Protocol Timeline

By Noa M_J
  • 3000 BCE

    The "Book of Teachings of the Scribes", the first ceremonial protocol by the Egyptians.

    It was Ptahhotep, a minister of Pharaoh Isasi, who collected his own and inappropriate behaviors as an instruction.
  • 1760 BCE

    Code of Hammurabi

    It laid down the principles that guided the life of the Babylonians. It details precisely the ceremony and the acts related to the coronation.
  • 800 BCE

    The protocol of Ancient Greece

    The protocol was related to respect for the gods, the authorities and the use of ceremonial oratory.
  • 753 BCE

    The protocol of Roman civilization

    They implemented rigorous rules of protocol for senators, emperors, and consuls, including forms of greeting and triumphal parades.
  • 1071

    Invention of the fork

    The Byzantine princess Theodora had a skewer made of sod teeth so that she would not have to use her hands when eating.
  • 1186

    The new protocol for banquets

    In the feudal system, the custom of eating sitting around a table became widespread, which promoted the use of forks and knives.
  • 1221

    Siete Partidas of Alfonso X

    They were a set of laws drafted in the thirteenth century that regulated various aspects of the social, political and legal life of the kingdom of Castilla. This legal code ranged from civil and criminal law to religious and behavioral issues, and had a great influence on Spanish and Latin American legislation.
  • 1401

    The Protocol Manual of Duke Felipe "the good of Borgoña"

    This included where each person should sit, how they should be served and in what order
  • 1500

    The Social Protocol of Luis XII of France

    It included the rules of the good gourmet.
  • 1500

    "Men and women at the same table" by Isabel la Católica

    In addition to the fact that men and women began to eat at the same table, they had to wash their hands in basins and say a prayer.
  • 1528

    "The Courtier", Baldassare Castiglione's Manual of Good Manners

    It codified protocol in diplomatic relations and etiquette in high society.
  • 1533

    The cutlery on the table by Catherine de Medici

    This Italian noblewoman introduced not only the fork, but also the spoon to make the etiquette on the table more complex.

  • The Treaty of Westphalia

    The diplomatic protocol is formalized through international treaties such as this one.

  • The Congress of Vienna

    He formalized protocol rules on precedence, ambassadorial treatment, conflict management, etc.

  • The Manual of Civility and Good Manners by Manuel Antonio Carreño

    It offered detailed rules on proper behavior in social life. It included advice on courtesy, etiquette, respect for others, and how to act in various everyday situations, such as at the table, in meetings, or when dealing with people from different social classes.

  • The creation of the UN and the new rules

    They developed new protocol rules for relations between states, unifying forms of diplomatic and ceremonial communication.

  • The Great Book of Protocol by José Antonio de Urbina

    It reveals what the golden rules of knowing how to be, be and work are and how, when and where they should be applied if you want to be successful in social relationships.