ÿþ<html> <head> <title>WHKMLA : Timelines - Graeco-Roman Paganism </title> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2004-2006 --> </head> <body bgcolor="lightblue" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"> </a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> Historical Dictionary </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdgrpaganism.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../whchapters.html"> <img src = "../timelines.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/biogrpaganism.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> Biographies </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on July 10th 2004 </i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline Graeco-Roman Paganism </B></font> <BR> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"><i> http://www.zum.de/whkmla/timelines/wh/tlgrpaganism.html </i></font> </B></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "150"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> 776 <BR> 601-591 <BR> 566 <BR><BR> 534-509 <BR><BR> 509 <BR><BR> 470-456 <BR> 447 <BR><BR> 356-345 <BR> 339 <BR> 332 <BR> 330 <BR><BR> 279 <BR> 186 <BR> 86 <BR> 67 <BR> 46 <BR> 42 <BR><BR> 14 A.D. <BR> 54-68 A.D. <BR> 117-138 A.D. <BR> 180-192 A.D. <BR> 218 A.D. <BR><BR><BR> 263 A.D. <BR> 270-275 A.D. <BR> 284-305 A.D. <BR> 382 A.D. <BR> 393 A.D. <BR> 394 A.D. <BR> 394 A.D. <BR><BR> </font></TD> <BR><TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "560"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Greece : first <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdclasgr.html#olympicgames">Olympic Games</A> were held <BR> Greece : First Sacred War, of the Delphic <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdclasgr.html#amphictyonia">Amphictyonia</A> against the Phocians <BR> Athens : at the suggestion of Peisistratus, the <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdgrpaganism.html#panathenaicfestival">Panathenaean Games</A>, every 4th year, were <BR> extended to last for several days <BR> rule of Rome's last king, <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/bioromanrep.html#traquiniussuperbus">Tarquinius Superbus</A>. He purchased the <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdgrpaganism.html#sibyllinebooks">Sibylline Books</A>; under <BR> him <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdgrpaganism.html#augurs">Augurs</A> started taking <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdgrpaganism.html#auspices">auspices</A> <BR> last Roman king deposed; Roman Republic created; religious function of king transferred <BR> to <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdgrpaganism.html#rexsacrorum">Rex Sacrorum</A> <BR> Elis : Temple of Zeus constructed in Olympia <BR> Greece : Second Sacred War, Delphic <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdclasgr.html#amphictyonia">Amphictyonia</A> defeated Phocians, restored Delphic <BR> independence <BR> Greece : Third Sacred War, Delphic <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdclasgr.html#amphictyonia">Amphictyonia</A> fought Phocians <BR> Greece : Fourth Sacred War; Delphic <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdclasgr.html#amphictyonia">Amphictyonia</A> defeated Locrians <BR> Siwa, Egypt : deification of Alexander the Great <BR> Athens : the <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdgrpaganism.html#panathenaicfestival">Panathenaean Festival</A>, hitherto celebrated on the agora, was moved to a <BR> stadium outside of the city <BR> Gauls plundered Delphi <BR> Rome : <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdgrpaganism.html#bacchanalia">Bacchanalia</A> banned <BR> Greece : Delphi plundered by the Romans <BR> Rome : congregation of Mithras-worshippers recorded <BR> Rome adopted the Julian Calendar <BR> Rome : <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/bioromanrep.html#caesar">Julius Caesar</A> deified <BR><BR> Rome : Octavian (<A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/bioromanemp.html#augustus">Augustus</A>) deified <BR> Rome : rule of <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/bioromanemp.html#nero">Nero</A>; he introduced radiating crown associated with Mithraism <BR> Roman Empire : rule of Emperor <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/bioromanemp.html#hadrian">Hadrian</A>, a Philhellene; had Delphi reconstructed <BR> Roman Empire : rule of <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/bioromanemp.html#commodus">Commodus</A>, an initiate in Mithraic religion <BR> Roman Empire : Emperor Heliogabalus attempted to elevate his god, the Baal of Emesa to the <BR> rank of supreme divinity of the empire by subordinating the entire ancient pantheon; H. was <BR> assassinated in 222 <BR> Asia Minor : Temple of Artemis in Ephesus burnt down by the Goths; not rebuilt <BR> Roman Empire : Aurelian introduced cult of Sol Invictus as supreme god <BR> Roman Empire : rule of <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/bioromanemp.html#diocletian">Diocletian</A>, a supporter of Mithraism <BR> Rome : office of <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdgrpaganism.html#pontifexmaximus">Pontifex Maximus</A> abolished by Emperor Gratian <BR> Greece : Emperor <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/bioechr.html#theodosius">Theodosius the Great</A> ordered the <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdclasgr.html#olympicgames">Olympic Games</A> to be discontinued. <BR> Rome : sacred fire in temple of <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdgrpaganism.html#vestalvirgins">Vestal Virgins</A> extinguished <BR> Greece : Emperor <A HREF = "../../biographies/wh/bioechr.html#theodosius">Theodosius the Great</A> ordered the Temple of Apollon at Delphi closed, the <BR> <A HREF = "../../histdic/wh/hdgrpaganism.html#pythiangames">Pythian Games</A> terminated <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "200"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> </font></TD> <BR><TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "510"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "700"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> <BR><BR> ONLINE REFERENCES : <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV align="center"> <A href="mailto:aganse@hotmail.com"> <IMG src="../../email.gif" border="0"></a><BR> </DIV><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <!-- Start of CH Counter --> <script type="text/javascript"> //<!-- // chCounter v2.0.0 // settings: cstatus = "active"; visible = "0"; path_to_counterfile = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/counter/counter.php"; urlhp = "http://www.zum.de"; //////////////// url = unescape(location.href); file = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf(urlhp) + urlhp.length, url.length); file = (file.charAt(0) != "/") ? 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