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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Invasion of Greece by Xerxes; Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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






6. Emperor Diocletian splits the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western Empires.






7. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






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






9. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






10. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






11. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






12. Defeat of Gordian III (238






13. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






14. Panini standardizes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit






15. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






16. Democracy instituted atAthens






17. Roman Civil War between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great






18. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






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






20. 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.






21. Three Kingdoms period begins in China after the fall of Han Dynasty.






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






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






24. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






25. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






26. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






27. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






28. Death of Gautama Buddha






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






30. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






31. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






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






33. Battle of Adrianople - Roman army is defeated by the Germanic tribes.






34. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






35. Ashoka the Great becomes the emperor of the Mauryan Empire






36. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






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






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.






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






40. Expulsion of the last King of Rome - founding of Roman Republic (traditional date)






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






42. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






43. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






44. Construction of the Parthenon






45. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






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






47. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






48. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






49. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






50. Rise of Persian Empire