21 events with tag "religion"
1200 BC
ID: 5410
Dionysus cult spreads in Greece - wine becomes sacred, symposium culture develops, wine mixed with water as civilized practice
ID: 5410
715 BC
ID: 2642
Numa Pompilius becomes second king - Sabine philosopher-king establishes religious institutions, Temple of Janus, priestly colleges
ID: 2642
628 BC
ID: 4648
Birth of Zoroaster (traditional date) - prophet of Zoroastrianism born in Balkh region
ID: 4648
588 BC
ID: 4649
Zoroaster receives revelation from Ahura Mazda at age 30 - founds monotheistic religion with dualist cosmology
ID: 4649
583 BC
ID: 4650
Zoroaster converts King Vishtaspa - Zoroastrianism becomes state religion in Bactria
ID: 4650
551 BC
ID: 4651
Death of Zoroaster - killed by invaders at fire temple, religion continues spreading
ID: 4651
522 BC
ID: 4652
Darius I proclaims Ahura Mazda support - Zoroastrianism becomes official Achaemenid religion
ID: 4652
500 BC
ID: 5420
Cult of Liber (Bacchus) established - Roman wine god, Liberalia festival celebrates first wine tasting by young men
ID: 5420
468 BC
ID: 262
Death of Mahavira - establishes Jainism, absolute non-violence (ahimsa), liberation through asceticism
ID: 262
250 BC
ID: 5389
Entremont sanctuary sculptures - stone heads and skull niches show Celtic head cult, warriors holding severed heads
ID: 5389
150 BC
ID: 5391
Annual assembly at Carnutes - druids gather at sacred center of Gaul to settle disputes, elect chief druid
ID: 5391
12 BC
ID: 2725
Augustus becomes Pontifex Maximus - after Lepidus dies, controls state religion, completes power consolidation
ID: 2725
224
ID: 4653
Ardashir I establishes Sassanid Empire - Zoroastrianism restored as state religion, fire temples rebuilt
ID: 4653
240
ID: 4654
Mani begins preaching Manichaeism - syncretic religion combining Zoroastrian, Christian, Buddhist elements
ID: 4654
274
ID: 4655
Execution of Mani - Zoroastrian priests have him killed as heretic, Kartir persecutes Manichaeans
ID: 4655
280
ID: 4656
Kartir's inscriptions - high priest documents persecution of Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Manichaeans
ID: 4656
410
ID: 4681
Council of Seleucia-Ctesiphon - Persian Christians organize independently from Rome
ID: 4681
531
ID: 4657
Mazdak executed - egalitarian Zoroastrian reformer killed after threatening social order
ID: 4657
651
ID: 4658
Arab conquest ends Zoroastrian state - Islam replaces Zoroastrianism, many flee to India as Parsis
ID: 4658
1478
ID: 82
Spanish Inquisition established by Ferdinand and Isabella
ID: 82
1613
ID: 3457
Elector John Sigismund of Brandenburg converts to Calvinism - While subjects remain Lutheran - Sets stage for Pietism to provide unifying ideology
ID: 3457