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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela
200 BCE
331 BCE
728 BCE
200 BCE

2. Darius I (Darius the Great) of Persia - subjugates eastern Thrace - Macedonia submits voluntarily - and annexes Libya - Persian Empire at largest extent
200s
410
776 BCE
c. 512 BCE

3. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great
753 BCE
29
384 BCE
550 BCE

4. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system
c. 500 BCE
500 BCE
753 BCE
544 BCE

5. The Fall of the Babylonian Empire and liberation of the Jews by Cyrus the Great
539 BCE
c. 500 BCE
525 BCE
475 BCE

6. 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
476
660 BCE
500 BCE
480 BCE

7. Birth of Aristotle
469 BCE
612 BCE
384 BCE
221 BCE

8. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.
220
202 BCE
321 BCE
49 BCE

9. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.
220
202 BCE
200s
14

10. Th?c Dynasty takes over Vi?t Nam (then Kingdom of
c. 200 BCE
475 BCE
483 BCE
257 BCE

11. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.
525 BCE
117
458 BCE
79

12. Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela
753 BCE
313
460 BCE
331 BCE

13. 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
221 BCE
475 BCE
586 BCE

14. Rise of Magadha as the dominant power under Bimbisara.
544 BCE
539 BCE
c. 200 BCE
111 BCE

15. Death of Gautama Buddha
483 BCE
146 BCE
432 BCE
753 BCE

16. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born
117
202 BCE
551 BCE
525 BCE

17. Attributed date of the destruction of Nineveh and subsequent fall of Assyria.
424 BCE
490 BCE
612 BCE
525 BCE

18. Sophocles's play Oedipus the King is first performed
549 BCE
221 BCE
429 BCE
207 BCE

19. Death of Gautama Buddha
483 BCE
c. 455
185 BCE
660 BCE

20. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great
9
550 BCE
4 BCE
250 BCE

21. End of Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states
280
226
200s
404 BCE

22. Visigoths sacks Rome for the first time since 390 BCE.
44 BCE
728 BCE
529 BCE
410

23. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
354
745 BCE
29
202 BCE

24. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth
68
6 BCE
529 BCE
447 BCE

25. Death of Emperor Augustus (Octavian) - ascension of his adopted son Tiberius to the throne
429 BCE
395
722 BCE
14

26. Panini standardizes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit
9
185 BCE
300 BCE
500 BCE

27. Edict of Milan declared that the Roman Empire would be neutral toward religious worship.
313
250 BCE
500 BCE
525 BCE

28. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt
776 BCE
4 BCE
458 BCE
525 BCE

29. Rise of Persian Empire
185 BCE
202 BCE
653 BCE
146 BCE

30. Fall of the Parthian Empire and Rise of the Sassanian Empire.
226
549 BCE
509 BCE
117

31. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.
447 BCE
660 BCE
544 BCE
325

32. Construction of the world's largest pyramid - the Great Pyramid of Cholula - begins in Cholula - Puebla - Mexico
612 BCE
700 BCE
300 BCE
660 BCE

33. Tiglath-Pileser III becomes the new king of Assyria. With time he conquers neighboring countries and turns Assyria into an empire
469 BCE
395
745 BCE
753 BCE

34. Construction of the world's largest pyramid - the Great Pyramid of Cholula - begins in Cholula - Puebla - Mexico
300 BCE
378
221 BCE
465 BCE

35. Edict of Milan declared that the Roman Empire would be neutral toward religious worship.
313
586 BCE
479 BCE
458 BCE

36. Kingdom of Champa in Central Vi?t Nam.
192
447 BCE
280
232 BCE

37. Birth of Socrates
469 BCE
4 BCE
325
525 BCE

38. 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.
776 BCE
238
321 BCE
331 BCE

39. 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.
305 BCE
728 BCE
c. 512 BCE
c. 455

40. Murder of Xerxes
384 BCE
354
14
465 BCE

41. Warring States Period begins in China as the Zhou king became a mere figurehead; China is annexed by regional warlords
544 BCE
479 BCE
475 BCE
395

42. Spring and Autumn Period begins in China; Zhou Dynasty's power is diminishing; the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought
70
200 BCE
400 BCE
722 BCE

43. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge inIndia.
563 BCE
111 BCE
722 BCE
600 BCE

44. Purported date of the accession of Jimmu - the mythical first Emperor of Japan
660 BCE
117
323 BCE
480 BCE

45. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.
117
207 BCE
563 BCE
70

46. Ashoka the Great becomes the emperor of the Mauryan Empire
586 BCE
273 BCE
660 BCE
475 BCE

47. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization
111 BCE
600 BCE
323 BCE
117

48. Visigoths sacks Rome for the first time since 390 BCE.
400 BCE
432 BCE
410
c. 200 BCE

49. Defeat of Gordian III (238
238
475 BCE
6 BCE
508 BCE

50. Rise of Parthia (Ashk
465 BCE
250 BCE
410
305 BCE