This timeline of ancient history lists historical events of the documented ancient past from the beginning of recorded history until the Early Middle Ages. Prior to this time period, prehistory civilizations were pre-literate and did not have written language.
Millennia: 4th millennium BCE - 3rd millennium BCE - 2nd millennium BCE - 1st millennium BCE - 1st millennium
Centuries: 34th BCE - 33rd BCE - 32nd BCE - 31st BCE - 30th BCE - 29th BCE - 28th BCE - 27th BCE - 26th BCE - 25th BCE - 24th BCE - 23rd BCE - 22nd BCE - 21st BCE - 20th BCE - 19th BCE - 18th BCE - 17th BCE - 16th BCE - 15th BCE - 14th BCE - 13th BCE - 12th BCE - 11th BCE - 10th BCE - 9th BCE - 8th BC - 7th BC - 6th BC - 5th BC - 4th BC - 3rd BC - 2nd BC - 1st BC - 1st CE - 2nd CE - 3rd CE - 4th