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3000 BCE
Stone Tombs were created
The minoans started creating Stone Tombs in Crete. -
1900 BCE
Palace of Knossos
The construction of the first palace in Knossos the capital of Crete. -
1450 BCE
Linear B script developed
Linear B is a syllabic script that was used for writing Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of Greek. -
753 BCE
Rome was founded
According to legend, Ancient Rome was founded by the two brothers, and demi-gods, Romulus and Remus. -
600 BCE
The Etruscans establish in Italy
The estruscans founded city states in Northern Italy, and then they expanded to Southern Italy. -
509 BCE
Rome becomes a Republic
The last king is expelled and Rome is now ruled by senators. There is a constitution with laws and Rome becomes a complex republican government. -
479 BCE
Battle of Platea
This Battle was the final land battle during the second Persian invasion of Greece. It took place near the city of Plataea in Boeotia, and was fought between an alliance of the Greek city-states, including Sparta, Athens, Corinth and Megara, and the Persian Empire. -
461 BCE
Peloponessian War
This was a war that took place in the Peloponnesus penninsula, between Athens and Peloponnesian league led by Sparta. -
218 BCE
Hannibal invades Italy
With a relatively small army of select troops, Hannibal set out to invade Italy by the little-known overland route. He fought his way over the Pyrenees and reached the Rhône River before the Romans could block his crossing, moved up the valley to avoid their army, and crossed the Alps. -
44 BCE
Assesination of Julius Caesar
A cabal of his opponents in the Senate assassinated Caesar with knives they had concealed under their robes. Some were people who had opposed him before and whom he had treated magnanimusly, such as Brutus (his adoptive son). He was assesinated in the theatre of Pompey. -
Nov 4, 600
The Muisca Civilization
This early civilization flourishes in Northern South Ameria in Colombia. -
Nov 4, 800
Teotihuacan Civilization
Collapse of Teotihuacan civilization in Mexico. -
Nov 4, 900
Mayan Civilization
Maya power in northern Mexico begins to fade. -
Nov 4, 1440
Inca Civilization
Incas build great fortress at Cuzco. -
Nov 4, 1470
Inca Civilization
The Incas conquer the Chimu civilization based at Chan Chan. -
Muisca Civilization
Muisca civilization was ended.