Ancient Greece

  • The first Olympic games
    776 BCE

    The first Olympic games

    The games were every four years. The games were based on the god Zues.
  • The Persian war
    490 BCE

    The Persian war

    The Persian war was against Greece and Persia. Two famous battles were the Battle of Marathon and the Battle of Salamis.
  • Socrates was born
    469 BCE

    Socrates was born

    Socrates was one of the first philosophers. He studied ethics. He also fought in the Pelopponision wars. He also taught Plato.
  • The Battle between Athens and Sparta
    431 BCE

    The Battle between Athens and Sparta

    Called the Peloponnisian wars. The war lasts 27 years. Sparta conquers Athens.
  • Socrates dies
    399 BCE

    Socrates dies

    Socrates was arrested for "corrupting the young men of Athens". He was sentenced to death. He died by drinking hemlock.
  • The Persian empire is still huge.
    334 BCE

    The Persian empire is still huge.

    The empire included Iran, Afganistan, Turkey, the Middle East, and Egypt.
  • Alexander conquers all of the known world
    327 BCE

    Alexander conquers all of the known world

    Alexander goes to battle and conquers a lot of the known world.
  • Alexander went to Babylon
    324 BCE

    Alexander went to Babylon

    Alexander travels to Babylon. Babylon is a city in Mesopotami. He began to make ideas about projects.
  • Alexander the Great dies
    323 BCE

    Alexander the Great dies

    While in Babylon Alexander catches a fever. He ends up dying. He died when he was 33 years old
  • Period: 323 BCE to 30 BCE

    The Hellenistic Period

    Hellenic culture began to spread to many of the lands he conquered.