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ANCIENT
MEDIEVAL AND MODERN
HISTORY
The chief aim of this Chronological History is to give in a comprehensive
and attractive form the principal events of the history of the world free
from
unnecessary details. For convenience this history is arranged under-I. Ancient
History, II. Medieval History, III. Modem History. The latter is given-First.
From the beginning of the Sixteenth Century to American Revolution. Second.
From the birth of the United States to the present time by countries.
Ancient History
B.C.
460 Biblical account of the creation.
.0 Sargon L King of Babylon. n'
3m0 *The first Egyptian dynasty under Menem.
280) Snefru, 3d Egyptian dynasty.
Egyptian Jcr ptions begin.
Phenicia said to have been peopled by
the "sons of Anak."
2750 Tyre and Sidon founded.
2790 The 4th Egyin dynasty begins.
The Pyramid Tombs erected.
2= Moerae Pepi L, Sixth Egyptian dynasty.
JIM Chaldea said to have been conquered by
Medes or Armenians.
2448 The deluge.
230 The Elamltle Conquest.
The Hittites in Cappadocia.
Rise of Assyria.
280 Thebes. Egypt, founded.
224 Alleged beginning of Chaldean astronom-
ical observations sent by Calliethenes
to Aristotle; the earliest extant is of
720 B. C.
23 The Hia dynasty in China founded.
Cuneiform writing probably in use.
21.0 Nineveh built.
JIM VIr Persian dynasty founded.
21 Amen-em-hat 1. founds 12th Egyptian
- dynasty.
Pyramids built north of MemOWLd
2100 The Obelisk of On erected.
23 Reign of Urich of Chaldes.
24 Uranus arrives in Greece.
2008 Sicyon. Greece founded.
1996 Birth of Abraham.
1111 Call of Abraham.
1920 Abraham arrives In Syria.
106 Isaac born.
1182 Death of Abraham.
1856 Kingdom of Argus founded.
1850 Reign of Ismi-dagon, who conquers As-
eyria.
1837 Birth of Jacob and Esau.
Memnon invents the Egyptian alphabet.
Hykos in Egypt.
1725 Joseph sold into Egypt.
1710 Arcadians emigrate to Italy and found a
colony.
1706 Jacob and his family settle In Egypt.
1618 Sesostris conquers Asia and Ethiopia.
18 Beginning of the chronology of the Arun-
delian marbles, which were brought
to England. in A. D. 1627.
1571 Moses born.
Male infants in Egypt destroyed.
Athens founded.
Kingdom of Sparta formed.
1M30 Expulsion of the Hykos from Egypt.
Aahmea I. founds lath Egyptian dynasty.
1500 The Kossean conquest of Babylon.
Ramenss I. founds 19th Egyptian dy-
nasty.
Arabians subdue Chaldea and establish
a new dynasty.
1437 Reign of Agenor. lst king of Phenicia.
1493 Cadmus founds Thebes.
Discovery of brass.
Introduction of the alphabet into Greece.
1491 The passover Instituted.
Departure of the Israelites from Egypt.
The law given from Mount Sinai.
1490 Tabernacle established in the wilderness.
1451 Death of Moses and Aaron.
Joshua leads the Israelites into Canaan.
1445 Joshua divides Canaan.
1413 to 1136 Hebrews subject to six periods of
bondage.
1402 Othntel, first judge In Israel.
1400 King of Babylon marries the daughter
of the Assyrian King.
1394 Ehud, second Judge of Israel.
1384 Corinth built.
1380 Kurigalzu King of Babylon.
1155 Eglon. King of Moab.
130 Israel wars with her neighbors.
16 Eleuslnian monasteries instituted.
1121 King Thothmosls changes the Egyptian
calendar.
1320 Egyptian Obelisks erected.
Ruth the Moabltess marries Boss.
13 Kingdom of Myacena created.
1108 Lethos builds temple of Vulcan at Mem-
phis.
1196 Borak and Deborah In Israel.
12 Pelops settles in South Grees.
17 Rise of the Assyrian Empire.
180 Babylon conquered by the Assyrians.
14 Gideon. the greatest of the judges Of
Israel.
124 Ramses-Sesostris reigns in Egypt
1200 Abimelech King of Israel.
120 Proetus in Egypt.
1198 Helen carried off by Paris
1193 Trojan war begins.
1184 Troy destroyed by Greek.
1180 Rameses III. the last Egyptian native
hero.
171 Eil, High Priest in Israel.
1161 Israel wars against Amorites.
1152 Alba Longa founded.
1150 Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invades
Syria.
1143 Jepthah judge over Israel.
1138 Samson defeats the Philistines.
18 Tiglath Pileser 1. invades BabylOnia.
111 Samuel, judge and first prophet in
Israel.
1112 Death of Samso.
11 Thilath Plaeser seizes Babylon but is soon
ovrercome.
1108 Eolitus settle in Asia Minor.
1100 (circa) The Chow dynasty in China
founded.
1005 Saul made first King of IsraeL
109 Saul defeats the Philistines.
1081 Birth of David.
1075 Death of Samuel.
1065 Death of Saul and Jonathan, and s1os1.
slan of David.
106 Tyre becomes the leading city.
Ifirhor seizes the Egyp throne.
1048 David takes Jerusalem.
1047 King Hiram. of Tyre, aids the IsralJites.
1044 Ioniana settle in Asia Minor.
1040 David defeats the Ph nastines and reco-
ers the Ark.
The Ark removed to Jerusalem.
David. of Israel, subdues the Syria
102The frevot and death of Absalom.
0 Death of David.
Solomon becomes King.
Solomon's Ternpl begun.
1004 Copsi adddicaflotion of A MS
mTheiQueen of simebiTavisit King Solomon.
Deat St Solomon
Revolt of the Ten Tribes.
Division into kingdom Of lw ad
Judah.
The himadosuz of Isagele establishzed undi
Jer*OeM.
Syria, recovmers, inependence.
it's* a Ast&t of *"lost
"the esomeo of Mte great
~gi~oloel~differlni more than 110010 years
-s by th greae ertn k~ooi
B. C.
971 Shishak. King of Egypt. captures and
plunders Jerusalem.
957 Abijah. King of Judah, defeats the King
of Israel.
980 The decline of Thebes, Egypt
Assur-dayan II., King of Assyria.
918 Rhodians found navigation laws.
O06 Israel is afihicted with a famine predicted
by the Prophet Elijah.
901 Syria makes war upon Israel and is de-
feated.
900 Erection of the northwest palace of Nim-
rod.
l87 Elijah translated to heaven.
896 Jehohaphat defeats the Ammonites,
Death of Ahab. King of Israel.
898 Miracles of Elisha the Prophet.
8$9 Samaria besieged by the Syrians.
884 Lacedemon settled.
Legislation of Lycurgus at Sparta.
Assur-natsir-pal King of Assyria.
880 The Assyrians again invade Babylonla.
878 Carthage founded' by Dido the Ty=ian.
V75 Sa2danaplus I. of Assyria.
870 The Assyrians conquer Phenicia.
860 Assyrian conquest under Shalmaneser.
Hazael attacks Israel.
846 Lycurgus flourishes.
Olympic games revived in Elis, Greece.
894 Assyria conquers Tarsus.
820 Babylon becomes subject to Assyria.
10 The Egyptians the most powerful nation
on the sea.
Eolian colodles established.
794 Ionian colonies established.
776 Commencement of the Olymi" 0.
First authentic date In Greek history.
760 The Etruscans in Campania.
753 Rome founded by Romulus.
752 Athens establishes decennial instead of
perpetual Archons.
760 Sabine war follows the abduction of the
Sabine women.
Ethiopia Independent.
747 Babylon independent of Nineveh.
League between Romans and Sabines.
745 Pal assumes the name of Tiglath Pileser
and founds the 2nd Assyrian Empire.
Assyria invades Palestine.
743 Messenian wars.
Sparta victorious.
741 Pekah, King of Israel, besaeges Jeru-
salem.
740 Tiglath Plleser destroys Syria.
Israel forms an alliance with Syria
against Judah.
Syria becomes subject to Assyria.
730 Shalmaneser subdues Israel.
726 Hezekiab abolishes idolatry In Judah.
723 Shalmaneser IV. invades Phenicia.
721 Assyrians invest Samaria and carry the
Ten Tribes into captivity.
The Kingdom of Israel destroyed.
717 Assyrians totally defeat the Hittites.
716 Assassination of Romulus.
715 Numa Pompilius, King of Rome.
713 Sennacherib, the Assyrian. invades
Egypt.
710 Sennacherib invades Judah.
185.000 Assyrians destroyed in one night
by an angel.
709 Sargon of Assyria conquers Babylon.
698 Manasseh, King of Judah.
Gross idolatry in Judah.
690 Gyges founds the 3rd Lydian dynasty.
686 Egypt divided betweeen 12 Kings.
685-d66 Second Messenian War, under Arls-
tomenes.
684 Archonship at Athens made annual.
681 Esar-haddon King of Assyria.
Babylon becomes the second capital.
083 Creon becomes first annual archon of
Athens.
678 Samaria colonized by Assyrians.
672 Assyria conquers Egypt.
671 Psammeticus reigns in Egypt and en-
courages intercourse with the Greeks.
670 Alban Invasion and battles of the Horath
and Curiatii.
Rise of Magaria, Greece.
667-425 Reign of Assur-bani-pal, King of
Assyria.
665 Sea fight between Corinth and Corcyra.
Tullius Hostillius defeats the Albans and
destroys Alba Louga.
662 Thebes destroyed by Assyrians.
600 Messany. Italy founded.
Buddha.
659 Byzantium founded by Megarlens under
Bysas.
6M Bachitdac expelled from Greece.
650 Median Monarchy founded.
64 Egypt independent of Assyria.
o4 Kalnito dynasty. Media, founded bY
Cyaxzares.
641 Cyrene founded.
640 Ancus Martins reigns in Rome.
Invasion of Scythians who subjgtes
Persia.
Ostia, Italy, founded.
Religious reformation under Josiah.
King of Judah.
632 Invasion of Assyria by the Scythlans.
625 Babylon independent under NabOplull-
Sr.
Nineveh taken by the Medea.
Assyrian Empire Ends.
Periander at Corinth.
624 Legislation of Draco, Archon at Athens.
In repairing the temple at Jerusalm,
Hilkitab disovers the Book of tie law.
and Josiah keeps a solemn psoer.
Jeremiah prophet.
6n Passover.
The Ark restored.
616 Tarquinfum PrisUs boiing to eign 21n
Rome.
61 The Capitol. Rome. begun in honor of
Jupiter, Juno and Minerva.
Pharaoh Necho, IIL Egypt. ciroumnavi-
gates Africa.
610 Battle of Megiddo.
Death of Josiah
Necho II. Egypt attempts to cut a canal
across the Iathmus of Soez. Failure
after a loss of over 100,000 am
605 The Circus Maximus, Rome. Is erected
Neoho 11. of Egypt defeated by &blm-
ehadnezzar.
Jer ah's a ney of the seventy
years' ca 4vit,
Nebuchadnezzar takes Jerusalem
Jeholakits his vasMl.
00 Daniel pmropheosie tBbln
602Jehoakmrevolts r Babylao .
so The Choace Maxiss Weat sewers) of
Rome are built.
M capture of Jerusalem by s eobuadnms-
see.
Second eapvity.
597 Zedekish made Xin1 over the ysmnant
of Judah.
5 Pervsia Invede Syrim, end S w
tinugs a s of esi fo
ceniturtis.
BM Code of Solo at Ats ublshed.
m0 The seen witse Mn of r I
Solon. Periande. ruittaus. Cun
Thelma. Clseroblus; sldBis
War between Media sa" ya
B. C.
588 The Pythian games begin to be cele-
brated every five years.
Jerusalem, having rebelled against Baby-
lon, is besieged by NebUchadnezzar.
587 Nebuchadnezzar invades Phenicia.
Golden image set up.
hadrach. Meshach and Abednego
thrown into a furnace.
Prophecies of Obadiah.
586 Jerusalem taken and destroyed by Ne-
buchadnezzar.
End of the kingdom of Judah.
585 Death of Periander. tyrant of Athens
forty years.
Treaty between Media and Lydia.
580 Copper money coined at Rome.
579 Nebuchadnezzar takes Tyre.
678 Accession of Servius Tullius, Rome.
575 Civil war in Egypt.
570 Amasd reigns in Egypt.
669 Egypt conquered by Nebuchadnezzar.
566 The first census of Rome taken--4,700
inhabitants.
562 Death of Nebuchadnezzar.
Nabonldos King of Babylon.
60 Pladstratus becomes tyrant of Athens.
Confucius and Zoroaster.
Esop's fables.
559 Anacreon begins to be known.
Persian Empire founded by Cyrus
556 Birth of Simonides (died B. C. 461.)
564 Conquest of Lydia and capture of Cresus
by Cyrus.
549 Death of Phalaris, tyrant of Agrigentum.
546 Fall of Lydian Empire.
543 Cyrus annexes Asia Minor to Persia.
540--510 Era of Pythagoras.
539 (circa) Marseilles founded by Phen-l
clane.
Us Daniel interprets handwriting on the
wall.
Cyrus conquers Babylon.
Belshazzar, King of Babylon, is slain.
536 Cyrus ends the captivity of the Jews.
Return of the first caravan to Jerusalem
under Zerubbabel and Joshua.
Cyrus also subdues Phenicia.
US Rebuilding of the Temple commenced
Thepis first exhibits tragedy.
534 Servius assassinated by Tulla, his daugh-
tar.
Her husband. Tarquinius Superbus. be-
comes King of Rome.
U3 Polecrates, tyrant of Samoa (put to death
B. C. 5U1).
531 Reign of Darius I. begins after amsas-
sination of Smerdis, the Magiai.
529 Death of Cyrus.
Accession of Cambyses.
52M Conquest of Egypt by Camnbyses.
Birth of Esehylus (died B. C. 456).
The temple of Isis, Egypt. completed.
Smerdis usurps the Persian throne, de-
feated by Darius, 522
522 Death of Carmbyses.
Greeks colonize the Thracian Cherson-
ese.
Lestos founded.
52--48 Reign of Darius L. (Hystaspis) King
of Persia.
580 Sibylline books brought from Cume.
Decree of Darius for re-building the
Temple at Jerusalem.
518 Birth of Pindar (died B. C. 439).
615 The Temple rebuilt and dedicated.
514 Insurrection in Athens.
Hipparchus slain.
Hippies rules in Athens.
510 Croton destroys Sybarls.
Expulsion of the Tarquins from Rome.
Foundation of the Republic.
Junius Brutus and Tarquliniu Collatinus
consuls.
The Pisistride expelled from Athens.
Athens a republic.
09 Commercial treaty between Carthage and
Rome.
508 First treaty betweeen Rome and Car-
thage.
First Valerian Laws.
The Scythian Expedition of Darius.
507 Capitol at Rome completed and dedi-
cated.
504 Sardis burned by the Greeks.
501 Siege of Naxos by Aristagora&
Titus Lartius made Dictator of Rome.
Ionian revolt in Asia Minor.
500 Burning of Sardis by the Ioni1an and
Athenians.
499 The revolt of the Ionians (Greece).
498 Persia recovers Cyprus.
497 Battle of Lake Regillus.
Tarquin and his Latin allies defeated by
411 Romans.
First authentic date in Roman history.
496 Hlitteus, the Persian. sent to the coast
by Darius.
496 Birth of Sophocles (died B. C. 40).
Revolt of the lonians. aided by Athens.
suppresse&
494 Tribunes at Rome appointed.
Patricians secede.
493 lue dec of the Latina recogniz11d.
Corioll taken b
olanus.) The
492 First Persian
donlus against
fleet destroyed
491 Coriolanus banti
received by tI
00 Second Persian
and Artapharm
Their defeat, as
the battle of 1
489 Coriolafus and
Rome.
4N8 Commsionu wit
Rome at his i
slain by the V
486 Egyptian revolt
First Agrarian 1
485 Accession of Xe-
GelOn tyrant of
486 Recovery of Eg
Birth of Herodo
488 Banishment of
Athenas
481 Athenian Seet
Third and great
the Persians.
430 Battl of Therto
Battle of Saudi
elm
Xerxes destroy
First inva*so
Defeat of the C
Birth ato f rio
479-410 AnA&I$Xr
philosophy ait
4 = isuptiose of A
esilsdefea
and retreat fr
VSiege f leth
The, P"1 I.
401-478 Hero 1-ad
471 an~smentof
B. C.
471 Birth of Thucydide (died after B. C. 40).
irtPubilian Laws.
Election of plebeian magistrates given to
the Comitla Tributa-Rome.
470 Victory of Cimon over the Persians at
the Eurymedon.
Antium (Rome) taken.
Suicide of Appius Claudio&
469 Pericles begins to take par in the pub-
lic affairs of Athen&.
468 Birth of Socrates.
Destruction of Myeene by the Argives.
Diogenes of Appolonio flourishes.
466 Flight of Themistocles to Persia.
Siege of Naxos.
Battles at the Eurymedon.
Phenicians aiding Persia are defeated
by the Greeks under Cimon.
405 Xerxes L assassinated.
Reign of Artaxerxes L in Persia.
Revolt of Thoaes.
494 Revolt of the Hefots at Sparta.
Third Messenian War.
Sparta defeats Messenia.
460 Egypt revolts against Persia
(he revolt is suppressed In 45.)
Birth of Democritus and Hippocrates
(both died in B. C. 357).
The Athenian in Egypt.
459Grgs flourished.
4 Commion of Ezra to robuild Jerusalem.
Birth of Lysias the orator (died 3).
Cincianatum made dictator at Rome
Defeats the Equi.
467 Battle of Tanagra.
466 The Long Walls of Athens e ted.
451 The first Decemvirats or council of ten
at Rome.
Laws of the Twelve Tables or code of
laws instituted.
449 The Greeks defeat the Persians at Sale-
mus in Cyprus.
Virginius kills his daughter to save her
from Appius Claudins.
First Decemvirate abollshed.
Appius Claudius, Rome.
448 Valerian and Horatian Laws.
Tyranny of the second Decemvirate.
Secession of the Plebs from Rome.
Abdication of the Decemvirs.
Second Sacred War in Greece.
447 Battle of Caronse. defeat of Athens.
446 Syraus subdues Agrigentum and de-
the Etruscans.
445 Thirty years' truce between Athens and
Sparta concluded.
Decline of the Athenian Empire.
Revolt of Eubea and Megar.
Canuleian Laws. Rome.
Nehemiah governor of Judea.
444 Athenian Colony to Thurli.
Pericles becomes supreme at Athens.
Birth of Xenophon about this time (died
359).
Commission of Nehemiah.
The walls of Jerusalem rebuilt.
Roman Consular Tribunes established.
443-338 The Parthenon at Athens built by
Phidias.
443 Herodotus flourishes in Greece.
442 New constitution at Rome-censors and
military tribunes appointed instead of
consuls..
440 Rome visited by a terrible fandne.
440-439 The Samian war.
Siege and reduction of Samos by Pericles.
Death of Surius Melitus-Rome.
437 Cornelius Cosmus and Lars Tolumnius.
Second Spolia Opima. Rome.
486 Birth of Isocrates (died 338).
434 Rome declares war against the Etrus-
cans.
433 Treaty between Athens and Corcyra-
Meton. astronomer, fiourished.
431 Peloponnessan War begins between
Athene and a confederacy with Sparta
at the head, lasting twenty-seven
years and ending in the defeat of
Athens.
Potidea besieged by the Ati'arinans (tak-
en in 429).
Death of Pericles.
Rise of Cleon.
Battle of ML Agridus; the 3914 and
Volsci defeated.
430 The plague at Athens.
429 Plato born (died 1147).
Siege of PlateS.
Naval victories of Pb' -.0
428 Revolt and fail of MyU due.
427 Reduction of Mytilene
First Athenian expeditdon to Siily.
First comedy Of Aristophanes exhibited.
Corcyrean massacre.
426 Demosthenes In Etolia.
Destruction in Fidene.
4M5 Reign of xerxes I1. followed by Log-
disanus
Sphoatenia taken.
424 Darius IL re"ins in Persia
Congres of Sicilans ate
423 Alcibiadee begins to act in Athenian at-
fairs
demonoral gvern-
403,
41A
h
B. C.
400 Malachi.
399 Death of Storates.
396 FirstMM Campaign o MageslausnA"sia.
The Romain dictator Coamille.s moenturm
Veil.
36 rean coalition against Spartia; Lysim-
ef-r slain. #
394 Persians assmit the Athenians, an defeat
the Spartans at the naval battle of the
The Cortnthian War beis
The second battle of Corones.
3 The Long Walls of Athens restored by
Coaion.
893 Veil stormed by Hamillus.
391 Camoltus impeached and exiled.
an Battle of Ai
The Romans defeate by Br s and
the Gau, Rome burnt.
Siege of the Capitol
8 V' of Dony at Her
Birth of Ehstines.
The Gauls exelled ftm Rome and cy
rebuilt.
2g7 Pneas of Antalidds. Persia.
Greek cities in Asi s ted to Persia
End of the Corinthian War.
Capitoline games established in Rome.
t of thPersm under vagoras.
M84 Birth of Aristotle.
Manflus hurled from Twareisn ro* for
h0AvIng aimeOdoatsovereigty.
The Olynthiatln war begins, and, ends M9
28 Selmure of the Cadmee at Thebes hr
Phedibes.
Birth of Demosthenes (died 2) -
310 Death of Aristophanes.
Height ofSarta poer
27 Recovery of the Caeaby p
378 The Athenians allied with Thebe.
M76 Roman civil war between patrWica
plebeians.
Law passed that one cansur shall be a
plebeian.
Battle of Lerura. Greee
2 Peace between Athens and Sparta.
a71 Victory of Epaminondas over the Spar-
tans at Leuctra.
Foundation of Megapois
27 Jason of Phere assasnated.
Alexander of Phere in Theossly.
367 Embassy of Pelopildas, the Greek. to
Persia.
Aristotle goes to Athens. and remains
with Plato twenty years.
Licinatn laws passed at Rome.
366 Joshua slain by the High PrIst
Birth of Zeno, the Stoic (died 264).
Institution of pretorohip and cuulve
edileship at Rome.
First Plebeian consul eloecOt
365 Great Plague at Rome.
Legend of M. Curtius.
8&2-3 Rome wars with the Gaus Wrt-
cans and Hernicamn.
Battle of Mantinea (circa).
Victory and death of Epaminondm
S00 The Samaritans build the Temloe at
Kingdom of Pontus fotuded.
35 Beglnning of the soc War in Gresce.
Segeof Chi and Byzantum.
Amphipois taken by Phili II.
357-112-347 Roman laws of debt.
Phocian (or Sacred) We'-h obeg
Expedition of Dion to Sicily.
3H Second Sacred War, the Phooame ha,-
ing seized the Ten pie of Delphl.
Birth of Alexander the Great.
Temple of Diana, at Ephesus, burn
Dion expels Dionysius from Syracuse.
Caine Marcius Rutlus flrsot Plebeian HDmi
tater at Rome.
358 End of the Socia War in Greece
Independence of Rhodes. Ce,, Chios Ond
Byzantium acknowledged by Athens
354 Revolt of Artatasus, the Persian.
363 Siege of Methane, Greece
352 DmostheNes delivers his first Philippi
Phenicia revolts from the Persian man-
archy.
361 C. Marerns Rutitis first Plebe censMo.
Roma.
Sidonlans revolt and d
38 The Roman Popilins defeat thte Gall.
348 Olynithus taken by Philip of Mo so!
Treaty between Cathg nd Itms *
Surrender of Phoci to PR i.
End of the Sacred War.
P!riip admitted to the AaphYO
Council.
Dionysius recovers the tyranny
342 First Samuite war begns
Battle of Mt. Gaurus.
Conquest of Syracuse by Timolen.
Expulsion of Dionysius.
Embassy otf Demowthe anad o0er to
a43 Roman Genua laws.
Mutiny at Lentulse RONe.
16-4111 BhID of Maeon'"s expeditio to
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