Ancient Greece

Greeks begin to colonize along the Ionian coast

1000 BCE

City States Established

800 BCE

City-states of Athens, Thebes, Megara, Corinth, Sparta established; Greeks adopted Phoenician alphabet

End of the Dark Ages

776 BCE

The Greek Dark Ages was the period between the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization, around 1200 B.C.E

Worlds First Olympic Games

776 BCE

Worlds First Olympic Games was held in Olympia in 776 B.C.

First Messenian war begins

757 BCE

World's first democratic system of government

508 BCE

Cleisthenes, a noble Athenian introduced the worlds first democratic system of government in 508 B.C.

Greek and Persian Wars

490 BCE

The Greeks fight the Persians in the Greek and Persian Wars. The Two most famous battles were the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC and the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. The Greeks end up winning and the Persians retreat.

Start of Greek Classical Period

480 BCE

Spartan and Athens War Begins

431 BCE

The wars lasted an amazing 27 years before the Spartans conqueror Athens in 404 B.C.E

The Plague of Athens

430 BCE

The Plague of Athens was an epidemic that devastated the city-state of Athens in ancient Greece. It killed tens of thousands of people and resulted in a loss of population in Athens.

Philosopher Socrates Put to death

399 BCE

The famous philosopher is put to death for corrupting the youth of Athens with his teachings.

Aristotle begins to tutor the later to be called Alexander the Great

342 BCE

The great philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, Aristotle, begins to tutor Alexander (later to be called Alexander the Great).

Alexander the great becomes King

336 BCE

Alexander the Great becomes king when his father, Philip of Macedon is assassinated.

Rome conquerors Greece

146 BCE

The Romans conqueror Greece and then make it a part of the roman empire