| ?? | The beings from the Ship of Lights intervene in human development | ||
| 0 | Mankind founded on Kobol | ||
| -1000c | Prehistory of Kobol | ||
| 1000-2100 | Age of Philosphers | ||
| Oral traditions of the Thirteen Tribes of Man written down to form the Book of the Word. Books of the Lords of Kobol written, as are other holy texts. | |||
| 2200c | Industrial age bgeins on Kobol. | ||
| 3495c | Exodus from Kobol. | ||
| 3500c | Twelve Colonies of the Three Suns founded. Era of Darkness begins. | ||
| 5269 | Space travel reinvented on Caprica. First man orbits Caprica. | ||
| 5284 | First lunar landing on moon of Caprica. | ||
| 5287 | First satellites record data from planet Piscera. Capricans discover human life outside their world. Later probes validate this theory and discover that eleven other worlds among the three star systems are inhabited. Initial shock sets back space travel several yahrens as no further activity is taken. | ||
| 5301-5770 | The Sunlight Days | ||
| 5288-5301 | Further study concludes that all languages and cultures are similar enough to be derived from a common root and that the ancient legends claiming a motherworld and an exodus are true. Interest rekindled in making contact with their lost brothers. | ||
| 5301 | Capricans initiate first contact with Sagitara whose civilisation, minus space travel, is as advanced as theirs. | ||
| 5598 | Full contact amongst Twelve Colonies restored and trade networks flourish. | ||
| 5770-5788 | The Unification War | ||
| 5770 | Supralight drive invented. Deep star exploration begins. With the discovery of other planets, new colonies are formed, and alien contact occurs. | ||
| 5770-6293 | The Long Peace | ||
| 5788 | Quorom of the Twelve established. Colonies under a united government. | ||
| 5950 | Cybernetic revolt. Colonial Code passed limiting artificial intelligence. Caprica most fervent in implementing guidelines. | ||
| 6200c | Last of the Reptilian Cylons die out leaving the Robot Cylons behind.* | ||
| The Thousand Yahren War | |||
| 6293 | Onset of War | ||
| 6293 | Great Cylon War begins when Colonial forces aid Hasaris. | ||
| 6295 | Colonial expeditionary fleet destroyed. Hasaris race exterminated by Cylons. | ||
| 6298 | First Cylon invasion of the Twelve Worlds stopped in its tracks. | ||
| 6400 | Middle Stages of the War | ||
| 6400 | With the war progressing, many outer outposts and penal colonies start to be abandoned or forgotten. | ||
| 6423 | The Colonial Light Cruiser enters service | ||
| 6500 | The Colonial Battlestars enter service | ||
| 6510 | The Colonial Heavy Carriers are retired from service | ||
| 6550c | Withdrawal of Colonial Scarab fighters from service | ||
| 6592 | Colonial Gunstars enter service | ||
| 6600 | Colonial Destroyers enter service Newer Cylon Baseships start to appear. The Battlestar Atlantis is sent out on a mission to find the lost Thirteenth Tribe. After setting off, the Atlantis is never heard from again. | ||
| 6819 | Battlestar Pegasus commissioned. | ||
| 6824 | Battlestar Galactica commissioned. | ||
| 7160 | The Cylons attack and dominate the planet Tucan. For two yahrens the Tucana will be slaves until the Colonials destroy the Cylon attack force. | ||
| 7200 | Current Setting of this Game. | ||
| 7240 | Battle of Sagitara. A lone Cylon Baseship attacks the planet Sagitara, but is stopped by the Battlestar Cerebus. | ||
| 7300 | Final Stages of the War | ||
| 7312 | Battle of Casmoro Acapellico. Fourth Fleet almost destroyed | ||
| 7322 | Cylon attack on Umbra, Caprica. | ||
| 7327 | Battle of Jol'Trata. Battlestar Pegasus badly damaged. | ||
| 7330 | Battlestar Galactica destroys Cylon outpost on Naytar. | ||
| 7335 | The Cylons destroy the Delphian Empire and exterminate all 50 million beings there. | ||
| 7341 | Battle of Molecay. The Fifth Fleet lost in action. | ||
| 7341- | The Exodus | ||
| 7342 | Peace Conference with the Cylons fails. Twelve Colonies destroyed. "Saga of a Star World" The Battlestar Galactica heads into deep space with a ragtag fleet to find the missing thirteenth colony | ||
| 7343 | Battle of Gomoray. Battlestar Pegasus presumed destroyed "The Living Legend I & II" | ||
| 7344 | Galactica encounters Count Iblis. "War of the Gods I & II" The Battlestar Galactica discovers the planet Terra. "Message from Terra" | ||
| 7345 | Battlestar Galactica destroys Cylon Baseship. "The Hand of God" | ||
* This date is not known to Colonial man, and only one human knows it - Baltar, after the destruction of the Colonies. It should be kept from role-playing players.
For more details on this timeline, see here.