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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.