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Timeline 2003 - 2012
A hypothetical timeline of the tv shows "Battlestar Galactica" developed between 2006 and 2012 on the Paglia Forum Community with hypothesis and speculations to explain the events depicted in the series.
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Time frame 	Event(s) 	Info status 	Source
Undetermined 	Some kind of intelligent life forms may have evolved/transcended into superior, non-corporeal beings. 	hypothesis 	speculation
17.000 BFC 	A supernova creates the Ionian Nebula. 	canon 	BSG: "Rapture"
before 4000 BFC	Humanity evolves on Kobol. The cycle of time begins. 	canon possibility	BSG: "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part 1"
 	"Life here began out there" is once said by the Lords of Kobol.
Humanity evolves somewhere in the Universe.
At some point in time, Kobol is colonized, either by Humans, synthetic life, hybrids or some other kind of sentient life. 	canon possibility	BSG: "Miniseries"
 	Thirteen or more entities, possibly Humans, Synths or Hybrids survivors from a previous Pythian cycle, arrives on Kobol. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	The entities either find native, primitive Humans on Kobol, or they create a new race of beings to serve their needs. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	The City of the Gods is built. 	canon 	
 	The ruling power of the Lords of Kobol is established.
The natives (or the newly created race) become known as Humanity and worship them as their gods. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	The Opera House is built. 	canon 	
 	Humans on Kobol organize themselves in twelve nations (later known as tribes). 	canon 	BSG: "Miniseries"
 	Humans on Kobol become sufficiently advanced to establish space travel and artificial life. 	canon 	
 	Humans on Kobol create their own race of machines to serve their needs. 	canon 	BSG: "Daybreak"
 	One "jealous god begins to desire that he be elevated above all other gods, and the war on Kobol begins". 	canon 	
 	First introduction of monotheism among the Humans on Kobol. 	canon
possibility	
 	A war between the Humans of Kobol and the machines take place. 	canon 	
 	One of the Lords of Kobol may have been involved in the events leading to the war, maybe by inspiring the machines to revolt against their human masters. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	The machines of Kobol evolve and take humanoid form, either before, during or after the war. 	canon 	
 	The technology of "organic memory transfer" is established on Kobol either before, during or after the war. 	canon 	
 	The Lords of Kobol - or one of them - may have given this technology to the machines, maybe to achieve peace on Kobol. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	The humanoid machines establish themselves as the Thirteenth Tribe, or nation, of Kobol, alongside Humanity. 	canon 	
4000 BCF 	The Thirteenth Tribe leaves Kobol to find a new home. 	canon 	
 	One of the Lords of Kobol may have left the planet as well, maybe to follow and watch over the exiled tribe that by now actively worships him/her/it. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	During their journey, the Thirteenth Tribe builds the Temple of Hopes (later the "Temple of Five") on the Algae Planet. 	canon 	
 	The Thirteenth Tribe prays "the one whose name cannot be spoken" for guidance and it's showed the way to Earth. 	canon 	
 	The Thirteenth Tribe "caravan" uses the Lion's Head Nebula (and a system of red and blue eclipsing binary pulsars within it) as a navigational waypoint to Earth. 	canon 	BSG: "Torn"
 	The Thirteenth Tribe settles on Earth. When they look up into the night sky, they see their twelve brothers. 	canon 	BSG: "Home, Part 2"
3600 BCF 	On Kobol, Pythia records her prophecies about "the exile and rebirth of the Human race". 	canon 	BSG: "The Hand of God"
 	Pythia may have been a member of the Thirteenth Tribe who traveled back to Kobol from Earth. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	Pythia may have been describing events that took place during the original journey of the Thirteenth Tribe from Kobol to Earth. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	If she was a member of the Thirteenth Tribe, Pythia may have been the one who left information about the location of Earth, later incorporated into the Tomb of Athena. 	hypothesis 	speculation
3000 BCF 	A beacon is left by the Thirteenth Tribe at the Lion's Head Nebula, later marking the way to Earth. 	canon 	
 	Travels between Earth and Kobol may have been happening more than once at this point in time. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	Kobol and Earth may have established some kind of diplomatic relation through direct contact around this point. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	If it wasn't Pythia, then someone other travels from Earth to Kobol around this time, passing information about the location of the latter, including a map of its night sky. These are later incorporated into the Tomb of Athena. 	canon 	
 	The Arrow of Apollo may have been created around this time. 	hyphotesis 	speculation
3000 - 2000 BCF	The Thirteenth Tribe prosper and begins to reproduce sexually. The technology of "organic memory transfer", or downloading, is abandoned. 	canon 	
 	The abandoning of the "organic memory transfer" technology in favor of sexual reproduction and, even more important, the renounce of immortality in favor of individual, definitive death suggest that a profound ethical, philosophical or religious change took place on Earth around this time.	hypothesis 	speculation
 	The people of the Thirteenth Tribe creates new mechanical beings to serve their needs. 	canon 	BSG: "Sometime a Great Notion"
2000 BCF 	A global catastrophe take place on Kobol. 	canon 	
 	If mechanical beings were not involved, then it's possible that there was a war between the twelve nations of Kobol. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	Humans on Kobol may have revolted against the Lords of Kobol. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	Human sacrifices take place on Kobol. 	canon
possibility	BSG: "Home, Part 1"
 	A conflict between the Lords of Kobol themselves is also possible, with each of them using their Human followers to fight the others. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	"Though the outcome favored the few, it led to a confrontation at the home of the Gods". 	canon 	BSG: "The Hand of God"
 	Even if the war favored the Lords of Kobol, Humanity managed to challenge them at the City of the Gods. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	A natural disaster (e.g. an asteroid), a flood or a global war occurs on Kobol and the Lord of Kobol are unable to prevent or stop it from happening. 	hypothesis 	BSG: "The Hub"
 	A "lower demon" helps the people of Kobol on a time of crisis. 	canon 	BSG: "Home, Part 1"
 	"And the blaze pursued them, and the people of Kobol had a choice. To board the great ship, or take the high road through the rocky ridge". 	canon 	BSG: "Home, Part 1"
 	The Lords of Kobols, or just Zeus, may have exiled the Humans after becoming enraged by the atrocities committed in their name.
The Humans may also have decided to leave Kobol and the Lords for some reason. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	"And Zeus warned the leaders of the Twelve Tribes that any return to Kobol would exact a price in blood". 	canon 	BSG: "Home, Part 2"
 	A Lord of Kobol named Athena commits suicide at the Gates of Hera in despair over Humanity leaving Kobol.
She is buried in a nearby tomb. 	canon 	BSG: "Home, Part 1"
 	"And the body of each tribe's leader was offered to the Gods in the Tomb of Athena". 	canon 	BSG; "Home, Part 1"
 	The original leaders of the Twelve Nations of Kobol were killed, or committed suicide, or were offered as human sacrifices to the Lords of Kobol. After their death, a new, unifying leader was nominated or elected. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	"And the Lords anointed a leader to guide the Caravan of the Heavens to their new homeland".
This new leader suffered a wasting disease and would not have lived to enter the new land. 	canon 	BSG: "The Hand of God"
 	The Twelve Nations of Kobol are forced to leave the planet onboard the ship Galleon. 	canon 	BSG: "Home, Part 1"
 	"And unto the leader they [the Lords of Kobol] gave a vision of serpents numbering two and ten, as a sign of things to come". 	canon 	BSG: "The Hand of God"
 	The Galleon departs Kobol from Galleon Meadow. 	canon 	BSG: "Home, Part 1"
 	Those Humans that don't board the Galleon take the high road, a rocky ridge at the Gates of Hera that lead to the Tomb of Athena. The path is supposed to be marked by gravestones. 	canon 	BSG: "Home, Part 1"
 	Those Humans who remained on Kobol may have committed mass suicide, or died after some time due to radiation sickness, disease, extermination or internal conflict. 	hyphothesis 	speculation
 	The Galleon original destination after leaving Kobol may have been Earth, before finding the Cyrannus system. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	The events "prophetized" by Pythia may take place for the first (or second) time during the Galleon journey. 	hypothesis 	speculation
 	The Lords leave Kobol to parts unknown. 	canon 	
 	The Final Five are born on Earth. 	canon 	
 	The Final Five are warned of a coming doom by mysterious entities. They attempt to re-develop downloading technology. 	canon 	
 	The mechanical centurions of Earth revolt against the Thirteenth Tribe by using nuclear weapons. 	canon 	
 	The Final Five die on Earth and are resurrected on their orbital ship. 	 	
 	The Thirteenth Tribe and the mechanical centurions destroy each other. Earth is left a nuclear wasteland. 	canon 	
 	The Final Five begin a journey back to Kobol to find the other tribes and inform them of Earth's fate. 	canon 	
 	The Galleon reaches the Cyrannus system. Humanity colonize Gemenon. 	canon 	
 	In the aftermath of Kobol's refugee arrival on Gemenon, the colonists fell into technological dark age. Access to the Kobol-era information is lost. 	canon 	
2000 - 1000 BCF	The Final Five stop at the Temple of Hopes on the Algae Planet as they retrace their tribe's path. 	canon 	
 	The Final Five arrive at Kobol, finding the planet abandoned. 	canon 	
 	The Final Five tracks the journey of the Galleon and heads toward the Cyrannus system. 	canon 	
 	The Gemenese Dark Age end and Humans regain access to space flight. 	canon 	
 	Caprica, Picon, Leonis and Virgon are among the first planets to be colonized. The Virgon and Leonis colonies begins to assert their power across the system. 	quasi-canon 	
 	Sagittaron is colonized by Gemenese fundamentalists who feel their brothers and sisters are not truly devoted to the Sacred Scrolls. 	canon 	
 	The Cyrannus system is fully colonized by the Twelve Tribes. 	canon 	
 	Rise of the Virgon Empire. 	quasi-canon 	
 	Rise of the Leonese Empire. 	quasi-canon 	Espenson's Map
1000 BCF 	Tauron enters a long period of hard colonization by Virgon and Leonis. 	quasi-canon 	Espenson's Map
 	Canceron is colonized before or around this time. It develops a democratic system of government and manages to avoid being absorbed by the Virgon and Leonese empires. 	quasi-canon 	Espenson's Map
850 BCF 	Devastating war between Virgon and Leonese empires. 	quasi-canon 	Espenson's Map
 	The Virgon Empire begins a long phase of decline. 	quasi-canon 	Espenson's Map
 	The Leonis Empire begins a long phase of decline. At some point in time, it becomes a republic. 	quasi-canon 	Espenson's Map
 	Picon gains independence from Virgon. 	quasi-canon 	Espenson's Map
 	Sagittaron gains independence either from Virgon or Leonis. 	quasi-canon 	Espenson's Map
 	Caprica begin its rise as the new cultural and dominant power. 	quasi-canon 	Espenson's Map
250 BCF 	Caprica helps to create a colonial government upon the planet Libris. 	quasi-canon 	Espenson's Map
200 BCF 	Humans in the Twelve Colonies develop an immunity to the virus causing Lymphocytic encephalitis. 	canon 	
150 BCF 	Tauron regains its independence during an event known as "Our Day". 	semi-canon 	Espenson's Map
93 BCF 	Tauron Civil War begins between the native Tauros (the Ha'la'tha) and the Tauronised settlers who control the planet's government. 	semi-canon 	Espenson's Map
91 BCF 	The Tauron Civil War ends. The local government relies on urban units known as the Heraclis, whose wide-ranging powers in putting down further rebellion leda to the mass-execution and starvation of many Taurons in an act recognised by the other worlds as a genocide. 	 	
90 BCF 	The Tauron crisis causes mass migration to Caprica, Sagittaeon and other worlds by Tauronese refugee. 	canon 	
58 BCF 	The Tauron Uprising takes place. 	canon 	
58 - 52 BCF 	The Twelve Colonies create the first mechanical Cylons to serve their needs. 	canon 	
52 BCF 	The Cylon revolt against Humanity. The First Cylon War begins. 	canon 	
50 BCF 	Battlestar Galactica enters service. 	canon