Ancient Greece

  • The Olympic Games Begin
    776 BCE

    The Olympic Games Begin

    Olympic games occur. The games happen every four years. These games occur in honor of the Greek god Zeus.
  • The First Messenian War
    757 BCE

    The First Messenian War

    The first Messenian War happens. This is where Sparta and Messenia battle for many years.
  • Inventing The Iliad and The Odyessy
    750 BCE

    Inventing The Iliad and The Odyessy

    The Iliad and the Odyessy are written by Homer. These are two of the most well known literary works in Greece.
  • The Greek Tyrants
    650 BCE

    The Greek Tyrants

    All the Greek Tyrants are now in power. The first Tyrant of Corinth was Cypselus.
  • New Athens Laws
    621 BCE

    New Athens Laws

    Draco, a lawyer in Athens has some new rules for Athens, some punishments innvolve death!
  • Time To Upgrade!
    600 BCE

    Time To Upgrade!

    The Greeks started making coins.
  • The Amazing Pythagoras!
    570 BCE

    The Amazing Pythagoras!

    A very important man named Pythagoras had made drastic changes in Greece. He made drastic changes in science, math, and philosophy.
  • Democracy!!
    508 BCE

    Democracy!!

    Democracy is brought into Greece by Cleisthenes.
  • Naming Democracy
    508 BCE

    Naming Democracy

    Cleisthenes called the democracy, The Father Of Athenian Democracy. One of the greatest accomplishments in Greece.