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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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






2. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta






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






4. 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






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






6. Pandyan kingdom in SouthIndia






7. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix






8. Rise of Persian Empire






9. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth






10. 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






11. 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.






12. Chera dynasty in SouthIndia






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






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






15. Rise of Parthia (Ashk






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






17. Emergence of Satavahanas in SouthIndia






18. 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.






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






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






21. Murder of Xerxes






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






23. Sunga Empire founded.






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






25. Birth of Socrates






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






27. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.






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






29. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.






30. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great






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






32. Birth of Socrates






33. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes






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






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






36. Skandagupta repels anIndo-Hephthalite attack onIndia.






37. completion of Euclid's Elements






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






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






40. Cambyses II of Persia conquers Egypt






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






42. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.






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






44. Murder of Xerxes






45. Year of the four emperors in Rome.






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






47. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb






48. Kingdom of Champa in Central Vi?t Nam.






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






50. Kingdom of Champa in Central Vi?t Nam.