Timelines
Before 100 A.D. - Ancient Magic
Before 100 A.D. – This is an era of Muggle/Wizard cooperation; many political and religious leaders were witches and wizards.
Only known slaying of a Chimaera
After this battle, the only battle in which a Chimaera was defeated, the heroic wizard was so badly injured and exhausted that he fell from his winged horse to his death (FB). Read More
The Ollivander family begins selling wands
According to Garrick Ollivander, the current wandmaker, “his earliest forebears in this country arrived with the Romans, and set up stall (subsequently shop) to sell to ancient British wizards whose wands were crude of construction and unreliable in performance” (Pm). Read More
Ancient Greece
Wizards of this era of history created some of the earliest known magic spells and devices, including the Patronus and the Horcrux. Read More
Herpo the Foul creates the first Horcrux
Herpo the Foul, who is perhaps the original evil wizard in history, is the first to create a Horcrux successfully. He created only one horcrux; Voldemort was the first to split his soul multiple times. Read More
Ancient Wizard Andros the Invincible lives in Greece
Andros is known for being able produce a Patronus the size of a giant. Read More
Circe encounters Odysseus on Aeaea
She transfigures half his men into pigs, but according to legend, changes them back when Odysseus promises to give her his love. He stays on Aeaea for a year. Read More
Mopsus the Soothsayer defeats fellow Seer Calchas
In ancient Greece, two Seers, Mopsus and Calchas, each predicted the outcome of a battle. Mopsus’ prediction turned out to be true. Calchas was so distressed at this result that legend says he died soon after. Read More