World Lit Timeline

By margaux_bacro
  • Odyssey
    100

    Odyssey

    Estimated to have origionated in 1100 BC
  • Sign of Shakuntala
    100

    Sign of Shakuntala

    Estimated to be created between 1 BCE-4 CE
  • Nichomachean Ethics
    340

    Nichomachean Ethics

    Written around 340 BC
  • Mahabharata
    400

    Mahabharata

    400 BCE
  • 411

    Lysistrata

    Written 411 BC
  • Muhammad Is Born
    570

    Muhammad Is Born

  • Muslim Conquests begin
    Jan 1, 622

    Muslim Conquests begin

  • Death of Charlemagne
    Jan 28, 814

    Death of Charlemagne

  • Song Dynasty
    Jan 1, 1000

    Song Dynasty

  • Defeat of Byzantine Empire
    Dec 9, 1071

    Defeat of Byzantine Empire

  • Europeans begin using compasses
    Jan 1, 1199

    Europeans begin using compasses

  • Magna Carta sealed by John of England
    Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta sealed by John of England

  • Saga of Volsungs
    Dec 9, 1250

    Saga of Volsungs

  • Great Famine
    Jan 1, 1315

    Great Famine

  • Trial and Execution of Joan of Arc
    May 30, 1431

    Trial and Execution of Joan of Arc

  • Gutenberg Bible Published
    Jan 1, 1455

    Gutenberg Bible Published

  • Ponce De Leon Discovers Florida
    Jan 1, 1513

    Ponce De Leon Discovers Florida

  • Essays by Montaigne
    Dec 9, 1570

    Essays by Montaigne

    written approximately between 1570-1592
  • Midsummer Night Dream

    Midsummer Night Dream

    Written between 1590-1597
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

  • Raven

    Raven

  • Flowers of Evil

    Flowers of Evil

  • Television was invented

    Television was invented

  • Stock Market Crashes

    Stock Market Crashes

  • If this is a Man

    If this is a Man

  • Moon Landing

    Moon Landing

  • So long a letter

    So long a letter

  • Loose Women

    Loose Women