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Held in Olympia, the first events of the Olympic Games were javelin, discus, long jump, wrestling, 200 yard race. This festival was held in honor of the Greek god Zeus.
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Athens went into battle against the Persians even though they were out numbered. They win and a messenger is sent out to announce their victory.
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Around 479 B.C the Persians were defeated. The Persian army of 100,000 men fought against the Spartans and Athenians together. Together they had only around 10,000 men, but won anyways.
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Athens thrived after the Persian Wars. Made many new buildings and other structures such as the acropolis. The Delian League, a large army, was created to defend Athens from the Persians
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Athens hid behind their walls for many years waiting for the Spartans to leave. Sparta fails but came back again and that time the plague swept through Athens and caused them to have to surrender.
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After losing the Peloponnesian War Sparta removed their type of government. Athens decides to rebel against Sparta and they succeed
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Plato founded the school called The Academy. It taught philosophy. It was the first institution of higher learning in the western world.
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The great philosopher Socrates is accused of corrupting the young men of Athens. His punishment is drinking the poison Hemlock.
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Alexander conquers the Persians along with part of Egypt. There he establishes the capital Alexandria. While making his way towards India he conquered lots of land with his large army of men.
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Alexander died starting the Hellenistic period. He died of natural causes. People didn't know what to do because Alexander left no heir to the throne.
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The Hellenistic period began when Alexander the Great died. The Ancient Greek empire started to decline and the Roman empire began to take power.
