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Ancient World Timeline
147 periods, reigns and events in nine regions of the ancient world, from Egypt's first dynasties (about 3150 BC) to AD 100, for setting biblical history beside its neighbors. Years are conventional historical dates (negative = BC, no year 0) with their precision and the basis for each; Egyptian and early Mesopotamian dates carry decades of uncertainty.
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| ID | Event | Region | Kind | Start year | End year | Date precision | Dating basis | Inscription | Wikidata ID | Source url |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | Battle of Actium | Rome | event | -31 | year | 2 September 31 BC. | Q160387 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Actium | ||
| 139 | Augustus, first Roman emperor | Rome | reign | -27 | 14 | year | 27 BC to AD 14. | Q1405 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus | |
| 140 | Tiberius | Rome | reign | 14 | 37 | year | AD 14 to his death on 16 March AD 37 (death date as given in the Bible Gateway NT chronology article). | Q1407 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius | |
| 141 | Claudius | Rome | reign | 41 | 54 | year | AD 41–54. | Delphi (Gallio) Inscription | Q1411 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius |
| 142 | Nero | Rome | reign | 54 | 68 | year | Succeeds Claudius in AD 54; dies June AD 68 (Bible Gateway NT chronology). QID not looked up. | https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/chronology-new-testament | ||
| 143 | Great Fire of Rome | Rome | event | 64 | year | Began 18–19 July AD 64. | Q215231 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_Rome | ||
| 144 | Year of the Four Emperors | Rome | period | 68 | 69 | year | June AD 68 to December 69 (Wikidata). | Q470596 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Four_Emperors | |
| 145 | Romans destroy Jerusalem and the temple | Rome | event | 70 | year | AD 70 (Wikidata: February to 8 September 70). | Q844886 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(70_CE) | ||
| 146 | Eruption of Vesuvius buries Pompeii | Rome | event | 79 | year | AD 79; the month is debated (Wikidata lists August, October and November dates). | Q2411998 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eruption_of_Mount_Vesuvius_in_79_AD | ||
| 147 | Trajan | Rome | reign | 98 | 117 | year | AD 98–117. | Q1425 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan |
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