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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Rise of Parthia (Ashk
c. 455
250 BCE
232 BCE
4 BCE

2. Ashoka the Great becomes the emperor of the Mauryan Empire
273 BCE
220
551 BCE
525 BCE

3. Battle of Adrianople - Roman army is defeated by the Germanic tribes.
68
273 BCE
117
378

4. Rise of Persian Empire
653 BCE
563 BCE
49 BCE
14

5. Roman Emperor Theodosius I outlaws all pagan religions in favour of Christianity.
192
325
550 BCE
395

6. Death of Emperor Augustus (Octavian) - ascension of his adopted son Tiberius to the throne
745 BCE
c. 455
14
331 BCE

7. Kingdom of Champa in Central Vi?t Nam.
305 BCE
776 BCE
549 BCE
192

8. Founding of Rome (traditional date)
700 BCE
429 BCE
753 BCE
429 BCE

9. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon
550 BCE
323 BCE
722 BCE
221 BCE

10. Three Kingdoms period begins in China after the fall of Han Dynasty.
483 BCE
300 BCE
185 BCE
220

11. Fall of the Parthian Empire and Rise of the Sassanian Empire.
549 BCE
226
221 BCE
326 BCE

12. 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
49 BCE
563 BCE
68
432 BCE

13. Alexander the Great defeatsIndian king Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes River.
c. 455
326 BCE
476
9

14. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great
612 BCE
14
550 BCE
c. 512 BCE

15. Visigoths sacks Rome for the first time since 390 BCE.
238
508 BCE
29
410

16. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix
753 BCE
483 BCE
700 BCE
207 BCE

17. Death of Emperor Augustus (Octavian) - ascension of his adopted son Tiberius to the throne
728 BCE
335
14
745 BCE

18. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia
410
192
546 BCE
285

19. Rise of Magadha as the dominant power under Bimbisara.
202 BCE
509 BCE
331 BCE
544 BCE

20. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton
728 BCE
207 BCE
475 BCE
44 BCE

21. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born
612 BCE
395
509 BCE
551 BCE

22. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.
508 BCE
285
378
18 BCE

23. Edict of Milan declared that the Roman Empire would be neutral toward religious worship.
14
280
500 BCE
313

24. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.
458 BCE
728 BCE
321 BCE
525 BCE

25. Emperor Diocletian splits the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western Empires.
753 BCE
273 BCE
285
221 BCE

26. First Chinese domination of Vi?t Nam in the form of the Nanyue Kingdom.
500 BCE
111 BCE
447 BCE
c. 200 BCE

27. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton
207 BCE
404 BCE
600 BCE
544 BCE

28. Defeat of Gordian III (238
238
285
29
500 BCE

29. Construction of the world's largest pyramid - the Great Pyramid of Cholula - begins in Cholula - Puebla - Mexico
384 BCE
653 BCE
111 BCE
300 BCE

30. The Fall of the Babylonian Empire and liberation of the Jews by Cyrus the Great
539 BCE
404 BCE
458 BCE
70

31. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.
273 BCE
458 BCE
250 BCE
612 BCE

32. Expulsion of the last King of Rome - founding of Roman Republic (traditional date)
432 BCE
300 BCE
44 BCE
509 BCE

33. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge inIndia.
600 BCE
544 BCE
479 BCE
539 BCE

34. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.
305 BCE
79
525 BCE
745 BCE

35. The Fall of the Babylonian Empire and liberation of the Jews by Cyrus the Great
200s
745 BCE
539 BCE
200 BCE

36. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.
226
70
79
313

37. Ashoka the Great becomes the emperor of the Mauryan Empire
230 BCE
728 BCE
4 BCE
273 BCE

38. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes
728 BCE
200 BCE
325
192

39. Edict of Milan declared that the Roman Empire would be neutral toward religious worship.
313
600 BCE
500 BCE
c. 600 BCE

40. Greek city-states defeat Persian invasion at Battle of Marathon
550 BCE
6 BCE
490 BCE
79

41. Defeat of Gordian III (238
539 BCE
68
230 BCE
238

42. Attributed date of the destruction of Nineveh and subsequent fall of Assyria.
500 BCE
551 BCE
612 BCE
500 BCE

43. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.
79
546 BCE
399 BCE
728 BCE

44. Birth of Aristotle
479 BCE
384 BCE
220
700 BCE

45. Death of Confucius
230 BCE
29
722 BCE
479 BCE

46. 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.
49 BCE
546 BCE
395
305 BCE

47. Sunga Empire founded.
232 BCE
185 BCE
399 BCE
331 BCE

48. Purported date of the accession of Jimmu - the mythical first Emperor of Japan
325
111 BCE
117
660 BCE

49. Birth of Socrates
469 BCE
600 BCE
458 BCE
29

50. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta
9
c. 512 BCE
185 BCE
460 BCE