449 BCE
War between Persia and Greece begins
404 BCE
Sparta defeats Athens in the
Peloponnesian War
299 BCE
King Ashoka beings rule of Mauryan
Empire in India
146 BCE
Rome defeats Carthage in the Punic
Wars
27 BCE
Rule of Roman Emperor Augustus
begins
Based on the timeline, which event happened BEFORE Sparta defeated Athens in
the Peloponnesian War?