greco-roman timeline By edu289AA 508 BCE Cleisthenes reforms laws in Athens, establishing democracy 508 BCE Roman republic begins after the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom 497 BCE Persian wars with Greece begin 479 BCE Persian wars with Greece end 477 BCE Delian League led by Athens begins 460 BCE Pericles Leads Athens into the "Golden Age" 338 BCE Phillip of Macedon invades Greece, ending democracy 91 BCE Rome's social wars between the upper and lower classes leads to more rights for plebs 88 BCE Sulla and Marius have conflicts between each other, Sulla is victorious 82 BCE After a second conflict with Marius' son, Sulla is made dictator of Rome and begins his proscriptions 59 BCE Julius Caesar is made Governor after his consulship, and begins the Gallic Wars 49 BCE Caesar ends the Gallic Wars and crosses the Rubicon with his army 44 BCE Winning the civil war started by crossing the rubicon, Julius Caesar is made dictator for life and quickly assassinated 31 BCE Ocatvian defeats Marc Antony and Cleopatra at Actium 28 BCE Augustus become Emperor, Roman republic ends, Imperial era begins
