1st millennium BC Chr.

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The 1st millennium BC Chr. Describes the period from 1000 BC. Until the beginning of the Christian era .

Epochs

• 800 BC BC : In Central Europe the Bronze Age ends and the older Iron Age begins , the so-called Hallstatt Age .
• 400 BC BC : The older Iron Age ends in Central Europe, and the younger Iron Age begins, the so-called Latène Age , which lasted until approx. 30/15 BC. Lasts.

Map of the population dynamics of northern European peoples from the Urnfield Culture / Protocelts (1000 BC). Until the pre-Roman conquests of the last century BC Chr.

Events

• Around 1000 BC BC : The Iberians appear for the first time.
• Around 1000 BC Until approx. 500 BC BC : Colonization of the Aegean Sea , the coasts of Asia Minor and the Black Sea, Sicily and southern Italy from Greece.
• Around 1000 BC Chr .: Beginnings of the Etruscan high culture, around 800 BC Chr. Spread to v 600th Chr. Heyday.
• Around 750 BC BC : Foundation of Rome , the Eternal City.
• Around 600 BC BC : beginning of the Roman Empire .
• Around 500 BC In the 2nd century BC, the belief that the individual fate can be read off with the help of the horoscope took shape (along with the mantic ) .
• Around 500 BC Chr .: Buddhism develops.
• Around 500 BC BC: The Celts invade northern Spain.
• Around 400 BC Chr . : The Greek philosopher Democritus thinks about the structure of matter - he created the term atom .
• In 214 BC Chr. The Chinese emperor leaves Qin Shi Huang , the first continuous parts of the Great Wall built.
• Around 200 BC BC : The Celts reached their greatest expansion.
• 2nd / 1st century BC BC : The Roman Empire defeats its adversary Carthage , conquers the remaining Diadoch states and dominates the entire Mediterranean area.
• The Tanakh is written.
• In the course of the development of seafaring , sea war also came to land war .
• In the Zhou dynasty (around 1045 to 256 BC), the manufacture of cast iron is dominated in China .

Important personalities

• probably 8th century BC Chr . : Homer , Greek poet
• 6th / 5th century BC BC : Confucius , Chinese philosopher
• 6th century BC Chr .: Cyrus II , founder of the Persian Empire
• 6./5. Century BC Chr .: Buddha , philosopher from South Nepal / North India
• 5th century BC BC: Herodotus , Greek historian and geographer
• 5th / 4th century BC BC : Socrates , Greek philosopher
• 5th / 4th Century BC Chr .: Hippocrates , Greek doctor
• 4th century BC Chr .: Plato , Greek philosopher
• 4th century BC Chr .: Aristotle , Greek philosopher
• 4th century BC Chr .: Alexander the Great , Macedonian king and general
• 3rd century BC BC : Archimedes , Greek mathematician
• 3rd century BC BC: Qin Shihuangdi , founder of the Chinese Empire and builder of the Great Wall of China
• 3rd / 2nd century BC Chr . : Hannibal , Carthaginian general
• 1st century BC BC : Vitruvius , Roman architect and writer
• 1st century BC Chr .: Gaius Iulius Caesar , Roman statesman, general and author

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