World History Timeline

By Wyatt Evans
  • Period: 800 BCE to 500 BCE

    Classical Age of Greece

  • 753 BCE

    Ancient Rome Began

  • Period: 571 BCE to 530 BCE

    Pythagoras

    A Classical Greek Mathematician.
  • Period: 499 BCE to 449 BCE

    Importance of Persian Wars

    It united two of the most powerful city states on the Balkan Peninsula (Sparta and Athens) against the Persian Empire.
  • Period: 495 BCE to 429 BCE

    Golden Age of Pericles

    Pericles was an Athenian general who rebuilt Athens after the Destruction of the Persian Wars.
  • 432 BCE

    Parthenon

    This monument was created by Phidias for the Goddess of wisdom, Athena
  • Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE

    Importance of the Peloponnesian War

    This is a war between Sparta and Athens over the power of the Greek world.
  • 399 BCE

    Socrates

    Classical Greek Philosopher
  • Period: 384 BCE to 322 BCE

    Aristotle

    Classical Greek Philosopher
  • Period: 356 BCE to 323 BCE

    Alexander the Great

    He is the son of a Macedonian King (King Phillip II) and had a huge influence of Greek culture.
  • Period: 323 BCE to 31 BCE

    Hellenistic Age

    The Hellenistic Age emerged in history after Alexander the Greats death
  • 312 BCE

    Aqueduct

    This invention carried running water into the cities.
  • 312 BCE

    Roman Roads

    Created an international trade route. Started being created around the same time as Aqueducts.
  • Period: 300 BCE to 550 BCE

    Persian Empire

    One of the earliest and most powerful empires ever.
  • Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE

    Punic Wars

    Fought between the cities of Carthage and Rome (3 major battles occurred between them)
  • Period: 70 BCE to 19 BCE

    Virgil

    Classical Roman Poet
  • Period: 60 BCE to 53 BCE

    The First Triumvirate

    The Roman Empire was split to three men. They were Julius Caesar, Marcus Cassius, and Linnaeus Pompey.
  • Period: 29 BCE to 19 BCE

    The Writing and Publishing of the Aeneid by Virgil

    Famous writing (poem) of its time.
  • Period: 20 BCE to 180

    Pax Romana

    The age of peace and prosperity of Rome. Currency, trade, and Roman culture really thrived in this time period.
  • Period: 70 to 80

    Colosseum

    This huge structure was for entertainment in early Rome.
  • Period: 118 to 125

    Pantheon

    Roman Temple
    (Used building dates)
  • 313

    Christianity

    A major religion in the Roman empire created by Jesus Christ and teaches Jesus' teachings. In 313 A.D Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which allowed Christianity in Romes massive empire.
  • 476

    Division of Roman Empire

    Divided because of too much land for one government.
  • 521

    Justinian being Byzantine Emperor

    He conquered Greek and Roman lands for his empire.
  • Period: 778 to 840

    Age of Charlemagne

    He was the Holy Roman Emperor
  • 1054

    Great Schism

    The division of the Eastern and Western Church
  • 1095

    Pope Urban II Speech

    This started the Crusades.