Ancient Greece

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  • Formation of Greek City-States
    1000 BCE

    Formation of Greek City-States

    Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes, Eretria, Chalcis, Syracuse and Massalia.
  • 725 BCE

    Sparta Creates a Military City-State

    At age seven, Spartan boys were put through military school, and everything in Sparta was run by the military .
  • 725 BCE

    Greeks Create a strong water-based military

    Greece was a water based civilization. They created a strong navy and became good fighters at sea.
  • 720 BCE

    Athenians attend military school

    It was mandatory that all Athenian Men and Woman went to military school for at least 2 years.
  • 500 BCE

    Athens send aids to help the Greeks in war

    Athens knew that Persia outnumbered the Greeks, so they sent helpful equipment and supplies.
  • 480 BCE

    Victory at the Island of Salamis

    Athenians outsmarted the Persians by battling them in the sea.
  • 480 BCE

    Sacrifice of the Spartans

    The Spartans knew they were going to lose to Persia, so they retreated.
  • 475 BCE

    Delian League led by Athens

    The Delian League was an alliance between the Greek City-States.
  • 461 BCE

    Building of Parthenon

    The Parthenon is a large temple built during Athens golden-age.
  • 430 BCE

    Pelopenesian war

    The Pelopenesian Wars were wars fought by Athens and Sparta. The cause of the war was because of the Delian League, an Alliance between the Greek City-States. The war lasted 25 Years, in the end Sparta won.
  • 425 BCE

    Beginnings of Greek Drama

    Greek Drama is any form of acting or play-writing, the two types of drama are comedy and tragedy.
  • 334 BCE

    Alexander defeats Persia and Egypt

    Alexander was a strong military leader and ruthless politician. He used his power to defeat Persia and Egypt, and take over their land.