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Classical Antiquity Timeline

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1. Death of Socrates
9
378
399 BCE
305 BCE

2. Rise of Persian Empire
483 BCE
400 BCE
653 BCE
117

3. Earliest theorized date for birth of Jesus of Nazareth
660 BCE
400 BCE
6 BCE
447 BCE

4. Darius I (Darius the Great) of Persia - subjugates eastern Thrace - Macedonia submits voluntarily - and annexes Libya - Persian Empire at largest extent
563 BCE
c. 512 BCE
273 BCE
525 BCE

5. End of Peloponnesian War between the Greek city-states
404 BCE
44 BCE
185 BCE
c. 600 BCE

6. Emperor Diocletian splits the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western Empires.
354
111 BCE
476
285

7. Three Kingdoms period begins in Korea.
475 BCE
325
18 BCE
14

8. Widely accepted date (Ussher) for birth of Jesus Christ
4 BCE
326 BCE
465 BCE
230 BCE

9. 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
6 BCE
476
432 BCE
185 BCE

10. Construction of the Parthenon
c. 455
384 BCE
600 BCE
432 BCE

11. Darius I (Darius the Great) of Persia - subjugates eastern Thrace - Macedonia submits voluntarily - and annexes Libya - Persian Empire at largest extent
c. 512 BCE
202 BCE
586 BCE
221 BCE

12. Nanda dynasty comes to power.
232 BCE
257 BCE
424 BCE
325

13. El Mirador - largest early Maya city - flourishes
424 BCE
200 BCE
238
185 BCE

14. Sixteen Maha Janapadas ('Great Realms' or 'Great Kingdoms') emerge inIndia.
458 BCE
c. 100 BCE
460 BCE
600 BCE

15. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great
550 BCE
185 BCE
354
429 BCE

16. Constantine I organises theFirst Council of Nicaea.
14
424 BCE
285
325

17. Death of Alexander the Great at Babylon
479 BCE
9
509 BCE
323 BCE

18. The construction of Marib Dam in Arabia Felix
653 BCE
700 BCE
378
776 BCE

19. Death of Confucius
479 BCE
600 BCE
653 BCE
49 BCE

20. Death of Emperor Ashoka the Great; Decline of the Mauryan Empire
600 BCE
9
230 BCE
232 BCE

21. Democracy instituted atAthens
111 BCE
653 BCE
508 BCE
321 BCE

22. First Peloponnesian War betweenAthens and Sparta
49 BCE
68
460 BCE
384 BCE

23. Pingala uses zero and binary numeral system
500 BCE
508 BCE
490 BCE
185 BCE

24. Birth of Aristotle
776 BCE
9
384 BCE
509 BCE

25. Emperor Wu established Jin Dynasty providing a temporary unity of China after the devastating Three Kingdoms period.
49 BCE
424 BCE
c. 100 BCE
280

26. 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
600 BCE
476
400 BCE
480 BCE

27. Foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great
230 BCE
776 BCE
399 BCE
550 BCE

28. Samudragupta becomes the emperor of the Gupta empire.
410
549 BCE
539 BCE
335

29. Expulsion of the last King of Rome - founding of Roman Republic (traditional date)
238
c. 100 BCE
509 BCE
546 BCE

30. Defeat of Gordian III (238
257 BCE
323 BCE
410
238

31. Battle of the TeutoburgForest - the Imperial Roman Army's bloodiest defeat
9
776 BCE
226
c. 100 BCE

32. Birth of Aristotle
432 BCE
700 BCE
776 BCE
384 BCE

33. The Fall of the Babylonian Empire and liberation of the Jews by Cyrus the Great
479 BCE
202 BCE
539 BCE
544 BCE

34. Greek city-states defeat Persian invasion at Battle of Marathon
490 BCE
465 BCE
700 BCE
200s

35. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton
200s
4 BCE
207 BCE
305 BCE

36. 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
500 BCE
563 BCE
111 BCE
c. 600 BCE

37. Rise of the Median Empire
335
728 BCE
612 BCE
226

38. Three Kingdoms period begins in China after the fall of Han Dynasty.
220
479 BCE
79
653 BCE

39. Confucius - founder of Confucianism - is born
469 BCE
c. 455
313
551 BCE

40. Kingdom of Nan Yueh extends from North Vi?t Nam to Canton
508 BCE
529 BCE
4 BCE
207 BCE

41. Defeat of Gordian III (238
335
273 BCE
146 BCE
238

42. Destruction of Pompeii by the volcano Vesuvius.
525 BCE
79
508 BCE
146 BCE

43. Destruction of theFirst Temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple) by the Babylonians
586 BCE
500 BCE
257 BCE
280

44. Zapotec culture flourishes around city of Monte Alb
250 BCE
226
257 BCE
400 BCE

45. Destruction of Jerusalem by the armies of Titus.
378
326 BCE
500 BCE
70

46. Sunga Empire founded.
9
207 BCE
185 BCE
745 BCE

47. The Buddhist Srivijaya Empire established in Maritime Southeast Asia.
653 BCE
200s
192
68

48. Death of Emperor Augustus (Octavian) - ascension of his adopted son Tiberius to the throne
753 BCE
14
550 BCE
226

49. Roman conquest of Greece - see Roman Greece
146 BCE
475 BCE
447 BCE
700 BCE

50. Sophocles's play Oedipus the King is first performed
18 BCE
429 BCE
404 BCE
480 BCE