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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






2. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






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






4. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system






5. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






6. 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.






7. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






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






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






10. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






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






12. Chola dynasty rises in prominence.






13. Death of Emperor Augustus (Octavian) - ascension of his adopted son Tiberius to the throne






14. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






15. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






16. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






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






18. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






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






20. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






21. 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






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






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






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






25. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






26. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






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






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






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






30. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






31. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






32. Mahavira - founder of Jainism is born






33. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






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






35. 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






36. Nanda dynasty comes to power.






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






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






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






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






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






42. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






43. Construction of the Parthenon






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






45. Rise of the Median Empire






46. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






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






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






49. Death of Socrates






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