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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Construction of the world's largest pyramid - the Great Pyramid of Cholula - begins in Cholula - Puebla - Mexico
c. 455
480 BCE
476
300 BCE

2. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia
285
529 BCE
c. 200 BCE
c. 500 BCE

3. Murder of Xerxes
232 BCE
753 BCE
653 BCE
465 BCE

4. Battle of the TeutoburgForest - the Imperial Roman Army's bloodiest defeat
424 BCE
395
335
9

5. End of Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states
404 BCE
465 BCE
551 BCE
612 BCE

6. Battle of the TeutoburgForest - the Imperial Roman Army's bloodiest defeat
185 BCE
335
9
207 BCE

7. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix
500 BCE
700 BCE
529 BCE
c. 100 BCE

8. Roman Civil War between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great
49 BCE
232 BCE
300 BCE
480 BCE

9. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia
14
550 BCE
230 BCE
79

10. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes
200 BCE
4 BCE
722 BCE
378

11. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started
323 BCE
447 BCE
9
326 BCE

12. Expulsion of the last King of Rome - founding of Roman Republic (traditional date)
509 BCE
325
79
424 BCE

13. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system
600 BCE
660 BCE
525 BCE
500 BCE

14. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.
325
465 BCE
475 BCE
460 BCE

15. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.
612 BCE
70
230 BCE
586 BCE

16. Founding of Rome (traditional date)
323 BCE
202 BCE
753 BCE
447 BCE

17. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama
202 BCE
399 BCE
146 BCE
525 BCE

18. 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.
432 BCE
424 BCE
551 BCE
221 BCE

19. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix
653 BCE
480 BCE
700 BCE
500 BCE

20. End of Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states
404 BCE
c. 200 BCE
323 BCE
400 BCE

21. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth
221 BCE
6 BCE
509 BCE
490 BCE

22. Death of Cyrus
326 BCE
323 BCE
529 BCE
9

23. Roman Emperor Theodosius I outlaws all pagan religions in favour of Christianity.
500 BCE
612 BCE
700 BCE
395

24. Ashoka the Great becomes the emperor of the Mauryan Empire
500 BCE
400 BCE
238
273 BCE

25. Invasion of Greece by Xerxes; Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis
354
480 BCE
700 BCE
335

26. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia
238
c. 600 BCE
221 BCE
722 BCE

27. Destruction of theFirst Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple) by the Babylonians
586 BCE
410
546 BCE
447 BCE

28. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb
111 BCE
400 BCE
326 BCE
458 BCE

29. Rise of Magadha as the dominant power under Bimbisara.
544 BCE
600 BCE
335
509 BCE

30. Battle of Adrianople - Roman army is defeated by the Germanic tribes.
378
745 BCE
550 BCE
525 BCE

31. Defeat of Gordian III (238
331 BCE
465 BCE
238
483 BCE

32. Rise of Persian Empire
653 BCE
220
544 BCE
230 BCE

33. Rise of Persian Empire
600 BCE
653 BCE
509 BCE
250 BCE

34. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon
404 BCE
653 BCE
323 BCE
399 BCE

35. Rise of Magadha as the dominant power under Bimbisara.
185 BCE
469 BCE
508 BCE
544 BCE

36. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.
563 BCE
586 BCE
250 BCE
325

37. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system
465 BCE
285
500 BCE
475 BCE

38. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.
c. 100 BCE
544 BCE
192
525 BCE

39. Julius Caesar murdered by Marcus Brutus and others; End of Roman Republic; beginning of Roman Empire
44 BCE
432 BCE
4 BCE
475 BCE

40. Kingdom of Champa in Central Vi?t Nam.
70
273 BCE
400 BCE
192

41. Darius I (Darius the Great) of Persia - subjugates eastern Thrace - Macedonia submits voluntarily - and annexes Libya - Persian Empire at largest extent
525 BCE
c. 512 BCE
4 BCE
546 BCE

42. 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
539 BCE
480 BCE
400 BCE
202 BCE

43. Construction of the Parthenon
476
500 BCE
586 BCE
432 BCE

44. Emperor Diocletian splits the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western Empires.
285
544 BCE
600 BCE
226

45. Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela
321 BCE
326 BCE
232 BCE
331 BCE

46. Evidence of writing system appear in Oaxaca used by the Zapotec civilization
469 BCE
475 BCE
475 BCE
600 BCE

47. Widely accepted date (Ussher) for birth of Jesus Christ
4 BCE
563 BCE
404 BCE
490 BCE

48. Expulsion of the last King of Rome - founding of Roman Republic (traditional date)
490 BCE
475 BCE
509 BCE
660 BCE

49. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge inIndia.
745 BCE
460 BCE
600 BCE
400 BCE

50. 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
321 BCE
378
490 BCE