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BC 872
BC 772
BC 672
BC 572
BC 472
BC 372
BC 272
BC 172
BC 72
AD 28
AD 128
AD 228
AD 328
AD 428
AD 528
Parshvanatha
BC 872 — BC 772
Guan Zhong
BC 723 — BC 645
BC 685
Assisted Duke Huan of Qi to become hegemon
Solon
BC 638 — BC 559
BC 594
Solonian Reforms
BC 594
Seisachtheia
BC 594
Property Classes
BC 594
Council of the Four Hundred
Thales
BC 624 — BC 546
BC 585
Predicted a solar eclipse
Shuliang He
BC 622 — BC 548
Anaximander
BC 610 — BC 546
Heraclitus
BC 535 — BC 475
Anaxagoras
BC 500 — AD 428
Leucippus
BC 500 — BC 440
BC 450
Proposed Atomism
BC 450
Vortex Theory of Cosmogony
BC 450
Atomic Explanation of the Soul
Zeuxis
BC 464 —
Archytas
BC 428 — BC 347
Bian Que
BC 407 — BC 310
Theophrastus
BC 371 — BC 287
BC 320
Enquiry into Plants
BC 320
On the Causes of Plants
BC 319
On Moral Characters
BC 315
On Sense Perception
BC 310
On Stones
Qin Shi Huang
BC 259 — BC 210
BC 221
Unification of China
BC 221
Imperial System
BC 221
Commanderies and Counties
BC 221
Standardization of Script and Measures
BC 214
The Great Wall
BC 212
Terracotta Army
BC 213
Burning of Books and Burying of Scholars
BC 210
Xu Fu's Expedition
Quintus Lutatius Catulus
BC 149 — BC 87
BC 102
Elected Consul
BC 101
Victory at the Battle of Vercellae
Antiochus VI Dionysus
BC 148 — BC 1
BC 144
Reign
BC 145
Accession
BC 142
Deposition
Sima Qian
BC 145 — BC 86
BC 91
Completion of the Shiji
BC 104
Participation in the Taichu Calendar
Salome Alexandra
BC 141 — BC 67
BC 67
Reign
BC 76
Ascension to the throne
BC 76
Restoration of the Pharisees
BC 70
Territorial expansion
BC 67
Peaceful death
Phaedrus the Epicurean
BC 140 — BC 70
BC 75
Became head of the Epicurean school
BC 80
Acquaintance with Cicero
Quintus Mucius Scaevola Pontifex
BC 140 — BC 82
BC 95
Consulship
Posidonius
BC 135 — BC 51
Antiochus of Ascalon
BC 130 —
BC 78
Founded the Old Academy
BC 88
Accompanied Philo to Rome
BC 73
Joined Lucullus's Campaign
Liu Xijun
BC 130 — BC 101
BC 105
Marriage Alliance with Wusun
Lucius Cornelius Sisenna
BC 120 — BC 67
BC 100
Translation of Milesian Tales
Cicero
BC 106 — BC 43
BC 63
Suppression of the Catilinarian Conspiracy
BC 51
Governorship of Cilicia
BC 44
Philippicae
BC 45
De Officiis
BC 55
De Oratore
BC 54
De Re Publica
Alexandros Polyhistor
BC 105 — BC 50
Decimus Laberius
BC 105 — BC 43
Julius Caesar
BC 100 — BC 44
BC 58
Gallic Wars
BC 55
Invasion of Britain
BC 55
Rhine Bridge
BC 49
Crossing the Rubicon
BC 48
Battle of Pharsalus
BC 46
Julian Calendar Reform
BC 44
Dictator for Life
Cornelius Nepos
BC 100 — BC 25
Julius Caesar
BC 100 — BC 44
BC 58
Gallic Wars
BC 55
Invasion of Britain
BC 49
Crossing the Rubicon
BC 46
Julian Calendar Reform
BC 44
Dictator for Life
Lucretius
BC 99 — BC 55
BC 55
De Rerum Natura
BC 55
Revival of Atomism
BC 55
Contribution to Renaissance and Enlightenment
Cato the Younger
BC 95 —
BC 63
Served as Quaestor, reformed finances
BC 62
Passed laws to expand grain dole
BC 59
Opposed Caesar's legislative program
BC 58
Honest administration of Cyprus
BC 49
Supported Pompey in the civil war
BC 46
Committed suicide to defend the Republic
Pharnaces II of Pontus
BC 95 — BC 47
BC 47
Reign
BC 63
Accession to the Throne
BC 48
Invasion of Roman Territory
BC 47
Battle of Zela
BC 47
Death
Emperor Zhao of Han
BC 94 — BC 74
BC 87
Reign
BC 87
Accession
BC 81
Salt and Iron Debate
BC 74
Death
Prince of Changyi
BC 92 — BC 59
BC 59
Reign
BC 74
Ascension to the throne
BC 74
Deposition
BC 63
Enfeoffed as Marquis of Haihun
Emperor Xuan of Han
BC 91 — BC 48
BC 74
Reign
BC 71
Han Campaign to Aid Wusun Against Xiongnu
BC 60
Establishment of the Protectorate of the Western Regions
BC 51
Chanyu Huhanye's Court Visit
BC 74
Ascension to the Throne
BC 66
Elimination of the Huo Clan
Marcus Junius Brutus
BC 85 — BC 42
BC 44
Assassination of Julius Caesar
BC 42
Battle of Philippi
Publilius Syrus
BC 85 — BC 43
Catullus
BC 84 — BC 54
Licinius Macer Calvus
BC 82 — BC 47
BC 58
Prosecution of Vatinius
BC 54
Second prosecution of Vatinius
Tiberius Claudius Nero
BC 82 — BC 33
BC 42
Served as Plebeian Tribune
Varro Atacinus
BC 82 — BC 35
Didymus Chalcenterus
BC 80 — BC 10
Vitruvius
BC 80 — BC 15
Liu Xiang
BC 77 — BC 6
BC 26
Compiled the Bie Lu
Emperor Yuan of Han
BC 75 — BC 33
BC 48
Reign
BC 48
Accession
BC 48
Promotion of Confucianism
BC 33
Death
Herod the Great
BC 72 — BC 4
BC 4
Reign
BC 20
Rebuilding of the Second Temple
BC 22
Construction of Caesarea Maritima
BC 37
Establishment of the Herodian Dynasty
BC 25
Construction of Masada
BC 4
Expansion of Jerusalem's Walls
Gaius Cornelius Gallus
BC 70 — BC 26
BC 30
Appointment as Prefect of Egypt
BC 42
Battle of Philippi
Crinagoras of Mytilene
BC 70 —
Virgil
BC 70 — BC 19
BC 37
Eclogues
BC 29
Georgics
BC 19
Aeneid
Cleopatra
BC 69 — BC 30
BC 30
Reign
BC 51
Ascension to the throne
BC 48
Alliance with Caesar
BC 41
Alliance with Antony
BC 34
Donations of Alexandria
BC 30
Death by suicide
Horace
BC 65 — BC 8
BC 23
Odes
BC 20
Epistles
BC 30
Satires
BC 30
Epodes
Titus Livius
BC 64 —
Nicolaus of Damascus
BC 64 —
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
BC 63 — BC 12
BC 31
Victory at the Battle of Actium
BC 36
Defeat of Sextus Pompeius
BC 20
Construction of the Pantheon
BC 33
Renovation of Aqueducts and Public Works
Strabo
BC 63 —
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
BC 60 — BC 7
BC 7
Roman Antiquities
King Dongmyeong of Goguryeo
BC 58 — BC 19
BC 37
Reign
BC 37
Founding of Goguryeo
BC 36
Conquest of Biryu State
BC 32
Defeat of the Mohe
BC 28
Conquest of Haengin State
Tibullus
BC 55 — BC 19
Seneca the Elder
BC 54 —
Yang Xiong
BC 53 —
Emperor Chengdy of Han
BC 51 — BC 7
BC 33
Reign
BC 33
Accession
BC 18
Zhao Feiyan becomes Empress
BC 7
Death
Wang Zhaojun
BC 51 — BC 15
BC 33
Marriage Alliance with Xiongnu
Consort Ban
BC 48 —
Ovid
BC 43 —
AD 8
Metamorphoses
BC 1
Ars Amatoria
AD 8
Fasti
AD 8
Tristia
Cleopatra Selene II
BC 40 — BC 5
BC 25
Reign
BC 34
Appointed Queen of Cyrenaica and Libya
BC 25
Married Juba II and became co-ruler of Mauretania
BC 20
Promoted economic prosperity in Mauretania
BC 5
Continued Ptolemaic lineage
Artabanus II
BC 25 —
AD 10
Seizure of the Parthian throne
AD 18
Agreement with Rome
AD 35
Overthrow and restoration
AD 37
Treaty with Rome
AD 38
Death
Philo of Alexandria
BC 20 —
AD 40
Led the Alexandrian Jewish Delegation
Germanicus
BC 15 —
AD 14
Germanic Campaigns
AD 17
Roman Triumph
AD 18
Annexation of Cappadocia and Commagene
Asconius Pedianus
BC 9 —
Seneca
BC 4 —
AD 54
Advisor to Emperor Nero
Abgar V
—
Achillas
— BC 47
BC 48
Assassination of Pompey
BC 48
Leading the resistance against Caesar
Aenesidemus
—
Agatharchus
—
BC 430
Painted murals for Alcibiades
Albinovanus Pedo
—
Andronicus of Rhodes
—
BC 60
Edition of Aristotle's Works
Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
—
Antiochus IX Cyzicenus
— BC 96
BC 116
Reign
BC 116
Start of Reign
BC 112
Murder of Wife
BC 96
Capture of Antioch
BC 95
Death in Battle
Apelles
—
Apollodorus
—
BC 430
Invention of Skiagraphia
Archelaus of Cappadocia
—
BC 36
Reign
Archimedes
—
Aufidius Bassus
—
Bion of Smyrna
—
Castor of Rhodes
—
Ch'in Chia
—
Clodius Aesopus
—
BC 55
Performance at Theatre of Pompey
Commius
—
BC 57
Reign
BC 57
Became King of the Atrebates
BC 55
Alliance with Caesar
BC 52
Joined Gallic Uprising
BC 50
Fled to Britain
Crateuas
—
Cunobeline
—
AD 9
Became ruler of southeastern Britain
Gaius Julius Hyginus
—
Gaius Memmius
—
Geumwa of Buyeo
— BC 8
BC 48
Reign
BC 48
Accession
Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus
—
Gondophares
— BC 10
AD 19
Founded the Indo-Parthian Kingdom
Grattius
—
Helvius Cinna
—
Herod of Chalcis
—
AD 41
Accession
Huan Tan
—
Jīvaka Kaumārabhṛtya
—
Juba II
—
BC 25
Reign
BC 25
Became King of Mauretania
Li Ling
— BC 74
BC 99
Battle of Junji Mountain
Liu Xin
—
BC 26
Collation of Imperial Library
AD 9
Assistance to Wang Mang's Usurpation
Lucius Afranius
—
Lucius Tarutius Firmanus
—
Marcus Antistius Labeo
—
Marcus Terentius Varro
—
BC 47
De Re Rustica
BC 43
De Lingua Latina
Marcus Tullius Tiro
—
Mardonius
— BC 479
BC 492
First Invasion of Greece
BC 480
Second Invasion of Greece
BC 479
Battle of Plataea
Mithridates II of Commagene
— BC 20
BC 31
Reign
BC 31
Accession
BC 29
Extradition of Brother
Myron
—
BC 450
Discobolus
Parrhasius
—
Pingala
—
Polemon I of Pontus
— BC 8
BC 8
Reign
BC 37
Became King of Pontus
BC 14
Conquered the Bosporan Kingdom
BC 8
Death
Propertius
—
BC 25
Elegies Book I
BC 22
Elegies Book II
BC 20
Elegies Book III
BC 16
Elegies Book IV
Publius Pomponius Secundus
—
AD 44
Served as Suffect Consul
Pyrrho
—
Quintus Tullius Cicero
—
BC 61
Governor of Asia
BC 54
Legate in Gaul
BC 43
Proscribed
Shen Yin Shu
— BC 506
BC 515
Exposed Fei Wuji and Yan Jiangshi's framing of loyal officials
BC 512
Received Wu princes Yanyu and Zhuyong
BC 506
Blocked Wu army at the Battle of Boju
Sosigenes of Alexandria
—
Surena
—
BC 54
Supported Orodes II in seizing the throne
BC 53
Decisive victory at the Battle of Carrhae
Tiridates III of Parthia
—
AD 35
Proclaimed king by Rome
AD 36
Fled after brief rule
Titus Pomponius Atticus
— BC 32
BC 65
Return to Rome
BC 44
Friendship with Cicero
Valerius Maximus
—
AD 31
Factorum et dictorum memorabilium
Empress Zhao Feiyan
— BC 1
BC 16
Elevated to Empress
BC 7
Honored as Empress Dowager
Consort Zhao Hede
— BC 7
Strato of Lampsacus
AD 335 — AD 269
BC 287
Became Scholarch of the Lyceum
Phidias
AD 500 — AD 430
BC 435
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
BC 438
Athena Parthenos
BC 450
Athena Promachos