Lore:The Third Era Timeline

t has been said that "citizens of the   who make the same mistakes as their forebears deserve to suffer the same fate." And while this may be true, it's hard to deny that the Empire's history is so long, and our forebears have made so many mistakes, it's sometimes hard to keep track.

This work is meant to serve as a concise compilation of the Empire's most recent events, in this, our current age - what we refer to as the  . It is a period of time that has as yet comprised less than five hundred years. But it should at least serve as a starting point for those who wish to study our Empire's vast and varied history. And maybe, just maybe, prevent the repeat of a previous disaster.

It is also worth noting that when viewed in such a succinct structure, one truly gets a sense of just how often our great Empire has changed leadership. Indeed, it can be argued that much of the Empire's history in these past five centuries is the changing rule of that very Empire itself.

First Century
 - Beginning of Third Era, when all   in Tamriel are unified
 - Death of Emperor  , and crowning of Emperor Pelagius
 - Assassination of Emperor Pelagius, and crowning of Empress    
 - Death of Empress Kintyra , and crowning of Emperor Uriel I  
 - Death of Emperor Uriel I, and crowning of Emperor Uriel II  
 - Death of Emperor Uriel II, and crowning of Emperor Pelagius II  
 - Death of Emperor Pelagius II Dies, and crowning of Emperor Antiochus  
Second Century
 - War of the Isle
 -   founded by Sir Amiel Lannus
 - Reported death of Empress    
 - Birth of Pelagius III 
 - Uriel III Proclaimed Emperor
 - War of the Red Diamond
, 23 Frostfall - Actual death of Empress Kintyra II, in captivity, in secret
 - Death of Emperor Uriel III, and   of Emperor    
 - Death of  , the Queen of   
 - Death of Emperor Cephorus I, and crowning of Emperor   
 - Death of Emperor Magnus, and crowning of Emperor Pelagius III 
 - Death of Emperor Pelagius III  
3E 153 -   takes throne from husband Pelagius, becoming Empress
Third Century
 - Death of Empress Katariah, and crowning of Emperor   
 - Death of Emperor Cassynder, and crowning of Emperor Uriel IV
 - Death of Emperor Uriel IV, and crowning of Emperor  
 - Invasion of the Empire by the lich,  
 - Camoran Usurper controls the   Region with "Nightmare Host"
 - Defeat of Camoran Usurper  
 -   of Emperor Uriel V
-  -  Various Conquests of Emperor Uriel Septim  
 - Invasion of   by the forces of Emperor Uriel Septim  
 - Death of Emperor Uriel V, and crowning of Emperor Uriel VI 
Fourth Century
 - Uriel VI   full power as Emperor
 - Death of Uriel VI, and crowning of Empress    
 - Publication of the second edition of "A Pocket Guide to The Empire"  
 - Assassination of Empress Morihatha, and crowning of Emperor Pelagius IV
 -   betrays Emperor    
 - Regional Wars Throughout Tamriel
3E 396 - The Arnesian War
 - Defeat of Jagar Tharn 
3E 399 - The founding of  
Fifth Century
 - Assassination of  , the King of  
 -   Territory opened for settlement
 -  The " " occurs
 -   founds the  .
 - Beginning of   Curse in Vvardenfell, and arrival of the  
3E 427 - The   comes to pass, on the isle of  
 - Publication of the third edition of "A Pocket Guide to The Empire" 
 - Assassination of Emperor Uriel Septim VII
3E 433 - The " "
3E 433 - The Knights of the Nine are reformed