Welcome Rogueclassicism and Hypotyposeis readers!

This Consolidated Timeline for Classical Studies seeks to present as much information as possible about the development, preservation, and rediscovery of the classical cultures of the Mediterranean.

For ease of downloading, the timeline has been sub-divided into PDF files, each of which is ~250kb.

10,000 - 501 BCE
500 BCE - 340 BCE
339 BCE - 195 BCE
194 BCE - 14 CE
15 CE - 300 CE
301 CE - 1199 CE
1200 CE - Present CE

The timeline divides the world into the Roman West, the Greek East, Egypt, and the Near (and Far) East. While this division is often artificial, it presented the best way of organizing this project’s vast amount of data in an easily accessible format. In general, events are located in the table according to where they had the greatest impact and occasionally may appear in multiple regions.

The table is divided into seven columns: (1) the Historical Events in the Roman West, (2) Cultural Events in the Roman West, (3) Year, (4) Historical Events in the Greek East, (5) Cultural Events in the Greek East, (6) Events in Egypt, and (7) Events in the Near (and Far) East.

At present, this timeline is most certainly a rough draft. Since it has been compiled from various sources, certain events may appear more than once or with conflicting dates. I'll do my best to reconcile this as soon as possible, but in the meantime, any feedback, either corrections or suggested additions, is welcomed. Indices will be added in the near future.

Key:
[date]: indicates uncertainty about date; gives an alternative date or range of dates for event.
< : event occurred before date.
> : event occurred after date.

Years BCE are underlined in the center column.
Dates within entries are underlined; personal names are in bold.

Major sources:

Conte, G. Latin Literature: A History, translated byJoseph B. Solodow. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994

Green, P. Alexander to Actium. The Hellenistic Age. Berkeley and Los Angeles: The University of California Press, 1990

Highet, G. The Classical Tradition. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985.

Lesky, A. A History of Greek Literature, translated by James Willis and Cornelis de Heer. New York: Thomas Y. Cromwell Company. 1966