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A war between Messenia and Sparta lasting for 20 years which ended in a Spartan victory.
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It was mandatory for all Athenian men to attend military school for a minimum of two years which would benifit them in future wars.
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The alphabet we use today was based upon letters from the Greek alphabet.
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Creating a strong navy would later help them in defeating the Persians during the Persian war.
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Creating a military centered state would later aid them in the Pelopennisian and Persian wars.
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Draco was the first recorded legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece. He replaced the prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by a written code to be enforced only by a court
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A leader of Athens named Cleisthene made a type government that has been used for thousands of years.
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From 500 to 323 BC was when the Greeks achieved new heights in art, architecture, theater, and philosophy.
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This was a series of wars fought by Greek states and Persia over a period of almost half a century.
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10,000 Athenians marched out of their city to met the Persians, 80,000 strong who had landed at Marathon.The Athenians came were determined and won the battle.
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The Parthenon is a former temple, on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron.
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The Peloponnesian War was an ancient Greek war fought by the Delian League led by Athens against the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
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The Plague of Athens was an epidemic that devastated the city-state of Athens in ancient Greece during the second year of the Peloponnesian War when an Athenian victory still seemed within reach.
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Nike which means victory in Greek, and Athena was worshipped in this form, as goddess of victory in war and wisdom.The citizens worshipped the goddess in hope of a successful outcome in the long Peloponnesian War fought on land and sea against the Spartans and their allies.
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The Hellenistic Age is a period in history defined as the time between the death of Alexander the Great and the rise of Roman domination. During this time, Greek culture was dominant throughout the Mediterranean, thus the name Hellenistic, which is derived from the Greek "Hellas" which means Greece.
