Ancient Greece

By MRaetz@allsaintscs.com
  • First Olympic Games
    776 BCE

    First Olympic Games

    These games would take place every four years. They were in honor of the Greek god Zeus.
  • Greek coins
    600 BCE

    Greek coins

    The first Greek coins were finally introduced.
  • The Persian Wars
    490 BCE

    The Persian Wars

    The Persians fight in the Greek Wars.Two famous battles are the Battle of Marathon and the Battle of Salamis.
  • Euripides writes
    440 BCE

    Euripides writes

    Euripides wins award for best play in Athens.
  • The wars between Sparta and Athens
    431 BCE

    The wars between Sparta and Athens

    These wars are called the Peloponnesian war. They lasted 27 years. Sparta wins the war.
  • The Academy
    386 BCE

    The Academy

    Plato founded the first institution of higher education. He calls it the Academy. It is the first in the western side.
  • Alexander is king
    336 BCE

    Alexander is king

    Alexander becomes king when his father is assassinated.
  • The Hellenistic period begins
    323 BCE

    The Hellenistic period begins

    Alexander the Great dies and Ancient Greek begins it's decline in civilization.
  • Euclid writes elements
    300 BCE

    Euclid writes elements

    His writing will have an impact on mathematics for years.
  • Rome defeats
    146 BCE

    Rome defeats

    Rome defeats Greece making it a part of Roman history.