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495 BCE [[Pericles]] (495-429) | 495 BCE [[Pericles]] (495-429) - Athenian statesman and advcate of democracy | ||
469 [[Socrates]] (469-384) | 469 [[Socrates]] (469-384) - Athenian philosopher who is credited with laying the foundations of western philosophy; sentenced to death in Athens for heresy. | ||
450 ''The Twelve Tables'' | 450 ''The Twelve Tables''[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/12tables.html] - the first recorded statement of Roman Law | ||
431 '''The Pelopponesian War'''[http://www.livius.org/pb-pem/peloponnesian_war/peloponnesian_war.html] (431-404) between [[Ancient Athens|Athens]] and [[Sparta]] | 431 '''The Pelopponesian War'''[http://www.livius.org/pb-pem/peloponnesian_war/peloponnesian_war.html] (431-404) between [[Ancient Athens|Athens]] and [[Sparta]] | ||
428 [[Plato]] (428-347) | 428 [[Plato]] (428-347) Athenian philosopher, recorder of Socratic dialogue and critic of democracy | ||
427 '''The Mytilene Debate'''[http://fs.huntingdon.edu/jlewis/syl/ircomp/303thucynotes.htm] | 427 '''The Mytilene Debate'''[http://fs.huntingdon.edu/jlewis/syl/ircomp/303thucynotes.htm] - that led to the Athenian decision to execute all the men on the rebellious island of Mytilene | ||
384 [[Aristotle]] (384-322) | 384 [[Aristotle]] (384-322) pupil of Plato, author of ''The Politics'' | ||
341 [[Epicurus]] (341-271) founder of Hedonism | 341 [[Epicurus]] (341-271) founder of Hedonism[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hedonism/] | ||
331 [[Zeno]] of Citium (331-261) founder of Stoicism | 331 [[Zeno]] of Citium (331-261) founder of [[Stoicism]] | ||
106 [[Cicero]] (106-43) | 106 [[Cicero]] (106-43) statesman of the Roman republic, Stoic and opponent of dictatorship | ||
204 Plotinus[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plotinus/] (204-270) | 204 Plotinus[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plotinus/] (204-270) - founder of Neoplatonism[http://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/neoplat-body.html] and originator of the ''Great Chain of Being''[http://www.stanford.edu/class/engl174b/chain.html] | ||
313 ''Edict of Milan''[http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/bible/milan.stm] established religious freedom in the Roman Empire. | 313 ''Edict of Milan''[http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/bible/milan.stm] - established religious freedom in the Roman Empire. | ||
325 '''First Council of Nicea''' | 325 '''First Council of Nicea'''[http://www.papalencyclicals.net/Councils/ecum01.htm] - the first ecumenical council | ||
354 CE [[Augustine of Hippo]] (354-430) | 354 CE [[Augustine of Hippo]] (354-430) Neoplatonist African Bishop and leading philosopher of the Roman Catholic Church | ||
381 '''Council of Constantinople''' - that approved the ''Nicene Creed''[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11049a.htm] - the official statement of Christian belief | |||
533 ''Corpus Jurus Civilis''[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/corpus1.html]: a compendium of Roman Law promulgated by the emperor Justinian | 410 '''Sack of Rome'''[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/410alaric.html] the first invasion of imperial Rome - which neverthess survived for more than a century | ||
533 ''Corpus Jurus Civilis''[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/corpus1.html]: a compendium of Roman Law promulgated by the emperor Justinian[http://www.roman-emperors.org/justinia.htm] | |||
570 [[Muhammad]] (570-632) Arab prophet and founder of [[Islam]] | 570 [[Muhammad]] (570-632) Arab prophet and founder of [[Islam]] | ||
1126 [[Averroës]] (1126-1198) | 1126 [[Averroës]] (Abu'l-Walid Ibn Rushd)[http://www.iep.utm.edu/ibnrushd/] (1126-1198) interpretor of Aristotle, leading Islamic philospher | ||
1215 ''[[Magna Carta]]''[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/humanrights/1215-1500/doc-magna-image.htm][http://www.bl.uk/treasures/magnacarta/index.html] | 1215 ''[[Magna Carta]]''[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/humanrights/1215-1500/doc-magna-image.htm][http://www.bl.uk/treasures/magnacarta/index.html] - statement of civil rights and fundamental document of the English constitution. | ||
1469 [[Machiavelli]] (1469-1527) | 1469 [[Machiavelli]] (1469-1527) Pragmatic Florentine political advisor, famous for his amoral approach to the exercise of authority. | ||
1588 [[Thomas Hobbes]] (1588-1679) | 1588 [[Thomas Hobbes]] (1588-1679) | ||
Revision as of 13:53, 26 May 2011
495 BCE Pericles (495-429) - Athenian statesman and advcate of democracy
469 Socrates (469-384) - Athenian philosopher who is credited with laying the foundations of western philosophy; sentenced to death in Athens for heresy.
450 The Twelve Tables[1] - the first recorded statement of Roman Law
431 The Pelopponesian War[2] (431-404) between Athens and Sparta
428 Plato (428-347) Athenian philosopher, recorder of Socratic dialogue and critic of democracy
427 The Mytilene Debate[3] - that led to the Athenian decision to execute all the men on the rebellious island of Mytilene
384 Aristotle (384-322) pupil of Plato, author of The Politics
341 Epicurus (341-271) founder of Hedonism[4]
331 Zeno of Citium (331-261) founder of Stoicism
106 Cicero (106-43) statesman of the Roman republic, Stoic and opponent of dictatorship
204 Plotinus[5] (204-270) - founder of Neoplatonism[6] and originator of the Great Chain of Being[7]
313 Edict of Milan[8] - established religious freedom in the Roman Empire.
325 First Council of Nicea[9] - the first ecumenical council
354 CE Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Neoplatonist African Bishop and leading philosopher of the Roman Catholic Church
381 Council of Constantinople - that approved the Nicene Creed[10] - the official statement of Christian belief
410 Sack of Rome[11] the first invasion of imperial Rome - which neverthess survived for more than a century
533 Corpus Jurus Civilis[12]: a compendium of Roman Law promulgated by the emperor Justinian[13]
570 Muhammad (570-632) Arab prophet and founder of Islam
1126 Averroës (Abu'l-Walid Ibn Rushd)[14] (1126-1198) interpretor of Aristotle, leading Islamic philospher
1215 Magna Carta[15][16] - statement of civil rights and fundamental document of the English constitution.
1469 Machiavelli (1469-1527) Pragmatic Florentine political advisor, famous for his amoral approach to the exercise of authority.
1588 Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)
1632 John Locke (1632-1704)
1643 English Civil War [17] (1643-6).
1688 Glorious Revolution
1711 David Hume (1711-1776)
1712 Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
1724 Immanuel Kant[19] (1724-1804)
1729 Edmund Burke[20] (1720-1797)
1737 Thomas Paine[21] (1737-1809)
1748 Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) founder of Utilitarianism.
1751 James Madison (1751-1836)
1774 American Revolution
1776 Declaration of Independence by the United States of America
1789 Storming of the Bastille and start of the French Revolution
1806 John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)
1818 Karl Marx (1818-1883]]