Editing Timeline (TOS)

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The '''timeline''' below chronicles the events depicted in the [[Original Series]].

This timeline excludes the [[spin-off]] series ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' and does not include any information from [[separate continuity]] works such as novels and comics. The inaccurate ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' reference released in 1979 is noted here, but in a separate section for reference; it should not be used in articles unless properly compartmentalized.

The timeline is given in [[yahren]]s, the Colonial term for "years."  The date around which the timeline revolves is 7322, the only date given in the series, and one from the Colonial calendar. This was the yahren when the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] [[Thousand Yahren War|attacked]] [[Umbra]] on [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]], as mentioned during [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]]'s interview with [[Zara]] {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}.

==Ancient history==

* '''Before 1:''' The [[Beings of Light]] intervene at the beginning of human development on the planet that would come to be known as {{TOS|Kobol}}. {{TOS|Adama}} refers to these beings as the "Mother Race" {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}.
* '''1:''' The beginning of the Colonial calendar.
* '''~1348:''' The beginning of recorded human history on Kobol; 6,000 yahrens before "[[Saga of a Star World]]". 
* '''~1348 to ~5438:''' The fall of Kobol and the Exodus of the Thirteen Tribes ("[[Saga of a Star World]]," "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]").
* '''~5438:''' [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|The Twelve Colonies]] begin to re-establish their space travel capabilities. At this time, the Colonials were using [[Propulsion (TOS)|sublight]] craft reminiscent of the early space vehicles launched from Earth in the 1960s and 70s {{OS|The Hand of God}}. According to Adama, "It took them hundreds of yahrens to revive even the most primitive crafts" ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]], telemovie only).
* '''~6347:''' The [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]], a humanoid race, are taken over by their robot slaves. A machine ruler, known as the [[Imperious Leader]], comes to rule the [[Cylon Empire]] {{OS|War of the Gods, Part II}}.

==History of the Colonial and Cylon Conflict==

* '''~6348:''' The Cylons attack the [[Hasari]], whose territory neighbors the Colonies.   The Colonials intervene in the conflict between the Cylons and the Hasari, and the [[Thousand-Yahren War]] begins between the Colonies and the Cylon Empire {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.
* '''~{{inlineref|6648|bold=N}}:''' [[Proteus]] in operation as a penal colony of the Twelve Colonies {{OS|The Long Patrol}}.
* '''~{{inlineref|6848|bold=N}}:''' [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' is launched. Back then, the [[celestial chamber]]s on ''Galactica'' were used to confirm navigational headings (500 yahrens before "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]").
* '''Before 7248:''' {{TOS|Adama}} is born {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.
* '''~7315:''' [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] is born on [[The Twelve Colonies of Man#Caprica|Caprica]] to Adama and [[Ila]]. [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] is born on Caprica, the son of [[Chameleon]].<ref name="actor_age">This information is based on the ages of [[Richard Hatch]] and [[Dirk Benedict]] at the time of filming, which was 33.</ref>
* {{inlineref|7322}}: The [[w:epoch (reference date)|epoch]] of this timeline. After one of the first Cylon attacks on Caprica, the people of the farm village of [[Umbra]] are scattered. Chameleon is separated from Starbuck, who is later found alone at the edge of the [[Thorn forest]] and is presumed orphaned at 7 years ([[The Man with Nine Lives]]).
* '''~7341:''' {{TOS|Boxey}} is born to [[Serina]] in the Colonies.<ref name="hathaway_age">This information is based on [[Noah Hathaway]]'s age at the time of filming, which was seven.</ref>
* {{inlineref|7346}}: The [[Fifth Fleet]] engages the Cylons at the [[Battle of Molecay]]. Battlestar ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'' is the only Colonial vessel to survive. Commander [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]], realizing there will be Cylons lying in wait along the entire route back to the Colonies, orders ''Pegasus'' out into deep space 2 yahrens before "[[The Living Legend, Part I]]".
* '''~{{inlineref|7347|bold=N}}:''' ''{{TOS|Pegasus}}'' heads out into deep space, eventually winding up in the [[Delphian Empire]], which is in the process of falling to the Cylons {{OS|The Living Legend, Part I}}.

== The Seventh Millennium of Time ==

* {{inlineref|7342}}: Destruction of the Colonies, just before the 7th millennium of recorded time, and the end of the [[Thousand Yahren War]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.

*  [[Saga of a Star World]]

*  [[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]

*  [[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]]

*  [[The Lost Warrior]]

*  [[The Long Patrol]]

*  [[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]

*  [[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II]]

*  [[The Magnificent Warriors]]

*  [[The Young Lords]]

*  [[The Living Legend, Part I]]

*  [[The Living Legend, Part II]]

*  [[Fire in Space]]

*  [[War of the Gods, Part I]]

*  [[War of the Gods, Part II]]

*  [[The Man with Nine Lives]]

*  [[Murder on the Rising Star]]

*  [[Greetings From Earth]]

*  [[Baltar's Escape]]

*  [[Experiment in Terra]]

*  [[Take the Celestra]]

*  [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]

==7349 and later ==

{{mainarticle|Timeline (1980)}}

The period between the [[Original Series]] and ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', and the episodes and events of the ''Galactica 1980'' happened in this period. Of course, as Battlestar Wiki treats ''1980'' as a divergent continuity, and thus a [[Timeline (1980)|separate timeline page is available]].

== Tie-in Material Information ==
* ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
** '''~1000:''' Oral traditions of the Thirteen Tribes are written down to form the [[Book of the Word]]. <ref name="timeline">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=59}}</ref>
** '''1000-2100:''' The Age of the Philosophers occurs, during which the [[Books of the Lords of Kobol]] are composed. <ref name="timeline" />
** '''~2200:''' The Industrial Age begins on [[Kobol]]. <ref name="timeline" />
** '''2705:''' The [[Exodus]] from Kobol occurs. <ref name="timeline" />
** '''2710:''' The [[Colonies]] are founded, marking the beginning of the [[Era of Darkness]]. <ref name="timeline" />
** '''4479:''' The Academy is founded at [[Caprica]], space travel is reinvented, and the Scientific renaissance begins. <ref name="academy">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=9}}</ref>
** '''4483:''' The Academy graduates its first class of nine [[Warriors]] in Yahren 4483. Their training emphasized the strategy of intercontinental warfare, and hand-to-hand martial arts that were obsolete even then. <ref name="academy10">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=10}}</ref>
** '''4808:''' Contact between the Twelve Colonies is re-established. <ref name="timeline" />
** '''4868:''' The Academy opens to students not of ruling [[Bureautician|buritician]] class and to women. <ref name="academy10" />
** '''4920:''' Students from other Colonies are admitted to the Academy. The changes greatly improved the average quality of the student body, so that by Yahren 5000, the Academy graduated 10,000 in each class and had become the leading university of the Colonies. <ref name="academy10" />
** '''4980:''' Ultra-light-drive is invented and the [[Long Peace]] begins. <ref name="timeline" />
** '''4998:''' The [[Quorum of the Twelve]] is established. <ref name="timeline" />
** '''5160:''' A Cybernetic revolt occurs and the Colonial Code is passed limiting artificial intelligences. <ref name="timeline" />
** '''5220:''' [[Proteus]] prison established by [[Aerian|Aerians]]. <ref name="proteus">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=47}}</ref>
** '''5225:''' First contact with the [[Hasari|Hasaris]] occurs. <ref name="timeline" />
** '''5300:''' Proteus prison population reaches 100,000 persons. <ref name="proteus" />
** '''5547:''' The [[Thousand-Yahren War|Great Cylon War]] begins. <ref name="timeline" />
***  Sometime "early in the Cylon War," Proteus prison is decommissioned and a majority of its prisoners and enforcers are evacuated, barring a few hundred in number that remained across both the prisoner and enforcer populations. <ref name="proteus" />
** '''5597:''' [[Adar (TOS)|Adar]] takes First Honors from the Institute of Diplomacy. Hoping to realign the human forces into a more effective political union, he became a staff assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve in 5597, but soon became frustrated by the internal bickering that characterized the Council at that time. <ref name="adar">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=12}}</ref>
** '''5770''': the 300-member [[Praesidium]] was reinstated on [[Caprica (TOS)|Caprica]] after the abandonment of the wartime three-leader ruling councils system. During the [[Great Cylon War]], the power of the buriticians had been effectively enhanced through crisis governance composed of a commoner, a military leader and a buritician. However, because of the length of the war, this system was deemed no longer sustainable and the full representative Praesidium was restored to power.<ref name="p46">''Ibid.'', 46.</ref>
**  '''6250:''' The first [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] is commissioned. <ref name="timeline" />
**  '''6392:''' [[Carillon]] is discovered. <ref name="timeline" />
**  '''6440:''' [[Adama]] is born. <ref name="adama">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=11}}</ref>
**  '''6450:''' A mining colony is established on Carillon, with human population reaching 50,000 at its peak in '''6465'''. As the Great War intensified, lines of supply were impossible to maintain over the vast reaches of space between Carillon and the Colonies, and the mining operation was abandoned. <ref name="carillon">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=26}}</ref>
**  '''6453:''' [[Baltar (TOS)|Baltar]] is born on the asteroid [[Cygnus]], a provincial outpost of the Picon Colony, where his family operated a small Tylium mine. <ref name="baltar">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=16}}</ref>
**  '''6465:''' Carillon mining colony reaches peak population of 50,000. <ref name="carillon" />
**  '''6470:''' Cylons capture Cygnus and Baltar lives as a prisoner for five yahren until '''6475'''. <ref name="baltar" />
**  '''6475:''' Baltar is liberated from Cygnus. <ref name="baltar" />
**  '''6495:''' [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]] graduates number one in the Academy class. <ref name="cain">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=25-26}}</ref>
**  '''6498:''' Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]] begins his military career as a simple soldier, commissioned a Warrior on the field of battle for outstanding heroism during the Tauron campaign in 6525. <ref name="tigh">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=54}}</ref>
**  '''6519:''' [[Cassiopea]] is born. <ref name="cassiopea">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=26}}</ref>
**  '''6523:''' [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] is born. <ref name="starbuck">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=53}}</ref>
**  '''6525:''' [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] is born. <ref name="apollo">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=13}}</ref>
*** Tigh is commissioned a Warrior on the field of battle for outstanding heroism during the Tauron campaign. <ref name="tigh" />
**  '''6527:''' [[Boomer (TOS)|Boomer]] is born. <ref name="boomer">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=22}}</ref>
**  '''6532:''' [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]] is born. <ref name="athena">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=14}}</ref>
**  '''6535:''' [[Zac|Zaccariah]] (sic) is born. <ref name="zac">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=57}}</ref>
**  '''6560:''' ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' is commissioned. <ref name="galactica">{{cite_book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=10}}</ref><ref>This contradicts the statements made in "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]," where ''Galactica''<nowiki/>'s age numbers in the hundreds of yahrens; more approximately 500 yahrens.</ref>
**  '''6562:''' Boomer and [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] graduate from the Academy; Boomer graduates with honors in electromagnetic science. <ref name="boomer" />
**  '''6570:''' The [[Final Destruction]] of the Colonies by Cylon forces occurs.<ref name="timeline" /> Apollo, Boomer, and Starbuck are awarded the Golden Cluster for his heroism in the Final Destruction.<ref name="apollo" /><ref name="starbuck" /><ref name="boomer" /> Adar and Zac die during the Final Destruction.<ref name="adar" /><ref name="zac" /> Cain's fate during the Great Destruction is unknown. <ref name="cain" />
**  '''6572:''' A successful raid on Cylon [[Gamoray|Gomoray]] (sic) base occurs, along with the possible destruction of battlestar ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]''. Cain's fate remains in question. <ref name="timeline" /><ref name="cain" />

=== Errata ===

* [[Sheba#Tie-in Material Information|Sheba]]'s entry in ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' notes the events that cut her off from ''Pegasus'' occur in '''6577<ref>{{cite book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=51}}</ref>''', although the timeline fully provided later on notes that these events occur in 6572<ref name="timeline" /><ref name="cain" />.

== References ==

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