Chapter 2

  • 753 BCE

    Founding of Rome

    The KIngdom of Rome was founded on the Tiber river
  • 563 BCE

    Buddhism Rises

  • 551 BCE

    Confucius

    Chinese philosopher, Confucius was a great scholar and Writer
  • Period: 390 BCE to 233

    Legalism in China

  • 323 BCE

    Hellenistic Empires

    Alexanders empire was split into many different empires all claiming to be his successor.
  • 247 BCE

    Parthian Empire

    One of the many incarnations of the Persian Empire, the Parthians would wage war against the Romans for many centuries
  • 46 BCE

    Rome transfers from a Republic to an Empire

    Rome transfers from a Republic to an Empire
  • 4 BCE

    Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus is born in the city of Bethlehem, his teachings of "the one true god" would scare the Romans and lead to his Crucifixion
  • 100

    Christianity is founded

  • 450

    Western Rome falls

    due to barbarian invasions and political unrest the western half of the Roman Empire fel