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: ''For the timeline of events in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Reimagined Series]], see [[Timeline (RDM)]].''
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The '''timeline''' below chronicles the events depicted in the classic ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' series.
The '''timeline''' below chronicles the events depicted in the [[Original Series]].


It does not include the sequel series [[Galactica 1980]], which many fans, and [[Glen A. Larson]] himself, no longer recognize as part of "official" continuity. Nor does this timeline include the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|reimagined series]] or any of the novels or comics.
This timeline excludes the [[spin-off]] series ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' and does not include any information from [[separate continuity]] works such as novels and comics. Nor does it include information from the inaccurate ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' reference released in 1979.


The timeline is given in [[yahrens]], the classic series word 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 [[Thousand Yahren War|attacked]] [[Umbra]] on [[Caprica]], as mentioned in "[[The Man with Nine Lives]]".
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 in "[[The Man with Nine Lives]]".


==Ancient history==
==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 [[Kobol]]. Adama refers to these beings as the "Mother Race" ([[War of the Gods, Part I]]).
* '''Before 1:''' The [[Beings of Light]] intervene at the beginning of human development on the planet that would come to be known as [[Kobol (TOS)|Kobol]]. [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] refers to these beings as the "Mother Race" ([[War of the Gods, Part I]]).
* '''1:''' The beginning of the Colonial calendar.
* '''1:''' The beginning of the Colonial calendar.
* '''~1348:''' The beginning of recorded human history on Kobol; 6000 yahrens before "[[Saga of a Star World]]".  
* '''~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]]").
* '''~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 (TOS)|The Twelve Colonies]] begin to re-establish their space travel capabilities. At this time, the Colonials were using sub light craft reminiscent of the early space vehicles launched from Earth in the 1960s and 70s ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]). According to [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]], "It took them hundreds of yahrens to revive even the most primitive crafts" ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]], telemovie only).
* '''~5438:''' [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|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 ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|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)]], a humanoid race, are taken over by their robot slaves. A machine ruler, known as the [[Imperious Leader]], comes to rule the [[Cylon Empire]]. Count [[Iblis]] may have provided the voice for the Imperious Leader at the time of his assembly ([[War of the Gods, Part II]])
* '''~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]] ([[War of the Gods, Part II]]).


==History of the Colonial and Cylon confict==
==History of the Colonial and Cylon confict==


* '''~6348:''' The Cylons attack the [[Hasari]]s, whose territory neighbors the Colonies.  The Colonials intervene in the conflict between the Cylons and the Hasaris, and the [[Thousand-Yahren War]] begins between the Colonies and the Cylon Empire ([[Saga of a Star World]]).
* '''~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 ([[Saga of a Star World]]).
* '''~6848:''' [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (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]]").
* '''~6848:''' [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (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:''' [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] is born ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]).
* '''Before 7248:''' [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] is born ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]).
* '''~7315:''' [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] is born on [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)#Caprica|Caprica]] to Adama and [[Ila]]. [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] is born on Caprica, his father is [[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>
* '''~7315:''' [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] is born on [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)#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>
* '''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. One of the members of the community, [[Chameleon]], is separated from his son, [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]]. Starbuck is later found alone at the edge of the [[Thorn forest]] and is presumed to have been orphaned, aged 7 years ([[The Man With Nine Lives]]).
* {{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:''' [[Boxey (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>
* '''~7341:''' [[Boxey (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>
* '''7346:''' The [[Fifth Fleet]] engages the Cylons at the [[Battle of Molecay]]. Battlestar ''[[Pegasus (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|7346}}: The [[Fifth Fleet]] engages the Cylons at the [[Battle of Molecay]]. Battlestar ''[[Pegasus (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]]".
* '''~7347:''' ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' heads out into deep space, eventually winding up in the [[Delphian Empire]], which is in the process of falling to the Cylons ([[The Living Legend, Part I]]).
* '''~7347:''' ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]'' heads out into deep space, eventually winding up in the [[Delphian Empire]], which is in the process of falling to the Cylons ([[The Living Legend, Part I]]).


== The Seventh Millenium of Time ==
== The Seventh Millennium of Time ==


* '''7348:''' Destruction of the Colonies, just before the 7th millennium of recorded time, and the end of the [[Thousand Yahren War]] ([[Saga of a Star World]]).
* '''7348:''' Destruction of the Colonies, just before the 7th millennium of recorded time, and the end of the [[Thousand Yahren War]] ([[Saga of a Star World]]).


== Refernces ==
*  [[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 ==
 
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The period between ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]]'' 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 separate continuity, a [[Timeline (1980)|separate timeline page is available]].
 
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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. Nor does it include information from the inaccurate Encyclopedia Galactica reference released in 1979.

The timeline is given in yahrens, 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 attacked Umbra on Caprica, as mentioned in "The Man with Nine Lives".

Ancient history[edit]

History of the Colonial and Cylon confict[edit]

The Seventh Millennium of Time[edit]

7349 and later[edit]

Main article: Timeline (1980)

The period between Battlestar Galactica (TOS) 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 separate continuity, a separate timeline page is available.

References[edit]

  1. This information is based on the ages of Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict at the time of filming, which was 33.
  2. This information is based on Noah Hathaway's age at the time of filming, which was seven.