Timeline of Ancient Civilisations
- Egyptian Empire: 3100BC – 332BC, Duration: 2,768 years
- Minoan Empire: 2700BC – 1450BC, Duration: 1,250 years – Eruption of Thera: 1500BC
- China: 2200BC – 1500AD, Duration: 3,700 years
- Maya Civilization: 1800BC – 900AD, Duration: 2,700 years
- Babylonian Empire: 2000BC – 540BC, Duration: 1,460 years – Fall of Babylon: 539BC
- Assyrian Empire: 2000BC – 612BC, Duration: 1,388 years – Fall of Nineveh: 612BC
- Kingdom of Israel: 930BC – 70AD, Duration 1,000 years – Fall of Jerusalem: 70AD
- Roman Empire: 31BC – 476BC, Duration: 445 years – Fall of Rome: 476BC
- Ancient Greece: 750BC – 146BC, Duration: 604 years
- Persian Empire: 550BC – 1935AD, Duration: 2,485 years
- Byzantine Empire: 330 – 1453, Duration: 1,123 years – Fall of Constantinople: 1453
- British Empire: 1497 – 1997, Duration: 500 years – Handover of Hong Kong: 1997
- American Empire: 1898 – ?, Duration: 110 years
- See Also: Astrological Age and The Age of Pisces and the Age of Aquarius
Longest: China, 3,700 years
Shortest: Roman Empire, 445 years
Age of Modern West: 511 years in 2008
Average: 1,618 years
Why Bother?
The rise and fall of civilisations is an important historical trend to watch, as it reminds us that this current civilization is due to end at some point.
Sources: image, Wikipedia, Saving Civilization, Societal Collapse
