Ancient Greece

Darius I Invades Greece

492 BCE

Darius I "the Great" (549-486 BCE) was a king of Persia who ruled for 35 years, from September 522 BCE to October 486 BCE.

Greeks Defeat Persians at Marathon

490 BCE

The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC, during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes.

Battle of Salamis

480 BCE

The Battle of Salamiswas a naval battle fought between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles and the Persian Empire under King Xerxes in 480 BC

Battle of Thermopylae

480 BCE

In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 B.C.E.[1] an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army at the pass of Thermopylae.

Thirty Years Peace Between Argos and Sparta Begins

445 BCE

The Thirty Years' Peace was a treaty, signed between the ancient Greek city-states Athens and Sparta, in the year 446/445 BC. The treaty brought an end to the conflict commonly known as the First Peloponnesian War, which had been raging since c.460 BC.

Athens Invades Megara

424 BCE

The Battle of Megara was fought in 424 BC between Athens and Megara, an ally of Sparta. The Athenians were victorious.

End of the Peloponnesian War

404 BCE

The Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC) was an ancient Greek war fought by Athens and its empire against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.