Ancient Greece

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  • 776 BCE

    The Olympic Games

    The Olympic Games
    Held in Olympia. A messenger would go to all the city states with a peace treaty. Games were based on skills needed for war. Originally a festival for Zeus. Prize was a crown of olive leaves and honor. Only free men and woman could watch the Olympics.
  • 540 BCE

    Heraclitus

    Heraclitus
    Was one of the first philosophers. Said that life was always changing and it was impossible to step in the same river twice.
  • 494 BCE

    Pericles

    Pericles
    He helped strengthen Athens by leading armies in victorious campaigns, helped keep the member of the Delian League in line, and supervised the establishment of several Athenian colonies.
  • 492 BCE

    The Persian Wars

    The Persian Wars
    The Persian wars, starting at 492 B.C lasting until 449 B.C, was a series of wars fought by the Greeks and Persians lasting almost half a century long.
  • 480 BCE

    Battle of Thermopylae

    Battle of Thermopylae
    About 75 miles northwest of Athens. Was a small passage way between the cliffs and the sea. The Greeks were badly outnumbered but they decided to fight anyway. Since the Greeks army was so small they could fight the whole troop on in the passage but the Persians could only have half of their troops.
  • 469 BCE

    Socrates

    Socrates
    Grew up in the Golden Age and fought in the Peloponnisan War. First to study ethics and focused on how people should behave. He would also go to the local market place and tried to make Athenians examine their lives.
  • 427 BCE

    Plato

    Plato
    Founded The Academy in 387 B.C, got shut down because it did not teach Christianity. He also wrote all the things that his teacher Socrates did and said to people.
  • 384 BCE

    Aristotle

    Aristotle
    Was a student of Plato. Believed that the purpose of life was to exercise ones abilities and virtues reasonably. Also, valued men above women and believed in slavery.
  • 356 BCE

    Alexander the Great

    Alexander the Great
    One of Aristotle's students. Father got assassinated so he became king when he was 20. Was a great fighter with loyal troops but, by 323 he caught a fever and died.
  • 100 BCE

    Library of Alexandria

    Library of Alexandria
    Located in Egypt. When started by King Ptolemy it had 200,000 scrolls. His son continued the works and by 100 B.C said to have 700,000 scrolls.