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- 293 Timeg was first divided into hours by a sundial of L. Papirius, Cursor at Rome.
- 290 The sixth wonder of the world, the Brass Colossus of Rhodes, was built.
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- 280 Pharos of Alexandria, the seventh wonder of the world was built by Plolemy-Philadelphus. It was 550 feet high.
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- 240 Archimedes screw |
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- 00s Golf by Romans. |
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- 490 Persia, led by Xerxes, invades Greece
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| - 483 - 43 Artaxerxes I Longimanus reigned Persia 40 years. (Xerxes or Ahashuerus) The story of Esther occurred during his rule. |
- 480 Persians suffer defeat by the Greeks at Plataea and Mycale Persian expansion halted
- 479 Egypt overthrows Persian rule
- 405 Cyrus the Younger rebels in Persia, but is defeated by Artaxerxes II at Cunoxa
- Artaxerxes II Mnemon became the king of Persia.
- 400 revolt of Jews against Artaxerxes III in Persia |
- 350 Lydia becomes a tributary of Macedon after Persia is conquered by Alexander the Great
- 443 Sogdianus reigned Persia
- 334 Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia at Issus
- 333 remants of the Persian Empire fall to Alexander the Great
- 332 Persian capital of Persepolis burned by Alexander the Great
- 330 Persia fell to Alexander the Great. |
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- 74 - 4 Herod the Great
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- 57 The Sanhedrin took over ruler ship of the Jews. and Pompey were formed.
- Pompey of Rome conquered Jerusalem.
- 53 Crasus invaded Parthia
- 48 Syria became a part of Rome. |
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- 525 – 21 Cambyses II
- 522 – 21 Smerdis the Usurper
- 521 – 486 Darius I the Great
- 486 – 65 Xerxes I the Great
- 465 – 64 Artabanus the Hyrcanian
- 464 – 24 Artaxerxes I Longhand
- 424 – 23 Xerxes II
- 424 – 23 Sogdianus
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- 413 - 350 Egypt became free of Persia. lasted 63 years.
- 404 – 398 Amyrtaeus Descendant of the Saite pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty; led a successful revolt against the Persians precursors to Chess
- 400's - 300's battle games petteia and seega; possible |
- 413 - 350 Egypt free of Persian rule for 63 years. |
- 335 Upper Egypt returned to Persian control
- 332 Alexander III the Greatdefeated the city of Tyre. Alexandria, in Egypt, the walls of which were six miles in circumference was built by Alexander the Great. It became the residence of the Ptolemies, the Greek sovereigns of Egypt.
- 323 Death of Alexander, division of his empire
- 322 Alexander was buried in Alexandria.
- 332 - 309 Argead Dynasty
- 323 – 317 Philip III Arrhidaeus Feeble-minded half-brother of Alexander III the Great
- 317 – 309 Alexander IV of Macedon Son of Alexander III the Great and Roxana
Twenty-ninth Dynasty
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- 398 – 93 Nefaarud I
- 393 Psammuthes
- 393 – 80 Hakor
- 380 Nefaarud II |
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- 380 – 62 Nectanebo I
- 362 – 60 Teos of Egypt
- 360 – 43 Nectanebo II |
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- 343 – 38 Artaxerxes III Egypt came under Persian rule for the second time
- 338 Artaxerxes IV Arses Only reigned in Lower Egypt
- 338 – 36 Khabbabash Leader of a Nubian revolt in Upper Egypt
- 336 – 32 Codomannus |
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- 284 Alexandrian Library built by Plolemy-Philadelpohus with 700,000 volumes.
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- 280 Pharos of Alexandria, the seventh wonder of the world was built by Plolemy-Philadelphus. It was 550 feet high.
- 264 - 146 Punic Wars between Rome and Carthagec.
- 200 Use of iron in Sub-saharan Africa
- 146 Destruction of Carthage by Rome
- 47 Fire destroys the great library at Alexandria
Ptolemaic Dynasty
- 305 – 285 Ptolemy I
- ? - 285 Soter Berenice I
- 288 – 46 Ptolemy II Philadelphos
- 284 - 74 Arsinoe I
- 277 - 70 Arsinoe II
- 270 Ptolemy III
- 246 – 22 Euergetes I
- 244 - 22 Berenice II
- 222 Ptolemy IV
- 222 – 04 Philopator
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- 195 Rosetta stone created
- 190 The Greek Bible (Septuagint) was translated at Alexandria, in Egypt by 70 Hebrew scholars. This translation was authorized by the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem in order to give Jewish exiles a scripture in the language of their exile.
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- 204 – 180 Epiphanes
- 193 - 76 Cleopatra I
- 176 Ptolemy VI
- 180 – 64 Philometor
- 173 - 74 Cleopatra II
- 174 Ptolemy VIII
- 169 - 64 Ptolemy VI
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- 163 - 45 Philometor
- 163 - 27 Cleopatra II
- 127 Ptolemy VII
- 145 - 144 Neos Philopator
- 144 Ptolemy VIII
- 145 - 31 Euergetes II
- 142 - 31 Cleopatra III
- 131 Ptolemy Memphitis
- 131 - 127 Ptolemy VIII
- 127 - 16 Euergetes II
- 127 - 07 Cleopatra III
- 124 - 16 Cleopatra II
- 116 Ptolemy IX
- 116 – 10 Soter II
- 116 - 15 Cleopatra IV
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- 110 – 09 Alexander I
- 109 Ptolemy IX
- 109 – 07 Soter II
- 107 – 88 Alexander I
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- 204 - 181 Ptolemy V
- 116 - 81 Ptolemy IX
- 88 - 81 Soter II
- 81 - 80 Berenice III
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- 80 Alexander II
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-80 - 58 Neos Dionysos (Auletes)
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- ? - 57 Tryphaena
- ? - 58 Cleopatra VI
- 58 - 55 Berenice IV
- Ptolemy XII
- 55 - 51 Neos Dionysos
- 51 - 30 Cleopatra VII Jointly with her father Ptolemy XII, her brother Ptolemy XIII, her brother-husband Ptolemy XIV, and her son Ptolemy XV; also known simply as...
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- Cleopatra 1963
- Cleopatra 1999
- Caesar and Cleopatra 1946
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- 51 – 47 Ptolemy XIII
- 48 - 47 Arsinoe IV
- 47 - 44 Ptolemy XIV Ptolemy XV
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- 31 Octavius, at Actium, defeated Cleopatra and Antony.
- 30 Egypt became a Roman province. |
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- 400 Panini's Sutra, the earliest Sanskrit grammer, is written.
- Delhi founded in India.
- 327 - 26 Alexander the Great passes through the Indus Valley installing Greek officials in the area.
- 323 Alexander the Great dies, providing the opportunity for an independent state in India. Chandragupta Maurya founds the Maurya dynasty, the first Indian empire. Its capital is in Patna. By 184, this dynasty will conquer most of India.
- 304 Chandragupta trades 500 war elephants to Seleucus in exchange for the Indus region and regions immediately to the West. |
- 273 - 32 Ashoka, grandson of Chandragupta Maurya and most impressive ruler in the Maurya dynasty, rules in India and institutes a series of edicts designed to bring about moral reform. His policy on reform flows from his Buddhist orientation.
- Asoka 2001 |
- 251 - 246 The Aryan Hindus occupy Celyon.
- 250 A general council of Buddhist monks is held in Patna, where the canon of Buddhist scriptures is selected. |
- 184 The Maurya dynasty ends when the last ruler is assassinated by an ambitious army commander. |
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- After 500 BC Iron Age Dong-Son culture (Vietnam). Bronze drums. "Moon of Bali" (Indonesia). Plain of Jars (Laos). |
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- 263 The Forth Dynasty, Tsin, began in China. Chi-Hoang-Ti was the first Emperor. The "Great Wall " of China was started by Chihoang-Ti
- 236 The "Great Wall" of China was completed. The wall was 1,500 miles long, averaging a height of 20 feet, with a tower every 300 feet. It crossed mountains 5,000 feet high.
China Unification 221
- The Emperor's Shadow (Qin Song) 1999 - China/English subtitles
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- 493 - 429 Pericles rules Athens. He solidifies Cleistenes' reforms and masterminds the construction of the Parthenon.
- 490 First Persian invasion of Greece, the Battle of Marathon.
- 300 Spartans 1962
- Battle of Marathon between Athens and Darius' Persia; Athens is overwhelmingly victorious.
- 485 Heraclitus of Ephesus flourishes. He teaches that reality is in a constant state of flux: "One cannot step into the same river twice."
- 484 Joiakim became High Priest in Jerusalem.
Herodotus 484 - 425
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- 480 In September, thanks to the military genius of Themistocles, Athenians crush Xerxes and the Persians at the naval Battle of Salamis.
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- 480 - 406 Euripides lived 74 years. Was the last of the three great Greek Tradegidians. Wrote 95 plays.
- 479 Persians are defeated at Plataea.
- 477 Construction on the Parthenon begins under the guidance of Pericles.
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- 472 Playwright Aeschylus submits a play called The Persians to the annual drama competition in Athens. The play tells the story of the Battle of Salamis from the Persians' perspective.
Socrates 470 - 399
Famous philosopher of ethics. He leaves no written work himself, but is the protagonist of Plato's dialogues.
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- 461 - 429 Pericles enters public life, democracy is perfected and the court system is completed.
- 443 - 429 Pericles is leader of Athens during the Golden Age.
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- 454 Delian League, a naval alliance of Athens and other city-states, is established through talks on the isle of Delos.
- 448 Peace with the Persians
- 431 - 404 Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta.
- 430 Plague in Athens
- 429 - 347 Plato the philosopher lived 82 years.
- 427 Birth of Plato, Socrates' most distinguished student.
- 411 Revolts in Athens
- 406 Soldiers were first paid in Rome.
- 404 Athens Surrenders to Sparta. |
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- 371 Thebes defeats Sparta at Leuctra
- 359 Philip II became the king of Macedon. He first married Olympias, then Cleopatra.
- 356 Alexander III the Great born.
- 338 In Greece Philip of Macedon conquered the country and was succeeded by his son 2 years later. Athens ceased to be a major power from this point on. Philip’s League of Corinth was composed of impotent Hellenic states that had lost their collective freedom at the battle of Chaeronea.
- Philip II erected Olympia’s Philippeion in Athens following his victory at Chaeronea. The round marble building was completed by his son, Alexander.
- 338 Philip of Macedonia leads the Greek City States.
- 336 - 323 Alexander the Great's reign.
- 336 Alexander inherited the throne of Macedonia and all of Greece. Within 4 years he conquered the entire Persian Empire.
- 333 Hittite lands and the village known as Ancyra was conquered by Macedonians led by Alexander the Great.
- 332 Alexander the Great defeated the city of Tyre. Alexandria built, walls six miles in circumference residence of the Ptolemies, the Greek sovereigns of Egypt.
- 330 Persia fell to Alexander the Great.
- Alexander the Great 1956 2004
- 323 Alexander died in Babylon at 32. His general, Ptolemy, took possession of Egypt.
- 323 The Macedonian empire divided into: Egypt Syria, under the King of Phrygia, Anticonus; Cappadocia, Asia Minor, under Eumenes; Bithynia, under Bas; Pergamus, under Lysimachus; Greece, under Cassander; Thrace, under Lysimachus; and Macedon under, Philip Aridaeus III.
- 312 Appius Claudius constructed the first Roman military road, 350 miles long and called the "Appian Way." |
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- 293 Time was first divided into hours by a sundial of L. Papirius, Cursor at Rome.
- 290 The sixth wonder of the world, the Brass Colossus of Rhodes, was built.
- 287 Archimedes was born. He invented, among other things, the screw and lever.
- 285 - 247 Ptolemy II of Macedonia began his rule of Egypt. During his reign he founded the Cyprian port of Famagusta.
- 260 The first Roman fleet was built.
- 250 The Parthian Empire is started.
Punic Wars 1 & 2
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- Hannibal 1960
- Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal 1939
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- 223 The Macedonian empire divided into: Egypt under Ptolemy I Lagus (Reputed son of Philip, half brother of Alexander); Syria, under the King of Phrygia, Anticonus; Cappadocia, Asia Minor, under Eumenes; Bithynia, under Bas; Pergamus, under Lysimachus; Greece, under Cassander; Thrace, under Lysimachus; and Macedon under, Philip Aridaeus III.
- 221 Hannibal of Carthage defeated the Romans.
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- 198 Greek Bible translated at Alexandria by 70 Hebrew scholars.
- 174 The streets of Rome were paved.
- 170 first public bakery was started in Rome.
- 168 Macedon conquered by Rome.
- 161 Jews signed a treaty with the Romans. The first treaty with the Jews on record.
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-149 - 146 Third Punic War
- Carthage in Flames 1959
- 148 Macedonia becomes a Roman providence.
- 146 Corinth destroyed by the Romans.
- Greece became a Roman province under the name of Athens. Carthiage was taken by Scipio and became a part of Rome.
- The Greek city-states become part of the Roman Empire.
- 133 Spain became a Roman province. Pergamus became a Roman province.
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- 86 Athens is sacked by Sulla.
- 84 Britain was first known to be an island by the Romans who sailed around it.
71 Sparticus's slave revolt
- Spartacus 1960
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- 65 - 27 Horace the poet
- 60 The first Triumvirate of Julius Caesar, Crassus
- 57 The Sanhedrin took over ruler ship of the Jews. and Pompey were formed.
- Pompey of Rome conquered Jerusalem.
- 53 Crasus invaded Parthia
- 48 Syria became a part of Rome.
- 46 - 15 AD Ovid, "the love-poet of the Romans" was born. He lived 61 years and authored over 54 books.
Julius Caesar 100 - 44
- Julius Caesar 1953
- Julius Caesar 2002
- Julius Caesar 1970
- Rome 2005 |
- 44 Caesar, then dictator for four years, was slain in the Senate House by Brutus and Cassius, and fell at Pompey's statue, He sustained 23 wounds. He was known as a great general, statesman and warrior.
- 43 Octavius, Lepidus and Mark Antony formed the second Triumvirate.
- 37 The Roman Senate appointed Herod, an Idumean Arab, King of Judea. He ruled for 34 years. Herod began construction of the great Jewish Temple on Mt. Moriah in Jerusalem.
- 36 Lepidus was expelled from the Triumvirate.
- 31 Octavius, at Actium, defeated Cleopatra and Antony.
- 30 Egypt became a Roman province.
- 27 Octavius, being sole ruler, assumed the Imperial Purple. first Emperor of Rome. The Golden Age of Rome started. ruled 44 years. died 14 A.D.
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- 458 Ezra was sent to govern Jerusalem.
- 445 Nehemiah was sent to "restore and rebuild" the walls of Jerusalem.
- Book of Nehemiah written.
- 433 Eliashib was high priest in Jerusalem.
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- 413 Joiada was High Priest in Jerusalem. |
- 397 The 39 books of the Old Testament ended. Four hundred years of Biblical silence started.
- 373 John was the High Priest in Jerusalem.
- 321 Onias became High Priest in Jerusalem.
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- 198 Jewish Sanhedrin was first mentioned.
- 175 Jason became the High Priest in Jerusalem.
- 165 Jud was vaascant in Jerusalem.
- 161 Jews signed a treaty with the Romans. The first treaty with the Jews on record.
- 150 Simon became the High Priest and governor in Jerusalem.
- 136 Hyrcanus became the High Priest in Jerusalem.
- 130 John Hyrcanus destroyed the temple on Mount Gerizim.
- 107 Hyrcanus, the High Priest of Jerusalem, took the title "King of the Jews."
- 106 The government of the Maccabees began in Palestine.
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- 79 Alexandra Janneus' widow, became Queen of the Jews.
- 74 - 4 Herod the Great
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- 69 Hyrcanus became the ruler of the Jews.
- 57 The Sanhedrin took over ruler ship of the Jews. and Pompey were formed.
- Pompey of Rome conquered Jerusalem.
- 47 Antipater ruled the Jews.
- 37 - 3 The Roman Senate appointed Herod, an Idumean Arab, King of Judea. He ruled for 34 years. Herod began construction of the great Jewish Temple on Mt. Moriah in Jerusalem.
- 36 Lepidus was expelled from the Triumvirate.
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- 206 The Han dynasty is established in China.
- 200 The Emergence of the Hsiung-nu (later known as the Huns?) on the western borders of China.u |
- 174 - 161 The Hsiung-nu attack the Yüeh-chih (known in the West as the Tocharians), driving them from Gansu.
- 141 - 128 The Yüeh-chih, fleeing from the Hsiung-nu, overrun the Greco-Bactrian kingdom, which is renamed Tocharistan.
- 138 The first Chinese diplomatic mission to the Ferghana Valley, led by Chang Chien.
- 121 The Chinese, under General Ho Chu-ping, defeat the Hsiung-nu.
- 106 Diplomatic ties are established between the Chinese and the Persians.
- 102 The Chinese capture Kokand. |
- 51 The Hsiung-nu split into two hordes, with the Eastern Horde subject to China. |
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- 84 Britain was first known to be an island by the Romans who sailed around it.
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- 300 The Maya adopt the idea of a hierarchical society ruled by nobles and kings. |
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- 400 Working iron in Congo area |
- 300 Rulers of Nubia established their capital at Meroë around 300 B.C., and the kingdom lasted there for more than nine centuries. Wonders: City of Meroe, Black Kingdoms of the Nile
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- 221 Hannibal of Carthage defeated the Romans.
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- 560 Buddhism - Gautama Buddha
- 550 Taoism - Lao Tzu |
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- 980 Syria lost to Israel. Hadad (or Benhadad) was the ruler of Syria. He was hired by Asa, King of Judah, to make war on Bassha, King of Israel.
- Benhadad, son of Hadad, became the king of Syria. He was at war with King Ahab of Israel for two years. (Circa. 925 B.C.)
- 900 Urartu adopts the Assyrian cuneiform script
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- 900 Benhadad besieged Samaria. A severe famine resulted. Miraculously the Syrian army panicked and fled, producing a great plenty. |
| - 934 - 859 Assyria reclaims lands lost to the Urartian invasion |
| - 900 - 840 Assyrians expanded empire to the west. By 840 they conquered Syria and Turkey, territory that had formerly belonged to the Hittites. |
- 885 Hazael became the king of Syria. He reigned 40 years.
- 880 Ashurnasirpal II moves the Assyrian capital to Calah
- Nebo-Baladan became the king of Babylon. A boundary was fixed by treaty with Assyria.
- 856 Shalmeneser III of Assyria defeats the first known king of Urartu, Aramu
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- 774 Assyrian incursions of Phoenicia begin
- 763 A remarkable eclipse of the sun was noted in the Assyrian Chronological Canon. The date proved correct.
- 745 Tiglath-Pileser III rebuilds the decaying Assyrian empire
- Tiglathpileser II became king of Assyria & conquered Babylon.
- 743 Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria defeats Urartu and re-asserts Assyrian control over northern Syria
- 738 Assyria invades Phoenicia
- 735 Assyrians begin incursions into Urartu
- 734 Tyre falls to Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria
- 731 Assyria conquers Babylon. Shalmaneser IV is king.
- 728 Shalmaneaser invaded Israel. Israel, under King Hoshea, became a tributary to Assyria.
- 724 Assyria invades Israel.
- 722 Sargon II reorganizes the Assyrian empire into 70 provinces
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- 721 Samaria, the capital of Israel, captured by Sargon II of Assyria
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Humban-Nikash of Elam defeats Sargon II of Assyria at the Battle of Der
- 714 Sargon II of Assyria defeats a Urartian army under Rusa I
- 709 Phrygia becomes a tributary to Assyria
- 705 Sargon II moves the Assyrian capital to Dur Sharrukin
- Media revolted against Assrya. Deioces became the king of Media and Persia. He ruled for 53 years. (705 B.C.)
- 701 Assyria attacks Jerusalem
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- 700 Sennacherib moves the Assyrian capital to Nineveh
- Achaemenes, first king of Persia
- Bablyon was destroyed and Jerusalem besieged by Sennacherib, the king of Assryia. |
- 689 Assyrians destroy Babylon
- 681 Esarhaddon restored Babylon.
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- 654 Kushites driven from Egypt by the Assyrians
- 653 Elam becomes an Assyrian vassal
- 652 - 648 Babylonians rebel against their Assyrian rulers
- 646 Ashurbanipal of Assyria sacks Susa bringing Elamite power to an end
- 641 Arabs conquer Persia and Egypt
- 627 A revolt occurs within the Assyrian court following the death of Ashurbanipal
- 626 Nabopolassar became the king of Babylon. Uniting with Necho of Egypt and Cyaxares of Media, he took Nineveh and ended the Assyrian Empire.
- Cortigiana di Babilonia (Queen of Babylon) 1956
- 625 - 605 Chaldaean king, Nabopolassar, secures Babylonian throne
- 614 Medes capture Ashur
- Persians capture Damascus and Jerusalem
- 612 Medes ally with Babylonia to conquer Assyria
- Medes ally with Babylonia to conquer Assyria
- 609 Ashur-Uballit II, the last Assyrian king, retreats and is defeated at Harran
- 606 Babylon invaded Judah and took educated captives.
- 605 Nebuchadnezzar became the king of Babylon. He ruled 43 years. The Chaldee-Babylonian Empire extended from the Tigris River to the Nile River. Daniel 11:38 |
- 595 Babylon again invaded Judah and took captives.
- 587 Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia captures Jerusalem
- Judah becomes a province of Babylonia
- 586 exile of the Jews to Babylon
- Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia conquers Phoenicia
- 581 Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia burns Jerusalem
- 559 Persia conquers the Medes
- Cyrus became ruler of Media.
- 552 The Temple of Diana built at Ephesus.
- 550 Persia conquers Lydia
- Cyrus conquered Asia Minor.
- 547 - 546 Cyrus the Great of Persia conquers Babylonia absorbing Babylon into the Persian empire
- Intolerance 1916
- 539 Nebuchadnezzar II builds the Hanging Gardens Cyrus the Great of Persia conquers Babylonia absorbing Babylon into the Persian empire
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- Cyrus the Great of Persia frees the captive Jews from Babylonia
- Cyrus the Great absorbs Phoenicia into the Persian Empire
- Elam is absorbed into the Persian Empire
- 538 Cyrus conquered Babylon, setting Darius on the throne as an under-king. It had walls 350 feet high and 87 feet thick which incorporated 25 brass gates on each side.
- Egypt conquered by the Persians
- 529 Cambyses became the king of Persia.
- 527 The dynasty of the Pharaohs ended and Egypt became a Persian Province.
- 525 Darius I quells a rebellion in Persia and becomes king
- 522 birth of Xerxes, future king of Persia
- 521 Darius I became the king of the Persian Empire.
- 500 Persian Wars
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945 - 720
- 945 - 24 Shoshenq I The biblical Shishaq
- 924 - 889 Osorkon I
- 890 Shoshenq II
- 889 - 74 Takelot I
- 875 - 62 Harsiese
- 874 - 34 Osorkon II
- 834 - 795 Shoshenq III
- 795 - 82 Shoshenq IV
- 782 - 76 Pami
- 776 - 40 Shoshenq V
- 740 - 20 Osorkon IV |
Twenty-third Dynasty
836 - 720
- 837 - 13 Takelot II
- 826 - 01 Pedubast A rebel, seized Thebes from Takelot II
- 812 - 11 Iuput I
- 801 - 795 Shoshenq VI
- 795 - 67 Osorkon III Son of Takelot II, recovered Thebes, then proclaimed himself king
- 773 - 65 Takelot III
- 765 - 62 Rudamun
- 762 - 28 Iuput II |
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- 700 Earliest Greek settlement in Egypt's Nile delta
Libu 805 - 732
- 805 - 795 Inamunnifnebu
- 780 - 55 Niumateped
- 763 - 55 Titaru
- 755 - 50 Ker
- 750 - 45 Rudamon
- 745 - 36 Ankhor
- 736 - 32 Tefnakht |
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732 - 720
- 732 - 25 Tefnakhte Bakenrenef
- 725 - 20 Bocchoris |
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- 752 - 21 PiyeKing of Nubia
- 721 - 07 Shabaka
- 707 - 690 Shebitku
- 690 - 64 Taharqa
- 664 - 56 Tantamani |
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672 - 525
- 672 – 64 Necho I
- 664 – 10 Psamtik I
- 610 – 595 Necho II
- 595 – 89 Psamtik II
- 589 – 70 Wahibre
- 570 – 26 Ahmose II
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- 536 Pythagora, of Magna-Graecia visited Egypt.
- 527 The dynasty of the Pharaohs ended and Egypt became a Persian Province.
- 525 Cambyses, the Persian ruler, conquers Egypt
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- 537 Cyrus the Persian campaigns west of the Indus River.
- 517 - 509 Darius the Persian conquers the Indus Valley region, making the area a province of the Persian Empire.
- 500 Brush |
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- 651 Chinese historian, Sematsin, affixed the first dates to Chinese history. King-Vang I was ruler of China. (651 B.C.) |
- 520 Confucius remodeled the sacred books of the Chinese. |
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- 900 Dorian migration to the Aegean islands, Asia Minor (area around Rhodes), and through the Peloponnesus.
| - 884 - 834 Homers estimated life |
- 869 Dido, from Tyre, founded Carthage.
- 813 Caranus founded Macedon.
- 800 Emergence of Greek city-states, including Athens, Thebes and Megara.
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| - 776 - 393 Ancient Olympic Games in Greece |
- 770 Romulus born.
- 753 Traditional Founding of Rome by Romulus and Remus.
- 716 Rule of Romulus
- 750 Greek cities founded in Italy.
| - 715 - 674 Etruscan civilization dominates the region. |
- 700 Homer's epic poems first set down in writing
- Hesiod composes his Theogony, Works and Days, and other poems
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- 650 Rome destroys Alba Longa
- Sins of Rome (1954)
- 642 - 617 Reign of Tullius Hostilius
| - 616 - 579 Reign of Ancus Marcius
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- 667 Byzantium founded.
- 650 Sparta was reorganized by Lycurgus, who made the aristocratic city into an oligarchy based on warfare.
- 626 Thales, first of the seven sages, or wise men of Greece, suggested that the earth was round.
- 621 Draco's code of law
- Athens founded.
| - 620 - 564 Aesop lived 56 years. |
- 616 Rome flourished under Tarquin.
| - 612 - 570 Sappho, the famous female lyric poet from the isle of Lesbos. |
- 600 Etruscans build the tombs of Cerveteri.
- The Forum in Rome is built. (Coincides with a more historical foundation of the city of Rome)
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- 594 Solon became Athens' chief magistrate. He established the Council of 400 and made other legal reforms designed to give the citizens more voice.
- 585 Thales, founder of school of philosophy in Miletus, is the first to present a rational explanation of the cosmos (namely, that all things are made of moisture).
| - 570 - 495 Pythagoras Greek philosopher and mathematician, on the island of Samos. |
- 578 Tarquinius Priscus builds the Cloaca Maxima, the first sewer.
- 578 - 535 Reign of Servius Tullius
- 566 Panathenaic festivals established.
- 559 Persian Empire founded by the Cyrus the Great
- 552 The Temple of Diana built at Ephesus.
| - 547 - 527 Pisistratus is ruler of Athens. He establishes festivals, builds temples and fountains, and encourages the growth of olives for export. |
- 550 Servius Tullius builds city walls.
- 549 Thespis, Greek poet and tragedian.
- 546 Persian invasion and conquest of Greek territories through out Asia Minor.
- 544 Pisistratus founded the first public library at Athens and collected the poems of Homer.
- 536 Pythagoras discovered the forty-seventh problem, the multiplication table and suggested ideas of which the Copernican system was the full development.
- 535 - 510 Reign of L. Tarquinius Superbus
- 534 According to tradition, Thespis becomes the first actor by reciting poetry as the characters in the poem.
- 530 Pythagoras, mathematician and philosopher, and his followers found the city of Croton. Their community is based on philosophy, literature, and political activity.
- 525 Greek drama begins to grow out of the Dionysian festivals, especially with the plays of Aeschylus.
- 525 - 455 Aeschylus first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose work has survived
- 518 Birth of Pindar, Greek lyric poet who is especially inspired by athletic victory.
- 515 Birth of Parmenides of Elea, founder of the Eleatic school that focused on metaphysics.
- 510 Athens drove out the tyrant Hippias, son of Pisistratus. Cleisthenes and Isagoras struggle for power.
- Rape of the Sabines
- 509 Overthrow of Etruscan kings and destruction of the monarchy by L. Junius Brutus.
- The temple of Jupiter Capitolinus is built on the Capitoline Hill
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- 508 Creation of the position of Pontifex Maximus as an official, to oversee the Rex Sacrorum.
- Cleisthenes flees Athens as Spartan troops approach to assist Isagoras, and Isagoras becomes ruler of Athens.
- 507 Cleisthenes returns to Athens and institutes a democracy – one vote for each free man on every matter of importance.
- Cleisthenes' democratic constitution.
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- 504 Migration of the Claudii to Rome.
- 503 Carthage made the first alliance with Rome.
- 501 Appointment of the first-ever dictator, T. Larcius
- 500 Sparta dominated the Peloponnese region of southern Greece
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- 922 – 901 Jeroboam I
- 901 – 900 Nadab |
- 984 Jehu
- 980 Syria lost to Israel
Solomon's reign
1015 - 975
- Solomon and Sheba 1959
- La Regina di Saba (Queen of Sheba) 1952 |
- 975 Solomon died. The fight for his throne resulted in the twelve tribes of Israel dividing, creating the Great Schism.
| - 975 - 58 Rehoboam ruled 17 years. The two southern tribes, Benjamin and Judah. Kingdom of Judah. |
| - 975 - 588 Kingdom of Judah lasted 387 years. Jerusalem is capital. |
| - 975 - 54 Jeroboam ruled 21 years. The ten northern tribes. Kingdom of Israel. |
| - 975 - 721 Kingdom of Israel lasted 254 years. Samaria is capitol. |
- 958 - 55 Abijah reigned Judah three years.
- 955 - 14 Asa reigned Judah 41 years as a good and godly king. |
- 954 - 52 Nadab king of Israel.
- 952 - 30 Baasha reigned Israel 23 years.
- 930 - 20 Elah ruled Israel 10 years.
- 920 Omri reigned Israel |
- 925 Benhadad became the king of Syria. He was at war with King Ahab of Israel for two years.
- 920 Zimri ruled Israel 7 days
Israel. 10 years
- 918 Ahab became the king of Israel. 21 years
| - 914 - 889 Jehoshaphat, son of Asa reigned Judah 25 years. |
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- 900 - 877 Baasha
- 877 - 876 Elah
- 876 Zimri
The House of Omri
- 876 - 869 Omri
- 869 - 850 Ahab
- 850 - 849 Ahaziah
- 849 - 842 Joram
The House of Jehu
- 842 - 815 Jehu
- 815 - 801 Jehoahaz |
| - 892 - 80 Joram reigned Israel 12 years. |
- 891 Ahaziah 1 year evil
| - 890 - 582 2nd Book of Kings 308 year history |
- 889 - 85 Jehoram reigned Judah four years.
- 885 Ahaziah reigned Judah one year.
| - 884 - 78 Athaliah reigned Queen of Judah six years. |
| - 884 - 857 Jehu reigned Israel 27 years. |
| - 878 - 39 Joash reigned Judah 39 years. Became king at seven years of age, under the guidance of Jehoiadah the High Priest. While Jehoiadah lived Joash was a good king. At Jehoiadah's death Joash turned evil & was finally slain. |
| - 857 - 41 Jehoahaz reigned Israel 16 years. |
- Elisha the Tishbite was a prophet in Israel. He served for about 55 years.
| - 841 - 25 Jehoash reigned Israel 16 years. |
| - 839 - 10 Amaziah reigned Judah 29 years. |
| - 825 - 784 Jeroboam II reigned Israel 41 years. |
- 813 Caranus founded Macedon.
| - 810 - 758 Uzziah reigned Israel 52 years. |
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- 801 - 786 Jehoash
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- 786 - 746 Jeroboam II
- 746 Zachariah
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- 745 Shallum |
- 785 Book of Jonah written. Jonah called to preach to Nineveh.
- 784 Book of Amos written.
| - 784 - 73 Inter-regnum of 11 years in Israel. Zechariah reigned for one year and Shallum for one month. |
| - 770 - 59 Menahemreinged Israel 11 years. |
| - 760 - 698 Book of Isaiah prophesied lasted 62 years. |
- 761 - 59 Pekahiah ruled Israel two years.
| - 759 - 39 Pekah reigned Israel 20 years. |
- 758 Book of Joel written.
| - 758 - 42 Jotham reigned Judah 16 years. Good King. |
Last Houses of Israel
745 - 22
- 745 - 38 Menahem
- 738 - 37 Pekahiah
- 737 - 32 Pekah
- 732 - 22 Hoshea |
| - 742 - 26 Ahaz reigned Judah 16 years. Bad King. |
- 739 Anarchy reigned in Israel.
- 730 Hoshea became the king of Israel.
| - 728 - 05 Hezekiah reigns Judah 23 years well. |
- 728 Israel
became a tributary to Assyria when Shalmaneaser invades.
| - 725 - 665 Hosea prophesied 60 years. Reprove Israel for their sins and idolatry, warned Judah & revolted against Assyrian domination. |
- 724 Assrya invaded Israel.
- 721 Kingdom of Israel came to an end. Israel, comprised of the 10 northern tribes of the "Children of Israel," was carried away into Assrya, never to return. They disappeared into the lands across the north, vanishing from worldview. Hence they are called "The Lost Tribes."
- 710 Micah prophesied. The Book of Micah was written.
- 705 Media revolted against Assrya. Deioces became the king of Media and Persia.
- 700 Bablyon destroyed and Jerusalem besieged by Sennacherib, the king of Assryia.
- Book of Nahum was written. |
| - 698 - 43 Manasseh's 55 year reign over the kingdom of Judah. The most wicked of Judah's kings until he was taken captive and then became good. |
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- 681 Esarhaddon restored Babylon.
- 651 Chinese historian, Sematsin, affixed the first dates to Chinese history. King-Vang I ruler of China.
- 643 - 41 Amon reigned Judah poorly
| - 641 - 11 Josiah reigned Judah 31 years nobly |
- 630 Zephaniah prophesied. Book of Zephaniah written.
- 629 - 588 Book of Jeremiah. Prophesied for 41 years.
- Jeremiah 1998 TV |
- 610 Jehoahaz reigned Judah 3 months. Pharoah Neco of Egypt then deposed and imprisoned him, installing his son, Jehoiakim as king. Jehoahaz was taken prisoner to Egypt where he died.
- Book of
Habakkuk written. This is the time of Sappho, the Greek poetess.
| - 610 - 599 Jehoiakim became the king of Judah. He ruled for 11 years. |
- 606 Babylon invaded Judah and took educated captives.
| - 606 - 544 Book of Daniel. prophesied for 72 years. |
- 605 Nebuchadnezzar became the king of Babylon. ruled 43 years. |
- 595 Book of Ezekiel written.
- Babylon again invaded Judah and took captives.
- 588 Babylon invaded Jerusalem and brought Jewish independence to an end. From this time on the Jews are under Babylon, Persia, Egypt, Syria and Rome until 70 A.D. when they were scattered around the world. On the tenth of Loos, Solomon's temple burned.
| - 588 - 455 Kingdom of Judah post capture |
- 587 Book of Obadiah written.
- 554 Daniel cast into the Lion's den.
- 550 Book of Ezra started
- 536 Zerubbabel was sent up to Judah with 42,360 people to rebuild the Temple. Zerubbabel was governor of Jerusalem.
- 520 Books of Haggai and Zechariah written.
- 515 Jeshua became the High Priest in Jerusalem. |
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- 869 Dido, from Tyre, sister of Pygmhlion, founded Carthage. ("Dido purchased, for her city, as much land as a bullock's hide would enclose; then cutting it into a very fine string made it enclose a large space.") |
- 750 – 600 Kush or Nubia (upper or southern reaches of Nile River) rules Egypt from capital Meroe; with metal technology, widened economic influence in sub-Saharan Africa
Civilizations in Africa: Kush |
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- 500 The Aksumites were a people formed from the mix of Kushitic speaking people in Ethiopia and Semitic speaking people in southern Arabia who settled the territory across the Red Sea around 500 BC. Civilizations in Africa: Axum
- 550 A republic was established in Carthage.
- 503 Carthage made the first alliance with Rome. |
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- 1493 The Roman alphabet was developed. Cadmus was said to have brought the fifteen Phoenician letters into Greece.
- 1400s Glass |
- 1300 Guitar |
- 1244 Palamedes invented dice. |
- 1160 Turin papyrus, world's earliest known geologic and topographic map |
- 1100 A Chinese dictionary containing 40,000 characters was completed by Pa-out-she. |
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- 1473 Troas founds city of Troy
- 1400 Kurigalzu I of Babylonia conquers Elam |
Hittites
- 1450 - 1300 The Hittite culture reached its highpoint and dominated the territory North and East of Babylon including Turkey and northern Palestine.
- 1350 The 1st recorded smallpox epidemic took place during an Egyptian-Hittite war. Hittite warriors caught the disease from Egyptian prisoners. The king and heir were fatally infected and the empire fell apart.
- 1347 - 1338 Tutankhamun |
- 1363 Ashur-Uballit revolts against Mitanni rule and founds the Assyrian Empire
- 1350 Elam regains independence from Babylonia under King Igi-Halki
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- 1273 Shalmaneser of Assyria conquers the Mitanni
- 1271 Assyria and Babylon united under Tiglathninip I "King of nations"
- 1260 Assyrian scribes first mention Urartu
- 1240 Assyrians sack Babylon
- Assyria resists incursions by the Mushki and Urartu
- 1240 Assyrians sack Babylon
- 1230 Rimmon became king of Babylon beginning its separation from Assyria.
- 1220 Babylon and Assyria became separate nations again.
- 1200 Gilgamesh Epic |
Hittites
- 1295 - 1272 The Hittite king Muwatalli II signed a treaty with Alaksandu, ruler of the Arzawa land known as Wilusa.
- 1286 The Hittites fought off the invading Egyptians. This reflected the power gained from trading metals abundant in Turkey.
- 1285 Battle of Kadesh, in the fifth year of his reign Ramesses moved to meet and destroy the forces of the Hittite king, Muwatallis, grandson of Suppililiumas. Here some 70,000-100,000 armed men clashed for two days... and was decisive in that the Hittite advanced no further.
- 1267 -1237 King Hattusili III ruled the Hittites. |
- 1271 Assyria and Babylon united under Tiglathninip I, son of Shalmaneser I. He was the first to assume the title, "King of Nations" as king of Sumir and Akkad.
- Troy was captured by the Argonauts. (1239 B.C.)
- Rimmon became king of Babylon beginning its separation from Assyria. (1230 B.C.)
- 1220 Priam, father of Paris, became ruler of Troy. |
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- 1192 Ramessu III beat back a more formidable attack. The inscription describing this war was engraved on the second pylon of the temple of Medinet Habu. The Hittites and North Syrians had been so crippled by them that Ramessu took the opportunity to extend the frontier of Egyptian territory northward.
- 1185 The Hittite empire fell to the “Sea People,” an invading group coming from the west whose precise identity is unknown.
- 1168 Shutruk-Nahhunte of Elam invades Babylon and places his son on the throne
- 1155 Assyria and Elam attack Babylonia ending Kassite rule
- 1125 Nebuchadnezzar I, king of Babylonia
-1104 Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon invades and conquers Elam |
Trojan war 1194 - 1184
- Helen of Troy 2003
- Helen of Troy 1956
- The Trojan Horse 1962
- Trojan Women 1972
- Troy 2004
- The Odyssey 1977
- The Odyssey 1997 TV miniseries
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- 1155 Assyria and Elam attack Babylonia ending Kassite rule
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- 1080 few Assyrian inscriptions were known for about 150 years. The Hebrew kings, David and Solomon, became strong as Assyria became weak.
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- 1492 - 79 Thutmose II
- 1479 - 25 Thutmose III
- 1473 - 58 Hatshepsut
- 1427 - 00 Amenhotep II
- 1400 - 1390 Thutmose IV
- 1390 - 52 Amenhotep III - Amenhotep IV
Akhenaten 1352 - 1336
- The Egyptian 1954
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- 1338 - 36 Smenkhkare
- 1336 - 27 Tutankhamun Commonly believed to be the son of Akhenaten, probably reinstated the polytheistic religion.
- 1327 - 23 KheperkheprureAy
- 1323 - 1295 Horemheb |
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- 1375 Akhenaton introduces monotheism in Egypt
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- 1373 Ramseese II, The Great, son of Seti I, began his 61-year rule of Egypt. Ramseese II was the most famous of the Egyptian kings. He built cities and magnificent temples, the Rock Temple of Ipsambul the great wall, the Raameseum at Thebes and introduced polygamy in Egypt.
- 1300 Berlin Mathematical Papyrus algebraic equations
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- 1295 - 94 Ramesses I
- 1294 - 79 Seti I
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- 1213 - 03 Merneptah A stele describing his campaigns in Libya and Palestine contains the first known reference to the Israelites
- 1203 - 00 Amenemses
- 1200 - 1194 Seti II |
- 1280 Ramesses III, the "Egyptian Solomon." "built the Temple of Ammon at Meoinet-Abou. last of the heroic Kings of Egypt,
- 1275 Reached a stalemate with the Hittites at the Battle of Kadesh
- 1258 earliest known peace treaty was signed
- Peace treaty, world's earliest known
- 1225 The decline of Egypt began. Art almost disappeared and literature was wanting. |
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- 1194 - 88 Merneptah Siptah
- 1188 - 86 Twosret A rare female ruler |
- 1160 Turin papyrus, world's earliest known geologic and topographic map
- 1186 - 83 Setnakhte
- 1175 Ramesses III Fought the Sea Peoples
- 1152 - 46 Ramesses IV
- 1146 - 42 Ramesses V
- 1142 - 34 Ramesses VI
- 1134 - 26 Ramesses VII
- 1126 - 24 Ramesses VIII
- 1124 - 06 Ramesses IX
- 1106 - 02 Ramesses X
- 1102 - 1069 Ramesses XI |
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- 1069 -43 Nesbanebdjed I
- 1043 - 39 Amenemnisu
- 1039 - 991 Psusennes I
- 993 - 84 Amenemope
- 984 - 78 Osorkon the Elder
- 978 - 59 Siamun
- 959 - 45 Psusennes II
- 1000 Petroleum tar used in mummification |
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- 1100 A Chinese dictionary containing 40,000 characters was completed by Pa-out-she. |
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- 1495 Panathenaean games began.
- 1493 The Roman alphabet was developed. Cadmus was said to have brought the fifteen Phoenician letters into Greece.
- 1490 City of Sparta was founded.
- 1459 Helen came to power in Greece.
- 1400 The Myceneans conquer Knossos and begin to replace the more peaceful Minoan civilization with their own military-centered culture.
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- 1425 Linear B in Crete-Minoan maritime hegemony
- Greeks at Cnossus
- 1375 Construction of domed tombs
- 1326 Isthmian Games by Sisyphus was established.
- 1300 Apogee of the palaces at Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos and Athens
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- 1266 Tyndareus, father of Helen, became ruler of Sparta.
- 1263 Temple of Apollo at Delphi built.
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- 1250 Linear B in Greece-Destruction of Troy
- Myceneans may have warred with Troy and triumphed (as retold in the Homeric epics).
- 1244 Palamedes invented dice.
- 1240 Hercules became ruler in Mycenae.
- 1239 Troy was captured by the Argonauts.
- 1234 Theseus, the King in Attica, gathered his people into one city, which he named Athens.
- 1228 King Theseus of Attica carried off Helen,
- 1220 Priam, father of Paris, became ruler of Troy.
- 1200 Oracle at Delphi founded
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- 1194 Paris, son of Priam, visited Greece and carried away Helen wife of Menelaus, King of Sparta. Menelaus assembled the princes of Greece with their forces, under the command of Agamemnon, the brother of Menaiaus,
Trojan war 1194 - 1184
- Helen of Troy 2003
- Helen of Troy 1956
- The Trojan Horse 1962
- Trojan Women 1972
- Troy 2004
- The Odyssey 1977
- The Odyssey 1997 TV miniseries
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- 1150 Dorian Immigration into Greece mainland.
- 1150 - 1100 Aeolian Immigrations begin to Asia Minor.
- 1150 - 1050 Greeks at Cyprus Sub-mycenaen
- 1125 Second wave of "Greeks" in the Poloponnese
- 1100 Dawn of the recorded history
- 1115 The biarchy of Sparta began at the death of Aristodemus
- 1100 End of Mycenean age and civilization. Early city states are ruled through monarchy.
- Myceneans conquered by Dorian invaders
- The biarchy of Sparta began at the death of Aristodemus, in 1100 B.C. His twin sons succeeded him.
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- 1000 Founding of Sparta
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Moses 1571 - 1451
- Ten Commandments 1956
- Moses 1996 TV
- Moses the Law Giver 1975
- Prince of Egypt 1998 |
| - 1574 - 1451 Aaron lived 123 years. fathered four children and created the Levitical priesthood was founded. |
- 1491 The marriage of brother and sister was common until prohibited by the Law of Moses
- Moses sees burning bush
| - 1491 - 52 Book of Numbers 39 year wandering of the Israelites. |
- 1451 Entrance into Canaan.
- The twelve tribes of Israel reached the Promised Land.
- Palestine became the home of both the Canaanites and the Children of Israel.
- Book of Deuteronomywritten in five weeks
| - 1451 - 26 Book of Joshua 25-year history. |
| - 1426 - 1409 The time of the Elders 17 years from the death of Joshua to the first Judge. Once these Elders died the nation began to abandon the Theocracy. Leadership was weak and for the most part the people did "every man what is right in his own eyes." |
- 1417 The Israelite's first servitude to Mesopotamia
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| - 1356 - 43 Israel's second judge Ehud ruled 13 years |
| - 1356 - 1276 80 years of peace |
- 1343 Shamgar 3rd Judge
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- 1326 The Institution of the Isthmian Games by Sisyphus was established.
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- 1256 The time of the Book of Ruth in progress.
- The Story of Ruth 1960
- Abimelech sixth judge. one of Gideon's sons, killed his brothers and appointed himself as Judge. His term lasted 3 years.
- 1251 Tola, ruled for 23 years. Israel's seventh Judge
- 1230 Israel's eighth Judge, Jair, ruled for 22 years.
- 1228 Philistine and Ammonite oppression of Israel lasted for 18 years.
- 1206 Israel's ninth Judge, Jephthah 6 years
- 1200 Israel's tenth Judge, Ibzan
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- 1193 Israel's eleventh Judge, Elon, 10
- 1183 Israel's twelfth Judge, Abdon 8
- The seventh servitude of Israel, under the Philistines, lasted for 40 years.
- 1175 Israel's thirteenth Judge, Samson, ruled for 20 years.
| - 1171 - 1056 1st Book of Samuel 115-year record of history. |
- 1155 Israel's fourteenth Judge, Eli, ruled for 40 years. The Book of Judges concluded its 271-year history.
- Israel's eighth servitude, under the Philistines, lasted 20 years.
- 1115 Israel's fifteenth Judge, Samuel the Prophet, ruled for 20 years.
- Samson and Delilah 1949 1984 TV 1996 TV
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- 1080 David became strong as Assyria became weak. David began writing his Psalms
| - 1060 - 1020 Book of Numbers |
- 1056 Saul, son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, became the first King of Israel. Theocracy ended and the Jewish Monarchy began.
- 1055 David, son of Jesse, of the tribe of Judah, became king of Israel.
| - 1055 - 17 2nd book of Samuel 38 year history |
- 1048 David defeated the Jebusites and Jerusalem became the capital of Israel.
David 1055 - 15
- David and Goliath 1960
- King David 1985
- David 1997
- David and Batsheba 1951
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- 1033 Solomon David's son by Bathsheba born.
- 1023 Absolom revolted, was defeated and died.
- 1015 Solomon became King of Israel. His reign is called "The Glorious Kingdom." These were Israel's greatest years.
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- 1000 Solomon's books, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon were written.
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- 1764 Hammurabi conquers Elam,
- 1763 founds Babylonia
- 1760 conquers Ashur ending first Assyrian empire
- Hammurabi of Babylon conquers Ashur ending the first Assyrian empire
- 1758 Code of Hammurabi
- 1752 Kutur-Nahhunte of Elam conquers southern Babylonia |
- 1700 All Babylonia was permanently united. The capital, "Babylon the Great," for some 1700 years stood as the queen city of the world. Pliny says, "It was the greatest city the sun ever shone upon." "Its walls, 300 feet high and 75 feet wide, enclosed an area of 225 square miles. Its temples, palaces, fortresses, brazen gates, quays, artificial mountains and lakes, made it one of the Seven Wonders of the World." Strabo.
- 1600 Hittites, under King Mursilis I, sack Babylon |
- 1595 The Hittites captured Babylon and retreated. They left the city open to Kassite domination which lasted about 300 years.
| - 1546 - 1184 Troy the bronze age settlement of the site of the Trojan War. The inhabitants probably spoke Luvian, an Indo-European language related to Hittite. Founded by Scamander |
- 1500 Assyria subject to Mitanni rule |
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- 1991 – 62 Amenemhat I
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- 1800 Alphabet, world's oldest known
- Moscow Mathematical Papyrus, generalized formula for volume of frustum
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- 1897 – 78 Senusret II
- 1878 – 60 Senusret III
- 1860 – 15 Amenemhat III
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- 1795 – 2 Amenemhat
- 1790 Sehetepre
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- Sobekhotep I
- 1775 Renseneb
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- 1767 Sobekhotep
- 1765 Khendjer
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- Antef V
- 1755 Sobekhotep III
- 1751 – 40 Neferhotep I
- 1740 – 30 Sobekhotep IV
- 1730 Sobekhotep V
- Wahibre
- 1725 – 14 Ibiau
- 1714 – 1691 Merneferre
- Merhetepre Ini
- Seankhenre
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- 1654 Dudimose I
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- 1715 Joseph was made governor of Egypt. |
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- 1655 Aahmes became Pharoah of Egypt. expelling the Hyksos
- 1650 Rhind Mathematical Papyrus: geometry, cotangent analogue, algebraic equations, arithmetic series, geometric series
- 1600 Edwin Smith papyrus, medical tradition traces as far back as 3000
Fourteenth Dynasty eastern Delta, based at Xois (Avaris)
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- 1705 Nehesy
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- 1704 Nebefawre
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- 1699 Merdjefare
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- 1694 Nebdjefare
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- 1674 Sheshi
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- Khyan 30 - 40 Years
- Apepi I 40 Years or more
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- 1580 - 1090 Temple building in Egypt
- 1550 Ebers Medical Papyrus, traditional empiricism; world's earliest known documented tumors
- 1500 Glass-making, world's earliest known
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- 1550 - 25 Ahmosis I
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- Rahotep
- 1650 Sekhemrewahkhaw
- Intef V the Elder
- Antef VI
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- Intef VIII
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- 1558 -1554 Tao II the Bravec.
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- 1556 Cecrops from Egypt, founded Athens.
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- 1998 Noah died at the age of 950.
- 1996 - 1821 Abraham
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- 1921 Abraham and Lot left Ur for Canaan.
- 1919 A famine drove Abraham and Lot into Egypt.
- 1916 Abraham and Lot separated
- 1913 The Elamites invaded Sodom. Chedoralaomer took Lot and all the people of Sodom captive. Abraham pursued and recaptured all. He killed the four kings. Genesis 14
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- 1908 Hagar, Sarah's slave mistress, bore Abraham a son, Ishmael. Ishmael lived 137 years. He fathered 12 sons and became the father of the Arab nations.
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- 1852 Assyria became independent from Babylonia under Ismi.
- 1846 Shem died at 600.
- 1836 Twin sons, Esau and Jacob, born to Isaac and Rebekah.
- 1821 Abraham died at the age of 175.
- 1817 Eber died at 464
- 1892 Sodom & Gomorah destroyed
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- 1752 Jacob had twelve sons from whom sprang the "Twelve Tribes" of the Israelites. Jacob married both Leah (by trickery) and Rachel. Leah bore Jacob six sons and one daughter. Her maid, Zilpah, whom she caused to be a surrogate mother for her, bore Jacob two sons. Rachel bore Jacob two sons and her maid, Bilhah, whom she caused to be a surrogate mother for her, bore Jacob two sons.
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| - 1735 - 1602 Kohath Levi's second son lived 133 years. Levitical priesthood came from him. Direct ancestor of Moses and Aaron. |
- 1732 Jacob was called by God to move back to Canaan. changed his name to "Israel."
- Jacob 1994 TV
- The Story of Jacob and Joseph 1974 TV
- 1728 Joseph was sent captive to Egypt at the age of seventeen.
- Joseph 1995
- 1715 Joseph was made governor of Egypt.
- 1706 Jacob, now called Israel, and his family went into Egypt. 75 people in all. |
- 1655 the book of Job.
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| - 1536 - 1426 Joshua son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, was born. Leader of Israel after Moses' death |
- 1530 Exodus, Moses escaped Egypt and settled in Midian.
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- 2487 - 77 Sahure
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- 2477 - 67 Kakai
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- 2467 - 60 Isi
- 2460 - 53 Neferefre
- 2453 - 22 Nyuserre Ini
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- 2422 - 14 Kaiu
- 2414 - 2375 Djedkare Isesi |
- 2400 Astronomical Calendar, used even in the Middle Ages for its mathematical regularity
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- 2345 - 33 Teti
- 2333 - 32 Userkare
- 2332 - 83 Pepi I Meryre
- 2283 - 78 Merenre Nemtyemsaf I
- 2278 Pepi II
- 2278 - 2184 Neferkare
- 2184 Merenre
- 2184 Nemtyemsaf II
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- 2200 Beer invented
- 2000 Solar Calendar in Egypt
- Terra-cotta pottery in Egypt
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Ninth Dynasty
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- 2160 – ? Meryibre Khety
- Meribre Khety II
- Neferkare III
- Nebkaure (Acthoes II)
- Setut
- Wakhare
- Khety I
- Merykare
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- Menethoupe I
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- Khety II
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- 2130 Merikare's daughter |
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- Nebi
- Djedkara
- Shemai
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- Khendu
- Neferkamin
- Seneferka
- Nikara
- Neferkara
- Tereru
- Neferkahor
- Neferkara
- Pepyseneb
- Neferkamin
- Anu
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- Ibi
- Neferkara II
- Neferkawhor
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- 2130 Meryhathor
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Eleventh Dynasty
Upper Egypt
2134 - 1991
- 2134 - 17 Intef I
- 2117 - 2069 Intef II
- 2069 - 60 Intef III
- 2060 - 10 Mentuhotep I - Sankhkare
- 2010 - 1998 Mentuhotep II - Nebtawyre
- 1997 - 91 Mentuhotep III |
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- 2369 Genesis came to an end. Exodus, began.
- 2353 Lamech died five years before the flood at the age of 777.
- 2348 Methuselah died shortly before the flood at the age of 969.
- Ark completed. The 120 years of warning came to an end. The flood deluged the earth.
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- 2300 beginning of Babylon
- Ham's first grandchild, Nimrod (also known as Izdhubar), son of Cush was born. Nimrod founded Babylon (or Chaldea, the capital was Ur). The Tower of Babel was started. ("The Tower of Babel" the probable "Temple of Jupiter Belus" in Babylon was seen and described by Herodotus in 440 B.C. It was a quarter of a mile square at the base and in eight stories rose 650 feet high.) Gen.10:10
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- Menes (Narmer, Hor-Aha, Serket II)
- 3050 Hor-Aha Arguably the unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt
- Djer 41 years
- Merneith Regent for Den 23 years
- Den 14 to 20 years
- Anedjib 10 years
- Semerkhet 9 years
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- Raneb 39 years
- Nynetjer 40 years
- Wneg 8 years
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- Seth-Peribsen 17 years
- 2686 Sekhemib-Perenmaat Khasekhemwy 17 to 18 years |
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- 2668 - 49 Djoser
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- 2649 - 43 Sekhemkhet
- 2643 - 37 Khaba
- 2637 - 13 Huni |
- 2650 Construction of first pyramid in Egypt, first monumental columnar forms
- 2600 Sphinx, still today the world's largest single-stone statue 2600s
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- Red Pyramid, world's earliest known "true" smooth-sided pyramid; solid granite work |
- 2613 - 2589 Sneferu Bent Pyramid
- 2589 - 66 Khufugreat pyramid
- 2566 - 58 Djedefra (Radjedef)
- 2558 - 32 Khafra
- 2532 - 03 Menkaura
- 2503 - 2498 Shepseskaf |
- 2580 Great Pyramid of Giza, the world's tallest structure until AD 1300
- Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
- 2500 Shipping expeditions: King Sneferu and Pharaoh Sahure.
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- 2700 Wickedness continued to increase. The great ages of the people allowed for an unparalleled pool of united experience, appetite and imagination applied to any given pursuit. |
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