produced with the
permission of Universal City Studios and so fits into the
category of "official" publications, if not
"canonical".
The timeline below is based on the Encyclopedia Galactica, a hardcover book written by Bruce Kraus and
published by Windmill Books and E.P. Duttton in 1979. The
Encyclopedia was
produced with the
permission of Universal City Studios and so fits into the
category of "official" publications, if not
"canonical".
A timeline at the back of the book covers events from the Prehistory of Kobol through to the Destruction of the battlestar Pegasus. The dates below are taken from these entries, and from further references throughout the book.
Extrapolating from these entries, I have added the remainder of the original series episodes. This timeline does not include Galactica 1980, which was not referenced.
The timeline is given in yahrens. Yahrens, according to Bruce Kraus, are considerably shorter than Earth years.
Timeline
? - 1000
Prehistory of Kobol.
c. 1000?
Oral traditions of the Thirteen Tribes written down to form the Book of the Word.
1000 - 2100
Age of Philosophers. Book of the Lords composed.
circa 2200
Industrial Age begins on Kobol.
2705
Exodus from Kobol
2710
Colonies founded.
Era of Darkness begins.
4479
Academy at Caprica founded.
Space travel reivented.
Scientific renaissance begins.
4483
First class of nine Warriors graduate from the Academy at Caprica.
4808
Contact between the Twelve Colonies re-established.
4868
Academy at Caprica opened to students not of the ruling buritician class.
4920
Students from colonies other than Caprica admitted to the Academy.
4980
Ultra-light-drive invented.
The Long Peace begins.
4998
Quorum of the Twelve is established.
5000
The size of the Graduating Class at the Academy reaches 10,000.
5160
Cybernetic revolt.
Colonial code passed limiting artificial intelligences.
5220
The prison on the asteroid Proteus is established.
5225
First human contact with the Hasaris, an amphibious race.
5547
The Hasaris fall prey to a Cylon invasion.
First human-Cylon contact, when combined human forces came to the defense of their allies, the Hasaris.
The thousand yahren Great Cylon War begins.
5770
The Praesidium is reinstated on Caprica.
6250
First Battlestar commissioned.
6392
Discovery of Carillon.
6398
Adar is born on the Virgon Colony.
6435
Birth of Siress Belloby.
6440
Birth of Adama.
6453
Birth of Baltar, on the asteroid Cygnus, a provincial outpost of the Picon colony.
6470
Cygnus is taken by the Cylons, and Baltar is imprisoned for five years.
Birth of Cain.
6495
Cain graduates the Academy at the head of his class.
6498
Birth of Tigh.
6519
Birth of Cassiopea.
6523
Birth of Starbuck on Caprica.
6525
Birth of Apollo.
Tigh is commissioned a warrior on the field of battle for outstanding heroism during the Tauron campaign.
6527
Birth of Boomer.
6532
Birth of Athena.
6535
Birth of Zac.
6557
Adar becomes staff assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve.
6560
Both Apollo and Sheba graduate from the Academy.
Baltar is elected to the Quorum of the Twelve.
6562
Boomer graduates from the Academy with honors in electromagentic science.
Starbuck is nearly expelled in his fourth yahren at the Academy for gambling in the barracks.
6570
Episode "Saga of a Star World"
Final Destruction of the Colonies by the Cylon forces.
Episode "Lost Planet of the Gods"
6571
Episode "The Lost Warrior."
Episode "The Long Patrol."
Episode "Gun on Ice Planet Zero."
Episode "The Magnificent Warriors."
Episode "The Young Lords."
6572
Episode "The Living Legend."
Successful raid on Cylon Gamoray base.
Destruction of battlestar Pegasus?
Episode "Fire in Space."
6573
Episode "War of the Gods."
Episode "The Man with Nine Lives."
Episode "Murder on the Rising Star."
6574
Episode "Greetings from Earth."
Episode "Baltar's Escape."
Episode "Experiment in Terra."
Episode "Take the Celestra."
Episode "The Hand of God."
6575
The journey continues.
(The Encyclopedia Galactica provides no information as to how the story would ultimately be resolved.)
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