Important Dates
776 B.C.
The first recorded date of the Olympic Games
This person was remembered for asking for wisdom to govern Israel.
Solomon
This was the first pharaoh to unite all of Egypt
Menes
This person led in the building of the Tower of Babel
Nimrod
This is the most common form of the Greek language
Koine
March 15, 44 B.C.
The death of Julius Caesar
This Carthaginian general led a large force over the Alps into Italy
Hannibal
This Roman emperor pushed the boundaries of the empire to their greatest extent
Trajan
Led during the building of the Royal Road
Darius
This mountain pass was where the Spartans tried to block the Persian advance during the Greco-Persian War
Thermopylae
264-146 B.C.
The Punic Wars
Writing was the greatest accomplishment of these people
Sumerians
This French scholar deciphered the Rosetta Stone
Champollion
This leader brought Egypt to its greatest extent
Thutmose III
This place is where the first Christian church was located
Jerusalem
431-404 B.C.
Peloponnesian War
This group of people directly caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire
Germans
This Roman emperor was the first to persecute Christians
Nero
This leader brought democratic principles to Athens
Solon
These are the dates of the Middle Ages
500-1500 B.C.
A.D. 125
The New Testament was completed
This Roman emperor reigned during Jesus' crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension
Tiberius
This person united Mesopotamia
Hammurabi
This leader established the Chaldean Empire
Nabopolassar
This became the most powerful body in the early Roman republic
the Senate