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265
Rome: The Republic
In 265, Rome takes control of all of Italy. -
332
Egypt: The Greek Period
In 332 BCE, Alexander the Great of Macedonia takes control of Egypt. -
334
Greece: The Hellenistic
Alexander the Great begins his conquest of Egypt, Persia, Mesopotamia, and India. -
400
Medieval Europe: Early Middle Ages
Small independent kingdoms spring up in Italy, Gaul, Spain, Germany, Belgium, and Britain -
476
Rome: The Fall of the Empire
Odoacer kills the last Roman emperor in the west and proclaims himself king in 476 CE. -
Jun 15, 1215
Medieval Europe: Late Middle Ages
John of England signs the Magna Carta. -
Jan 1, 1300
Mesopotamia: Assyria
The Assyrians establish an independent kingdom in the north of Mesopotamia, with the capital at Ashur, in 1300 BCE -
Period: Jan 1, 1504 to Dec 31, 1492
Egypt: New Kingdom
Thutmose I expands his empire into south west Asia. -
Mesopotamia: Babylonia
Nomads of the west, the Amorites establish their capital at Babylon in 1900 BCE. -
Greek: Classical Greece
Athens develops the most democratic government of all the city-states. -
Medieval Europe: Early Dark Ages
Wooden castles are built -
Greece: The Early Period
Achean invaders enter the Greek mainland around 2500 BCE, Trojan War begins circa 1250 BCE -
Mesopotamia: Sumer
Sumerians move in from the north to take over Mesopotamia in 3300 BCE. -
Rome: Decline of the Republic
Julius Caesar is assassinated in the Roman Senate (44 BCE) -
Egypt: The Roman Period
In 48 BCE, Cleopatra VII forms alliance with Julius Caesar.
