Ancient Greece Timeline (800- 480 BCE) (Archaic Period)

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  • 800 BCE

    Sparta Emerges from Dark Age

    Sparta emerged after the Trojan War when a group of Dorians migrated to Sparta from the north to create a civilization
  • Period: 800 BCE to 700 BCE

    Colonization by the Greeks begins

    Places Colonized include: Black Sea, North Africa, Southern Italy, Sicily, France Spain
  • Period: 800 BCE to 700 BCE

    The Iliad & The Odyssey are written by Homer

  • Period: 734 BCE to 724 BCE

    First Messenian War

    War Between Sparta Messenia
    Sparta Wins
  • 733 BCE

    Corinth creates the colony Syracuse on Sicily

    this opens up trade routes for the Greeks
  • 724 BCE

    Sparta Conquers Messenia

    This event ended the first Messenian war between Sparta Messenia
  • Period: 700 BCE to 600 BCE

    Naucratis: First Greek Settlement in Egypt

  • Period: 685 BCE to 668 BCE

    Second Messenian War

  • 669 BCE

    Argos defeats Sparta

    Occurs during the battle of Hysiae
  • 650 BCE

    Sparta begins to rebuild

  • 650 BCE

    Sparta stops Messenian Revolt

  • 650 BCE

    Early Large scale Greek marble statues are made

  • 621 BCE

    First Written laws made in Athens

    Laws were written by Draco
    Laws contained harsh punishments
    Laws gave solutions to major issues in Athens including crime, poverty and contracts
  • Period: 600 BCE to 500 BCE

    Athenian Pottery becomes widespread around the Mediterranean

    Spreads due to their stories used as decorations on the pots but caused people to get sick due to the lead paint used
  • Period: 594 BCE to 593 BCE

    Solon Reforms Athens

    Solons reforms addressed the issues with Draco's laws and gave them an improvement
    Gave the poor rights
    Wealthy given leadership
    Status is determined through wealth not bloodlines
    Strengthen the Athenian economy
    Minted new Athenian coinage
  • Peloponnesian League Formed lead by Sparta
    550 BCE

    Peloponnesian League Formed lead by Sparta

    City States part of the League include Tegea, Corinth, Sicyon, more
  • Period: 546 BCE to 527 BCE

    Peisistratus becomes the tyrant of Athens after 3 coups

  • Period: 546 BCE to 545 BCE

    Persia takes over Ionian city states

  • Lydia conquered by Cyrus, Great king of Persia
    544 BCE

    Lydia conquered by Cyrus, Great king of Persia

  • 544 BCE

    Battle of 300 Champions, Argos vs Sparta

    Happen to settle a dispute between the two city states.
    Sparta one the battle
  • Persia conquers Babylon
    539 BCE

    Persia conquers Babylon

    Persia is now the worlds largest empire
  • Period: 528 BCE to 510 BCE

    Hippias & Hipparchus rule Athens as tyrants

  • Hipparchus is Assassinated
    514 BCE

    Hipparchus is Assassinated

  • 514 BCE

    End of Peisistratid tyrannical rule of Athens

  • 510 BCE

    Hippias' tyrannical rule ends with the invasion of Sparta

  • 508 BCE

    Isagoras becomes Archon of Athens

  • Democratic Revolution of Athens
    507 BCE

    Democratic Revolution of Athens

    Kicked out Isagoras Sparta
    Cleisthenes' implements new democratic reforms
    (Photo of Cleisthenes)
  • Period: 498 BCE to 491 BCE

    Ionian City States rebel against Persia

  • Period: 480 BCE to 800 BCE

    Archaic Greek Society