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This is intended as a very selective guide to put the material in the following chapters in some form of chronological context. Dates are often approximate, particularly those before the sixth century bc . Not all Roman emperors are included, especially after the third century ad . bc 2700–2150 Old Kingdom, Egypt; building of Great Pyramid c.2500 Stonehenge built 2350–2150 The empire of Akkad, Mesopotamia 2112–2004 The Third Dynasty of Ur, Mesopotamia 2050–1650 Middle Kingdom, Egypt 1650–1200 Hittite empire 1550–1050 New Kingdom, Egypt 1450 Collapse of Minoan civilization on Crete 1200 Destruction of the Mycenaean palaces 1100–700 Phoenician colonization across the Mediterranean 814 Traditional date for foundation of Carthage (archaeological evidence later) c.800 Introduction of the alphabet to Greece 776 Traditional date for the foundation of the Olympic Games 753 Traditional date for the foundation of Rome 750–580 Greek colonization in the Mediterranean and Black Sea 745–727 Emergence of Assyrian empire under Tiglath-pileser III c.700 Homer's Iliad and Odyssey 700–500 Etruscan ascendancy in Italy 612 Fall of Nineveh to Babylonians and Medes, ending the Assyrian empire 604–562 Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon c.600 Invention of coinage in Asia Minor 594 Solon's legislation in Athens 550–530 Rise of Persian empire under Cyrus 525 Egypt becomes part of Persian empire c.546–10 ... log in or subscribe to read full text