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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






2. Birth of Aristotle






3. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






4. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






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






6. Death of Confucius






7. Defeat of Gordian III (238






8. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






9. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.






10. Construction of the world's largest pyramid - the Great Pyramid of Cholula - begins in Cholula - Puebla - Mexico






11. 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.






12. 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






13. Death of Emperor Ashoka the Great; Decline of the Mauryan Empire






14. Death of Confucius






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






16. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






17. Alexander the Great defeatsIndian king Porus in the Battle of the Hydaspes River.






18. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






19. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth






20. Edict of Milan declared that the Roman Empire would be neutral toward religious worship.






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






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






23. Death of Cyrus






24. Death of Emperor Ashoka the Great; Decline of the Mauryan Empire






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






26. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






27. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






28. Death of Socrates






29. Greek city-states defeat Persian invasion at Battle of Marathon






30. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






31. 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.






32. Attributed date of the destruction of Nineveh and subsequent fall of Assyria.






33. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






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






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






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






37. Death of Gautama Buddha






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






39. End of Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states






40. 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






41. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization






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






43. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






44. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






45. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






46. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






47. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started






48. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






49. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






50. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece