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The timeline is the way in which events occur chronologically.
After discovering the Kronos stone, Hercules warned Autolycus not to mess with the timeline. (HTLJ: "The End of the Beginning")
Most Gods have the ability to alter the timeline as they need, although they rarely practice it. Some notable examples include:
- Zeus reversed the timeline to stop Hera's actions and the deaths of Hippolyta and Iolaus. Only Hercules was aware of the timeline change. (Hercules and the Amazon Women)
- Cupid used his power several times to help a couple relive their last day. Only Xena was made aware of the timeline changes. (XWP: "Been There, Done That")
- Callisto killed Alcmene (and an unborn Hercules) as well as her parents before the events were changed by Iolaus using the Kronos stone. (HTLJ: "Armageddon Now", "Armageddon Now Part 2")
Background information[]
The timeline, as presented in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, and Young Hercules, is grossly inconsistent with real-life events. For example, the series show Gilgamesh (who historically lived circa 2700 BCE) and Caligula (12-41 CE) as contemporaries. According to some scholars, the mythological Heracles existed in the mid 1200s BCE.
The episode "Send in the Clones" explicitly places the time of Xena and Gabrielle's death as between the 1000 BCE and 1 CE. The episode "Once Upon a Future King" is more exact, however. The events of that episode occur "1000 winters" before 500 CE. This places the events in the year 501 BCE.
| Year | Events | OUAFK date | Caesar's death | Jesus's birth | Hercules's "death" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year -10 | Young Hercules film Young Hercules series |
515 BCE | 58 BCE | 12 BCE | 1235 BCE |
| Year -9 | Young Hercules series Hercules and the Amazon Women Hercules and the Lost Kingdom |
514 BCE | 57 BCE | 11 BCE | 1234 BCE |
| Year -8 | "10 Winters Ago" from "Destiny" | 513 BCE | 56 BCE | 10 BCE | 1233 BCE |
| Year -7 | Hercules and the Circle of Fire | 512 BCE | 55 BCE | 9 BCE | 1232 BCE |
| Year -1 | Hercules in the Underworld Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur |
506 BCE | 49 BCE | 3 BCE | 1226 BCE |
| Year 0 | HTLJ S1-S2, XWP S1 | 505 BCE | 48 BCE | 2 BCE | 1225 BCE |
| Year 1 | HTLJ S2-S3, XWP S1-S2 | 504 BCE | 47 BCE | 1 BCE | 1224 BCE |
| Year 2 | HTLJ S3-S4, XWP S2-S3 | 503 BCE | 46 BCE | 1 CE | 1223 BCE |
| Year 3 | HTLJ S4-S5, XWP S3-S4 | 502 BCE | 45 BCE | 2 CE | 1222 BCE |
| Year 4 | HTLJ S5-S6, XWP S4-S5 | 501 BCE | 44 BCE | 3 CE | 1221 BCE |
| Year 5 | XWP S5 | 500 BCE | 43 BCE | 4 CE | 1220 BCE |
| Year 30 | XWP S5-S6 | 475 BCE | 18 BCE | 29 CE | 1195 BCE |
| Year 31 | XWP S6 | 474 BCE | 17 BCE | 30 CE | 1194 BCE |
| Year 32 | XWP S6 | 473 BCE | 16 BCE | 31 CE | 1193 BCE |