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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






2. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






3. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






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






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






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






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






8. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






9. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






10. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






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






12. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






13. Death of Socrates






14. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






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






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






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






18. 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






19. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






20. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






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






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






23. 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.






24. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. Rise of Persian Empire






30. Spring and Autumn Period begins in China; Zhou Dynasty's power is diminishing; the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought






31. Death of Gautama Buddha






32. Rise of the Median Empire






33. 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.






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






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






36. completion of Euclid's Elements






37. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






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






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






45. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






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






47. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






48. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






49. Sophocles's play Oedipus the King is first performed






50. Founding of Rome (traditional date)







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