The History of the Western World-BC

9000 BC City of Jericho in Palestine inhabited
8000 BC City of Damascus in Syria inhabited
5400 BC Sumerian City of Eridu Founded
4004 BC The almighty God YHWH creates the universe
3150 BC King Menes unites the kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt. Begins the Dynastic Period 2400 BC The City of Babylon is built by Sargon.
1700 BC Abraham migrates from Mesopotamia. Father's all nations of Israel.
1393 BC Moses leads the Isrealites on an Exodus to Jerusalem. Gives them the Holy Covenant.
1000 BC David unites the kingdoms of Judah and Isreal.
776 BC First Olympic games are held. Time is measured in Olympiads
760 BC Homer compiles epic poems into Greek script. The oldest work of western literature.
753 BC Founding of Rome, by Romulus and Remus
586 BC Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king.
546 BC Cyrus unites the Median and Lydian Empires into the Persian Empire.
544 BC King Tarquinius of Rome, purchases three books of prophecy from the Cumean Sibyl
539 BC Babylon is conquered by the Persian Empire.
509 BC Rape of Lucretia by Tarquinius Sextus, Monarchy defeated, Rome becomes a Republic
459 BC Ezra compiles the Torah while leading the Jews from Exile
338 BC Phillip unites Macedon and Greek city-states to form the Leauge of Corinth.
333 BC Macedonians conquer Babylon and the Persian Empire
332 BC Macedonians conquer Egypt Alexandria is founded
323 BC Ptolemy rules Egypt as Pharoah after death of Alexander the Great
320 BC Manethos writes a history of Egypt in Greek for 30 Dynasties reaching back to Menes.
275 BC Fall of Babylon during Greek fighting following the death of Alexander
164 BC Jews revolt against the Selucid empire. Restore the Temple in Jerusalem
146 BC Rome conquers Macedon. Establishes province of Macedonia
133 BC Rome wrests control of Asia Minor from Greece
80 BC Alexandria formally comes under Roman rule. Province of Aegyptus established.
63 BC Rome conquers Syria and Judea
48 BC Caesar proclaimed Dictator of Rome, Defeats Ptolemy Theos Philopater in Egypt.
44 BC Caesar is assassinated in the Senate. End of the Roman Republic.
40 BC Parthians conquer Jerusalem. Antigonus becomes king of Judea.
37 BC Romans conquer Jerusalem from the Parthians. Herod the Great becomes king of Judea.
30 BC Octavian captures Alexandria. Egypt in conquered by Rome. Antony and Cleopatra killed
29 BC Octavian commissions Virgil to write epic of Aeneas, the Trojan ancestor of the Romans.
27 BC The Roman Senate votes Octavian the title of Augustus
4 BC Herod dies, Archelaus becomes ethnarch of Judea. Antipas rules Galilee and Perea
1 CE Jesus Christ is Born

The events in red are mythical.