Chronology of World History (Part III)

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References are numbered in [brackets], which are listed here. A number after the dot gives the page in the source.

207 BCE (approximate)

A 1.1km comet impacts southeastern Bavaria (modern day Germany), probably breaking up 70km above the Earth's surface, creating a field of meteorites and impact craters. At about the same time Roman authors write about showers of stones falling from the skies, terrifying the populace. [521]

186 BCE

Rome outlaws the cult of Dionysus. [1118.33]

November 24, 166 BCE

Origin of Era of Maccabees. [1] [1027.7]

125 BCE (approximate)

First coins struck in England, Belgic gold and silver coins, by immigrants from Gaul (France), copying designs of Macedonia. [623.42]

October 19, 125 BCE

Origin of Era of Tyre. [1] [1027.7]

October 1, 110 BCE

Origin of Sidonian Era. [1] [1027.7]

73 BCE

Great gladitor and slave revolt begins in Rome, led by Spartacus of Thrace. [1118.34]

February 22, 57 BCE

Origin of Vikrama Samvat Era (India). [1]

August 26, 55 BCE

Roman forces under Julius Caesar invade Britain. [1] [832.3]

June 9, 53 BCE

Parthians defeat Romans at Battle of Carrhae, killing general Marcus Licinius Crassus. [118.9]

January 10, 49 BCE

Julius Cesar crosses the Rubicon, invades Italy. [1]

September 1, 48 BCE

Commencement of Caesarian Era of Antioch. [1027.7]

January 1, 45 BCE

Origin of Julian Era; Julian calendar begins. [1] [1027.7] (47 BCE [983.22])

February 5, 45 BCE

Cato, Roman patriot and philosopher, commits suicide. [1]

March 15, 44 BCE

Gaius Julius Caesar is assassinated by Roman Senate in the Portico of the Theater of Pompey. [1] [325.10] [408.113]

44 BCE (approximate)

A daylight comet passing close to the Earth creates a dust veil over Italy, possibly from large fragment impacts. [521]

December 7, 43 BCE

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman writer, gets his head and right hand chopped off by Mark Antony's soldiers. [1] [5]

January 1, 38 BCE

Origin of Era of Spain (Cesars). [1] [1027.7]

36 BC

Armies of Marc Antony and Octavian battle at Actium, with Octavian defeating Antony. [1071.156]

December 7, 36 BCE

Earliest known Mayan inscription, Stela 2 at Chiapa de Corzo. [1]

August 30, 31 BCE

Origin of Era of Augustus. [1]

September 2, 31 BCE

Battle of Actium; Octavian defeats Antony, becomes Emperor Augustus. [1]

January 1, 30 BCE

Origin of Actian Era. [1] [1027.7]

August 12, 30 BCE

Cleopatra, seventh and most famous queen of Egypt, commits suicide. [1] [5]

February 14, 27 BCE

Commencement of Augustan era. [1027.7]

August 27, 26 BCE

Origin of Egyptian Era. [1]

August 19, 14 BCE

Octavian [Augustus], Roman general, dies at age 48. [1]

May 22, 12 BCE

A daytime meteor shower, possibly Zeta Perseid observed in China. [1]

November 27, 8 BCE

Horace, Latin poet and satirist, dies. [1] [5]

January 1, 1 BCE

Origin of Era of Pisa. [1]

March 1, 1 BCE

Start of revised Julian calendar in Rome. [1]

1, January 1

Commencement of Vulgar Christian era. [1027.7]

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