List of Classical Age states


is a period in the history of the Near East and Mediterranean, extending roughly from the 8th century BC to the 6th century AD.
It is conventionally taken to begin with the earliest-recorded Greek poetry of Homer, and continues through the emergence of Christianity and the decline of the Roman Empire in the 5th to 6th centuries, the period during which Late Antiquity blends into the "Dark Ages" or Early Middle Ages.
The geographic scope of Classical Antiquity may be taken to extend to Central Asia and northern India due to the far-reaching influence of Greek culture during the Hellenistic period,
but the historiographies of other world regions have their own notion of "classicity" which do not fall within the scope of this list.

Africa

StateCapitalState typeExisted
AethiopiaAdulisKingdomc. 13th - 5th centuries BC
Aksumite EmpireAksumEmpire100 - 960 AD
BlemmyesTribal kingdom600 BC - 8th century AD
Carthaganian EmpireCarthageEmpire650-146 BC
D'mtYehaKingdom980 - 400 BC
CyrenaicaCyreneKingdom631-525 BC
EgyptSais, Mendes, SebennytosKingdomc. 664 BC – c. 332 BC
GaramantianGaramaTribal confederation/empire1000 BC - 700 AD
KushKerma; Napata; MeroeKingdom1070 BC - 350 AD
Macedonian EmpirePellaEmpire334 - 323 BC
MauretaniaJulia CaesaraKingdom/client kingdom285 BC - 698 AD
NumidiaCirtaKingdom202 - 46 BC
Persian EmpireEcbatana, Pasargadae, Persepolis, SusaEmpire549 - 330 BC
PtolemaicAlexandriaKingdom/empire305 - 30 BC
Roman EmpireRome, ConstantinopleEmpire27 BC-1453 AD
Roman RepublicRomeRepublic509-27 BC
Vandal KingdomKingdom435 - 534 AD

Europe

StateCapitalTypeExisted
Achaean LeagueVariousConfederation of city states280 - 140 BC
Aetolian LeagueVariousConfederation of city states290 - 189 BC
Antigonid EmpireEmpire306 - 168 BC
ArcadiaKingdom980-743 BC
AcarnaniaKingdom7th - 1st century BC
ArgolisArgosKingdom/republic1200-226 BC
AthensRepublican city state/client1068-146 BC
Carthaginian EmpireCarthageEmpire650-146 BC
Celtic kingdom of TylisTylis, ThraceKingdom279 - 212 BC
CelticiTribal confederation600 - 19 BC
CorinthiaCorinthCity state700-338 BC
DaciaSarmizegetusa, RegiaKingdom168 BC - 106 AD
DardaniaUlpiana?Tribal Kingdom4th century - 168 BC
Delian LeagueVariousLeague of city states478-404 BC
EtruriaVeiiKingdom768 - 264 BC
Illyria2000-168 BC
League of CorinthVariousFederated states338 - 337 BC
LocriaAmphissa, NaupactusKingdom1250-386 BC
LucaniaTribal kingdom1000-356 BC
Macedonia /Macedonian EmpirePellaKingdom/Empire808-168 BC/334 - 323 BC
Magna GraeciaVariousKingdom city states740 - 89 BC
Odrysian Thracian kingdomSeuthopolisKingdom460 BC- 46 AD
PaeoniaPrincipality/kingdom/client535 BC - 681 AD
Padanian EtruriaVariousFederated city states9th century - 5th century BC
Persian EmpireEcbatana, Pasargadae, Persepolis, SusaEmpire549 - 330 BC
PhocisDelphiAmphictyony690 - 222 BC
Kingdom of RomeRomeKingdom753-509 BC
Roman EmpireRome, ConstantinopleEmpire27 BC-1453 AD
Roman RepublicRomeRepublic509-27 BC
SabinumBovianumTribal kingdomc. 760 - 494 BC
SamniumTribal confederationc. 600 - 82 BC
SpartaSpartaKingdom950-146 BC
ThessalyLarissaKingdom950 - 344 BC
TartessosTartessusTribal kingdom1000-450 BC
UmbriaTribal kingdom9th century - 3rd century BC

Central Asia

East Asia

NameCapital/sTypeExisted
Âu LạcCổ LoaKingdom257-207 BC
BaYíchéngTribal confederation13th century - 311 BC
BaekjeWirye, Ungjin, SabiKingdom18 BC - 660 AD
BuyeoBuyeoseongKingdom189 BC - 494 AD
CaiShàngcài, Xīncài, XiàcàiClient-Marquisate980-447 BC
CaoTáoqiūClient-Dukedom1053-487 BC
ChampaIndrapura, Vijaya, PandurangaKingdom192 – 1832 AD
ChenWǎnqiūClient-Dukedom1046 - 479 BC
Chi TuKingdom100 BC - 7th century AD
ChouchiLüeyangPrincipality184 – 511 AD
ChuDanyang, JiangYing, JiYing, Shouchun,Client-viscountcy/kingdom1030 - 223 BC
DianKingdom300 - 109 BC
DonghuNomadic tribal confederation1400 - 150 BC
FunanVyadhapura,Óc EoKingdom60 - 550 AD
Gangga NegaraGangga NegaraKingdom2nd - 11th centuries AD
GayaGayaConfederacy42 - 562 AD
GoguryeoJolbon, Gungnae, Pyongyang.Kingdom37 BC - 668 AD
GojoseonAsadal, Wanggeom-seongKingdom2333 - 108 BC
Han EmpireChang'an, Luoyang, XuchangEmpire206 BC-220 AD
Kofun period 300-538
JinTribal federation550-108 BC
JinTang, Quwo, Jiang, XintianClient-marquisate/dukedom1042-376 BC
JolbonTribal kingdom1st century - 37 BC
LangkasukaKedah, PattaniKingdom100 - 1516 AD
Kushan EmpireBagram, Peshawar, Taxila, MathuraEmpire30 - 375 AD
LangkasukaKedah, PattaniKingdom100 - 1516 AD
MahanCheonanConfederacy98 BC - 250 AD
Maurya EmpirePataliputraEmpire322-185 BC
NaKingdom1st century - 3rd century AD
NanyuePanyuKingdom204-111 BC
PiXuechengEarldom/client1046-418 BC
PyuSri KsetraFederated city states250 BC - 1085 AD
QiQiDukedom1600-445 BC
QiLinziClient-Dukedom1046-221 BC
QinQin, Quanqiu, Qian, PingyangClient-marquisate/dukedom858-221 BC
Qin EmpireXianyangEmpire221-206 BC
SiljikKingdom102 - 6th century AD
SillaGyeongjuKingdom55 BC - 935 AD
SuiSuizhouMarquisate & Client771-221 BC
SumpaTribal chiefdom/client1600 BC - 7th century AD
ShuKingdom1046-316 BC
TengTengzhouViscountcy1046-414 BC
ThatonThatonKingdom300 BC - 1085 AD
Wim JoseonWanggeom-seongKingdom194-108 BC
WeiAnyi, DaliangMarquisate/kingdom403-225 BC
Văn LangAnyangConfederation/kingdom2879-258 BC
XuGusuViscountcy/client2000-512 BC
XianbeiNomadic 93-234 AD
XiongnuTribal confederation 209 - 155 BC
YamataiKingdom1st century - 3rd cenruty AD
YanJiPrincipality1046-222 BC
ZhongshanNomadic kingdom580-296 BC
ZhouHaojing, LuoyiKingdom1046-256 BC
ZouViscountacy/dukedom1012-350 BC

South Asia

NameCapitalState typeExisted
AnartaDvarakaKingdom1100-550 BC
AnuradhapuraAnuradhapuraKingdom377 BC - 1017 AD
AngaChampa or CampāKingdom1380-550 BC
AvantiMahissati, UjjainiKingdom900-322 BC
AyAykudiKingdom4th century BC - 12th century AD
CholaUrayur/KaveripattinamKingdom2645-110 BC
DandaJanasthanaKingdom1100 - 450 BC
DrangianaTribal chiefdom950 - 600 BC
GangaridaiGangesKingdom450 - 200 BC
Greco-BactriaBactra, Alexandria on the OxusKingdom256 - 125 BC
HaryankaRajagriha, later PataliputraKingdom684 - 413 BC
Indo-GreekAlexandria in the Caucasus, Taxila, SagalaKingdom180 BC - 10 AD
Indo-ParthiaTaxilaKingdom12 BC - 98 AD
Indo-ScythiaSigal, Taxila, MathuraKingdom200 BC - 400 AD
KalingaDantapura/RajapuraKingdom1376-285 BC
Kalinga RepublicDantapura/RajapuraRepublic285 - 261 BC
KambojaRajapuraKingdom1450 - 195 BC
KasmiraAsirgarh QilaKingdom1250 - 322 BC
KimpurushaKingdom1000 - 325 BC
KirataTribal kingdom1350 - c. 300 BC
KosalaShravastiKingdom1000 - 266 BC
KunindaShravastiKingdom500 BC - 300 AD
Kushan EmpireBagram, Peshawar, Taxila, MathuraEmpire30 - 375 AD
LankaLankapuraKingdom1100 - 543 BC
Macedonian EmpirePellaEmpire334 - 323 BC
MagadhaRajagriha/Rajgir /PataliputraKingdom799 - 323 BC
MallaKusavati, PavaRepublic780 - 323 BC
MatsyaBairatKingdom1180 - 318 BC
Maurya EmpirePataliputraEmpire322 - 185 BC
MushikaEzhimalaiKingdom3rd century BC - 4th century AD
Nanda EmpirePataliputraEmpire345 - 322 BC
PanchalaAhichatra, KampilyaConfederacy1100 - 700 BC
PanchalaAhichatra, KampilyaKingdom/republic700 - 323 BC
PandyaMaduraiKingdom1350 - 460 BC
Pallava EmpireKanchiEmpire250 BC - 800 AD
Parthian EmpireCtesiphonEmpire247 BC - 224 AD
ParvataKingdomc. 9th century - 325 BC
Persian EmpireEcbatana, Pasargadae, Persepolis, SusaEmpire549 - 330 BC
PundraPundravardhanaKingdom1300 BC - 550 AD
RajarataAnuradhapura, Sigiriya, PolonnaruwaKingdom377 BC -1310 AD
RorRoriKingdom450 BC - 489 AD
RuhunaMagamaPrincipality200 BC - 450 AD
SamatataSamatataKingdom232 BC - 7th c AD
Satavahana EmpireAmaravatiEmpire230 BC - 230 AD
Seleucid EmpireSeleucia, AntiochEmpire312 - 63 BC
ShakyaKapilavatthuMonarchical Republic800 - 320 BC
Shishunaga EmpireRajagriha, VaishaliEmpire413 - 345 BC
SindhuVrsadarbhpuraKingdom800 - 320 BC
SinhalaMethoraKingdom700 - 505 BC
Suhmanot specifiedKingdomc. 8th century - 4th century BC
SurasenaMethoraKingdom1000 - 323 BC
TambapanniTambapanniKingdom543-505 BC
TrigartaPrasthalaKingdom1150-322 BC
Upatissa NuwaraUpatissa NuwaraKingdom505-377 BC
VangaGangeKingdom1300 BC - 580 AD
VatsaKauśāmbīKingdom1100-323 BC
VrijiVaishaliConfederacy1250 - 322 BC
YakshaNarmadaKingdom1200 - 350 BC

West Asia

namecapitalstate typeexisted
AdiabeneArbelaKingdom/client15 - 310 AD
Antigonid EmpireEmpire306 - 168 BC
ArabaHatraKingdom3rd century BC - 300AD
ArmeniaVanKingdom553 BC - 428AD
Armenia MinorKingdom331 - 72 BC
AtropateneGanzakKingdom/client320 BC - 226AD
AwsanḤajar YaḥirrKingdom7th century BC - 100 AD
BithyniaNicomedia, NicaeaKingdom/client297 - 74 BC
CappadociaMazacaKingdom/client332 - 130 BC
CarmaniaKingdom/client600 BC - 651 AD
ChaldeaBit YakinKingdom1100 - 539 BC
CharaceneCharax SpasinouKingdom127 BC - 222 AD
CiliciaTarsusKingdom795 - 546 BC
CommageneSamosataKingdom/client163 BC - 72 AD
CorduenePrincipality/kingdom/client800 BC - 653 AD
DorisDorisKingdom1200-580 BC
EdomRabbath AmmonKingdom1200 - 125 BC
Elamite EmpireSusaEmpire1210-535 BC
ElymaisSusaKingdom/client147 BC -224 AD
GalatiaAncyraEmpire280 - 64 BC
GardmanParisosPrincipality/kingdom/client66 - 428 AD
GedrosiaKingdom/client600 BC -
Greco-BactriaBactra, Alexandria Kingdom256 - 125 BC
HadhramautKingdom700 BC - 320 AD
HaramHaramKingdom city state600 - 175 BC
Heraclea PonticaHeraclea PonticaOligarchic republic365 - 284 BC
Indo-GreekAlexandria, Taxila, SagalaKingdom180 BC - 10 AD
Indo-ParthiaTaxilaKingdom12 BC - 98 AD
Indo-ScythiaSigal, Taxila, MathuraKingdom200 BC - 400 AD
JudahJerusalemKingdom9th century BC - 586 BC
JudeaJerusalemKingdom/client539 BC - 135 AD
KindahQaryat Dhāt KāhilTribal kingdom2nd century BC - 525 AD
Lesser ArmeniaPrincipality331 - 72 BC
LycaoniaIconiumKingdom340-200 BC
LyciaXanthos, PataraKingdom1183-546 BC
Lydian EmpireSardisEmpire680-546 BC
Macedonian EmpirePellaEmpire334 - 323 BC
MaganKingdom2200-550 BC
Ma'in?/ YathillKingdom580-85 BC
Median EmpireEcbatanaEmpire678-549 BC
MysiaPergamonKingdom1320 - 301 BC
NabataeaPetraKingdom168 BC - 106 AD
Neo-Babylonian EmpireBabylonEmpire626 - 539 BC
OsroeneEdessaKingdom/client134 BC - 244 AD
PaphlagoniaGangraKingdom1480 - 183 BC
PamphyliaPergaKingdom398 - 190 BC
ParsuaTribal chiefdom/kingdom860-600 BC
Parthian EmpireCtesiphonEmpire247 BC - 224 AD
PergamonPegamonKingdom282 - 133 BC
Persian EmpirePasargadae, Persepolis, SusaEmpire549 - 330 BC
Pontic EmpireAmaseia, SinopeEmpire250 BC - 68 AD
PontusAmaseia, SinopeKingdom281 - 250 BC
QatabanTimnaKingdom6th century BC - 2nd century AD
PtolemaicAlexandriaKingdom/empire305 - 30 BC
Roman EmpireRome, ConstantinopleEmpire27 BC - 1453 AD
Roman RepublicRomeRepublic509 - 27 BC
Seleucid EmpireSeleucia, AntiochEmpire312 - 63 BC
SopheneKarkathiokertaKingdom298 - 94 BC
ZabdicenePrincipality/client780 BC - 5th century AD
ZikirtiKingdom750 - 521 BC