Before 19th century

This is a timeline of events that occurred before the 19th Century.

c. 13,000,000,000 B.C.

• The red star Rao forms in the Andromeda Galaxy.^[1]

c. 8,700,000,000 B.C.

• The planet Krypton forms.^[1][2]

c. 7,000,000,000 B.C.

• Life emerges on Krypton.^[3]

c. 4,600,000,000 B.C.

• The yellow star Sol forms in the Milky Way galaxy.^[1]

c. 4,540,000,000 B.C.

• The planet Earth forms.^[1][2][4]

c. 3,800,000,000 B.C.

• Life emerges on Earth.^[3][5]

c. 530,000,000 B.C.

• First lifeforms emerge from the sea and start populating on land.^[6][7]

c. 500,000,000 B.C.

• Nautilus mollusks live in Earth primordial oceans.^[8]

c. 65,998,000 B.C.

• After a tremendous cataclysm almost all dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles go extinct.^[6][9]
  • However, some of them (such as tylosaurs) survive in the Hidden Sea.^[6]

Between 2,700,000 B.C. to 1,000,000 B.C.

• Ice Ages occours on Earth.^[10][11]

c. 198,000 B.C.

• Creation of Man and the Amazons: Humans are created by Zeus and proceed to found the first primitive civilizations.^[12]  (estimated date)

c. 98,000 B.C.

• Kryptonians become the dominant civilized species on Krypton.^[13]
• Kandor is built on Krypton.^[13]
• Kryptonian Expansion: The Kryptonians begin interstellar expansion by colonizing other planets.^[13]

c. 38,000 B.C.

• Early humans start to make drawings on caves.^[14][15]

19,030 B.C.

• Last report of a Kryptonian murder before Dev-Em's murder in 18,030 B.C.^[16]

18,000s B.C.

• Kara Zor-El is born on Krypton.^[16]

18,030 B.C.

• Murder of Kell-Ur: Dev-Em kills Kell-Ur during a training exercise before he is apprehended by Kara Zor-El.^[16]
• Escape of Dev-Em: with the help of his parents, Dev-Em escapes from custody and stows away on Scout Ship 0344.^[16]
• Scout Ship 0344 and many other scout ships are sent to colonize other planets. Kara Zor-El and her crew go in suspended animation during a ten-year trip.^[16]

18,020 B.C.

• Kara Zor-El is awakened by Dev-Em and the two fight. Scout Ship 0344 crashes and lands on planet Earth and is left behind by Kara Zor-El.^[16]

4359-4358 B.C.

June

• The Enchantress appears on Earth.^[17][18]

c. 3000 B.C.

^[19]

• Yalan Gur is chosen by a Green Lantern ring as protector of Earth's sector.^[20] (estimated date)
• Invasion of Earth: Steppenwolf and his army of parademons invade Earth but are stopped by the collective might of Earth's forces, along with the assistance of the Olympian Gods and Yalan Gur.^[20]  (estimated date)
• Mankind, the Atlanteans and the Amazons take one Mother Box each for safe-keeping.^[20]  (estimated date)

• War of the Gods: Ares slays all other Olympian Gods.^[21] (estimated date)
• All Olympian Gods apart from Ares (including Poseidon, Artemis, Hades, Apollo, Athena and Hestia) are killed.^[21]  (estimated date)
• Themyscira is created by Zeus using the last of his power.^[21] (estimated date)
• Diana of Themyscira is born to King of the Olympian Gods, Zeus, and Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta.^[21][22] (estimated date)
• The wizard Shazam gains the power of Zeus after the death of the Olympian.^[15]  (estimated date)
• The warning fire of the Amazons, which symbolizes an incoming invasion, is lit for what would be the last time for the next 5000 years. Man would come to forget its meaning, but the Amazons wouldn't.^[23][24]  (estimated date)
• Great Fall of Atlantis: During a test of Atlan's Trident, Atlantis sinks into the ocean. Atlantis itself would form its own kingdom while others, such as Xebel, the Kingdom of the Deserters, the Fishermen, the Trench, the Brine, and the Missing Kingdom were formed from breakaway factions.^[6]  (estimated date)
• King Atlan, responsible for the cataclysm, goes into self-imposed exile in a deep pit in the Hidden Sea, but leaves behind a message in an artifact that can be displayed when put into its stand in the forge where his trident was made, in the Kingdom of the Deserters, that guides the true heir to the trident, telling them that they can unite above and below.^[6]  (estimated date)

c. 2992 B.C.

• Diana begins to take an active interest in the Amazons' combat training, despite her mother's stern refusal of it.^[25][21]  (estimated date)

c. 2988 B.C.

• Diana formally begins extensive trainings in all forms of Amazonian combat under the guide of Antiope.^[26][21]  (estimated date)

c. 1984 B.C.

• Incubus is defeated by humans and imprisoned in containers, later located in the Tres Osos Caves. It will be the last time in 4000 years that he has a chance to flex his muscles.^[27]

c. 1600 B.C.

• Massacre in Kahndaq: Black Adam's family is killed by criminals while the herald of Kahndaq is away.^[15][28]  (estimated date)

c. 1300-1201 B.C.

• Achilles lived and died during this century. His most important power, his courage, is transferred to the wizard Shazam after his death.^[29][15]

c. 1011 B.C.

• Solomon is born.^[30][15]

984 B.C.

• The Assyrian Empire ends.^[11][31]

c. 931 B.C.

• Solomon dies. His most important power, wisdom, is transferred to the wizard Shazam.^[30][15]

800 B.C.

• Classic Greek Era begins.^[8]

771 B.C.

March

24th

• Romulus is born.^[30][6]

728-727 B.C.

• In Greece, people switch from a bartering system to a coin system. Atlantis also begins to create its own coins.^[8]

716 B.C.

July

5-7th

• Romulus dies.^[30][6]

c. 620 B.C.

• Aesop is born.^[30][32]

564 B.C.

• Aesop dies.^[30][32]

485 B.C.

• The word "philanthropist" is coined in ancient Greece.^[33]

c. 470 B.C.

• Socrates is born.^[21][30]

460 B.C.

• Thucydides is born.^[31]

431 B.C.

• The Peloponnesian War begins.^[31][34]

428-427 B.C.

• Plato is born in Greece.^[30][3]

404 B.C.

April

25th

• The Peloponnesian War ends.^[31][34]

399 B.C.

• Socrates dies.^[21][30]

395 B.C.

• Thucydides dies.^[31]

356 B.C.

July

20th-21st

• Alexander the Great is born.^[30][33]

348-347 B.C.

• Plato dies.^[30][3]

333 B.C.

• Alexander the Great slices the Gordian Knot with a sword stroke.^[11][33]

c. 325 B.C.

• Euclid is born.^[30][33]

323 B.C.

10th-11th

• Alexander the Great dies.^[30][33]

c. 270 B.C.

• Euclid dies.^[30][33]

236 B.C.

• Scipio is born.^[30][6]

183 B.C.

• Scipio dies.^[30][6]

63 B.C.

• Marcus Agrippa is born.^[30][6]

12 B.C.

March

• Marcus Agrippa dies.^[30][6]

50-140 A.D.

• Juvenal's "Satires" are written. They feature the famous phrase "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?".^[33][34]

Late 4th Century

• Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus is born.^[31][30]
• Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus coins the phrase, "If you want peace, prepare for war."^[31]

5th Century

• Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus dies.^[31][30]

479 A.D.

• The Dark Ages begin.^[23][11]

c. 1018

• The Karathen begins its role as guardian of the Trident of Atlan in the Hidden Sea.^[6]  (estimated date)

c. 1020

• Two individuals are decapitated and their heads mummified. A millennium later they are owned by Roman Sionis.^[35]

15th Century-16th Century

• The Renaissance occurs.^[11][31]

1473

February

19th

• Copernicus is born.^[30][33]

16th Century

• The palace that one day will be known as the Louvre Museum is built.^[31]
• A map artistically representing Atlantis is produced.^[8]

c. 1503-1504

• The Mona Lisa is painted.^[11][31]

c. 1510

• Francisco Vázquez is born.^[30][3]

1541

• This date was featured in a "Historical Timeline of Kansas" in Weisinger Primary School.^[3]

1543

• Copernican heliocentrism is introduced in Europe.^[11][33]

May

24th

• Copernicus dies.^[30][33]

1554

September

22nd

• Francisco Vázquez dies.^[30][3]

1561

January

22th

• Francis Bacon is born.^[30][8]

1564

April

23rd

• William Shakespeare is born.^[30][36]

1616

April

23rd

• William Shakespeare dies.^[30][36]

1626

April

9th

• Francis Bacon dies.^[30][8]

1627

• Francis Bacon's New Atlantis is published.^[8]

1635

• Gotham City is established in New Jersey.^[37]

1644

October

14th

• William Penn is born.^[30][15]

1661

• The city of Metropolis is founded.^[38]

1706

January

17th

• Benjamin Franklin is born.^[30][15]

1718

July

30th

• William Penn dies.^[30][15]

1756

January

27th

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is born.^[30][33]

1759

• Guinness Brewery is established.^[6]

1769

August

15th

• Napoleon Bonaparte is born.^[30][31]

1770

August

1st

• William Clark is born.^[30][3]

1774

August

18th

• Meriwether Lewis is born.^[30][3]

1775

April

18th

• The phrase, "The redcoats are coming! The redcoats are coming!" is pronounced by Paul Revere, later to be referenced by Lex Luthor.^[11][33]

1776

• Metropolis Police Department is formed.^[3]

1790

April

17th

• Benjamin Franklin dies.^[30][15]

1791

• Mozart's Requiem is composed.^[11][39]

December

5th

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies.^[30][33]

1799

• The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Gotham City is celebrated for the first time.^[36]

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Krypton 'Man of Steel' Special Features
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} See this image
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9} Man of Steel
4. ↑ In 2017, it is estimated that the Earth is 4.54 billion years old. 4.54 billion years before 2017 is 4,539,997,984 B.C., or c. 4,540,000,000 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
5. ↑ In 2017, it is estimated that the first life on Earth appeared 3.8 billion years ago. 3.8 billion years before 2017 is 3,799,997,984 B.C., or c. 3,800,000,000 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
6. ↑ ^{6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12} Aquaman
7. ↑ In 2019 it is estimated that the first lifefroms leaving the sea was 530 milion years ago. 530 million years before 2019 is 529,999,798 B.C., or c. 530,000,000 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6} Aquaman: Arthur's Guide to Atlantis
9. ↑ In 2018, it is estimated that the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event occoured 66 millions of years ago. 66 million years before 2018 is 65,997,982 B.C., or c. 65,998 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
10. ↑ Man of Steel: The Official Movie Novelization
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8} This is an event from real world history, referenced in the DC Extended Universe.
12. ↑ In 2017, it is estimated that the first "humans" came from evolution around 200,000 years ago. 200,000 years before 2017 is 197,984 B.C., or c. 198,000 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} In Man of Steel, Jor-El says that the Kryptonian interplanetary travel lasted for "100,000 years" before their planet was destroyed, dated to 1980. 100,000 years before 1980 is 98,022 B.C., or c. 98,000 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
14. ↑ The oldest known cave paintings are dated around 40,000 years ago. 40,000 years before 2019 is 37,981 B.C., or c. 38,000 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9} Shazam!
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5} Man of Steel Prequel
17. ↑ Suicide Squad
18. ↑ In Suicide Squad, in a scene set in June 2016, it is shown that Enchantress' age is "6373". This means she was born between mid-4359 B.C. and mid-4358 B.C.
19. ↑ There are a number of interconnected events taking place around 3000 B.C., and they can be used to date each other. First, the invasion signal fire of the Amazons last burned 5000 years ago (c. 3000 B.C., Justice League), which was most likely to warn man of the Apokoliptian invasion, as it is the only known alien invasion prior to Man of Steel. King Atlan led Atlantis during this fight(Justice League), and was depicted as 20-30 years younger than he was when Atlantis sank (Aquaman) assuming Atlanteans age similarly to humans, which means the fall of Atlantis probably occurred about 20-30 years after the Apokoliptian invasion. Wonder Woman doesn't have an official age, but statements from production range from 900-5000 years old, putting the War of the Gods shortly after the Apokoliptian invasion at the earliest, as Diana was sired by Zeus, who died shortly after the War of the Gods (Wonder Woman). The Old Gods still lived, united against Apokolips during the invasion, so their war had to happen after. At the moment it can't be said that the War of the Gods necessarily did happen so early, but Zeus could have lived for centuries until succumbing to his injuries, and Amazon gestation could similarly last as long. Those unknown variables make it possible Diana was born up to 4000 years after the War of the Gods, dating her birth anywhere from c. 3000 B.C. to c. 1000 A.D., and the War of the Gods anywhere between the Apokoliptian invasion and Diana's birth.
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1 20.2} It has been reported that the Atlantean, Amazon, and human forces fighting Darkseid was "around 30,000 years ago". With Justice League set in 2016, 30,000 years before 2016 is 27,985 B.C., or c. 28,000 B.C. to 3 significant figures of approximation.
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7} Wonder Woman
22. ↑ While Gal said she's 5000 in 2015, so around 2986 B.C., Patty said 800 in 1918, so around 1116 A.D.
23. ↑ ^{23.0 23.1} Justice League
24. ↑ In Justice League, it is said that "the Fire has not burned for 5000 years". With Justice League set in 2016, 5000 years before 2016 is 2985 B.C., or c. 3000 B.C. to 2 significant figures of approximation.
25. ↑ Estimations based on Lily Aspell's age during the filming of Wonder Woman.
26. ↑ Estimations based on Emily Carey's age during the filming of Wonder Woman.
27. ↑ Suicide Squad: The Official Movie Novelization
28. ↑ Based temporarily on comics sources.
29. ↑ Historians have theorized that the Troyan War, the battle where Achilles fought according to Homer's Iliad, occoured during this century.
30. ↑ ^{30.00 30.01 30.02 30.03 30.04 30.05 30.06 30.07 30.08 30.09 30.10 30.11 30.12 30.13 30.14 30.15 30.16 30.17 30.18 30.19 30.20 30.21 30.22 30.23 30.24 30.25 30.26 30.27 30.28 30.29 30.30 30.31 30.32 30.33 30.34 30.35 30.36} Sometimes the DC Extended Universe alludes to people who exists or existed in our world, and it is assumed they were born and died on the same day in the universe, for timeline purposes.
31. ↑ ^{31.00 31.01 31.02 31.03 31.04 31.05 31.06 31.07 31.08 31.09 31.10 31.11} Wonder Woman: The Official Movie Novelization
32. ↑ ^{32.0 32.1} Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – Cross Fire
33. ↑ ^{33.00 33.01 33.02 33.03 33.04 33.05 33.06 33.07 33.08 33.09 33.10 33.11 33.12} Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
34. ↑ ^{34.0 34.1 34.2} Sometimes the DC Extented Universe alludes to events which happened in our world, and it is assumed they happened on the same dates in the universe, for timeline purposes.
35. ↑ Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
36. ↑ ^{36.0 36.1 36.2} Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis
37. ↑ Wallace, Daniel (February 16, 2016). Time Out Shortlist Gotham and Metropolis (Gotham City). United States: Time Out. p. 8.
38. ↑ Guide to the Caped Crusader/Guide to the Man of Steel
39. ↑ BATMAN OR SUPERMAN? - METROPOLIS COLOR GUARD HEADED FOR STATE FINALS