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331 [[Zeno]] of Citium (331-261) founder of [[Stoicism]] | 331 [[Zeno]] of Citium (331-261) founder of [[Stoicism]] | ||
106 [[Cicero]] (106-43) statesman of the Roman republic, Stoic and opponent of dictatorship | 106 BCE [[Cicero]] (106-43 BCE) statesman of the Roman republic, Stoic and opponent of dictatorship | ||
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] | 49 BCE [[Julius Caesar]] crosses the Rubicon[http://www.livius.org/caa-can/caesar/caesar_t08.html] prompting the '''Roman Civil War'''[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Appian/Civil_Wars/2*.html] of 49-46 BCE, which led to a transition from republic to empire. | ||
204 CE Plotinus[http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plotinus/] (204-270 CE) - 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. | ||
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381 '''Council of Constantinople''' - that approved the ''Nicene Creed''[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11049a.htm] - the official statement of Christian belief | 381 '''Council of Constantinople''' - that approved the ''Nicene Creed''[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11049a.htm] - the official statement of Christian belief | ||
410 '''Sack of Rome'''[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/410alaric.html] the first invasion of imperial Rome - which | 410 '''Sack of Rome'''[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/410alaric.html] the first invasion of imperial Rome - which survived further attacks until 610 CE in the form of its Eastern Empire[http://www.san.beck.org/5-9-Summary.html] | ||
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] | 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] | ||
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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 BCE Cicero (106-43 BCE) statesman of the Roman republic, Stoic and opponent of dictatorship
49 BCE Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon[5] prompting the Roman Civil War[6] of 49-46 BCE, which led to a transition from republic to empire.
204 CE Plotinus[7] (204-270 CE) - founder of Neoplatonism[8] and originator of the Great Chain of Being[9]
313 Edict of Milan[10] - established religious freedom in the Roman Empire.
325 First Council of Nicea[11] - 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[12] - the official statement of Christian belief
410 Sack of Rome[13] the first invasion of imperial Rome - which survived further attacks until 610 CE in the form of its Eastern Empire[14]
533 Corpus Jurus Civilis[15]: a compendium of Roman Law promulgated by the emperor Justinian[16]
570 Muhammad (570-632) Arab prophet and founder of Islam
1126 Averroës (Abu'l-Walid Ibn Rushd)[17] (1126-1198) interpretor of Aristotle, leading Islamic philospher
1215 Magna Carta[18][19] - 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 [20] (1643-6).
1688 Glorious Revolution
1711 David Hume (1711-1776)
1712 Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)
1724 Immanuel Kant[22] (1724-1804)
1729 Edmund Burke[23] (1720-1797)
1737 Thomas Paine[24] (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]]