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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






2. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






3. Construction of the Parthenon






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






5. Democracy instituted atAthens






6. Birth of Aristotle






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






8. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






9. Rise of Persian Empire






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






11. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






12. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






13. Roman Emperor Theodosius I outlaws all pagan religions in favour of Christianity.






14. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






15. Construction of the Parthenon






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






17. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






18. Darius I (Darius the Great) of Persia - subjugates eastern Thrace - Macedonia submits voluntarily - and annexes Libya - Persian Empire at largest extent






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






20. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






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






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






23. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






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






25. The Fall of the Babylonian Empire and liberation of the Jews by Cyrus the Great






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






27. 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






28. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






29. Julius Caesar murdered by Marcus Brutus and others; End of Roman Republic; beginning of Roman Empire






30. 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.






31. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






32. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






33. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






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






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






36. 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






37. Sunga Empire founded.






38. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






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






40. Fall of the Parthian Empire and Rise of the Sassanian Empire.






41. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






42. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






43. Death of Gautama Buddha






44. Tiglath-Pileser III becomes the new king of Assyria. With time he conquers neighboring countries and turns Assyria into an empire






45. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






46. Darius I (Darius the Great) of Persia - subjugates eastern Thrace - Macedonia submits voluntarily - and annexes Libya - Persian Empire at largest extent






47. Death of Cyrus






48. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






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






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