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2100 BCE
2100 BC
2100 BC The first Greek speaking people arrive in the area now known as Greece -
Period: 2100 BCE to 323 BCE
Greece
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776 BCE
776 BC
776 BC First Olympic Games is held -
700 BCE
700 BC
700 BC The city state of Athens is formed -
507 BCE
507 BC
507 BC Athens becomes a Democracy -
490 BCE
490 BC
490 BC Persia attacks Greece, but is defeated at the Battle of Marathon -
447 BCE
447 BC
447 BC The Parthenon begins construction -
438 BCE
438 BC
438 BC The Parthenon is finished -
431 BCE
431 BC
431 BC Athens begins war with Sparta -
404 BCE
404 BC
404 BC Sparta defeats Athens -
324 BCE
324 - 323 BC
334-323 BC Alexander the Great (A Macedonian) rules Greece, and defeats Persia, Syria, Egypt and Afghanistan, but dies at the age of 32 -
323 BCE
323 BC
323 BC Alexander the Greats Empire is divided into separate kingdoms, ending the Great Age of Greece