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Time Periods

Named time periods which may or may not have precise beginnings and endings (please bear with us while we work on getting these sorted temporally and spatially).

Early Geometric (Greek; 900-850 BC) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 12:54 PM

The Early Geometric period in ancient Greece, from 900-850 before the birth of Christ. [[-900, -850]]

Middle Geometric (Greek; 850-750 BC) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:00 PM

The Middle Geometric period in ancient Greece, from 850-750 before the birth of Christ. [[-850, -750]]

Archaic (Greco-Roman; 750-550 BCE/BC) — by admin — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:01 PM

The Archaic period in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is seen to begin in the year 750 and end in the year 550 before the birth of Christ. [[-750, -550]]

Classical (Greco-Roman; 550 BC-330 BC) — by admin — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:01 PM

The Classical period in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 550 and end in the year 330 before the birth of Christ. [[-550, -330]]

Hellenistic Greek, Roman Republic (330 BC-30 BC) — by admin — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:02 PM

The Hellenistic period in Greek history and the middle-to-late Republican period in Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 330 and end in the year 30 before the birth of Christ. [[-330, -30]]

Roman, early Empire (30 BC-AD 300) — by admin — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:03 PM

The Roman period (i.e., the early Roman Empire) in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 30 before the birth of Christ and to end in the year 300 after the birth of Christ. [[-30, 300]]

Late Antique (AD 300-AD 640) — by admin — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:03 PM

The Late Antique period in Greek and Roman history. For the purposes of Pleiades, this period is said to begin in the year 300 and to end in the year 640 after the birth of Christ. [[300, 640]]

Mediaeval/Byzantine (AD 641-AD 1453) — by Gabriel Bodard — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:04 PM

The Mediaeval period in the West, or the period from the end of Late Antiquity (640) to the fall of Constantinople in the East (1453). [[640, 1453]]

Early Byzantine (AD 650-850) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:06 PM

Early Byzantine Period in areas where such designations are appropriate. [[650, 850]]

Modern (AD 1700-Present) — by Sean Gillies — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:05 PM

Our present, modern era. [[1700, 2100]]

Middle Byzantine (AD 850-1200) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:06 PM

Middle Byzantine period in areas where such designations are appropriate. [[850, 1200]]

Late Byzantine Period (AD 1200-1450) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:08 PM

Late Byzantine Period in contexts where such designations are appropriate. [[1200, 1450]]

Neolithic Egypt (6000-4500 BCE/BC) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:08 PM

The Neolithic period in Egypt, following the chronology of the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (compiled by Thomas Schneider): http://www.uee.ucla.edu/contributors/chronology.htm. [[-6000, -4500]]

Predynastic Egypt (4500-2950 BCE/BC) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:09 PM

The predynastic period in Egypt, following the chronology of the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (compiled by Thomas Schneider): http://www.uee.ucla.edu/contributors/chronology.htm. [[-4500, -2950]]

Early Dynastic Egypt (2950-2670 BCE/BC) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:10 PM

The Early Dynastic period in Egypt, following the chronology of the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (compiled by Thomas Schneider): http://www.uee.ucla.edu/contributors/chronology.htm. [[-2950, -2670]]

Old Kingdom Egypt (2670-2168 BCE/BC) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:11 PM

The Old Kingdom period in Egypt, following the chronology of the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (compiled by Thomas Schneider): http://www.uee.ucla.edu/contributors/chronology.htm. [[-2670, -2168]]

First Intermediate Period Egypt (2168-2010 BCE/BC) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:11 PM

The First Intermediate Period in Egypt, following the chronology of the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (compiled by Thomas Schneider): http://www.uee.ucla.edu/contributors/chronology.htm. [[-2168, -2010]]

Middle Kingdom Egypt (2010-1640 BCE/BC) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:12 PM

The Middle Kingdom period in Egypt, following the chronology of the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (compiled by Thomas Schneider): http://www.uee.ucla.edu/contributors/chronology.htm. [[-2010, -1640]]

Second Intermediate Period Egypt (1640-1548) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:14 PM

The Second Intermediate period in Egypt, following the chronology of the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (compiled by Thomas Schneider): http://www.uee.ucla.edu/contributors/chronology.htm. [[-1640, -1548]]

New Kingdom Egypt (1548-1086) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:14 PM

The New Kingdom period in Egypt, following the chronology of the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (compiled by Thomas Schneider): http://www.uee.ucla.edu/contributors/chronology.htm. [[-1548, -1086]]

Third Intermediate Period Egypt (1086-664) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:15 PM

The Third Intermediate period in Egypt, following the chronology of the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (compiled by Thomas Schneider): http://www.uee.ucla.edu/contributors/chronology.htm. [[-1086, -664]]

Late Period Egypt (664-332) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:16 PM

The Late Period in Egypt, following the chronology of the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (compiled by Thomas Schneider): http://www.uee.ucla.edu/contributors/chronology.htm. [[-664, -332]]

Macedonian Egypt (332-304 BCE/BC) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:17 PM

The Macedonian period in Egypt, following the chronology of the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (compiled by Thomas Schneider): http://www.uee.ucla.edu/contributors/chronology.htm. [[-332, -304]]

Ptolemaic Egypt (304-30 BCE/BC) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Sep 01, 2011 01:18 PM

The Ptolemaic period in Egypt, following the chronology of the UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (compiled by Thomas Schneider): http://www.uee.ucla.edu/contributors/chronology.htm. [[-304, -30]]

Bronze Age Britain (ca. 2500 - ca. 800 BC/BCE) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Feb 03, 2012 03:51 PM

 

Anglo-Saxon Period (550-1066 AD/CE) — by Tom Elliott — last modified Feb 03, 2012 03:51 PM