Timeline (RDM)

Dates use the day of the Cylon Holocaust as a baseline.

Ancient History

-3600 Years: Pythia records her prophecies.
-2000 Years: The thirteen tribes leave Kobol: twelve for the Cyrannus System, the other for Earth.

-61 Years: William Adama born on Caprica.
-52 Years: Articles of Colonization signed.
-50 Years:
- Saul Tigh born on Gemenon.
- Cylon revolt begins the Cylon War.
- The battlestar Galactica enters service under Commander Dash.
-40 Years: Armistice between the Colonials and the Cylons ends the Cylon War.
-34 Years: Dr. Gaius Baltar born on Caprica.
-20 Years:
- Last Colonial FTL jump beyond the Red Line.
- Tom Zarek imprisoned for blowing up a government building on Sagittaron.
- William Adama and Saul Tigh first meet.
-2 Years: Number Six first encounters Dr. Gaius Baltar.
Zero Hour: Cylons destroy the Twelve Colonies. The (so-far-known) only survivors are a rag-tag fugitive fleet escorted by the last battlestar Galactica; another, isolated, battlestar; and the resistance on Caprica. Events of the Mini-Series.

1 Day: Battle at Ragnar. Galactica fleet leaves Cyrannus System.
6 Days: The Galactica finally loses the Cylon pursuers. Events of episode 33.
10 Days: Tom Zarek engineers the capture of the Astral Queen by its prisoner crew. Events of episode Bastille Day.
36 Days: The Galactica launches an attack on a Cylon base to secure supplies of tylium ore for fuel. Events of episode The Hand of God.
7 Months: Elections due for President of the Twelve Colonies.