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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






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






3. Scipio Africanus defeats Hannibal at Battle of Zama






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






5. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece






6. Construction of the Parthenon






7. Death of Confucius






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






9. Death of Cyrus






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






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






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






13. Defeat of Gordian III (238






14. Sunga Empire founded.






15. Cyrus the Great overthrows Croesus King of Lydia






16. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






17. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






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






19. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






20. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






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






22. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






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






24. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






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






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






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






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






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






30. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






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






32. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






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






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






35. Birth of Socrates






36. Building of the Parthenon atAthens started






37. Founding of Rome (traditional date)






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






39. Death of Confucius






40. completion of Euclid's Elements






41. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






42. 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






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






44. Defeat of Gordian III (238






45. 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.






46. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






47. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born






48. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.






49. Roman Empire at largest extent under Emperor Trajan.






50. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia