What's the most ancient non-muggle event or person ever mentioned in the Harry Potter series? How far back in history do references go? I know that Merlin is mentioned... any further back?
Answer
Note that anyone mentioned as Video Game canon is from the Famous Wizard Chocolate Frog Cards from the games.
(Video Games canon) Goliath was (in HP universe) a Giant mercenary. David was born around c. 1040 BC (Wiki) so Goliath was born even earlier.
(Book and Movie canon) Sign at Ollivanders Wand Shop, in Diagon Alley; "Makers of Fine Wands since 382 B.C."
(Book canon - Fantastic Beasts) Harpo the Foul - the first wizard known to both create a Horcrux and hatch a Basilisk. He lived in Ancient Greece at unknown time (the Ancient Greek time period officially ends ~600AD); Basilisks in legend definitely precede 600AD by a large margin.
(Video Games canon) The following wizards were also from Ancient Greece, dates unknown:
Mopsus the seer
Falco Aesalon: was the first recorded Animagus.
Andros the Invincible: Alleged to have been the only known wizard to produce a Patronus the size of a giant.
Then there's a bunch of 0-1000 AD references, from 79 AD warlock dancing in Mt. Vesuvius to ~990 AD Hogwarts founding
Please note that these ALL precede Merlin, who was mentioned to have attended Hogwarts - sourced from Wikia, so not sure of canonicity.
Also, see the Timeline in HP Lexicon.
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