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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. 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






2. Rise of the Median Empire






3. completion of Euclid's Elements






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






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






6. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






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






8. 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






9. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






10. Murder of Xerxes






11. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






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






13. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






14. 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.






15. completion of Euclid's Elements






16. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






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






18. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






19. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






20. Defeat of Gordian III (238






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






22. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






23. Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda Dynasty of Magadha.






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






25. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






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






27. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.






28. Death of Confucius






29. Visigoths sacks Rome for the first time since 390 BCE.






30. Death of Gautama Buddha






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






32. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






33. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






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






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






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






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






38. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






39. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






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






41. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






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






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






44. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






45. Murder of Xerxes






46. Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela






47. 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.






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






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






50. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton







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