An Age of Greek and Persian Power

By eragontalley
  • 1500 BCE

    First Persians Arrive on Iranian Plateau

  • Period: 1500 BCE to 330 BCE

    Persian (Achaemenid) Empire

  • 550 BCE

    Cyrus II Overthrew Persian Overlords

  • Period: 522 BCE to 486 BCE

    Reign of Darius

    Pushed Persian territory to Indus River. Established the Satraps system of provinces.
    Built Canal from Nile to Red Sea
  • Period: 495 BCE to 429 BCE

    Reign of Pericles

    Athens' most popular leader.
  • Period: 494 BCE to 404 BCE

    Athenian Empire

  • 490 BCE

    Battle of Marathon

    One of the factors that led to the decline of the Achaemenids. Darius died shortly after. Started the receding of Persia's borders.
  • Period: 460 BCE to 404 BCE

    Peloponnesian War

    Between Athens and Sparta
    30yr Peace treaty was attempted then broken.
    Sparta was the victor and ended the Athenian Empire
  • 432 BCE

    Construction of the Parthenon

    Showcased Greek engineering.
    Used columns to support roof.
    This is also an example of Athens using the resources of its supporting city states in a public project, who only stayed in the alliance because of the provided peace.
  • 358 BCE

    Alexander's Father Conquers Greece

    Father was Philip II, who was assassinated.
  • Period: 358 BCE to 323 BCE

    Hellenistic Empire

    Empire of Alexander the Great of Macedon
  • 334 BCE

    Alexander Takes Persia

    Conquered and took control of the last of Persian territory.
  • 331 BCE

    Alexander Crowns Himself Pharoh

    Oracle pronounces him as son of Amon-Zeus.
    This God is a mixture of Greek and Egyptian belief systems and shows a diversity of cultures mixing together.
  • 330 BCE

    Persian Empire Conquered

    Conquered by Alexander the Great. End of the Achaemenids.
  • 325 BCE

    Alexander's March Ends

    Ended at Indus River when his soldiers refused to move on.
    This was after 10 Years of constant marching.
    Alexander was too ambitious.
  • 323 BCE

    Alexander's Death

    Died from a Fever
    Rests in a Sarcophagus that has not yet been found.
    Marks the end of the Hellenistic Empire
  • Period: 323 BCE to 30 BCE

    Ptolemaic Empire

    Empire of Ptolemy, one of Alexander's Generals.
    Egypt, Cyprus, Anatolia, and Levant.
  • Period: 323 BCE to 64 BCE

    Seleucid Empire

    Empire of Alexandrian general Seleuceus I Nicator (Victor)
  • 312 BCE

    Seleucids Conquer Babylon

    Height of the Seleucids.
    30 Rulers
    Satraps system used
  • 305 BCE

    Seleucid Army Scared Away from Indus River by Chandragupta Maurya

    Maurya's war elephants showed Seleucid that he has a well established empire bordering his own. He later conducted trade with the Mauryans along constructed roads.
  • Period: 221 BCE to 203 BCE

    Reign of Ptolemy IV

    Only Ptolemaic Emperor to prosecute Jews.
    Every other emperor was tolerant to other religions even though traditional Egyptian gods were worshipped.
  • 217 BCE

    Ptolemaics Lost Against Seleucids

    War was lost because the practice of having a mercenary army became too expensive for the Ptolemaics
  • 198 BCE

    Seleucid Antiochus III Siezes Palestine from Ptolemaics

    Only religious conflict in this tolerant empire.
  • 186 BCE

    Upper Egypt Breaks Away From Ptolemaic Empire

    This was the result of rising financial problems and ineffective rulers.
  • 64 BCE

    Seleucid Empire Conquered by the Romans

  • 30 BCE

    Egypt is Siezed From Cleopatra VII by Octavian

    Cleopatra was the only emperors to break the empire's Greek upper class division from the Egyptian lower class and learn how to Speak the language.