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A festival of games between city-states to honnor the greek god Zeuz.
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Homer begins writing the epic poems Lliad and the Odyssey two of the most famous literary works in Greek literary.
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The democracy was introduced by Cleisthenes who established a constitution.
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The Persian War consist of two famous battles. The battle of Marathon and the battle of Salamis. The Greeks fought the Persians in this war.
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This is the period that great artist were born and there were many cultural achievements.
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The Delian league was an alliance with Athens, Sparta, and moreto defend themselves from invasion.
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The war between Athens and Sparta begins. These wars continue for 27 years. The Sparta end up conquering Athens in 404.
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Socrates is put to death for being accused for corrupting the young men of Athens.
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The Academy was formed by Plato, which was the first school of higher learning.
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Alexander the Great becomes king when his father was killed .
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Alexander the Great conquered Egypt and will be expanding his empire for the next several years. He will also establish Alexandria the new capital.
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The Hellenistic Period begins after Alexander the Great dies and the Romans begin to gain power.
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The time period when Alexander the Great died that led to much confusion between among the empire.
