| A MAP OF TIME |
|---|
| 470–400 B.C.E. | Life of Aspasia in Athens |
| 124 B.C.E. | Imperial academy for training Chinese officials established |
| 1st century B.C.E. | Poetry of Buddhist nuns set to writing |
| 73 B.C.E. | Spartacus slave rebellion in Italy |
| 1–200 C.E. | Laws of Manu prescribing proper social behavior in India |
| Early 1st century C.E. | Reforming emperor Wang Mang in power in China |
| 45–116 C.E. | Life of Ban Zhao in China |
| 79 C.E. | Eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroys Pompeii |
| 184 C.E. | Yellow Turban Rebellion in China |
| After 221 C.E. | Loosening of restrictions on elite Chinese women as Han dynasty collapsed |
| After 500 C.E. | Slavery replaced by serfdom in Roman world |
| 690–705 C.E. | Empress Wu reigned in China |