The town of Kyiv is founded in modern-day Ukraine
Kyiv, one of the oldest cities of Eastern Europe, played a pivotal role in the development of the medieval East Slavic civilization as well as in the modern Ukrainian nation.
Civilization (3000 B.C.E. - 500 C.E.)
Macau becomes important part of trade route between Ghangzhou and Southeast Asia
Since the 5th century, merchant ships travelling between Southeast Asia and Guangzhou used the region as a port for refuge, fresh water, and food.
The Hunnic Empire rises to power in Eastern Europe
The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century C.E. The Huns, especially under their King Attila, made frequent and devastating raids into the Eastern Roman Empire.
K’inich Yax K’uk Mo founds Copán dynasty
A farming settlement from as early as 1000 B.C.E., Copán emerged as a major centre around 250 C.E. The traditional named founder of Copán, K’inich Yax K’uk Mo’, reigned from 426 C.E. to c. 437 C.E.
The Licchavi Kingdom flourishes in modern-day Nepal
Licchavi was an ancient kingdom on the Indian subcontinent, which existed in the Kathmandu Valley in modern-day Nepal from approximately 400 to 750 C.E.
The Great Migration sweeps across Europe
The Great Migration was a period during which there were widespread invasions of Germanic tribes and others within or into Europe, during and after the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
The Taruma Kingdom is established in West Java in modern-day Indonesia
Tarumanagara or Taruma Kingdom is an early Sundanese Indianised kingdom, whose 5th-century ruler, Purnawarman, produced the earliest known inscriptions on Java island.
Humans first settle the island of Madagascar
Archaeologists have estimated that the earliest settlers arrived from the Malay Archipelago between 250 B.C.E. and 550 C.E., making Madagascar one of the last major landmasses on Earth to be settled by humans.
Saint Marinus founds San Marino, the world’s oldest republic still in existence
San Marino lays claim to being the oldest extant sovereign state in the world, as well as the oldest constitutional republic.
Malays from Borneo become perhaps the first humans to discover Seychelles
The early history of Seychelles is unknown. Malays from Borneo, who eventually settled on Madagascar, perhaps lingered here circa 200-300 C.E.