Widespread destruction in Kridnar by left-over Udurioch/Orjoto weapons, a problem that would persist until at least the 24th century.[1]
500,000 years ago to 100,000 years ago
The Forerunner Era was characterised by almost complete ignorance on the civilizations of the time. Knowledge was limited to a few scraps, while archaeology crossed over with paleoanthropology and geology. The best known civilizations were the Arret, the Fett and the Bursen.[5]
Over 500,000 years ago
There was reliable evidence for interstellar travel dating back over 500,000 years, in the form of identical artifacts found on different planets, suggested it was already old and commonplace. The largest source for this evidence was in the Rigel system, containing fragments of most of the ancient cultures of the time, who all traded and fought through the worlds of Rigel.[5]
The Dray and Nax Cultures exist and possibly destroy each other in war.[7]
100,000 years ago to 40,000 years ago
The Emergent Era was better known to archaeologists and historians of the 23rd century. Three civilizations were dominant at this time: the Ena, the djKen and the Querat, though separated by threegreat Interregnums, marked by primitivism and a lack of interstellar space travel.[5]
Arretan is destroyed in a massive civil war when the atmosphere is ripped from their planet. Only a few survivors escape by preserving their consciousnesses in a cave deep below the surface.[3]
On BajorOhalu is contacted by the Prophets and gains an understanding of their relationship with Bajor not gained by others for millennia. As proof of his beliefs he writes a set of prophecies, which are considered the heretical writing of a madman by the religious authorities, but gain a small following nonetheless. A small cult forms to protect the prophecies.[15]
Orion slavery is well-established by this point. Early slaver species include the Sugg, who begin the process of arming the Orions against competing slave raiders.[5]
A period of ten thousand years of internecine warfare between the Klingons begins, ending when they achieve space flight and planetary unity. During this time, the Senate hall is built.[17]
c. 8000 BC (reference stardate -100/00)
Orions begin clandestinely acquiring advanced technology.[5] Beginnings of the Fabrini civilization.[9]
c. 7700 BC
10,000 years prior to the 2260s, the Danons rule a sizable portion of the galaxy. Their visits to Earth and their saturnine appearances help to contribute to the mythology of the Humans' Devil. During this period, the Danons encounter the Torgas, beginning millennia of war, after which the Danons retreat to their homeworld on the planetHeartland, where they build a Great Machine and worship it.[18]
c. 7700 BC
Ancestors of the Herculese colonize Hercula and are worshiped as deities by the native Yerba.
c. 7700 BC
The Heitian civilization on Heitius VII is in a state of decline. To save them, the leaders attempt to convert the populace into cyborgs like themselves, but are mummified instead.[19]
The Furies hold a significant presence across local space — including some level of domination of early Human, Andorian, Vulcan, Klingon, and Ferengi cultures, serving as the source of a number of myths and legends. (Novel: "Invasion!" series)
4527 BC
The Borg originate from the planet Arehaz in the Delta Quadrant; they were created when the surviving crew of the NX-02 Columbia that traveled back in time with the Caeliar, originating from 2168, were absorbed by the last surviving Caeliar, the now-degenerate Sedin. After they come into existence, they target their first victims, the Kindir.[22]
c. 3800 BC
The Megans start visiting Earth and live among humans.
3600 BC
The Go Lin Cataclysm.A majority of the First Federation fleet is destroyed.Beginning of long and slow decline of the First Federation.
An alien insurance claim makes the first public mention of Orion crews.[5]
3rd millennium BC
The Furies (aka the Havoc or the Unclean) are removed from a number of Alpha and Beta Quadrant worlds by an undetermined aliencivilization who they were in conflict with. They are stranded in the Delta Quadrant.[24]
The war between the Furies and the Unclean ends. The defeated Furies are banished to the far side of the galaxy. A few survivors are stranded on Earth, Vulcan, Qo'noS, and other inhabited worlds, where they inspire legends of demons.[32]
The Pocket Books Timeline places this story at c. 2000BC, however the short story "The Hunted" describes Borg activity 110,000 years ago necessitating an earlier placement for the Borg's creation.
The Pocket Books Timeline places this story at c. 2000BC, however the short story "The Hunted" describes Borg activity 110,000 years ago necessitating an earlier placement for the Borg's creation.
In principle, this story could take place anytime after the Borg established themselves as a significant power in the galaxy. Regarding the genesis of the Borg in this Memory Beta timeline and acknowledging the short story "The Hunted" which describes Borg activity 110,000 years ago, it seems reasonable to position it here.
