FormationThe 4th century BCE

Formation in the 4th century BCE

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged formation — origins, unifications and the founding of states as each nation's archive records them, narrowed to the 4th century BCE — 3 of them, drawn from 3 nations, running from 331 BCE to 312 BCE. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
3
Nations
3
Earliest
331 BCE
Latest
312 BCE
Asia
2
Europe
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. 331 BCEEurope

    Greece

    Foundation of Alexandria

    Alexander founded Alexandria in Egypt, which became the greatest city of the Hellenistic world and a centre of Greek learning, home to its famous Library and Museum.

    Era: The Hellenistic Age: Alexander and His Successors

    Sources: Alexander the Great · World History Encyclopedia

  2. c. 322 BCEAsia

    India

    Chandragupta Maurya founds the Maurya Empire

    Chandragupta Maurya overthrows the Nanda dynasty and builds the first empire to unify most of the subcontinent, with its capital at Pataliputra.

    Era: Classical Empires: Maurya and the Gupta Golden Age

    Sources: Mauryan Empire · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chandragupta Maurya · Wikipedia

  3. 312 BCEAsia

    Jordan

    The Nabataeans resist the Greeks at Petra

    The Nabataean Arabs, established around Petra, repelled campaigns by the Hellenistic successors of Alexander, marking their emergence as a distinct desert power controlling the caravan trade.

    Era: The Nabataeans and the Rose-Red City of Petra

    Sources: Petra · UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Jordan: History · Encyclopaedia Britannica