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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






2. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






3. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.






4. 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.






5. Death of Socrates






6. Death of Cyrus






7. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






8. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






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






10. Rise of the Median Empire






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






12. Death of Socrates






13. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






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






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






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






17. Democracy instituted atAthens






18. Death of Gautama Buddha






19. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






20. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






21. The Oresteia by Aeschylus - the only surviving trilogy of ancient Greek plays - is performed.






22. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






23. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






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






25. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






26. Purported date of the accession of Jimmu - the mythical first Emperor of Japan






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






28. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






29. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






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






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






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






33. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon






34. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started






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






36. Rise of Persian Empire






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






38. 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.






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






40. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






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






42. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






43. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






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






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






46. Birth of Augustine of Hippo






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






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






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






50. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






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