Century
3rd century CE
The years 201 – 300 CE. The atlas records 401 events begun in them: the most significant follow, region by region, with the realms of the age and its wonders, trade routes, faiths and great people.
- 201 – 300 CE
- 401 events
- 19 realms
- Realms with a page of their own
- Others the atlas draws, from Cliopatria
Headlines
The most significant events, wherever they happened- 235 – 284 CECrisis of the Third CenturyEvent · Europe
- 260 CEBattle of EdessaBattle · Middle East
- 208 CEBattle of Red CliffsBattle · East Asia
- 291 – 306 CEWar of the Eight PrincesWar
- 285 – 628 CEByzantine–Sassanian WarsWar · Europe
- 249 – 262 CEPlague of CyprianEpidemic · Europe
- 214 CEantoninianusEvent · Europe
- 229 CEIllyro-Roman WarsWar
Around the world
The most significant of the rest, in each regionNorth Africa
- Construction of Roman amphitheatre of El Jem238 CE · Construction238 CE
- Construction of Monastery of Saint Anthony298 CE · Construction298 CE
- Council of Carthage of 251251 CE · Political251 CE
- Construction of Arch of Alexander Severus228 CE · Construction228 CE
- Construction of Capitoline Temple217 CE · Construction217 CE
- Construction of Arch of Caracalla214 CE · Construction214 CE
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East
Europe
Central Asia
South Asia
- Founding of Pallava dynasty275 CE · Founding275 CE
- Fall of Satavahana dynasty220 CE · Collapse220 CE
- Fall of Indo-Parthian kingdom226 CE · Collapse226 CE
- Founding of Vakataka empire250 CE · Founding250 CE
- Construction of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple300 CE · Construction300 CE
- Founding of Kalabhra250 CE · Founding250 CE
East Asia
- Battle of XiaotingAugust 221 CE · BattleAugust 221 CE
- Battle of Mount Dingjun218 – 219 CE · Battle218 – 219 CE
- Battle of ChangbanOctober 208 CE · BattleOctober 208 CE
- Battle of Wuzhang Plains234 CE · Battle234 CE
- Goguryeo–Wei War244 – 245 CE · War244 – 245 CE
- Sima Yi's Liaodong campaignJune 238 CE · WarJune 238 CE
Southeast Asia
- Shi Xie submits to Sun Quan210 CE · Political210 CE
- Lâm Ấp invasion of Rinan248 CE · Conquest248 CE
- Triệu Chỉ's mutiny in Jiuzhen299 CE · Rebellion299 CE
- Accession of Phạm Hùng220 CE · Political220 CE
- Kang Tai and Zhu Ying's mission to Funan240s CE · Exploration240s CE
- Funan's embassy to Sun Quan243 CE · Political243 CE
South America
Oceania
Realms of the age
Our civilizations alive in these years, by home region. Each track is the century, its bar the realm’s years.Sub-Saharan Africa
Kingdom of Kush2180 BCE – 350 CE
Kingdom of Aksum4th century BCE – 960 CE
Ghana Empire100 – 12th century CE
Middle East
Parthian Empire247 BCE – 224 CE
Sasanian Empire224 – 651 CE
Europe
Roman Empire27 BCE – 1453 CE
Byzantine Empire285 – 1453 CE
Central Asia
Xiongnu3rd century BCE – 5th century CE
South Asia
Chola dynasty300 BCE – 1279 CE
Satavahana dynasty230 BCE – 220 CE
Kushan Empire30 – 375 CE
Pallava dynasty275 – 897 CE
East Asia
Han dynasty206 BCE – 220 CE
Silla57 BCE – 892 CE
Southeast Asia
Kingdom of Funan68 – 550 CE
Champa192 – 1832 CE
Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
Maya2nd millennium BCE – 1521 CE · culture sphere
Zapotec700 BCE – 1521 CE
Teotihuacan100 BCE – 550 CE
Wonders
Being built, or standingBuilt in these years
Standing
- The Pyramids of Gizac. 2600 – 2510 BCE · Giza, Egyptc. 2600 – 2510 BCE
- The Abu Simbel Templesc. 1264 – 1244 BCE · Abu Simbel, Egyptc. 1264 – 1244 BCE
- The Lighthouse of Alexandriac. 292 – 280 BCE · Alexandria, Egyptc. 292 – 280 BCE
- The Ziggurat of Urc. 2100 – 2050 BCE · Nasiriyah, Iraqc. 2100 – 2050 BCE
- The Ishtar Gatec. 575 – 569 BCE · Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germanyc. 575 – 569 BCE
- The Temple of Artemis at Ephesusc. 550 BCE · Selçuk, Turkeyc. 550 BCE
- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassusc. 353 – 351 BCE · Bodrum, Turkeyc. 353 – 351 BCE
- Al-Khazneh, Petrac. 1 CE · Petra, Jordanc. 1 CE
- Stonehengec. 2600 – 2400 BCE · Wiltshire, Englandc. 2600 – 2400 BCE
- The Parthenon447 – 432 BCE · Athens, Greece447 – 432 BCE
- The Colossus of Rhodesc. 292 – 280 BCE · Rhodes, Greecec. 292 – 280 BCE
- The Statue of Zeus at Olympiac. 435 BCE · Olympia, Greecec. 435 BCE
- The Colosseum72 – 80 CE · Rome, Italy72 – 80 CE
- The Great Stupa at Sanchic. 250 – 50 BCE · Sanchi, Indiac. 250 – 50 BCE
- The Great Wall of Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE · Mutianyu, Beijing, Chinac. 221 – 210 BCE
- The Pyramid of the Sunc. 200 CE · Teotihuacan, Mexicoc. 200 CE
Trade routes
Carrying trade in these years- Via Marisc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE · by landc. 3000 BCE – 1516 CE
- Steppe Routec. 2000 BCE – 600 CE · by landc. 2000 BCE – 600 CE
- King's Highwayc. 1200 BCE – 636 CE · by landc. 1200 BCE – 636 CE
- Grand Trunk Roadc. 500 BCE – today · by landc. 500 BCE – today
- Trans-Saharan tradec. 500 BCE – 1900 CE · by land and riverc. 500 BCE – 1900 CE
- Maritime Silk Roadc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE · by sea and riverc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE
- Darb el-Arbaʽin (Forty Days Road)c. 200 BCE – today · by landc. 200 BCE – today
- Via Egnatiac. 146 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 146 BCE – 1453 CE
- Silk Roadc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE · by landc. 130 BCE – 1453 CE
- Roman grain supplyc. 123 BCE – 439 CE · by sea and riverc. 123 BCE – 439 CE
- Hopewell exchangec. 100 BCE – 500 CE · by land and riverc. 100 BCE – 500 CE
- Indo-Roman tradec. 30 BCE – 250 CE · by land, sea and riverc. 30 BCE – 250 CE
- Amber Roadc. 1 CE – 400 CE · by landc. 1 CE – 400 CE
Faiths on the move
Where each faith arrived in these years- HinduismReached Funan (Óc Eo) (c. 245 CE) and Kanchipuram (c. 275 CE)
- JudaismReached Sefarad (Toledo) (c. 300 CE)
- JainismReached Saurashtra (Valabhi) (c. 300 CE)
- BuddhismReached Jiankang (247 CE), Dunhuang (c. 250 CE), Chang'an (c. 266 CE) and Bamiyan (c. 300 CE)
- ChristianityReached Paris (c. 250 CE), Persia (Ctesiphon) (c. 280 CE) and Seville (c. 300 CE)
- TaoismReached Chang'an (215 CE)
- ManichaeismBegan at Babylonia (Ctesiphon) (c. 240 CE). Reached Osroene (Edessa) (c. 250 CE), Egypt (Alexandria) (c. 260 CE), Khurasan (Merv) (c. 260 CE) and 3 more
- ShintoBegan at Yamato (Mount Miwa) (c. 300 CE). Reached Izumo (c. 300 CE)
