History of City Planning Timeline
5000 BCE
Detail Level: Level: 3
Mesopotamia Mesopotamia Icon
Mesopotamian Civilization
Early Mesopotamia

5000 : 2000 BCE

Classical Mesopotamia

2000 : 900 BCE

Imperial Mesopotamia

900 : 539 BCE

eridu
Eridu
5000 BCE
nippur
Nippur
4080 BCE
ashur
Ashur
2600 BCE
nineveh
Nineveh
700 BCE
Indus Valley Mesopotamia Icon
Indus Valley Civilization
Pre-Harappan

2600 : 1900 BCE

Mature Harappan

2600 : 1900 BCE

Late Harappan

1900 : 1300 BCE

chanhu-daro
Chanhu-Daro
4000 BCE
kalibangan
Kalibangan
3500 BCE
dholavira
Dholavira
3000 BCE
kot-diji
Kot Diji
2800 BCE
banawali
Banawali
2600 BCE
lothal
Lothal
2400 BCE
surkotada
Surkotada
2100 - 1700 BCE
Ancient Egypt egypt Icon
Egyptian Civilization
Old Kingdom

3000:2200 BCE

Middle Kingdom

2000:1600 BCE

New Kingdom

1500:1000 BCE

Naqada
Naqada
4000 - 3500 BCE
elkab
Elkab (Nekheb)
4000 - 1070 BCE
memphis
Memphis
3100 BCE
abydos
Abydos
2890 - 1292 BCE
kahun
Kahun
1878 - 1897 BCE
elephantine
Elephantine
1750 - 1650 BCE
Tanis
Tanis
1550 BCE
Tell-Basta
Tell-Basta
1550-1069 BCE
Tell El-Amarnah
Tell El-Amarnah
1353 - 1336 BCE
akhenaten
Akhenaten
1346 - 1332 BCE
habu
Habu
1186 BCE
ramesses
Pi-Ramesses
1050 BCE
Ancient Greece Mesopotamia Icon
Ancient Greece
Archaic Greece

800 : 480 BCE

Classical Greece

480 : 323 BCE

Hellenistic Greece

323 : 31 BCE

ramesses
Mycenae
2000 BCE
ephesus
Ephesus
10th Century BCE
sparta
Sparta
900 BCE
corinth
Corinth
747 BCE
olyntuhs
Olynthus
650 BCE
delphi
Delphi
580 BCE
athens
Athens
480 BCE
rhodes
Rhodes
408 BCE
thebes
Ancient Thebes
371 BCE
delos
Delos
314 BCE
Persian Empire Mesopotamia Icon
Persian Empire
Achaemenid Empire

550 : 330 BCE

Parthian Empire

247 BCE : 224 CE

Sasanian Empire

224 : 651 CE

ecbatana
Ecbatana
678 BCE
passagardae
Passagardae
550 BCE
susa
Susa
540 BCE
delos
Persepolis
518 BCE
nisa
Nisa
247 - 211 BCE
ctesiphon
Ctesiphon
129 BCE
ardashir
Ardashir Khurrah
224 CE
gundeshapur
Gundeshapur
256 - 260 CE
bishapur
Bishapur
266 CE
Ancient China china Icon
Ancient China
Xia Dynasty

2070 : 1600 BCE

Shang Dynasty

1600 : 1046 BCE

Zhou Dynasty

1046 : 256 BCE

Han Dynasty

206 BCE : 220 CE

nanguan
Nanguan
1600 - 1046 BCE
yinxu
Yinxu
1300 - 1026 BCE
zheng
Zheng
1300 - 1026 CE
linzi
Linzi
1046 - 1043 BCE
shandan
Shandan
457 - 221 BCE
chang'an
Chang'an
202 BCE - 9 CE
Mesoamerica
mesoamerica Icon
Mesoamerican Civilization
Olmec Period

1500 : 400 BCE

Maya Classic

250 : 900 CE

Aztec Empire

1300 : 1521 CE

monte
Monte Albán
500 BCE - 750 CE
teotihuacan
Teotihuacan
100 BCE - 550 CE
palenque
Palenque
200 CE - 800 CE
tikal
Tikal
250 - 900 CE
Chichen-Itza
Chichen Itza
500 - 1200 CE
Roman Empire roman Icon
Roman Empire
Roman Kingdom

753 : 509 BCE

Roman Republic

509 : 27 BCE

Roman Empire

27 BCE : 476 CE

ostia
Ostia
620 - 476 BCE
minturnae
Minturnae
296 BCE
tarraco
Tarraco
218 - 206 BCE
lucca
Lucca
180 BCE
thessalonica
Thessalonica
168 BCE - 330 CE
ephesus-2
Ephesus
129 BCE - 395 CE
herculaneum
Herculaneum
89 BCE - 79 CE
antioch
Antioch
64 BCE - 637 CE
carthage
Carthage
44 BCE - 698 CE
turin
Turin
28 BCE - 476 CE
aosta
Aosta
25 BCE
trier
Trier
16 BCE - 476 CE
londinium
Londinium
47 - 410 CE
timgad
Timgad
100 - 700 CE
Medieval Era Medieval Icon
Medieval Era
Early Middle Ages

476 : 1000 CE

High Middle Ages

1000 : 1300 CE

Late Middle Ages

1300 : 1500 CE

cologne
Cologne
5th Century
arras
Arras
499 CE
dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
7th Century
edinburgh
Edinburgh
7th Century
mont
Mont Saint Michel
8th Century
arnhem
Arnhem
893 CE
colmar
Colmar
9th Century
avila
Avila
1090 CE
san
San Gimignano
1119 CE
lubeck
Lübeck
1159 CE
cesky
Cesky Krumlov
13th Century
krakow
Kraków
1257 CE
carcassonne
Carcassonne
1266 CE
Renaissance Era renaissance Icon
Renaissance Era
Early Renaissance

1300 : 1500 CE

High + Late Renaissance ↓

1500 : 1600 CE

Transition to Modern Era

1600 : 1750 CE (Begining of Modern Era)

rome
Rome
1420 - 1450 CE
Urbino
Urbino
1443 CE
ferrara
Ferrara
1445 - 1460 CE
naples
Naples
1450 CE
milan
Milan
1450 - 1480 CE
genoa
Genoa
1450 - 1500 CE
Mantua
Mantua
1459 - 1470 CE
rimini
Rimini
1460 CE
lyon
Lyon
1470 - 1500 CE
nuremberg
Nuremberg
1470 - 1525 CE
london
London
1520 - 1550 CE
toledo
Toledo
1540 - 1550 CE
palmanova
Palmanova
1593 CE

History of City Planning

This timeline shows the history of how cities were planned and built in ancient civilizations. It compares different civilizations to help us see what was happening in other parts of the world when a city appeared in one place. By looking at these moments side by side, we can better understand how city planning changed over time and how different cultures influenced each other.
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By: History Of City Planning Team

Developed By: Mahmoud El-Sayed