Ancient Greece

By EBrewis@allsaintscs.com
  • The first olympics
    776 BCE

    The first olympics

    The Olympics take place every four years to honor Zeus.
  • First Messenian war beging
    757 BCE

    First Messenian war beging

    Between Athens and Sparta this war lasted many years
  • Homer starts to write Iliad and the Odyssey
    750 BCE

    Homer starts to write Iliad and the Odyssey

    the epic poems became the two most literary
  • Tyrants come into power
    650 BCE

    Tyrants come into power

    Cypselus is the first tyrant of Corinth
  • A lawyer named Draco introduces strict new laws
    621 BCE

    A lawyer named Draco introduces strict new laws

    these were called Draconian laws.
  • Pythagoras is born
    570 BCE

    Pythagoras is born

    he made major advances in science, math, and philosophy
  • Democracy is introduced in Athens by Cleisthenes
    508 BCE

    Democracy is introduced in Athens by Cleisthenes

    He established a constitution
  • Greece fought against Persia in the Persian war
    490 BCE

    Greece fought against Persia in the Persian war

    The Greeks win and the Persians retreat.
  • Alexander conquers Egypt
    332 BCE

    Alexander conquers Egypt

    He establishes the new capital of Egypt in Alexendria
  • Hellenistic period begins when Alexander the great dies
    323 BCE

    Hellenistic period begins when Alexander the great dies

    The Ancient Greek civilization begins