Empires & Politics
The American Revolution, 1763 to 1789
How thirteen British colonies broke from Britain over taxation and self-government, won independence by 1783, and replaced the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution.
- Protest and Politics
- The War for Independence
- Building a Government
by Samuel Whitfield
Cleopatra VII and the End of Ptolemaic Egypt
The life of Egypt's last active Ptolemaic ruler, from her birth in 69 BCE through her alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony to her death in 30 BCE, when Egypt became a Roman province.
- Queen of Egypt
- Caesar and Rome
- Antony and Octavian
by Priya Raman
The French Revolution, 1789-1799
How a financial crisis turned into a revolution that ended the French monarchy, brought war and the Terror, and ended with Napoleon's seizure of power in 1799.
- Reform and Revolt, 1789-1791
- War, Republic and Terror, 1792-1794
- Thermidor to Napoleon, 1794-1799
by Elena Petrova
India's Road to Independence, 1857 to 1947
From the 1857 uprising against Company rule to independence and partition in August 1947, this timeline follows Congress campaigns, armed resistance and the rise of the demand for Pakistan.
- Congress and mass movements
- Revolt and armed resistance
- Communal politics and partition
by Priya Raman
Julius Caesar and the End of the Roman Republic
Caesar's path from a patrician family to dictator of Rome, through the Gallic Wars and civil war to his assassination in 44 BCE, and the rise of Augustus that ended the Republic.
- Rise to power
- Gaul and civil war
- Dictatorship and the end of the Republic
by Daniel Okafor
The Ottoman Empire, 1299 to 1923
How a small Anatolian principality grew into an empire spanning three continents, and how it was reformed, weakened and finally replaced by the Republic of Turkey.
- Conquests and Wars
- Institutions and Culture
- Reform and Collapse
by Omar Haddad
Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt: Unification to Rome
Key rulers and turning points in Egyptian kingship, from the first unified state around 3100 BCE to the end of the Ptolemies and Roman annexation in 30 BCE. Dates before the first millennium BCE are scholarly estimates.
- Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom
- Middle and New Kingdom
- Foreign rule and the Ptolemies
by Priya Raman
The Rise and Fall of Rome
Rome grew from a legendary founding and a republic into a Mediterranean empire, then lost its western half in 476. This timeline follows the main turning points.
- Monarchy and Republic
- Empire at its Height
- Crisis, Christianity and Fall
by Daniel OkaforThe Conquest of India
A comprehensively dated timeline of the various conquests that happened in India. This includes the Mughals, the British, the French and other sea faring nations that came to India.
by Rupin Chheda
Fall of the Roman Empire
From the Crisis of the Third Century to the sack of Rome — division, invasion, and the slow collapse of the West.
by Rupin Chheda