Greece

Minoan Period Begins

2900 BCE

Greeks Arrive on Mainland

1900 BCE

Start of Bronze Age in Aegean

1900 BCE

Start of Mycenaean Period

1600 BCE

Defeated the City of Troy

1250 BCE

Destruction of Mycenaean Centers in Greece

1200 BCE

End of Minoan Period

1150 BCE

End of Mycenaean Period

1150 BCE

End of Bronze Age in Aegean

1100 BCE

Mycenaean world completely gone

1100 BCE

Beginning of the "Dark Ages"

1100 BCE

Greek Polis & Hoplite Phalanx begin to form

800 BCE

First Olympic Games

776 BCE

"Dark Ages" comes to an end

750 BCE

Greek Cities Begin to Spread to Mediterranean Coasts

750 BCE

First True Alphabet was created

750 BCE

Homer writes his famous works

725 BCE

Homer writes the Iliad and The Odyssey explaining hers of earlier times, most likely about the battle over the city of Troy

First Messenian War

725 BCE

Probable date of Hesoid

700 BCE

It is during this time it is estimated Hesoid wrote his now famous work the Works and Days about a farmer's life.

The Rise of Tyranny

700 BCE

The Second Messenia War

650 BCE

Solon Gives Athens New Constitution

594 BCE

Sparta invades Athens

510 BCE

The End to the Tyranny

500 BCE

Start of the Persian Wars

490 BCE

End of the Persian Wars

479 BCE

Work Starts on the Parthenon

447 BCE

Athens is currently in the height of its glory

The Beginning of the 2nd Poloponnesian War

431 BCE

End of the 2nd Polopnnesian War

404 BCE

Socrates is condemned to death

399 BCE

For his beliefs being against the mainstream societal views of the current time period

King Phillip II defeats the Greek city-states

338 BCE