
465 BCE
378
c. 512 BCE
500 BCE

8. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.
238
321 BCE
424 BCE
200s

9. Sophocles's play Oedipus the King is first performed
429 BCE
660 BCE
9
500 BCE

10. Ashoka the Great becomes the emperor of the Mauryan Empire
465 BCE
612 BCE
508 BCE
273 BCE

11. Visigoths sacks Rome for the first time since 390 BCE.
410
49 BCE
331 BCE
479 BCE

12. Death of Socrates
469 BCE
202 BCE
399 BCE
68

13. Emperor Wu established Jin Dynasty providing a temporary unity of China after the devastating Three Kingdoms period.
c. 455
722 BCE
226
280

14. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece
146 BCE
460 BCE
429 BCE
460 BCE

15. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.
653 BCE
68
c. 455
508 BCE

16. Tiglath-Pileser III becomes the new king of Assyria. With time he conquers neighboring countries and turns Assyria into an empire
722 BCE
745 BCE
207 BCE
146 BCE

17. Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela
305 BCE
331 BCE
544 BCE
404 BCE

18. Emperor Wu established Jin Dynasty providing a temporary unity of China after the devastating Three Kingdoms period.
424 BCE
563 BCE
500 BCE
280

19. Th?c Dynasty takes over Vi?t Nam (then Kingdom of
323 BCE
257 BCE
469 BCE
29

20. Rise of the Median Empire
460 BCE
728 BCE
331 BCE
600 BCE

21. Han Dynasty established in China - after the death of Qin Shi Huang; China in this period officially becomes a Confucian state and opens trading connections with the West - i.e. the Silk Road
202 BCE
111 BCE
563 BCE
586 BCE

22. Destruction of theFirst Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple) by the Babylonians
508 BCE
331 BCE
586 BCE
220

23. Nanda dynasty comes to power.
424 BCE
551 BCE
280
230 BCE

24. Rise of Magadha as the dominant power under Bimbisara.
18 BCE
230 BCE
600 BCE
544 BCE

25. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.
549 BCE
480 BCE
546 BCE
18 BCE

26. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton
232 BCE
207 BCE
404 BCE
549 BCE

27. Construction of the world's largest pyramid - the Great Pyramid of Cholula - begins in Cholula - Puebla - Mexico
300 BCE
c. 200 BCE
c. 100 BCE
546 BCE

28. Rise of Magadha as the dominant power under Bimbisara.
660 BCE
460 BCE
544 BCE
4 BCE

29. Birth of Aristotle
753 BCE
6 BCE
257 BCE
384 BCE

30. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama
490 BCE
202 BCE
563 BCE
200 BCE

31. Birth of Augustine of Hippo
354
500 BCE
509 BCE
c. 200 BCE

32. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization
600 BCE
200 BCE
70
728 BCE

33. Death of Confucius
479 BCE
146 BCE
551 BCE
475 BCE

34. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.
238
475 BCE
79
250 BCE

35. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton
335
207 BCE
529 BCE
500 BCE

36. Edict of Milan declared that the Roman Empire would be neutral toward religious worship.
313
600 BCE
185 BCE
331 BCE

37. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.
660 BCE
18 BCE
550 BCE
117

38. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.
460 BCE
192
117
202 BCE

39. Battle of the TeutoburgForest - the Imperial Roman Army's bloodiest defeat
335
200s
192
9

40. Warring States Period begins in China as the Zhou king became a mere figurehead; China is annexed by regional warlords
465 BCE
79
475 BCE
483 BCE

41. Expulsion of the last King of Rome - founding of Roman Republic (traditional date)
460 BCE
509 BCE
653 BCE
550 BCE

42. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.
549 BCE
280
476
200s

43. Year of the four emperors in Rome.
68
508 BCE
551 BCE
c. 455

44. Widely accepted date (Ussher) for birth of Jesus Christ
508 BCE
586 BCE
4 BCE
c. 500 BCE

45. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon
221 BCE
323 BCE
202 BCE
509 BCE

46. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system
378
500 BCE
551 BCE
544 BCE

47. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix
490 BCE
700 BCE
207 BCE
476

48. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes
551 BCE
c. 200 BCE
410
200 BCE

49. Defeat of Gordian III (238
546 BCE
238
273 BCE
202 BCE

50. 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
146 BCE
200 BCE
49 BCE
476