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1st millennium BC
(
2nd millennium BC
-
1st millennium BC
-
1st millennium AD
-
other millennia
)
Events:
The
Iron Age
begins in Western
Europe
The
Old Testament
is written
Founding of
Buddhism
Beginning of
Roman Empire
Significant persons:
David
, king of Israel
Cyrus the Great
conquers
Babylon
and creates
Persia
(
6th century BC
)
Buddha
, founder of Buddhism
Confucius
, Chinese philosopher
Plato
, Greek philosopher
Alexander the Great
, Greek conqueror (
4th century BC
)
Archimedes
, scientist
Julius Caesar
, Roman conqueror and emperor
Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions
Centuries and Decades
10th century BC
990s BC
980s BC
970s BC
960s BC
950s BC
940s BC
930s BC
920s BC
910s BC
900s BC
9th century BC
890s BC
880s BC
870s BC
860s BC
850s BC
840s BC
830s BC
820s BC
810s BC
800s BC
8th century BC
790s BC
780s BC
770s BC
760s BC
750s BC
740s BC
730s BC
720s BC
710s BC
700s BC
7th century BC
690s BC
680s BC
670s BC
660s BC
650s BC
640s BC
630s BC
620s BC
610s BC
600s BC
6th century BC
590s BC
580s BC
570s BC
560s BC
550s BC
540s BC
530s BC
520s BC
510s BC
500s BC
5th century BC
490s BC
480s BC
470s BC
460s BC
450s BC
440s BC
430s BC
420s BC
410s BC
400s BC
4th century BC
390s BC
380s BC
370s BC
360s BC
350s BC
340s BC
330s BC
320s BC
310s BC
300s BC
3rd century BC
290s BC
280s BC
270s BC
260s BC
250s BC
240s BC
230s BC
220s BC
210s BC
200s BC
2nd century BC
190s BC
180s BC
170s BC
160s BC
150s BC
140s BC
130s BC
120s BC
110s BC
100s BC
1st century BC
90s BC
80s BC
70s BC
60s BC
50s BC
40s BC
30s BC
20s BC
10s BC
0s BC