Imperial Calendar Dwarven Calendar	Events
?	Age of Darkness Events of this time period remain a mystery Ancient Ones Dinosaurs
? – 9100 BI	Age of Dragons Ancient Ones bound and banished Dragons rule Terra Gods walk the earth
9100 – 8600 BI	Great War Gods leave to Outer Planes Illithids, Tainted Elves and Forsaken Dwarves arise Dragons go into seclusion
8600 – 5600 BI	Golden Age Of this age it is only known that the entire world was encompassed in peace. This does not assume cooperation among the races, only that there was no conflict amongst them.
5600 – 5000 BI	Dwarf – Elf Wars 600 year war between these two races brings them from the pinnacle of their development (technological and magical) to a considerably weaker state.
5000 – 4500 BI	Independent Human civilizations begin to develop in the isolated Nile and Mesopotamian river valleys.
5000 BI Mountain’s Death 18 KR	The Dwarves that are later to become known as The Lost are scattered
4950 – 4800 BI	Goblinkin Wars Due to the weakened state of the Elves and Dwarves, the Goblinkin attack in an attempt to finish both races off. The result of this is an unusual alliance between still hostile Elves and Dwarves that succeeds in driving the Goblinkin into the steppes of western Asia.
4641 BI	First recorded year of the Egyptian Calendar (360 days a year)
4515 BI	Human refugees of the wars settle on the island of Atlantis
4500 – 4000 BI	Beginnings of Sumerian civilization Babylon is founded Early forms of writing is developed among Humans, cuneiform on clay tablets Copper alloys, gold & silver smelting taught to Sumerians by Atlantian trader Atlantians being trade with Egypt
4300 BI Destiny’s Death 20 KR	Human kingdom of Atlantis is founded Atlantians prosper as middlemen between budding Human civilizations and the Dwarves and Elves Dwarven refugees settle on the island of Atlantis, their descendants will be known as The Sundered
4000 – 3500 BI	Upper and Lower Egypt united by Menes, the first pharaoh Potters wheel, wheeled vehicles and linen all used in Sumeria Shamanistic magic begins to decline in Egypt and Mesopotamia, priestcraft develops
4000 BI	City of Troy is founded
3800 BI	Atlantian wizard known as Wyn defeats dragon Tiberiex in Caledonian Highlands and disappears Rise of Humanity in other areas of the world
3500 – 3000 BI	Worship of deities by Humans becomes commonplace in Middle East and Eurpoa. Elven philosopher, Hervonus, decries the disappearance of shamanistic practices amongst ‘civilized’ Humans. “The gods left Terra 6000 years ago and now they are trying to come back.” Dwarven contact (via Atlantians) with Human civilizations continue Egypt and Sumeria become theocracies ruled by priest kings Astronomy is practiced in Egypt and Babylon Sumerians begin making beer, coin replaces barley as legal tender The great wall of Uruk built with 900 towers The Sphinx and Pyramid of Cheops are built in Egypt Dwarven made iron objects, while rare, can be found in Middle East
3250 BI	Gilgamesh, King of Uruk
3200 BI	Cheops, Pharaoh in Egypt
3000 – 2600 BI	Abraham leaves Ur Papyrus used in Egypt Bronze, first supplied exclusively by Atlantians, becomes common in Egypt and Sumeria
2950 BI	Sargon, ruler of Akkadia, conquers Sumeria, becomes first emperor
2700 – 2400 BI	Rise of Atlantian Empire From their base on the island of Crete, the Atlantians begin to rapidly expand their once small trading colonies. The Atlantian fleet establishes and maintains naval supremacy. Tales of strange powers amongst the people of Atlantis become common. The Atlantians begin to cooperate with barbarians (pastoral Humans) to weaken Human civilizations. Treatment of the Sundered Dwarf population on island of Atlantis becomes oppressive.
2600 – 2400 BI	Hittites unite into a single tribe and with Atlantian assistance attack Babylon. Chariot and composite bow using nomads begin to sweep across Eurasia. Bronze use widespread throughout Europa and Middle East. Horses domesticated, used to draw wheeled vehicles.
2600 – 691 AI	Isles of Britannia
2640 – 2383 BI	The Hyksos people, with Atlantian encouragement, conquer Egypt, ending the Middle Kingdom
2400 – 2300 BI	Hammurabi reunites Babylonia, writes famous code In Babylon geometry is used for astronomical purposes, signs of the Zodiac known, basic magecraft begins to develop. Many Sundered Dwarves leave Atlantis settling in western Europa. Relations break down to the point where the last Dwarves are expelled by the Atlantians. The Hyksos kingdom of Egypt becomes dominated by its Atlantian advisors. Atlantians begin conquest of the newborn kingdoms in Achaea, the Iberian and Italian peninsulas, North Africa and the Middle East west of Babylonia. Rumors persist of Atlantian colonies in distant regions of the world. Hariasit and Kassite nomads begin to attack Babylonia.
2300 BI	Fall of Atlantis The Atlantian Empire assembles a vast army for the final conquest of Babylonia, the only rival to its power. After the army crosses the Jordan river, with Atlantis on the verge of world conquest, the island sinks into the sea. Resulting tidal waves damage or destroy many of the Atlantian colonies. Asmosis I drives out Hyksos and Atlantians, establishes the New Kingdom in Egypt. Atlantian and nomad armies lay siege to Babylon and are defeated. Cecrops becomes king of Attica.
2300 – 2250 BI	Egyptian Book of the Dead
2300 – 1900 BI	Beginnings of Persian civilization, earliest Persian dynasties.
2300 – 1800 BI	The Israelites, led by Moses, leave their captivity in Egypt and reach Canaan. The Phoenicians, descendants of the Atlantians, begin to establish trade colonies.
2200 – 1900 BI	Olympian Immortals become very active in worldly affairs.
2180 – 2000 BI	Minos, King of Crete The Fleets of Crete, once an Atlantian colony, rule the waves.
2150 BI	Perseus, son of the Olympian Immortal Zeus, becomes High King of Achaea.
2120 – 2010 BI	Time of great heroes in the Aegean region, many are descended from Perseus and/or Zeus; include Orpheus, Jason, Medea, Theseus and Heracles.
2010 – 1993 BI	Immortal and Human foibles lead to the Trojan War. Most of the remaining great heroes are killed during (Hector, Achilles) or immediately after (Agamemnon) this conflict. A few, like Odysseus, face great hardship, but survive.
1950 BI	Zoroaster establishes Zoroastrianism
1950 – 1800 BI	Dark age period in Achaea
1916 BI	Tiglesh-Pileser I founds Asyr
1900 BI	Phoenicians replace Crete as the dominant traders in the Mediterranean.
1800 – 1760 BI	King David unites Israel and Judah, returns the Ark of the Covenant and Decalogue to capital.
1800 – 1700 BI	Humans widely believed to be descendants of the refugees from the Dwarf – Elf and Goblinkin Wars begin to migrate out of the Caucuses region into western Europa. They reestablish Human contact with the Dwarven kingdoms and Elven enclaves and encounter the Sundered Dwarves. Contact ultimately leads to widespread use of iron and steel (though bronze will still be used by Humans for several centuries). These refugees consist of two main groups; the Celts, believed by many to have been allied with the Elves during the wars, who settle in central Europa, and the Teutons, allies of the Dwarves, who settle in Scandinavia.
1760 – 1725 BI	Solomon, King of Israel, rebuilds the Temple in Jerusalem
1713 BI	Phoenician city of Carthage founded
1600 BI	Homer, a bard, achieves popularity, writes Iliad and Odyssey
1600 – 1500 BI	Etruscans move to Italian peninsula. Babylonians use 5 tone and 7 tone in music, predict planetary movements
1553 BI	Romulus founds Rome
1510 – 1505 BI	Sargon II rules the Assyrian empire. Iron, chariot and magic using Assyria conquer Chaldea, Israel and Hittites. Babylon periodically besieged by Assyria
1500 – 1400 BI	While divine remains the dominant form of magic amongst Humans, arcane magic is widely known and powerful wizards and sorcerers (of Human blood) are said to exist. Babylon is the greatest center of Human magical knowledge, but magecraft is practiced by the Celts, Assyrians, Egyptians, Achaeans, Persians and Phoenicians. Rumors exist of magic practiced by the Israelites, but its practice is discouraged by the religious authorities. Celts are said to be masters of Illusion and Enchantment, the Babylonians Divination. Assyrians have begun to develop advancements in Evocation. Basic Abjuration, Conjuration and Transmutation and Elemental (in Persia and Middle East) magic are also practiced.
1450 – 1405 BI	Assyrian emperor Sennacherib destroys Babylon; water is diverted to cover the ruins of the city. A Babylonian led alliance is formed, with the help of the Scythians (horse riders from central Eurasia) and a large number of Wizards, Sorcerers and Priests from the destroyed cities. Nineveh, the Assyrian capital, is captured and destroyed (1412 BI). Loss of Nineveh cripples the empire and Assyrian empire disappears by 1405 BI. Nineveh’s destruction results in the disappearance of much Evocation lore.
1404 – 1350 BI	Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon Babylon restored to greatness, spans the Middle East. Babylonian conquest of Israel leads to destruction of Jerusalem and beginning of Israelite captivity. Marduk Temple and Hanging Gardens of Babylon sponsored by king.
1400 – 1300 BI	Elven makaher (foolish) enclaves, located on the Italian peninsula, Aegean coast, Dalmatian islands and the area of Thrace, establish contact with “unusually civilized Humans” amongst the Etruscans, Athenians and other city states. Like minded Elves in the Trylikon and Derynaltar enclaves open communication with certain Persians. Temple of Artemis is completed. Phoenicians circumnavigate Africa Sundial used in Achaea Banking is practiced in Babylon
1385 BI	Thales of Miletus accurately predicts solar eclipse, approached by Selkarian priest, Luminos the Bold.
1350 – 1123 BI	Rise of Achaea
1353 – 1329 BI	Cyrus II the Great conquers Lydia, the Medes and Babylonia making Persia the dominant power
1337 BI	Zoroastrian “Avesta” compiled
1332 BI	Pythagoras, a man of mixed Human and Elven blood, establishes mystical school noted for advances in philosophy, music, mathematics, geomancy and divination.
1309 - 275 BI	Roman Empire
1292 BI	Persian conquest of Thrace and Macedonia
1206 BI Sword’s Quest 36 KR	Elves and Dwarves agree to not intervene in the wars of Achaea
1201 BI	Civil war in Persia Battle of Cunaxa ends civil war
1123 BI	Ptolemy Soter marries Egyptian royalty, 31^st Egyptian dynasty begins Euclid’s Elements
1107 BI	Library in Alexandria evolves to become a major center of arcane knowledge
1095 BI	Euclid’s Optics
1087 – 1012 BI	Archimedes, Achaean mathematician and inventor; discoveries include principle of buoyancy, principle of the lever and Archimedes screw (water pump)
1075 BI	Colossus of Rhodes and Lighthouse of Alexandria completed
950 BI	Hipparchus, astronomer, mathematician and diviner, compiles first star catalogs, estimates size of sun and moon, estimates their distances from Terra. Discovers subtle changes in equinoxes by the wobble in Terra’s rotation, investigates parallax and invents trigonometry.
809 – 806 BI	Unusual star or comet seen
806 BI	Jesus of Nazareth born, visited by wise men or magi bearing gifts
770 BI	Jesus crucified
757 BI Honor’s Fury 38 KR	Treaty of Dalafkoar leads to peace between Elves, Dwarves and Romans.
730 BI	Jewish revolt in Judea leads to destruction of Jerusalem. Mithraism becomes major religion in Persia.
668 – 665 BI	Second Jewish revolt, Jews thereafter forbidden to live in Jerusalem
660 – 620 BI	Practice of magical arts amongst Humans reaches new heights. Worship of classical gods in decline.
580 BI	Neo-Platonist philosophy advanced by Plotinus, leads to partial revival of classical religion in Achaea.
424 – 403 BI	27 books constituting the New Testament decreed by the Holy Church to be authentic scripture
422 BI	Visigoths sweep into western Europa
397 BI	Elven plague
394 BI	Galia overrun by Franks, Sylvanni and Goblinkin
390 BI	Augustine of Hippo begins writing “City of God,” while not a Neo-Platonist, he is strongly influenced by its philosophy
383 BI	Pope Innocent I declares that pronouncements of bishops must be confirmed by the Holy See
366 BI	Gnolls begin to invade Vandal territory in Africa and cross into Iberia
346 BI	Hobgoblin tribes led by priests of FyrCynnis sweep out of Caledonia into rest of Europa
344 BI	Level of education drops precipitously in western Europa Illiteracy becomes widespread Knowledge of spoken Latin becomes rare Much classical knowledge is forgotten and destroyed Outside Rome formal magical education is nonexistent, most magical lore is destroyed and surviving wizards are rare
302 BI	Baptism of Clovis, King of the Franks
297 BI	Council of Kilrathi
273 BI	Justinian I becomes Byzantine emperor
271 BI	Justinian tries to close the 900 year old Achaean academy, resulting wizards rebellion forces Justinian to grant Achaea (and later the Roman Republic) political and religious autonomy Monte Cassino Abbey founded by Benedict, first of the Benedictine Monks
271 – 265 BI	Corpus Juris Civilis compiled, last great work of Roman Law, it incorporates the Treaty of Dalafkoar
268 BI	Justinian begins great building program, including construction of Hagia Sophia
267 – 266 BI	North Africa brought under Byzantine control
259 BI	Priests of the Church prevent a major plague in the Byzantine empire
248 BI	Monks smuggle silk worms to Constantinople from Cathay, start of Byzantine silk industry
248 – 246 BI	Byzantines defeat Ostrogoths in northern Italia
232 – 229 BI	Lombards conquer northern Italia
215 BI	Great migration of Slavs into Balkans begins
195 BI	Most of western Europa converted to Christianity Church revives literacy and education Latin is the official language of the Church Romansh and Germanish are the two main languages of Europa
190 BI – 292 AI	Rise of Arabia
189 – 174 BI	War between Byzantines and Persians, Persians capture the Holy Cross
173 BI	Heraclius decisively defeats Persians Byzantine soldiers find sugar from India in the captured castle at Nineveh
172 -168 BI	Byzantine emperor takes back Holy Cross from Persians
127 BI	Syrian alchemist, Callinicus, invents Alchemist’s Fire, a highly flammable liquid used by the Byzantine Army in battle
49 BI	Pepin the Short, King of the Franks, allies Franks with the Papacy
44 BI	Donation of Pepin, Papal domain constituted as sovereign entity in southeastern Galia (Avignon)
29 BI – 43 AI	Carolingian Empire
0 AI	Charlemagne crowned western Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III Pallifax, an Elf in Charlemagne’s court, joins his four cousins
5 AI Hold’s Coronation 41 KR	Pope Leo III, in hopes of encouraging greater cooperation, issues papal bull Suma Demi Humanus; effectively reinstates the Treaty of Dalafkoar. However, confusion remains as to whether or not Elves and Dwarves are to be converted to Christianity
45 AI	Norsemen begin major assault on Galia
57 -70 AI	Controversy over Iconoclasm leads to break between Holy (western) Church and Orthodox (eastern) Church
60 – 714 AI	Principalities of Rus
99 – 121 AI	Norseman Rollo is given region around Roven by the king of Galia, becomes region of Normandy
147 AI	Red Tide (February) Alliance of the Crystal Conch (July) Massacre of Ver Devian College (August) Vanishing Crusade (December)
196 AI	Poland converts to the Holy Church, driving a wedge between Polish and Rus Slavs
218 AI	Canute inherits Danish crown
220 AI	Italian towns, Florence and Venice, become city states
285 AI	Spanish Christians, under the leadership of Alfonso VI of Castile and with Burgundian assistance, retake Toledo
294 AI	Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, El Cid, takes Valencia
270 – 491 AI	The Crusades
300 – 400 AI	Magical Renaissance Religious Renaissance
349 AI	Order of the Hatchet (an order of female Knights) is founded by Raymond Berenger, Count of Barcelona in Catalonia, to honor the women who fought for the defense of the town of Tortosa against a Moor attack
350 AI	La Sorbonne, in France, is founded
379 AI	Phillip II (Augustus) becomes king of France
406 AI	Genghis Khan unites the Mongol tribes
409 AI	Cambridge University founded
427 AI	Genghis Khan dies
441 AI	Lubeck, Hamburg and Dusselburg found the Mark League
442 AI	Khanate of the Golden Horde formed at Sarai Roger Bacon describes the formula for gunpowder for the first time in Eurpoa
443 AI	Mongol army attacks Seljuk territory
447 AI	Roger Bacon returns from lecturing in Paris to teach at Oxford, joins the Grey Friars
457 AI	Roger Bacon is confined to Paris by the Grey Friars, who suspect his work to be heretical
460 AI	Mameluks take charge of unifying Muslims in Egypt Defeat Ilkhanid army at ‘Ain Jalut
461 AI	Order of the Glorious Saint Mary founded by Loderigo d’Andalo, a nobleman of Bologna in Italia and approved by Pope Alexander IV. First religious order of knighthood to grant the rank of militissa to women.
467 AI	Roger Bacon writes Opus Majus
472 AI	Roger Bacon completes Compendium Philosophiae
484 AI	Peterhouse, first college of Cambridge University, founded in Albion
489 AI	Tripoli falls to Mamelukes
507 AI	The Holy Church appoints an archbishop to Peking in Cathay
521 AI	Dante Alighieri completes his travel journal, entitled The Divine Comedy
550 AI	Black Deaths sweep across Eurpoa Jacques Velour
586 AI	Lithuania and Poland ally against the Principalities of Rus
595 AI	Golden Horde defeated by Tamerlane
615 – 714 AI	Hundred Years War
626 AI	Plague breaks out in Britannia and Galia
630 AI	Crimea separates from Mongol Empire
642 AI	With royal financing from Queen Isabella of Castile, Genoese merchant Christopher Columbus sails west aboard the Santa Maria in search of a passage to Cathay. His ship never returns.
701 – 704 AI	Michelangelo sculpts Statue of David
708 – 712 AI	Michelangelo paints ceiling of Papal Chapel in Avignon
714 AI	Present day