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200
30 BC Rome Conquers
Years after Alexander the Great's death, Rome was starting to grow. Every time it had better soldiers, better weapons, they were starting to be feared. At 30 BC, Rome decided to conquer what was Alexander the Greats empire. Obvioustly, they achieved it without a dought. Every country that was part of the empire, including Greece, came to an end -
330
BC Democracy Comes To An End
After Athens was conquered by the Macedonians, the Atheneans fell under the strong influence of the Macedonians. The Athenians still kept the democratic government, but everything had to be aproved by the king. This made democracy very limited. The people still met to discuss, but it was up to the king which decisions to take. By the 320s BC, a new king took the throne, he got rid of every sigle thing that included democracy. This brought democracy to an end. -
334
BC Alexander The Great Builds His Empire
At the age of 20, Alexaner the Great got the throne. He immediately went to end the revolt in Thebes. He enslaved the people of Thebes to show everyone what would happen if they rebeled against him. He then went to build his empire. In 334 BC, he conquered the Persian empire, even though their army was bigger. He also conquered Asia Minor and Syria. He then went to Egypt in 332 BC, the king surrendered without a fight. After all of his conquers, he died while going back home on 323 BC. -
415
BC The Peloponnesian War, Part 2
Some years after the truce, Athens tried to expand its empire again. They tried to conquer Sicily, which was one of Sparta's alies. They failed. The Athenians were defeated by the Sicilians and taken prisioners. The Sicilians also destroyed most of the Athenian navy. Because of their weakness, Sparta gained advantage and attacked Athens, the war had come back. This time, the Spartans did win. They cut off the food supply of Athens, to make them starve. The Athenians surrendered on 404 BC. -
431
BC The Peloponnesian War Begins
After working toghether to defeat Persia, most of the Greek city-states, including Sparta and Athens, formed an alliance. Athens was growing, and this worried many of the other city-states. To stop their growth, Sparta declared war against Athens. -
431
BC Peloponnesian War, Part 1
To start war, Sparta marched all the way to Athens. When they got there, the Athenians were still inside the walls of their city. The Spartans sorrunded the city and waited for them to come. The Athenians thoguht that the Spartans would give up and go back home. Instead, the Spartans burned all of their crops, thinking that they would run out of food and would be forced to surrender. But the Athenians had a lot of food storaged. For 10 years, no one got the advantage, so they made a truce. -
500
BC Democracy Is Born
Democracy was born in Athens. It was created after Cleisthenes overthrew the aristocrats and gained control. Democracy changed the Greek civilization. In this type of government, all participants were alowed to participate in an assembly, or gathering of citizens, that created the laws. Everybody gathered outdoors and discussed about the problems or confusions that they were having. They always voted, either on clay tablets or by raise of hands, to decide what to do. -
Jan 1, 750
BC Greeks Start To Build City States
After the Mycenaeans crumbled, the Greeks started joining into small groups for protection and stability. This groups grew large and set up individual city-states. This led Greece into what they call the classical age. A city in Greece was usually built around a strong fortress. These cities contained walls all around it were they would protect the children, women, and elderly. Life in a city was often focused on the marketplace. Because of city-states, people no longer feared of being attacked. -
Jan 1, 1200
BC The Trojan War
This is the famous battle told in Greek mythology were the Torjans faught the Greeks. During this fight, happens the well known event were the Trojans hid inside a wooden horse and gave the horse to the Greeks as a gift. The Greeks didn't know that the Trojans were inside, and before they knew it, the Trojans had already killed more than half the people. -
Jan 1, 1200
BC The Dark Age
The Mycenaeans began to fall apart because of invaders from Europe and many natural disasters. Because of this, Greece entered a period of warfare and disorder called the Dark Age. -
BC Trading Cultures Settle In Greece
Many civilizations and cultures settled in Greece. Two of the most known are the Minoans and the Myceneans. The Minoans settled on the island of Crete. The Myceneans made towns in the mainland of Greece. These two civilizations influenced all the Aegan civilization and helped shape future cultures. Later, the Myceneans became the major traders in the eastern Mediterranean. -
BC The Battle of Thermopylae
In these battle, which was part of the Persian Wars, the Spartans faught the Persians. Unfortunately, the Persians won because of a sneaky traitor that led the Persians through a way to sneak up behind the Spartans. After winning, the Persians burned down the whole city of Athens. -
BC Battle of Salamis
In this battle, the Greeks destroyed the Persian navy with a very clever plan. They led the persian boats to a narrow strait of Salamis, where th elarge boats couldn't maneuver well. Since the Grees had small boats, they could seak into every boat and sink it. The boats that survived, quickly returned home. -
BC The Battle of Platea
Even though they had already been defeated, the Persians wanted more. Once again, the Greeks beat the Persians. After the battle, the Persians finally went home. -
BC Greece Is Conquered By Macedonia
After Philip II became king, he set out to expand his empire. His first target was Greece. The Athenians, knowing that they were going to be the first ones, they called for all of the Greeks to work together. Obviously, no one responded, only Thebes. The Athenians were easily defeated, and because of this, all the other Greeks decided to make Philip their leader. -
BC The Battle of Marathon
In this battle, the Persians fought the Greeks in revenge for the revolt they had tried to make with them. The Athenian army had only about 11,000 soldiers, and the Persians about 15,000. The Greeks won thoguh because they had clever plans and better weapons. The strategy the Greeks used was to lead the Persians to the place where the whole army was, then they surrounded the Persians and defeated them. After the battle, a messenger ran 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to announce victory.
