Ancient Greece

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  • First Greek Olympics
    776 BCE

    First Greek Olympics

    In 776 the first Greek Olympics were hold in the Greek city-state Athens.
  • Homer begins to write the Illiad and the Oddessy
    750 BCE

    Homer begins to write the Illiad and the Oddessy

    Homer started writing the most important epic poems in Greek history in 750 B.C.
  • First Greek Coins
    600 BCE

    First Greek Coins

    In 600 B.C. the first Greek coins were made!
  • Battle of Marathon
    490 BCE

    Battle of Marathon

    This was a battle between Greeks and Persians. After a long battle the Greeks won and the Persians retreat.
  • Peloponnesian War
    431 BCE

    Peloponnesian War

    A war fought between the most known city-states, Sparta and Athens, began in the year 431 B.C. In the end the Spartans won.
  • Death of Socrates
    399 BCE

    Death of Socrates

    Poor, poor Socrates. He was killed for supposedly corrupting young Athenian men.
  • King Alexander the Great
    336 BCE

    King Alexander the Great

    Alexander(the great) becomes king after his father Philip of Macedon was assassinated.
  • Alexander in Egypt
    332 BCE

    Alexander in Egypt

    Alexander the Great conquered Egypt and establishes it as a capital in 332 B.C.
  • "Alexander the Great" dies
    323 BCE

    "Alexander the Great" dies

    In 323 B.C. Alexander the Great dies which causes the Romans to gain power after one of the greatest rulers died. Alexander was known as one of the greatest rulers because he accomplished so much in so little time he ruled.
  • Romans conquer Greece
    146 BCE

    Romans conquer Greece

    In 146 B.C. the Romans conquer Greece and add it to the Roman Empire