Athens vs. Greece

By BBodree
  • Period: 100 to

    Greece vs. Sparta

  • 371

    Spartan Army

    Sparta had the most powerful army in Greece
  • 500

    Cleisthenes further reforms

    Broke up the power of the community into 10 groups based on where they lived rather than wealth.
  • 546

    Battle at Marathon

    Persians conquered the area
  • Oct 15, 621

    Buliding democracy

    Draco developed legal code based on the idea that all Athens poor or rich were all equal under law.
  • Oct 15, 650

    Messenia resentful

    The Messenians resentful of the Spartans harsh rule, revolted
  • Oct 15, 725

    Sparta dominates

    Sparta conquered the neighboring region of Messenia and took over the land.
  • Oct 15, 750

    Rule and order

    The city state or polis wasthe fundamental political unit in ancient Greece
  • solon in power

    Solon came into power
  • Thermoplylae

    Darius the greats son and successor, Xerxes assembled an enoremus invasion force to crush athens
  • Persian Army crushed

    When the Greeks crushed the Perisan army