52. The oldest and only one standing – the Great Pyramid at Giza
53. 1250 bc – Exodus – Moses and Israelites leave Egypt 1400 bc – Minoan culture comes to an end 1150 bc – Phoenicians and Assyrians rise to power 900 bc – Geometric Style begins in Greece C 800 bc – Homer writes down the Iliad and the Odyssey 776 bc first known Olympics 753 bc Foundation of Rome? 609 bc Assyrians fall from power 563 bc Prince Siddhartha Gautama born 551 bc Confucius born c. 1475 bc - Hatshepsut rules Egypt