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Ancient Gteece

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  • first Olympic games
    776 BCE

    first Olympic games

    The games would take place every 4 years in honor of the greek god zues
  • First Messenian War
    757 BCE

    First Messenian War

    This is a war between Sparta and messenia that will last many years.
  • The Greeks fight in the persian wars
    490 BCE

    The Greeks fight in the persian wars

    Two famous battles are the battle of Marathon in 490 BC and the battle of salamis in 480 BC.The Greeks win and the Persians retreats.
  • Sophicles begins to write play for theatre.
    468 BCE

    Sophicles begins to write play for theatre.

    Soon the theatre becomes a very popular form of entertainment in Greece.
  • The temple of Athena is completed on the acropolis
    432 BCE

    The temple of Athena is completed on the acropolis

    Today this is the most surviving building of Ancient Greece
  • the wars between Athens and Sparta begin
    431 BCE

    the wars between Athens and Sparta begin

    They are called the Peloponnesian wars. The wars will last 27 years with Sparta eventually conquering Athens in 404 BC.
  • The famouse Greek philosopher
    399 BCE

    The famouse Greek philosopher

    Socrates, is put to death for corrupting the youth of Athens with his teachings.
  • Student of socrates
    386 BCE

    Student of socrates

    Plato, found the first institution of higher learning in the western world. Its called academy.
  • The helenistic period begins
    323 BCE

    The helenistic period begins

    The ancient Greek civilization begins its decline and the ancient romans start to gain power.
  • Rome conqueres Greece
    146 BCE

    Rome conqueres Greece

    made it part of Roman empire