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2600 BCE
Great Pyramid Of Khufu was built
Khufu was the first emperor to build a pyramid at Giza. -
1303 BCE
Pharaoh Ramses 2 was born
Pharaoh Ramses the ii was one of the greatest emperors in the 19th Dynasty. He is best known for bringing Egypt into it's golden age. -
776 BCE
First ancient Olympic games
The first Olympic games were the most important cultural event in ancient Greece. having been held for 293 consecutive olympiads. -
563 BCE
Buddha's birth
Buddha was a religion founder. The word 'Buddha' means enlightened. The path to enlightenment lay through wisdom. -
551 BCE
Confucius birth
Confucius was the first teacher in China who wanted to make education broadly available. -
470 BCE
Socrates birth
Socrates shaped the groundwork for western system of logic and philosophy. -
447 BCE
The Parthenon was built
The parthenon was the centre of cultural life in ancient Greece. It was a symbol of power and wealth of ancient Athens. -
356 BCE
Birth of Alexander the Great
King Alexander the Great was one of the greatest military generals in the world. He created an empire that stretched to Eqypt to Greece. -
100 BCE
Julius Caesar was born
Julius Caesar transformed Rome from a Republic to an Empire. -
69 BCE
Cleopatra was born
Cleopatra actively influenced Roman politics and became known as the 'femme fatale' in Rome. -
1 CE
Jesus birth
Jesus died to atone the sins of humanity to make humans right with god. -
70
Colosseum built
The Colosseum s known to be the grandest amphitheatre from the time of the ancient Roman Empire. -
272
Emperor Constantine the Great was born
Emperor Constantine made christianity the main religion in Rome. -
570
Muhummad was born
Muhammad was the prophet and founder of Islam. -
1028
William the Conquerer was born
William the Conquerer is best remembered for leading the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. -
1155
Genghis Khan birth
Mongol leader, Genghis Khan established the largest land empire in history. -
1254
Marco Polo birth
Marco Polo wrote descriptions about his travels that gave many Europeans their first look at the civilizations to the east. -
1368
The Great Wall Of China built
The Great Wall of China established peace for the people in the northern part of China against the Huns. -
1412
Joan of Arc birth
Joan led the French army to victory at Orléans in 1429 -
1452
Leonardo Da Vinci was born
Leonardo Da Vinci is best known for his art. Two of his artworks even remain amongst the most famous.