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This article | This article attempts to plot the events illustrated or mentioned in the history and prehistory of [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|the Twelve Colonies]] in the [[Re-imagined Series]]. | ||
All dates use the day of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] as the central time marker for all events in the series. Items that occur before the Fall are marked as "BCH", or "Before Cylon holocaust". Given the few and somewhat contradictory dates about the Colonials' ancient history and the exodus from Kobol, that part of the timeline is speculative. | |||
==Ancient History== | ==Ancient History== | ||
*'''Over 17,000 years BCH:''' A supernova creates the [[Ionian nebula]] | |||
*'''ca. 4,000 years BCH:''' The [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] reportedly leaves [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]] and builds the [[The Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] on [[Algae planet|another planet]] <ref name="kobol">Tyrol says that "Our initial radiocarbon dating suggests that the temple's at least 4,000 years old, which lines up with the exodus of the Thirteenth Tribe." ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]). This is the oldest date noted in the series's timeline, but also conflicts with the prior date of Pythia and her works as described by [[Elosha]] in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", where she states that the exodus of '''all 13 tribes''' occurred approximately 2,000 years ago.</ref> This contradicts [[Ellen Tigh]]'s statement that the temple was built 3,000 years ago. ([[No Exit]]) | |||
*'''Over 17,000 years BCH:''' A supernova creates the [[Ionian nebula]] | *'''ca. 3,600 years BCH:''' [[Pythia]] records her prophecies. Aside from reports of the landing on Earth and drawings of temples there, this book describes "the exile and rebirth of the human race" and a "dying leader" not making it to a "promised land," though how long before her writings that such events took place is not revealed. | ||
*'''ca. 4,000 years BCH:''' The Thirteenth Tribe reportedly leaves Kobol and builds the [[The Temple of Five|Temple of Hopes]] on [[Algae planet|another planet]] <ref name="kobol">Tyrol says that "Our initial radiocarbon dating suggests that the temple's at least 4,000 years old, which lines up with the exodus of the Thirteenth Tribe." | *'''ca. 3,000 years BCH:''' A [[Lion's Head beacon|beacon]] is left at the [[Lion's Head Nebula]], later marking the way to Earth. At some undated point, someone travels from [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] to Kobol, passing on information about Earth, including a map of its night sky <ref>Adama says that "According to Cottle, the [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|virus]] was an exact match to one reported over 3000 years ago, right around the time that the 13th colony left Kobol." ([[A Measure of Salvation]]). This contradicts the two other dates of 2,000 and 4,000 years. While the dating uncertain, it is the only clue to the beacon's age. That someone traveled back to Kobol is speculation, but an explanation for how Earth's sky could be displayed there. If true, it is still unknown on which of these two voyages the beacon was left behind.</ref> | ||
*'''ca. 3,600 years BCH:''' [[Pythia]] records | *Unknown: The 13th colony grows and breeds, and abandons the technology of "organic memory transfer" or downloading. | ||
*'''ca. 3,000 years BCH:''' A [[Lion's Head beacon|beacon]] is left at the [[Lion's Head Nebula]], later marking the way to Earth. At some undated point, someone travels from [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]] to Kobol, passing on information about Earth, including a map of its night sky <ref>Adama says that "According to Cottle, the [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|virus]] was an exact match to one reported over 3000 years ago, right around the time that the 13th colony left Kobol" | *'''ca. 2,000 years BCH:''' (The order of events on Kobol and the 13th colony is uncertain.) | ||
* | **The Final Five are born on the 13th colony. Ellen Tigh's father is named John. | ||
**The Final Five work together in a research lab. They redevelop downloading technology. Tyrol is heavy lifter, Ellen has the key insight. | |||
*'''ca. 2,000 years BCH:''' ( | **All five receive visions of beings nobody else can see warning them of an impending war. The Final Five prepare a resurrection ship and leave it in orbit. | ||
** | **The remaining Twelve Tribes leave Kobol <ref name="kobol"/> | ||
**The Final Five work together in a research lab | **Lord of Kobol "Athena" kills herself in despair over this. A [[Tomb of Athena|tomb]] is built for her containing a 3-D projection showing Earth and its Zodiac. The projection is activated by the Arrow of Apollo, which travels with the twelve tribes. | ||
**All five | **Earth is left a nuclear wasteland. Originals of the Final Five die in a nuclear attack, and are recreated on board their orbiting ship. | ||
**The remaining Twelve Tribes leave Kobol | **The Final Five begin a sublight journey back to Kobol to find the twelve tribes. | ||
**Lord of Kobol "Athena" kills herself in despair over this. A [[Tomb of Athena|tomb]] is built for her containing a 3-D projection showing Earth and its Zodiac. The projection is activated by the Arrow of Apollo, which travels with the twelve tribes. | *(Unknown) The Final Five arrive at the Temple of Hopes and modify it to be the Temple of Five. | ||
** | *(Unknown) The Final Five arrive at Kobol, learn the fate of the twelve tribes and head to the colonies via sublight. | ||
**The Final Five begin a journey back to Kobol to find the | *'''2,000 years to 52 years BCH:''' The Twelve Colonies grow and prosper. Each colony acts as a sovereign nation, complete with inter-colonial wars | ||
*'''2,000 years to 52 years BCH:''' The Twelve Colonies grow and prosper. Each colony acts as a sovereign nation, complete with inter-colonial wars | |||
==Recent Colonial History== | ==Recent Colonial History== | ||
*'''At least 200 years BCH:''' Humans develop an immunity to the virus causing [[Lymphocytic encephalitis]] ([[A Measure of Salvation]]) <ref>Doctor Cottle notes the time as "a couple hundred years ago", which is an indeterminate amount of time, but likely less than four or five hundred years.</ref> | |||
*'''69 years BCH:''' [[Saul Tigh]] supposedly born (defined by deleted scene in "[[Valley of Darkness]]" concerning the ''[[Brenik]]'') This is actually a false memory planted by [[Cavil]]. | |||
*'''64 years BCH:''' [[William Adama]] born in [[Qualai]], [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] ([[Hero]]) | |||
*'''At least 200 years BCH:''' Humans develop an immunity to the virus causing [[Lymphocytic encephalitis]] | *'''55 - 52 years BCH:''' Somewhere during this time, the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] are built to aid in hard labor and warfare ([[Miniseries]]) | ||
*'''52 years BCH:''' Cylon revolt starts the first [[Cylon War]] ([[Colonial Day]]) | |||
*'''69 years BCH:''' | *'''52 years BCH:''' [[Articles of Colonization]] signed ([[Colonial Day]], [http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/04/index.html#a000025 RDM, April 11, 2005]) | ||
*'''51 years BCH:''' Colonial ship ''[[Brenik]]'' is lost after a boarding action by [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon Centurions]] ([[Valley of Darkness]], deleted scene) | |||
*'''ca. 50 years BCH:''' Battlestar ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' enters service | |||
*'''42 years BCH:''' William Adama begins his service in the Colonial Fleet as a Viper pilot, near the end of the Cylon War ("Hero", [[Razor Flashbacks]]) | |||
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*'''51 years BCH:''' Colonial ship ''[[Brenik]]'' is lost after a boarding action by [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Cylon Centurions]] ([[Valley of Darkness]], deleted scene) | |||
*'''ca. 50 years BCH:''' Battlestar ''[[Galactica ( | |||
*'''42 years BCH:''' | |||
*'''40 years BCH:''' | *'''40 years BCH:''' | ||
** | **Cylons begin experiments constructing human-cylon Hybrids | ||
** | **Final Five arrive in their sublight ship with war underway. | ||
** | **Final Five meet the local Cylons and negotiate an end to the war if the Final Five will give them biological bodies. | ||
**[[Operation Raptor Talon]] conducted by the Colonial Fleet | **[[Operation Raptor Talon]] conducted by the Colonial Fleet. Battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' destroyed (Razor Flashbacks) | ||
**Armistice ends the [[Cylon War]]. Cylons exile themselves from the Twelve Colonies | **Armistice ends the [[Cylon War]]. Cylons exile themselves from the Twelve Colonies (Miniseries) | ||
**William Adama | **William Adama mustered out of the Colonial Fleet ("[[Scattered]]", [[Sources:Adama's Dossier|Adama's dossier]]) | ||
**Final Five create [[Cavil|John]], Cylon #1 and raise him as a boy for a time, taking him to some beach. | |||
*'''37 BCH:''' William Adama enlists as merchant marine and serves aboard inter-colony freighters ("Scattered", Adama's dossier) | |||
*'''37 BCH:''' William Adama enlists as merchant marine and serves aboard inter-colony freighters ("Scattered, | *(Unknown): John matures and assists Final Five in creation of initial copies of 7 other humanoid Cylon models. Resurrection system built based on Final Five technology. | ||
* | *(Unknown): Secret base known as [[The Colony]] established, where Final Five equipment is stored. Existence presumably known only to John and the Final Five. | ||
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*'''ca. 30 BCH:''' | *'''ca. 30 BCH:''' | ||
** | ** John interferes with duplication multiple copies of of [[Daniel]]. His destruction is more permanent than a [[boxing]]. | ||
** Final Five suffocated by John. New bodies are created with false memories. [[Saul Tigh]] introduced to colonies as military officer with false history of fighting in war. | |||
** | ** [[Ellen Tigh]] presumably introduced shortly thereafter, with others coming later. | ||
** [[Ellen Tigh]] | |||
*'''ca. 28 BCH:''' | *'''ca. 28 BCH:''' | ||
** [[Galen Tyrol]] supposedly born | ** [[Galen Tyrol]] supposedly born <ref>At the time of the Cylon attack, Tyrol has "ten years experience" ([[Miniseries]]), and has "served on battlestars since I was 18" ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]). This puts his birth in approximately 28 BCH, allowing for a few years leeway with the first comment.</ref> This is actually a false memory planted by [[Cavil]]. | ||
** First meeting between William Adama and Saul Tigh ("Scattered, | ** First meeting between William Adama and Saul Tigh ("Scattered", "[[Torn]]") <ref>The podcast for "[[Scattered]]" places their meeting "twenty years ago". In "[[Torn]]", Adama states that he has known Tigh for 30 years. Furthermore, [[Sources:Adama's Dossier|Adama's dossier]] places his reinstatement into the Colonial Fleet at 23 BCH. ''Battlestar Wiki'' choses to use the more consistent dates.</ref> | ||
*'''ca. 27 BCH:''' William and [[Carolanne Adama]] meet and marry | *'''ca. 27 BCH:''' William and [[Carolanne Adama]] meet and marry <ref name = "leezak">This date is assumed as follows: Zak died 2 BCH. Since he graduated from some kind of military academy, he would at least 22 years old, following real world models. On a [[:Image:Primusphoto.jpg|photograph]] of William Adama with his sons, Lee seems to be about two years older than Zak. Adama and his wife probably met not long before Lee's birth.</ref> | ||
*'''ca. 26 BCH:''' [[Lee Adama]] born | *'''ca. 26 BCH:''' [[Lee Adama]] born <ref name = "leezak"/> | ||
*'''ca. 24 BCH:''' [[Zak Adama]] born | *'''ca. 24 BCH:''' [[Zak Adama]] born <ref name = "leezak"/> | ||
*'''23 years BCH:''' William Adama reinstated in the Colonial Fleet at the rank of | *'''23 years BCH:''' William Adama reinstated in the Colonial Fleet at the rank of captain and is assigned to the battlestar ''[[Universal]]'' <ref>[[:Image:William Adama's Reinstatement Letter.jpg|This information comes from a prop used in the episode "Scattered".]]</ref> ("Scattered" deleted scene, Adama's dossier) | ||
*'''21 years BCH:''' Saul Tigh reinstated in the Colonial Fleet at the rank of | *'''21 years BCH:''' Saul Tigh reinstated in the Colonial Fleet at the rank of captain by now-Major Adama (Scattered) <ref>The time between Adama's and Tigh's reinstatement is not specified on screen. The February/March issue of ''Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine'' gives it as two years: "''Adama reenlisted with the service and Tigh spent two years drinking before Adama pulled strings to get him back into service.''"</ref> | ||
*'''20 years BCH:''' | *'''20 years BCH:''' | ||
**Last significant [[FTL]] jump recorded in ''Galactica''' | **Last significant [[FTL]] jump recorded in ''Galactica's'' logs (Miniseries) | ||
**[[Tom Zarek]] imprisoned for blowing up a government building on [[Sagittaron]] | **[[Tom Zarek]] imprisoned for blowing up a government building on [[Sagittaron]] ([[Bastille Day]]) | ||
*'''17 BCH:''' William Adama assigned to the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'', where he makes his 1000th Viper landing (Adama's dossier, "[[Act of Contrition]]") | *'''17 BCH:''' William Adama assigned to the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'', where he makes his 1000th Viper landing (Adama's dossier, "[[Act of Contrition]]") | ||
*'''13 years BCH:''' William Adama assigned as executive officer to the new battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' (Adama's dossier) | *'''13 years BCH:''' William Adama assigned as executive officer to the new battlestar ''[[Columbia (RDM)|Columbia]]'' (Adama's dossier) | ||
*'''11 years BCH:''' [[Laura Roslin]] begins her career in politics | *'''11 years BCH:''' [[Laura Roslin]] begins her career in politics ([[Litmus]]) | ||
*'''ca. 10 years BCH:''' Galen Tyrol enlists in the Colonial Fleet as a non-commissioned officer | *'''ca. 10 years BCH:''' Galen Tyrol enlists in the Colonial Fleet as a non-commissioned officer (Miniseries) | ||
*'''9 years BCH:''' William Adama promoted to commander and assigned as commander of the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'' (Adama's dossier, "Hero") | *'''9 years BCH:''' William Adama promoted to commander and assigned as commander of the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'' (Adama's dossier, "Hero") | ||
*'''7 years BCH:''' Saul and [[Ellen Tigh]] | *'''7 years BCH:''' Saul and [[Ellen Tigh]] marry again ("[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]", [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I|deleted scene]]) | ||
* | *'''6 years BCH:''' William Adama leads an aborted covert intelligence mission aboard ''Valkyrie''. [[Daniel Novacek]] is shot down and captured by the Cylons. Adama and Tigh are subsequently assigned to ''Galactica'' (Adama's dossier, "Hero") <ref name="hero">While dialogue from "[[Hero]]" places these events at 1 BCH, this contradicts previously established dates about the time Adama and others served on ''Galactica''. See [[Hero#Analysis]] for a detailed explanation why ''Battlestar Wiki'' chooses to treat this as a continuity error and change the date.</ref> | ||
*'''5 years BCH:''' | *'''5 years BCH:''' | ||
**[[Laura Roslin]]'s last breast exam prior to her cancer diagnosis | **[[Laura Roslin]]'s last breast exam prior to her cancer diagnosis ([[Act of Contrition]]) | ||
**Galen Tyrol assigned to ''Galactica'' | **Galen Tyrol assigned to ''Galactica'' ([[Litmus]]) <ref>Since Adama states that Tyrol has been under his commander for "over five years", this might also be one year earlier.</ref> | ||
*'''4 years BCH:''' | *'''4 years BCH:''' | ||
**[[Kara Thrace]] graduates from the Colonial Fleet Academy | **[[Kara Thrace]] graduates from the Colonial Fleet Academy ([[Maelstrom]]) | ||
**[[Socrata Thrace]] dies of stomach cancer (Maelstrom) | **[[Socrata Thrace]] dies of stomach cancer (Maelstrom) | ||
*'''3 years BCH:''' [[Felix Gaeta]] assigned to ''Galactica'' (Miniseries) | *'''3 years BCH:''' [[Felix Gaeta]] assigned to ''Galactica'' (Miniseries) | ||
* | *'''2 years BCH:''' | ||
**[[Caprica | **[[Caprica Six]] begins residence on Caprica ([[Downloaded]]), first encounters Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] (Miniseries) | ||
**[[Sharon Valerii]] begins service aboard ''Galactica'' | **[[Sharon Valerii]] begins service aboard ''Galactica'' ([[The Farm]]) | ||
**Zak Adama dies in a flight school accident (Miniseries) | **Zak Adama dies in a flight school accident (Miniseries) | ||
**Lt. [[Kara Thrace]] is re-assigned from flight school to ''Galactica'' | **Lt. [[Kara Thrace]] is re-assigned from flight school to ''Galactica'' ([[Act of Contrition]]) | ||
*'''1 Year BCH:''' | *'''1 Year BCH:''' | ||
**Last time William and Carolanne Adama speak (Miniseries) | **Last time William and Carolanne Adama speak (Miniseries) | ||
**Carolanne Adama gets engaged (Miniseries) | **Carolanne Adama gets engaged (Miniseries) | ||
**[[Anastasia Dualla]] last visits her home | **[[Anastasia Dualla]] last visits her home ([[Final Cut]]) | ||
== | ==Events of the [[Miniseries]]== | ||
*'''Zero Hour:''' | |||
**The [[Armistice Station]] is destroyed by [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] forces | |||
**Laura Roslin is diagnosed with inoperable breast cancer | |||
**''Galactica'' is decommissioned | |||
**The [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] are heavily bombarded by nuclear bombs | |||
**[[Picon (RDM)|Picon]] [[Fleet Headquarters]] is destroyed | |||
**''Galactica's'' last [[Viper Mark VII]] squadron is destroyed | |||
**A battle near [[Virgon (RDM)|Virgon]] ends with the total loss of the remaining Colonial Fleet including the flagship ''[[Atlantia (RDM)|Atlantia]]'' | |||
**The [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' luckily escapes the destruction of the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] ("[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Razor]]") | |||
**''Galactica'' engages [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]]s and survives with moderate damage and 85 dead | |||
**Last transmission from the Colonies received by Laura Roslin aboard ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' from a [[Jack|fellow secretary]] | |||
**[[Case Orange]] contingency mechanism assigns Roslin the office of the President of the Twelve Colonies | |||
**Roslin gathers stranded civilian and military ships in the vicinity of [[Caprica (RDM)|Caprica]] | |||
**Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] assumes overall Fleet command and orders regroup at [[Ragnar Anchorage]] | |||
**Roslin's fleet survives two Cylon attacks and meets at Ragnar | |||
**''Galactica'' changes from battle stance to civilian protection, and escorts the civilian fleet from Ragnar towards the [[Prolmar Sector]] | |||
== | == Season 1 == | ||
:''See [[Timeline - Season 1 (RDM)]]'' | :''See [[Timeline - Season 1 (RDM)]]'' | ||
== Season 2 == | |||
:''See [[Timeline - Season 2 (RDM)]]'' | :''See [[Timeline - Season 2 (RDM)]]'' | ||
== | == Season 3 == | ||
:''See [[Timeline - Season 3 (RDM)]]'' | :''See [[Timeline - Season 3 (RDM)]]'' | ||
== | == Season 4 == | ||
:''See [[Timeline - Season 4 (RDM)]]'' | :''See [[Timeline - Season 4 (RDM)]]'' | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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