Ancient Greece

By plambourne
  • The first Olympic games
    776 BCE

    The first Olympic games

    the first Olympic games took place in 776 BC and were held every 4 years in honour one of the gods that goes by the name Zeus .
  • First Greek colonising
    750 BCE

    First Greek colonising

    In 750 BC the Greeks started to expand settlements around Mediterranean Sea.
  • Homer started writing...
    750 BCE

    Homer started writing...

    In 750 BC Homer (a Greek philosopher) started writing the Iliad and the Odyssey which became two of the most famous Greek Literature.
  • Greek states
    700 BCE

    Greek states

    7th-6th BC Many cruel leaders or tyrants emerged in many different Greek states.
  • Greek coins
    600 BCE

    Greek coins

    In 600 BC the very first Greek coins are introduced.
  • Democracy
    508 BCE

    Democracy

    Democracy was established in Athens.
  • Athens controls an empire
    450 BCE

    Athens controls an empire

    Athens became a powerful and mighty city that controls an empire.
  • Greek theatre
    440 BCE

    Greek theatre

    Greek theatre became popular in Athens some of the writers were Sophocles and Euripides.
  • The Parthenon was built
    432 BCE

    The Parthenon was built

    The Parthenon was completed and it is still standing today, in 2017.
  • The Peloponnesian Wars
    431 BCE

    The Peloponnesian Wars

    Athens was at war with Sparta.
  • Death of Socrates
    399 BCE

    Death of Socrates

    The Greek philosopher Socrates is put to death for corrupting students of Athens with his teachings.
  • The first Institution began
    386 BCE

    The first Institution began

    A student of Plato and Socrates founded the first school of higher learning in the western world its called the Academy.
  • Aristotle tutors Alexander the great
    342 BCE

    Aristotle tutors Alexander the great

    The famous philosopher, mathematician, and scientist Aristotle began tutoring Alexander the Great.
  • Alexander the Great is King
    336 BCE

    Alexander the Great is King

    Alexander the Great is the new king due to his father's assassination.
  • Alexander conquers Egypt
    332 BCE

    Alexander conquers Egypt

    Alexander the Great established the new capital Egypt at Alexandria. He expanded his empire.
  • The Greek Hellenistic period
    323 BCE

    The Greek Hellenistic period

    The Ancient Romans start to gain power.
  • The Roman Empire
    146 BCE

    The Roman Empire

    Rome defeated Greece becoming the Roman Empire