Ancient Greece

  • 1st Olympic games
    776 BCE

    1st Olympic games

    The games occur every 4 years and is a festival for Zeus
  • Greek coins
    600 BCE

    Greek coins

    Greek currency has been invented and has many interesting pictures on them
  • The Lliad and the Odyssey
    550 BCE

    The Lliad and the Odyssey

    2 literary works by Homer
  • Democracy begins
    508 BCE

    Democracy begins

    Cleisthenes invents democracy and it's a huge achivement
  • Greek/Persian wars
    490 BCE

    Greek/Persian wars

    the Greeks fought over a 10 year war but eventually won and the Persians retreated
  • Parthenon is built
    432 BCE

    Parthenon is built

    A temple built to honor Athena and still survives today
  • Peloponnesian Wars
    431 BCE

    Peloponnesian Wars

    A war that was fought between Athens and Sparta.
  • The Academy
    386 BCE

    The Academy

    Plato creates a school for philosophy called the Academy
  • Alexander the King
    333 BCE

    Alexander the King

    Alexander the great is king after his father is executed
  • Alexander's Empire
    332 BCE

    Alexander's Empire

    Alexander conquers Egypt, Southern Europe, and West Asia