A Very Rough Comparative Timeline World Lit.
271/J. Roth
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2700 BCE |
Reign of Gilgamesh |
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2300 BCE |
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Flood |
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2000 BCE |
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Abraham |
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1900-1600 BCE |
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Captivity in |
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Mycenaean Empire |
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1280 BCE |
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Trojan War |
Moses--Exodus |
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1000 BCE |
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King David |
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Dark Ages |
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900-700 BCE |
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Iliad/Odyssey Written |
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700 BCE |
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1st Olympic Games Founding of |
O. T. writing begun |
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600 BCE |
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Return to O. T. Written through 400 BCE |
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500 BCE |
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Greek Classical Period—Aristotle, Plato, Socrates |
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300 BCE |
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Alexander (Greek) |
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Julius, Augustus Caesar (Roman) |
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Pax Romana begins |
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4 BCE |
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Birth of Jesus |
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30 CE |
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Death of Jesus |
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135 CE |
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Diaspora |