Greek thing

Ancient Greece

  • The first Olympic Games takes place
    776 BCE

    The first Olympic Games takes place

    It took place in Athens
  • Homer composes the odyssey
    750 BCE

    Homer composes the odyssey

    The Odyssey is the second of the two epic poems
  • Democracy begins in Athens
    550 BCE

    Democracy begins in Athens

    The first known democracy in the world was in Athens.
  • Battle of Marathon
    490 BCE

    Battle of Marathon

    The Battle on the plain of Marathon in September 490.
  • Battle of Salamis
    480 BCE

    Battle of Salamis

    Its the battle in central Greece at the moutian pass
  • Athens takes control of an empire
    450 BCE

    Athens takes control of an empire

    The Athenians moved the treasury to Athens.
  • Greek plays are performed in Athens
    440 BCE

    Greek plays are performed in Athens

    The first plays were performed in the Theatre of Dionysus.
  • Parthenon is finished in Athens
    432 BCE

    Parthenon is finished in Athens

    Like most Greek temples, the Parthenon served a practical purpose as the city treasury.
  • War between Athens and Sparta
    431 BCE

    War between Athens and Sparta

    It was a Ancient Greek war. Sparta won that war.
  • Alexander the great conquers all
    336 BCE

    Alexander the great conquers all

    His conquests included Anatolia, Syria and more.
  • Greece is conquered by Rome.
    146 BCE

    Greece is conquered by Rome.

    The Greeks were finally defeated at the Battle of Corinth in 146 BC. Rome