Ancient Greece Timeline

  • The Greeks began to build city-states. 750 BC

    The Greeks began to build city-states. 750 BC
  • Rome conquered Greece and Greece becomes part of the Roman empire. 146 BC

    Rome conquered Greece and Greece becomes part of the Roman empire. 146 BC
  • The Minoan civilization prospers in Crete. 2000 BC

    The Minoan civilization prospers in Crete. 2000 BC
  • Minoan society had declined. That declined allowed the Mycenaeans to take over Crete and become the major traders in the eastern Mediterranean. 1400 BC

    Minoan society had declined. That declined allowed the Mycenaeans to take over Crete and become the major traders in the eastern Mediterranean. 1400 BC
  • Mycenaean society began to fall apart when invaders from Europe swept into Greece. 1200 BC

    Mycenaean society began to fall apart when invaders from Europe swept into Greece. 1200 BC
  • Athens became the world's first democracy. 500 BC

    Athens became the world's first democracy. 500 BC
  • Democracy began in athens. 508 BC

    Democracy began in athens. 508 BC
  • The Parthenon in Athens was finished. 432 BC

    The Parthenon in Athens was finished. 432 BC
  • Minoans and Mycenaeans first settle in the land of Crete. 2000 BC

    Minoans and Mycenaeans first settle in the land of Crete. 2000 BC
  • Minoans had built an advanced society on the land of Crete. 2000 BC

    Minoans had built an advanced society on the land of Crete. 2000 BC
  • A huge volcano erupted just north of Crete. 1600 BC

    A huge volcano erupted just north of Crete. 1600 BC
  • The Greeks and Trojans fight the Trojan war. 1200 BC

    The Greeks and Trojans fight the Trojan war. 1200 BC
  • It was the start of the "Classical Period" in Greece. That there was a lot of interest in arts, imagination and building especially in the city-state Athens. 500 BC

    It was the start of the "Classical Period" in Greece. That there was a lot of interest in arts, imagination and building especially in the city-state Athens. 500 BC
  • The Greeks had become the greatest traders in the whole aegean region. 550 BC

    The Greeks had become the greatest traders in the whole aegean region. 550 BC
  • The Greeks defeated persian invaders at the battles of Marathon and Salamis. 490 BC

    The Greeks defeated persian invaders at the battles of Marathon and Salamis. 490 BC