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1st Century
Earth Events
- 63 - 14 BC
- Emperor Augustus Caesar rules over the Roman Empire.
- 4 BC - 33 AD
- Emergence of the Christian religion after the earthly life of prophet Jesus Christ.
- 43 AD
- The Roman conquest of Britain begins. London is founded (allegedly).
- Unknown dates
- Chinese astronomer Liu Xin documents 1080 different stars in their lifetime.
2nd Century
Earth Events
- 105 AD
- Cai Lun of China invents paper on Earth.
- Ptolemy compiles a catalogue of all stars visible to the naked eye.
- The Roman Empire attained its greatest expansion under the emperor Trajan.
3rd Century
- The inhabitants of Vulcan engage in terrible and destructive wars.
- They include the use of atomic bombs, which is a result of the violent passions and emotions that govern the Vulcan people.
- It is a considered a savage time, even by Earth standards. Myths from this period describe a terrifying weapon of war called the "Stone of Gol," a device which kills with the power of the mind.
- Vulcans experience the "Time of Awakening," where Surak of Vulcan leads his people onto a path of peace and logic.
- A group of Vulcans who do not follow Surak's teachings of logic leave their homeworld in a wave of emigration.
They settle on various planets in the Beta Quadrant, including Calder II, Dessica II, Draken IV, and Yadalla Prime. They will later come to be known as the Romulans.
- A group of Vulcans who do not follow Surak's teachings of logic leave their homeworld in a wave of emigration.
- The society on planet 892-IV evolves on a path similar to that of Earth's Roman Empire, in an example of Hodgkin's Law of Parallel Planetary Development.
Earth Events
- The Roman civilization began its final slide into decline.
4th Century
- Vulcan continues with its savage time with destructive wars, using terrible weapons such as the atomic bomb.
- The "Time of Awakening" is still gaining ground, as well.
- The Jem'Hadar begin serving as the Dominion's front line of defense.
- The Vidiian Sodality in the Delta Quadrant is ravaged by a deadly viral disease called the Phage.
The Vidiians survive only by harvesting organs from non-Vidiians to replace their own tissues.
Earth Events
- The trigonometric functions "sine" and "versine" originate in Indian astronomy.
5th Century
Earth Events
- Chaturang, the precursor of chess, originates in India.
- Anglo-Saxon runes alphabet introduced in England.
6th Century
- 557
- The written documentation of the founding of Romulus.
- Kukulkan, a benevolent alien being visits the Mayan civilization on Earth and helps in their development.
Earth Events
- The Justinian Code is written, a document that outlines basic Human rights.
- "Vaghbata," Indian medical books, are written during this time.
7th Century
Earth Events
- 622
- The spread of the Islam religion, and the Muslim conquests, began with the unification of Arabia by Prophet Muhammad.
8th Century
- An individual of the Metron civilization, who would later appear to James T. Kirk and a Gorn captain, is born.
Earth Events
- Chinese Buddhist monk Yi Xing applies a clockwork escapement mechanism to operate and rotate his astronomical celestial globe.
9th Century
- Kahless the Unforgettable unites the Klingon people after his defeat of the two tyrants (Molor and Fek'Ihri).
He then establishes a strict warrior code, which is passed down through Klingon culture to the present day. - The Nacene expedition reaches the Milky Way Galaxy.
Earth Events
- 868
- The first known printed book, the "Diamond Sutra," is printed in China using woodblock printing.
- Unknown date
- The field of algebra was founded by the Muslim polymath Al-Khwarizmi.
10th Century
- 935
- The Romulan Civil War begins.
- 938
- Romulan Civil War ends, and the Romulan Senate and the organization of the Romulan Star Empire takes place.
11th Century
- circa 1000
- Gint, the first Grand Nagus, codifies Ferengi cultural values in a book he calls the Rules of Acquisition.
Earth Events
- April 30, 1006
- Supernova SN 1006, the brightest supernova in recorded history, appears in the constellation Lupus.
- 1020
- Ibn Samh of Al-Andalus builds a geared mechanical astrolabe.
- July 4, 1054
- A supernova is observed by the Chinese, the Arabs and possibly Amerindians near the star Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula.
12th Century
- The spheres are constructed by the Sphere Builders.
- Vissians develop warp capacity by this time.
Earth Events
- 1156
- After spreading across Europe for several years, the "Black Death" reaches Great Britain.
During the plague, 11% of the population of London died.
- Kulkulkan visits the Aztec civilization on Earth and aids in their development.
13th Century
- 1284
- The Andorian warlord Krotus unites the entire planet under his rule.
During his reign, the Andorians enter their Industrial Age, and achieve a level of peace, as well as prosperity that was not known prior.
- The family of Lwaxana Troi acquire a brooch, which will be passed down for thirty-six generations.
Earth Events
- 1280s
- Eyeglasses are invented in Venice, Italy.
- The Neo-Aramaic languages begin to develop during the course of the century.
- The earliest known rockets, landmines, and handguns are made by the Chinese for use in warfare.
14th Century
Alpha Quadrant Events
- 1345
- The Great Starvation begins on Cardassia, and sees the end of the "Second Hebitian Period."
- Kahless and his mate, Lukara, fight the Battle of Qam-Chee.
- Qo'noS is attacked by a group of plundering aliens, whom the Klingons name the Hur'q.
Many cultural artifacts are stolen, most notably the Sword of Kahless.
Also during this century, Klingon warriors set out and slew all of their gods, because they were "more trouble than they were worth."
- The Vulcan holiday of "Rumarie" ceases to be observed.
- The Promellians and the Menthars fight a devastating war near Orelious IX.
The conflict eventually results in the destruction of the planet and both races.
- The Promellian battle cruiser Cleponji is ensnared by aceton assimilators in the debris field of Orelious IX.
- A group of humanoid travelers are stranded on the planet Meridian, which intersects two distinct dimensions.
Earth Events
- 1334
- The bubonic plague breaks out, and spreads throughout Asia and Europe, wiping out over two thirds of Eurasian Humans.
Beta Quadrant Events
- Kataan suffers a protracted drought due to increasing solar radiation.
Realizing that their sun is about to go nova, the inhabitants launch a probe containing a memory record of their civilization.
- The Ventaxian civilization, suffering from environmental pollution, severe overcrowding, and constant warfare, begin a thousand-year period of peace and prosperity.
According to legend, this is due to the Ventaxians making a pact with a supernatural being named "Ardra."
- The people of Ardana build a magnificent city named "Stratos," which floats among the clouds.
It is widely considered to be the galaxy's greatest example of sustained antigravity.
Delta Quadrant Events
- The Nacene, a group of non-humanoid extragalactic explorers, visit the Ocampa homeworld in the Delta Quadrant.
They unwittingly cause the eradication of all nucleogenic particles from the planet's atmosphere.
- Two Nacene choose to remain and protect the Ocampa from the damage they caused.
15th Century
- 1440
- Vulcan scientist T'Vran discovers warp drive, and sees her people begin a period of observing other cultures.
- 1484
- After the Turei render their homeworld uninhabitable by plasma weapon bombardments, a battalion of approximately 600 Vaadwaur warriors take refuge below the planet's surface in a state of cryostasis.
Intending to remain in stasis for only five years, they are eventually woken up when the USS Voyager visits their planet 892 years later.
- In this century, Bajor's level of technology was analogous to that of Earth in the 23rd century.
16th Century
Alpha Quadrant Events
- 1591
- The Cardassian Union is officially declared as a single world government, with Urrent Gar becoming its first de facto ruler.
- Bajoran explorers build solar-sail spacecraft so they can explore their star system.
- The Second Dynasty rules over the Klingon Empire, but ends with General K'Trelan assassinating Emperor Reclaw, later executing all the members of the Imperial Family.
- During the next ten years, the Klingon Empire was ruled by a council elected by the people, which is referred to as "The Dark Time" by Klingon historians.
- Following this period, a new group of Klingons, called the Third Dynasty, were given the titles and names of the original Imperial Family.
This was done in order to create the illusion of an unbroken line, since the true Imperial bloodlines were cut at the end of the Second Dynasty.
Earth Events
- 1519–22
- Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano lead the first circumnavigation of the world.
- 1543
- Copernicus publishes his theory that the Earth and the other planets revolve around the Sun.
- 1590
- In western Europe, early experiments with the optical microscope are made.
Sketchbooks and other forms of art of the time record early observations of a more or less scientific nature.
- 1593
- Galileo Galilei invents the thermometer.
Beta Quadrant Events
- The last war takes place on the planet 892-IV.
Gamma Quadrant Events
- The T-Rogorans conquer the Skrreea. They kill most of the Skrreean leaders, and force the rest of the population to work as laborers and servants.
17th Century
- 1670
- By this year, Cardassians have developed warp drive technology.
- On Bajor, the Book of the Kosst Amojan is placed in the Central Archives, and will not be removed until 700 years later.
- The civilization of Alpha Centauri IV enters an age of reason.
Science makes great leaps, and moves to the forefront of their society. The civilization vies to learn about spiritual matters, believed to be contained in key fields of science.
Earth Events
- 1605
- Johannes Kepler starts investigating elliptical orbits of planets.
- 1628
- William Harvey publishes his discovery of the circulatory system.
- 1666
- Scientist Isaac Newton devises three laws of motion, which form the basis of Earth's understanding of physics and the universe.
18th Century
- The people of Beta Portolan are overcome by a mass insanity, brought on by the arrival of the flying parasites.
Earth Events
- 1752
- The lightning rod is invented by Benjamin Franklin.
- 1781
- William Herschel announces discovery of Sol System planet Uranus.
19th Century
- 1850s
- The Suliban's home planet becomes uninhabitable, forcing its population to leave.
- 1850 - 1870
- By this point, Vulcans have rebuilt their society and resumed interstellar travel.
- 1893
- A group of shapeshifters from Devidia II use a cholera epidemic on Earth as cover to kill Humans in order to steal their neural energy.
- The Cardassian Union is officially established in this century.
- The Detapa Council being placed in authority over the Central Command and the Obsidian Order.
Earth Events
- 1842
- Anesthesia is used for the first time.
- 1858
- Invention of the phonautograph, the first true device for recording sound.
- 1865
- Gregor Mendel formulates his laws of inheritance.
- 1869
- Dmitri Mendeleev creates the Periodic table.
- 1895
- Wilhelm Röntgen identifies x-rays.
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