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The 4th century BC started the first day of 400 BC and ended the last day of 301 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era , epoch , or historical period . This century marked the height of Classical Greek civilization in all of its aspects.
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These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history
The AD/BC notation does not use a year zero; however, astronomical year numbering does use a minus sign, so '2 BC' is equal to 'year -1', '1 BC' is equal to astronomical 'year 0', and so forth. In the Gregorian system , the Nth century AD starts in the year (N-1)*100+1 and ends in year N*100, so for example, the 16th century begins on January 1 ...
Adams Synchronological Chart or Map of History, originally published as Chronological Chart of Ancient, Modern and Biblical History is a wallchart that graphically depicts a Biblical genealogy alongside a timeline composed of historic sources from the history of humanity from 4004 BC to modern times.
c. 1700 BC – Aegean metalworkers begin producing crafts that rival those of the ancient Near East, whose techniques they seem to borrow. c. 1700 BC – The Indus Valley civilization comes to an end and the Cemetery H culture begins. c. 1700 BC – Lila-Ir-Tash starts ruling the Elamite Empire. c. 1700 BC – Bronze Age starts in China.
The 4th millennium BC spanned the years 4000 BC to 3001 BC. Some of the major changes in human culture during this time included the beginning of the Bronze Age and the invention of writing , which played a major role in starting recorded history .
[4] c. 1480 BC: Queen Hatshepsut succeeded by her stepson and nephew Thutmosis III. Period of greatest Egyptian expansion (4th Nile cataract to the Euphrates). [5] c. 1469 BC: In the Battle of Megiddo, Egypt defeats Canaan (Low Chronology). [6] c. 1460 BC: The Kassites overrun Babylonia and found a dynasty there that lasts for 576 years and ...