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The '''timeline''' below chronicles the events depicted in the [[Original Series]].
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.
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 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 during [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]]'s interview with [[Zara]] {{OS|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 (TOS)|Kobol]]. [[Adama (TOS)|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 {{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.
* '''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]]".  
* '''~1342:''' 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]]").
* '''~1342 to ~5432:''' The fall of Kobol and the Exodus of the Thirteen Tribes {{OS|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 [[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).
* '''~5432:''' [[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" <sup>([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II]], telemovie only)</sup>.
* '''~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]]).
* '''~6342:'''  
** 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}}.
** The voice of Count Iblis is transcribed into the machine Imperious Leader {{OS|War of the Gods, Part II}}.


==History of the Colonial and Cylon confict==
==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 ([[Saga of a Star World]]).
* '''~6342:''' The [[Cylons (TOS)|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}}.
* '''~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]]").
* '''~{{inlineref|6642|bold=N}}:''' [[Proteus]] in operation as a penal colony of the Twelve Colonies {{OS|The Long Patrol}}.
* '''Before 7248:''' [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]] is born ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]]).
* '''~{{inlineref|6842|bold=N}}:''' [[Battlestar (TOS)|Battlestar]] ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' is launched.  
* '''~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>
** [[Celestial chamber]]s on ''Galactica'' were used to confirm navigational headings some 500 yahrens before "[[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]."
* {{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]]).
* '''Before 7242:''' {{TOS|Adama}} is born {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}.
* '''~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>
* {{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]]; Chameleon notes that his wife was killed in the raid and his "baby son"<ref>It is entirely possible that this is an exaggeration, as [[Chameleon]]'s proclivities as a con artist make him an [[w:Unreliable_narrator|unreliable narrator]].</ref> (Starbuck) went missing  {{OS|The Man with Nine Lives}}.
* '''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|7340}}:  
* '''~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 [[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]]".
* '''7340-7342:''' ''{{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 ==
== 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]]).
* {{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]]
*  [[Saga of a Star World]]
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*  [[Murder on the Rising Star]]
*  [[Murder on the Rising Star]]


*  [[Greetings from Earth]]
*  [[Greetings From Earth]]


*  [[Baltar's Escape]]
*  [[Baltar's Escape]]
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*  [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]
*  [[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]


==7349 - 7377==
==7349 and later ==
 
: ''The period between ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)]]'' and ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.''
 
The Cylons, over this 30 year period, develop completely new technologies and evolve considerably - "beyond the wildest fears" of the Colonials, according to Dr. Zee. These new technologies include improved Cylon Raiders and the creation of humanoid Cylons.<ref>The increased technological prowess of the Cylons is described in "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]" and "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]".</ref>
 
Also, during this period, the Imperious Leader is apparently replaced, as his voice is considerably different by 3778.<ref>When the Imperious Leader is shown in "[[Space Croppers]]", he is no longer voiced by [[Patrick Macnee]], but instead by [[Dennis Haysbert]].</ref>
 
Sometime prior to 3768, [[Captain Apollo]] dies.<ref>Troy refers to Apollo's death in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]".  This apparently happens before the events depicted in "[[The Return of Starbuck]]" as Starbuck does not mention Apollo when relating to Boomer people he wishes to say goodbye to. In addition, Apollo's death is apparently a mystery to the Fleet, or so the script for the unfilmed episode "[[The Wheel of Fire]]" indicates.</ref>
 
* {{inlineref|7349}}: [[Dillon]] is born in space aboard a vessel in the Colonial Fleet. <ref>Based on the age of [[Barry Van Dyke]] at the time of filming.</ref>
 
* {{inlineref|7351}}: [[Jamie Hamilton]] is born in the United States on Earth. <ref>Based on the age of actress [[Robyn Douglass]] at the time of filming, who portrayed Jamie Hamilton.  She identifies herself as an American in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]".</ref>
 
* {{inlineref|7358}}: The last attack by the Cylons on the Colonial fleet until 1980. <ref>There has not been a Cylon attack in almost a generation prior to "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]". A generation is typically denoted as 20 years.</ref>
 
* {{inlineref|7368}}: [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]] is stranded on a [[Planet Starbuck|desolate planetoid]], where he rebuilds the Centurion named [[Cyrus]] (nicknamed "Cy" by Starbuck). Some time later at this same location, Dr. [[Zee]] is born to the mysterious woman, [[Angela]]. <ref>Events of the flashback sequence of "[[The Return of Starbuck]]".  Dr. Zee is a pre-teen child, who appears to be roughly ten years of age.  Reasoning backward, he was born c. 1970.</ref>
 
* {{inlineref|After 7368}}
 
::Dr. Zee's ship catches up to the Fleet. <ref>The voyage of Dr. Zee's ship is shown in "[[The Return of Starbuck]]"</ref>.
 
::Lt. Boomer is promoted to Colonel.<ref>By the time of "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" Boomer has assumed this rank, while he still held this rank in the flashback scenes in "[[The Return of Starbuck]]".</ref>
 
::Commander Adama grows a beard.<ref>Adama has a large Moses like beard throughout ''1980'', but did not have it in the flashback scenes in "[[The Return of Starbuck]]".</ref>
 
::Boxey begins to go by the name "Troy" as he grows older.<ref>Troy mentions this in "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]", although Adama still refers to him as Boxey in a private conversation before being shown the [[invisibility field]].</ref>
 
==7378 and later==
 
''Galactica's'' long range probes arrive in the Solar System. They positively identify the third planet as Earth.  ''Galactica'' and the Colonial Fleet reach Earth. <ref>"[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]".</ref>
 
''Galactica 1980'' episodes "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]" through "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III|Part III]]"
 
:Troy, Dillon and Jamie head back in time to World War II and then to the American Revolution to find [[Xavier]].  <ref>Troy, Dillon and Jamie are about to head off on this mission at the end of "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part III]]"</ref>  The team is apparently successful in stopping Xavier, as there are no apparent changes to Earth's history.<ref>No reference to Xavier having achieved his goals is made in the subsequent episodes.</ref> Xavier escapes being brought into custody, however, and remains in Earth's past. While there, he perfects a process of cellular transformation which can allow him to assume the appearance of others. <ref>Xavier's activities are related in "[[Spaceball]]".</ref>
 
:Jamie returns to Earth, and back to the job she was offered with the United Broadcasting Corporation. <ref>As of "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]", Jamie is back at work at UBC.</ref>
 
:In light of the unknown aircraft violating U.S. airspace, which are in reality Colonial Vipers, the United States Air Force dedicates new funds to the tracking of U.F.O.s.
 
:Dr. Zee leads a project to build a new saucer-shaped fighter craft, designed to thwart the Cylons.<ref>The saucer project is revealed in "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]" and shown again in "[[Space Croppers]]".</ref>
 
:The Cylons determine to test some of their new technologies on the Colonial refugees. They plan to first attack the freighter ''Delphi'', a straggling vessel in the Colonial Fleet, which happens to function as the Fleet' school.<ref>Just prior to "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]"</ref>
 
''Galactica 1980'' episodes "[[The Super Scouts, Part I]]" and "[[The Super Scouts, Part II|Part II]]"
 
:Troy and Dillon spend a few days away from the children on an unknown mission.<ref>Briefly mentioned in  "[Spaceball]]".</ref>
 
:Having spent an inordinate amount of money investigating the Super Scouts, Colonel Sydell's budget is questioned by his superiors in the United States Air Force.<ref>Just prior to "[[Spaceball]]"</ref>
 
:Xavier returns to the present time from Earth's past, and assumes the form of Lt. Nash of ''Galactica''. <ref>Just prior to "[[Spaceball]]"</ref>
 
''Galactica 1980'' episode "[[Spaceball]]."
 
:Xavier remains at large on Earth, without a Viper, stranded in the present and on the ground.
 
:In another test of their new technologies, the Cylons send out new, advanced fighters, manned by Centurions and humanoid Cylons, to search for the elusive Colonial fleet.<ref>Just prior to "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]"</ref>
 
* {{inlineref|Month 10 of 7378-Month 11 of 7378}}
 
::''Galactica 1980'' episode "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part I]]" <ref>"The Night the Cylons Landed" is specifically noted to occur on Halloween.</ref>
 
::''Galactica 1980'' episode "[[The Night the Cylons Landed, Part II]]"<ref>Episode ends in the early hours of November 1.</ref>
 
* {{inlineref|Late 7378}}
 
::The [[Imperious Leader]] and his three base ships, catch up to ''Galactica'' and the Fleet, but the location of Earth remains elusive. <ref>Just prior to "[[Space Croppers]]"</ref>
 
::''Galactica 1980 episode'' "[[Space Croppers]]".
 
::''Galactica'' maintains its first colony on Earth, and the Super Scouts remain there, relocating from the baseball camp where they had been staying.
 
::''Galactica 1980'' episode "[[The Return of Starbuck]]".


::The scripted but only partially shot episode "[[The Day They Kidnapped Cleopatra]]" would have taken place here.
{{mainarticle|Timeline (1980)}}


* {{inlineref|7379}}
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]].


::The planned but never filmed Starbuck episode "[[The Wheel of Fire]]" would have taken place at this time.
== 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" />


* {{inlineref|7388}}
=== Errata ===


::In Dr. Zee's projection of what could have happened in the future, environmental damage and population expansion has rendered Paradise Valley polluted and crowded. If Dr. Zee's warning was in fact heeded by the people of Paradise Valley, however, these events may not have come to pass.<ref>Possible future revealed in "[[The Super Scouts, Part II]]".</ref>
* [[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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Latest revision as of 18:46, 14 September 2025

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Timelines of the Battlestar Galactica series


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 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 during Starbuck's interview with Zara (TOS: "The Man with Nine Lives").

Ancient history

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History of the Colonial and Cylon Conflict

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The Seventh Millennium of Time

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7349 and later

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Main article: 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 separate timeline page is available.

Tie-in Material Information

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  • 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. [2]
    • 1000-2100: The Age of the Philosophers occurs, during which the Books of the Lords of Kobol are composed. [2]
    • ~2200: The Industrial Age begins on Kobol. [2]
    • 2705: The Exodus from Kobol occurs. [2]
    • 2710: The Colonies are founded, marking the beginning of the Era of Darkness. [2]
    • 4479: The Academy is founded at Caprica, space travel is reinvented, and the Scientific renaissance begins. [3]
    • 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. [4]
    • 4808: Contact between the Twelve Colonies is re-established. [2]
    • 4868: The Academy opens to students not of ruling buritician class and to women. [4]
    • 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. [4]
    • 4980: Ultra-light-drive is invented and the Long Peace begins. [2]
    • 4998: The Quorum of the Twelve is established. [2]
    • 5160: A Cybernetic revolt occurs and the Colonial Code is passed limiting artificial intelligences. [2]
    • 5220: Proteus prison established by Aerians. [5]
    • 5225: First contact with the Hasaris occurs. [2]
    • 5300: Proteus prison population reaches 100,000 persons. [5]
    • 5547: The Great Cylon War begins. [2]
      • 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. [5]
    • 5597: 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. [6]
    • 5770: the 300-member Praesidium was reinstated on 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.[7]
    • 6250: The first Battlestar is commissioned. [2]
    • 6392: Carillon is discovered. [2]
    • 6440: Adama is born. [8]
    • 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. [9]
    • 6453: Baltar is born on the asteroid Cygnus, a provincial outpost of the Picon Colony, where his family operated a small Tylium mine. [10]
    • 6465: Carillon mining colony reaches peak population of 50,000. [9]
    • 6470: Cylons capture Cygnus and Baltar lives as a prisoner for five yahren until 6475. [10]
    • 6475: Baltar is liberated from Cygnus. [10]
    • 6495: Cain graduates number one in the Academy class. [11]
    • 6498: Colonel 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. [12]
    • 6519: Cassiopea is born. [13]
    • 6523: Starbuck is born. [14]
    • 6525: Apollo is born. [15]
      • Tigh is commissioned a Warrior on the field of battle for outstanding heroism during the Tauron campaign. [12]
    • 6527: Boomer is born. [16]
    • 6532: Athena is born. [17]
    • 6535: Zaccariah (sic) is born. [18]
    • 6560: Galactica is commissioned. [19][20]
    • 6562: Boomer and Starbuck graduate from the Academy; Boomer graduates with honors in electromagnetic science. [16]
    • 6570: The Final Destruction of the Colonies by Cylon forces occurs.[2] Apollo, Boomer, and Starbuck are awarded the Golden Cluster for his heroism in the Final Destruction.[15][14][16] Adar and Zac die during the Final Destruction.[6][18] Cain's fate during the Great Destruction is unknown. [11]
    • 6572: A successful raid on Cylon Gomoray (sic) base occurs, along with the possible destruction of battlestar Pegasus. Cain's fate remains in question. [2][11]

Errata

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  • Sheba's entry in Encyclopedia Galactica notes the events that cut her off from Pegasus occur in 6577[21], although the timeline fully provided later on notes that these events occur in 6572[2][11].

References

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  1. ↑ It is entirely possible that this is an exaggeration, as Chameleon's proclivities as a con artist make him an unreliable narrator.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 59.
  3. ↑ Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 9.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 10.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 47.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 12.
  7. ↑ Ibid., 46.
  8. ↑ Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 11.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 26.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 16.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 25-26.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 54.
  13. ↑ Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 26.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 53.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 13.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 22.
  17. ↑ Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 14.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 57.
  19. ↑ Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 10.
  20. ↑ This contradicts the statements made in "The Hand of God," where Galactica's age numbers in the hundreds of yahrens; more approximately 500 yahrens.
  21. ↑ Kraus, Bruce (1979). Encyclopedia Galactica, p. 51.
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