Before 19th Century

This is an in-universe timeline of all the events that occurred **before the 19th century**.

Next: 19th Century

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

* The red star Rao forms in the Andromeda Galaxy.

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

* The yellow star Sol forms in the Milky Way galaxy.

## c. 530,000,000 B.C.

* First lifeforms emerge from the sea of Earth and start populating on land.

## c. 500,000,000 B.C.

* Nautilus mollusks live in Earth primordial oceans.

## c. 66,000,000 B.C.

* After a tremendous cataclysm almost all dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles go extinct.
	+ However, some of them (such as tylosaurs) survive in the Hidden Sea.

## c. 298,000 B.C.

* **Creation of Man and the Amazons**: Humans emerge as the dominant species of Earth and proceed to found the first primitive civilizations.  (estimated date)

## c. 98,000 B.C.

* Kryptonians become the dominant civilized species on Krypton.
* **Kryptonian Expansion**: The Kryptonians begin interstellar expansion by colonizing other planets, such as Daxam. During the expansion they have first contact with the New Gods and the Thanagarians.

## c. 38,000 B.C.

* Early humans start to make drawings on caves.

## 19,030 B.C.

* Last report of a Kryptonian murder before Dev-Em's murder in 18,030 B.C.

## 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.
* **Escape of Dev-Em**: with the help of his parents, Dev-Em escapes from custody and stows away on *Scout Ship 0344*.
* *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.

## 18,020 B.C.

* Kara Zor-El is awakened by Dev-Em and they fight. *Scout Ship 0344* crashes and lands on planet Earth and is left behind by Kara Zor-El.
* Kelex and Kelor must have been built on Krypton by this point, as Kryptonians began to stagnate in their production. Buildings, technology, and even their clothing would simply be reused for centuries, with few exceptions.

## c. 11,700 B.C.

* The Pleistocene ends and the Holocene begins.

## 10,000 B.C.

* This date was featured on an A.R.G.U.S. file regarding Enchantress and the Tres Osos Caves.

## c. 3000 B.C.

* Yalan Gur is chosen by a Green Lantern ring as protector of Earth's sector. (estimated date)

* **Invasion of Earth**: Darkseid attempts to conquer Earth, but he is defeated by the united army of Earth's species.  (estimated date)
	+ Yalan Gur dies in the attempt to combat Darkseid.
* Mankind, the Atlanteans and the Amazons take one Mother Box each for safe-keeping.  (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.
* **War of the Gods**: Ares slays all other Old Gods. (estimated date)
	+ All Old Gods apart from Ares (including Poseidon, Artemis, Hades, Apollo, Athena and Hestia) are killed.  (estimated date)
	+ Zeus banished Ares from Mount Olympus and created Themyscira using his last forces.  (estimated date)
	+ Themyscira is created by Zeus using the last of his power.  (estimated date)
* Diana of Themyscira is born to King of the Old Gods, Zeus, and Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta.
* The wizard Shazam acquires the power of Zeus.

## c. 2600 B.C.

* The Shazam's symbol known as "The Champion" dates this year.
* **The Revolt**: the enslaved populaution of Kahndaq, led by Teth-Adam, rebels agianst the tyrranical rule of Ahk-Ton.
* The Council of Wizards summons Teth-Adam and turns him in their Champion. **Massacre in Kahndaq**:
	+ Ahk-Ton sends his men to punish Teth's family. Teth arrived too late to save his mother Shiruta, who was killed in front of her son, Hurut.
	+ Hurut died and killed by the soldiers.
	+ Teth-Adam seeks revenge and kills those who killed his family and unleashed the Seven Deadly Sins on the people of Kahndaq. As a result, the mass genocide killed millions of Kahndaqis and also caused the destruction of several other ancient civilizations.
	+ **Massacre of the Council of Wizards**:
	+ The Council of Wizards attempts to restrain Black Adam, being deemed unworthy to wield the powers of the wizards.
	+ Black Adam kills all the wizard members, execept Shazam.
	+ Teth-Adam is imprisoned by Shazam in a cave in Kahndaq.

## c. 1984 B.C.

* **Coup on Enchantress and Incubus**: Enchantress and Incubus are defeated by humans and imprisoned in some containers, later located in the Tres Osos Caves. For Incubus it will be the last time in 4000 years that he has a chance to flex his muscles.

## c. 1900 B.C.

* The Indus Valley civilization falls. It is presumed the Dreamstone is the cause.

## 1600 B.C.

* According to historical records a volcanic eruption forms a large tsunami that wipes out the island of Crete.

## 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.

## c. 931 B.C.

* Solomon dies. His most important power, wisdom, is transferred to the wizard Shazam.

## Between 753 B.C. and c. 1000 A.D.

* **Great Fall of Atlantis**: Due a test of Atlan's Trident, the city of 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.
* 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.

## 728-727 B.C.

* In Greece, people switch from a bartering system to a coin system. Atlantis also begins to create its own coins.

## 716 B.C.

### July

#### 5-7th

* Romulus disappears in a whirlwind, never to be seen again. The Dreamstone was in his possession.

## Mid-7th century B.C.

* Tyrtaeus is born in Sparta and lived during this time period.

## 485 B.C.

* The word "philanthropist" is coined in ancient Greece.

## 333 B.C.

* Alexander the Great slices the Gordian knot with a sword stroke.

## 146 B.C.

* The Third Punic War ends. The Roman Republic destroys Carthage and the Dreamstone is presumed to be involved.

## 50-140 A.D.

* Juvenal's "Satires" are written. They feature the famous phrase "*Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?*".

## Late 4th century

* Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus is born.
* Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus coins the phrase, "If you want peace, prepare for war."

## c. 400 A.D.

* Leo the Great is born in Tuscany, Italy.

## 461 A.D

* Approximately in this year Romulus Augustus is born.

## 476 A.D.

* Romulus Augustus is assassinated with the Dreamstone in his possession.

## c. 900 A.D.

* Due to the actions of the god Dechalafrea Ero the Dreamstone brought the Mayan civilization to collapse.

## c. 950-999 A.D.

* During the latter half of the Tenth century a Viking warrior woman dies and she's buried.

## 11th century

* This century was the target of the Black Clad, who wanted to bring back Europe to such time period.

## c. 1018

* The Karathen begins its role as guardian of the Trident of Atlan in the Hidden Sea.  (estimated date)

## c. 1020

* Two individuals are decapitated and their heads mummified. A millennium later they are owned by Roman Sionis.

## C. 1090

* Arthur was born.
* Arthur becomes king.
* Jason Blood is born.
* In the times of King Arthur, Jason Blood was mortally wounded by the malevolent sorcerer Destiny during the Battle of Camelot. Merlin was forced to release Etrigan to defeat him. He promised to release Etrigan if Destiny was defeated. Following Destiny's defeat. Merlin went back on his word and magically bound Etrigan to Jason to save his. Although this returned Jason to life, it rendered him immortal and a desire for centuries to rid himself of the demon. Nevertheless, he decided to use the demon to fight beings of evil magic as well as becoming a skilled occultist.
* King Arthur was killed in battle.

## 16th century

* The palace that one day will be known as the Louvre Museum is built.
* A map artistically representing Atlantis is produced.
* The character of Harlequin is created.

## 1541

* This date was featured in a "Historical Timeline of Kansas" in Weisinger Primary School.

## 1543

* Copernican heliocentrism is introduced in Europe.

## Around 17th century

* Kryptonians ultimately decide to control the population by growing fetuses within Genesis Chambers. They perfect this by using a Growth Codex, which contains the genetic makeup of all Kryptonians. By this point natural births is unheard of and population control is established.

## 1622

### September

#### 6th

* The Spanish ship *Nuestra Señora de Atocha* sinks.

## 1627

* Francis Bacon's *New Atlantis* is published.

## 1635

* Gotham City is established in New Jersey.

## 18th century

* A Spanish galleon sinks in the Atlantic Ocean.

## 1742

* Fairfax County Police Department is established.

## 1751

* Philadelphia Police Department is established.

## 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.

## 1776

* Metropolis Police Department is formed.

## 1797

* Samuel Arnold's *Juvenile Amusements* is published, featuring the first appearance of Humpty Dumpty.

## 1799

* The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Gotham City is celebrated for the first time.