Decade · 80 – 89
The world in the 80s
From 80 to 89 the atlas holds 86 states standing at some time. 4 things began - Battle of Mons Graupius, Domitian's Dacian War and Battle of Tapae among them - and 3 ended; 3 people were born and 6 died.
What began in the 80s
By kind, the best known first.
Wars and battles 4
- Battle of Mons Graupius · battle · 83 – 84
- Domitian's Dacian War · battle · 86 – 88
- Battle of Tapae · battle · 87
- Battle of the Altai Mountains · battle · 89
What ended in the 80s
Wars and battles 3
- Battle of Mons Graupius · battle · 83 – 84
- Han–Xiongnu wars · war · 139 BCE – 89 CE
- Domitian's Dacian War · battle · 86 – 88
Born and died
Born 3
- Ptolemy · astronomer · 85 – 170
- Antoninus Pius · politician · 86 – 161
- Sindae of Goguryeo · politician · 89 – 179
Died 6
- Titus · politician · 39 – 81
- Vologases I of Parthia · monarch · 25 – 80
- Emperor Zhang of Han · monarch · 57 – 88
- Kujula Kadphises · politician · 20 – 80
- Quintus Petillius Cerialis · military leader · 30 – 83
- Lucius Flavius Silva · politician · 40 – 81
States of the 80s
The states that stood at some time in the 80s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 80.
Europe11 states
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE · Titus, Roman emperor since 79
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Titus, Roman emperor since 79
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Dacia · 60 BCE – 106 CE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE · Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis I, King of the Bosporus since 68
- Lazica · 101 BCE – 700 CE
- Tauri · 600 BCE – 100 CE
and 3 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa26 states
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Parthian Empire · 247 BCE – 224 CE
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE · Mihrdat I, King of Iberia since 58
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
- Caucasian Albania · 2 BCE – 461 CE
and 18 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia18 states
- Kushan Empire · 30 – 375 · Kujula Kadphises, emperor since 30 and Vima Takto, emperor since 80
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Satavahana dynasty · 230 BCE – 220 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Indo-Parthian kingdom · 19 BCE – 226 CE
- Kingdom of Khotan · 56 – 1006
and 10 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia17 states
- Han dynasty · 206 BCE – 220 CE · Emperor Zhang of Han, Emperor of China since 75
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Taejo of Goguryeo, wang since 53
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Kiru of Paekche, king since 77
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Kaya confederacy · 42 – 562 · Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, Ruler since 42
and 9 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania3 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Teotihuacan · 50 BCE – 704 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown11 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Geumgwan Gaya · 43 – 532 · Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, King of Geumgwan Gaya since 42
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Daegaya · 42 – 562
- Shanshan · 92 BCE – 445 CE
- Kingdom of Munster · 101 BCE – 1138 CE
- Arsacid dynasty of Caucasian Albania · 2 BCE – 428 CE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
and 3 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 60 – 109: every state, war and life of the 80s, region by region.
- On the map in 85: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.