Ancient Greece

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  • 899 BCE

    Homer

    A famous author who wrote the Odyssey and the Iliad. Born in 899 bc
  • 799 BCE

    Agamemnon

    Agamemnon was a character in a myth where he played a role in the Trojan War. He is in the book “The Iliad.”
  • 776 BCE

    First olympic games

    The first olympic games were held in 776bc
  • 620 BCE

    Dracos code of law

    A code of Law for the athenian people
  • 550 BCE

    Darius I

    Darius was the king of Persians and the Achaemied empire. He was born in 550 bc.
  • 519 BCE

    Xerxes

    Xerxes was the king of Persians and was responsible for the second persian war. He was born in 519bc
  • 508 BCE

    Democracy

    Democracy was created in 508 bc
  • 495 BCE

    Pericles

    Pericles was the general of Athens, he was born in 495 bc
  • Period: 492 BCE to 490 BCE

    First Persian War

    The first persian war between the Persians and Greece.
  • 490 BCE

    Battle of Marathon

    A battle during the persian war, Greece ended up winning.
  • 482 BCE

    Second persian war

    Persia invades greece, greece wins
  • 480 BCE

    Battle of Thermoplaye

    A battle on the island of thermplaye, fought between spartans and persians
  • 470 BCE

    Socrates

    Socrates was a philosopher born in 470
  • 440 BCE

    Rise of tyrrants

    Tyrranos is born in 440 bc, he eventually gives rise to the tyrants thats take over greece
  • 432 BCE

    Parthenon

    Parthenon was completed in 432 bc
  • Period: 431 BCE to 404 BCE

    Pelopponesian war

    A war fought between the athenians and the peloponnesians.
  • 424 BCE

    Plato

    Plato was one of the greatest philosophers he was born in 424 bc.
  • 400 BCE

    Catapult

    The catapult, an ancient war weapon, was invented in 400 bc
  • 386 BCE

    Academy of athens

    The academy of athens is founded by plato in 386 bc.
  • 384 BCE

    Aristotle

    Aristotle was one of the greatest philosophers, he was the student of Plato. He was born 384 bc
  • 356 BCE

    Alexander the great

    Alexander the great was one of the greatest generals and one of the most influential person In history. He was born in 356 bc
  • 338 BCE

    Battle of Chaeronia

    A battle between Macedonians and Athens.
  • 336 BCE

    Phillip II

    Phillip II was the king of Macedonia and was born in 359 bc