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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. Construction of the Parthenon






8. Defeat of Gordian III (238






9. completion of Euclid's Elements






10. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






11. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






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






13. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






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






15. Death of Cyrus






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






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






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






19. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






20. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






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






22. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






23. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






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






25. Rise of the Median Empire






26. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






27. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






28. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






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






30. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






31. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






32. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






33. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






34. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






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






36. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






37. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






38. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






39. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






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






41. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started






42. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






43. Birth of Aristotle






44. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






45. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






46. Murder of Xerxes






47. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






48. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






49. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






50. Widely accepted date (Ussher) for birth of Jesus Christ






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